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Posted 11/14/2005 6:44 AM (GMT -6)
Hi

My Gran has suffered form Migraines for many years and since the end of lats year I have begun suffering aswell.

I have always suffered from headaches and then over Christmas last year i had a severe headache whihc i now know was a Migraine. I went to see my doctor who advised me to use Apranax Forte tablets. These did not help at all and about 4 months later i was perscribed Avmigrain to use whihc i find effective however these onyl stop the migraine once it has happened. I have cut down on the foods that seem to make migraines occur however i am still having alot. Sometimes i can go for a week without one but sometimes i have 1 ever few days.

I was curious to know if Migraines are hereditory?

Also whether i should be taking a preventatory tablet?

Can anyone help?

Posted 11/14/2005 6:39 PM (GMT -6)
My mom had migraines and so do I. So far, my children do not show any signs of them (thankfully). I think I read somewhere that it is hereditary, or if not heridatary, then the chances of you getting migraines are much higher if someone in your family has them also.

As for preventative, If you can find out what your triggers are (mine are alcohol and lack of sleep) then you should be able to control them enough that you don't need a daily pill. If you are having more than one a week, I would talk to your neurologist about a preventative. They didn't work well for me. Topamax caused really bad side effects for me and was not worth it. Since then I have been taking axert at the first sign of a migraine and that usually stops it, but in the instance that it doesn't, an imitrex injection does. I have had about 10 migraines in the last 4 months and only one was not stopped with my medication. Much better improvement.

I think that you just have to find the right combination of meds for your body. It took me 8 years to get them figured out.. My neurologist would give me samples of meds to try before he wrote me prescriptions so I could weed out the ones that didn't work, and wouldn't spend lots of money on worthless prescriptions.

Hope I have helped some...

Tracy
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