Submitted by gwarrior2k on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 19:53
I feel for ya. I too am a migraine sufferer. I usually start with Tylenol when I first feel it coming on. I have a prescription for Imitrex but at $100 for six pills it's an expensive alternative( and it's hit and miss). If I starting throwing up then it's a trip to emerg for a Demerol/Gravol cocktail. I've found most of my triggers(don't drink anymore) but the one that gets me is a quick weather change(stormfront blows through and I'm toast). Hope ya feel better soon.
I used to get them really bad as a kid. I out grew it for the most part, but every once and a while they hit and its a total nightmare. I feel your pain
Demorol doesnt work well with me (they told me why, but I didnt pay attention).
I never throw up, maybe 3 times in my life, but I get very nauseous (SP?!)
Do you get the fuzzys/lights floating? I do, those suck..
I am on a migrane wafer called Maxalt RPD, its 90 per pill and can cause heart palpitations if you take more then 2 a day.
my triggers are light, sound, but mostly smell and stress. smells are instant triggers and some smells actually almost knock me out when the pain hits
Submitted by gwarrior2k on Tue, 10/31/2006 - 06:29
I guess you suffer from classic migraines. I have common. No aura, but I do get every symptom listed. Right down to the sensitive scalp. One thing I do get that warns me of an oncoming migraine is that the entire right side of my face gets all numb feeling. And as goofy as this sounds, the one thing that seems to help take my mind off the pain while I'm waiting for the meds to kick in is playing Tetris on the old NES. Must be the concentrating. Once the pain is in full gear, I can smell an ant fart 2 blocks away and I'm in the bathroom with the lights out turning my stomach inside out.
WOW my mom has migraine like most of you but I had no idea that smells would f you up like most of you seem to say. Hope you get better.
Ant fart 2 blocks away...HAHAHAHA
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Submitted by gwarrior2k on Mon, 10/30/2006 - 19:53
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