3 day migraine

Hi, this is the first time I've posted here. I normally post on Anxiety forum. I haven't suffered with migraines for years. I used to have them every month, until I had my hysterectomy in 2000. I only get them once in a while now, very rarely. The last 3 days I have had a constant headache, which feels just like the migraines I used to get. Nothing is seeming to help with them. Ive been taking Ibuprofin several times a day... I just took my first dose of Excedrin migraine, hoping this would help. I no longer have any prescription meds for headaches...

Every time I think I'm feeling a bit better, I stand up, and it comes right back. I am on Lexapro and xanax for anxiety and depression, and prevacid for reflux, a hormone patch, and vitamins.. I spent the whole day today laying down in the dark, but now that I'm up and around it's starting up again.

I just wondered if anyone has any suggestions.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Bear

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Hi Mystery,

Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately, I had a complete hysterectomy with removal of the ovaries, but the hot flashes and sweats have been much worse lately for some reason. You would think that being on the patch would keep things stable, but that is not the case. From what I have read, the natural remedies for menopause don't work with surgical menopause... which is really unfortunate. My dose of my patch was lowered from 1.0 to .5 about 2 years ago, when all the controversy about estrogen was in the news, but nothing else has changed. I just bought a new bottle of vitamin E, but the same brand... nothing else is different. I have no clue why my menopause symptoms have been so bad lately, but it is really intolerable... I leave work soaked to the skin! The headache thing is the newest development.

I can drink caffeine (although I'm not supposed to for my anxiety), and I have tried coffee, with no results. So far the excedrin hasn't helped much, but I'm sitting up, so I guess it's an improvement. I hate to have to go see the doc about this, but I may have to if this keeps up. Seems like it's always something!

Take care, and thanks again for the input.

Bear

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"It's a jungle out there....." 

Theme song from "Monk" by Randy Newman

 

"Turn this car around... I'm goin' back..."

Tom Petty

 

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