Wetanddry - Hi, I absolutley agree that high dose of asparin taken at the start of a migraine can abort an attack, I used this method and relied on it for over 20 years using high dose asparin,...
hi /community/emoticons/smile.gif Have you been tested for Lymes Disease? Thats the first thing that sprang to mind when I read this post as I've read people explaining electric shock sensations on...
hi /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Be wary of all packaged food if you are a migraine sufferer. The sodium may be a contributing factor but for me its the MSG and other chemicals that are...
Sounds like a migraine to me, I frequently get aching teeth, alongside sinus pain and neck pain with a migraine, it can linger for a week or so too Hope this helps :)...
I'm glad your feeling more positive about it :) one other thing, someone else on here mentioned something that stuck in my mind, she said that some migraines just wanna finish what they started, so...
hi :) Firstly I want to say your story could be me! Mine too started in my early twenties and were always triggered by alcohol, I could never understand why my 'hangovers' lasted for 2 days of...
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Stephanyjml: thats such a coincidence that one of your triggers is the foreign language! I am english, from the UK but currently living in Italy with my Italian partner. He speaks fluent english, my...
gonna make this a quick reply, as I'm at the end of a nasty migraine, will hopefully be able to reply at more length once its passed :) just wanted to say I know how you feel, I was the same when I...
I take 40mg at night, it gives me the occasional bad dream which is one of the not so nice side effects of propanolol but the alternative is to take it during the day and it just makes me too tired...
I've been taking propanolol for migraine for about 5 years now. I take it as well as a low does of amytriptyline. It doesn't do much for my migraine attacks but it does help with controlling my...
mylovely, about the triptans, please don't give up after only trying one. The reason I say this is that for years I was taking Naramig (naratriptan) over in the UK and it was very effective in...
My Lovely, I read your story and I really feel for you. Don't ever think you are alone in this, I thought the same until I joined some migraine forums and realised that many of us are dealing with...
Join the club! I'm sick of them too! I notice you say your headaches are worse during your period. I have this too. My headaches seem to follow the same pattern each month. I get the headache the day...
H Vanessa /community/emoticons/smile.gif Let me assure you you are not alone! I've had migraine for 21 years now and remember when my two boys were young and how difficult it was to manage with...
well I'm from the UK so I'm not sure how the insurance system works in other countries as we get all our medical care free. Maybe make another post asking about this there are many others on here who...
Firstly let me assure you its not just you, everyone who visits this board regularly, myself included, has felt as some time or another totally alone in this :) it was such a relief to me to find...
hi :) I suffered with those cramp like sensations in my legs for years, mostly in the evening/nighttime, and like you the only relief I could get was by walking around, not fun at 3am! After a lot of...
hi krylla I did try the 5htp for about a month. Unfortunately it made no difference to my migraines which are menstrual related. I did however start taking iron supplements which for a while helped a...
jewishmother you are not alone in this. I don't have the symptoms of 'losing time' but I do experience the same feelings of panic at times that I'm not always coping with this disease. I've just come...
its normal for me to not feel completely myself for as long as a week after a severe migraine. I think a lot of people experience this :) I have 3/5 days of migraine, then after the pain subsides and...
hi :) when I get a migraine that is either untreated or doesn't respond to triptan medication (i.e Zomig) its normal for me to be in bed for 3/5 days :( Fortunately I do respond well to abortive meds...
hi :) This is something I've always wondered too. I have been plagued by migraines and daily headaches since I was 17 getting worse as I got older. The ONLY time I've had permanent relief is through...
hi Kaypay :) Just read through your post and wanted to say your symptoms sound a lot like mine over the years! I suffer with migraine but also with periods of anxiety. I believe the two are linked...
I am in the UK and take a brand called Magnesium-OK it contains 145mg magnesium but a large dose of vitamin B6 50mg a day. I also take a daily iron supplement. I've been migraine free for 6 weeks...
Amy, I really feel for you /community/emoticons/cry.gif I was exactly where you are only a few months ago. I felt like I had tried everything and had nowhere else to turn. I too was misdiagnosed with...
one important point I forgot to add. I would suffer with the most terrible headaches of all during the week of my period and the week after. I decided to wait to makes this post to see if my...
ok I am really scared about making this post and I've waited a month to say anything to you guys....I wanted to be absolutely sure before I made this post as I was scared to jinx it :) ok I've had...
Thanks for the info /community/emoticons/smile.gif I'm going to give this a try as I often wondered about it. When I've taken my diet seriously *cough*, for more than a few days I have often noticed...
Hi Brian :) This sounds very similar to me! I spend a great deal of time in front of my pc and have often been told that this could be the cause of my headaches. I know this not to be true though...
hi /community/emoticons/smile.gif Firstly I'm sorry to hear your girlfriend is having these problems, nice that she has a partner to care for her! I'm no doctor but looking at her symptoms reminds me...
sorry you are in so much pain /community/emoticons/cry.gif know some women can start having migraine at around the time of menopause, my grandmother did. But on the other other hand menopause can...
no i haven't but am seriously thinking about it now. I'm going to order a mouthguard today and give that a try, just to see if I am grinding my teeth or not. All day yesterday I had a headache...
I completely sympathise with you!!! I too am no longer able to work because of these migraines/headaches every single day. I've also had neurologists pretty much tell me to 'learn to live with it'!!!...
hi Ives /community/emoticons/smile.gif I read your post and wanted to reply not because I can offer you much help but because I know all about the trials and struggles that come with Parkinsons. My...
I also find temporary relief after vomiting during a migraine, sometimes the migraine completely disappears after but not often. I read somewhere that vomiting temporarily increases the serotonin...
hmmm I was researching this too recently. It makes a lot of sense as I have restless leg syndrome too and that is also supposedly caused by low seretonin levels. I am also being treated for anxiety....
I know exactly how you feel Coco.... I often cry and wonder why this has to happen to me. I find this site so helpful though, knowing that there are others out there that understand how we feel. Its...
Hi All :) Well I got back from a weeks holiday a couple of days ago and wanted to share something I discovered about my migraines. I was fully prepared and expecting to have my usual 2 or 3 migraines...
awh feel bad for you Cindy.....I know only too well how it feels to wake with a migraine and know you are gonna be in pain all day more than likely. For some reason the migraines I wake up with are...
hmm this got me thinking actually...i never related my headaches to the weather before but for some reason I was headache free for 4 wonderful days this week....did nothing different and even had one...
hi Pawprints /community/emoticons/smile.gif Sorry you are in pain /community/emoticons/sad.gif Just wondering if you have tried any triptan medications to abort your migraine? My migraines are always...
Hi Jenny /community/emoticons/smile.gif well I'm lucky that I respond well to preventatives and triptans, also as my boys were growing up I had a lot of support from my Mum and my Mum in law...
All I saw was Ajax too!! and even funnier was that Ajax was the name of a kitchen cleaner in the UK !! Good to have a laugh, thanks Michele /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
hi /community/emoticons/wink.gif I can relate to this. I would love to have another child but am terrified of the thought of nine months with no pain relief if my headaches continue during pregnancy....
hi /community/emoticons/smile.gif I've had migraines since I was 17 and I'm now 38 and alcohol has always been a trigger for me. In my teens and twenties I drank alcohol regardless and would usually...
I do that sort of thing all the time!! This really made me laugh :) /hugs /community/emoticons/tongue.gif As for the Ajax....er I mean Topamax ( /community/emoticons/tongue.gif ) I can't help there I...
Hi Everyone :) This is my first post. Just wanted to say what a relief to find this forum and realise I'm not the only person suffering from this delibilating condition! I feel compelled to explain a...