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Shutterbug78		#41	[-]
Posts: 2094 (09/25/08 5:10 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I take Relpax and it has saved my life. I get hormonal migraines, twice a month.
meekspantsfactory		#42	[-]
Posts: 76 (09/25/08 5:28 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Used to get them all the time as a teenager. Get them about once a year or so now, but can control onset with deep breathing when the visual shit kicks in. Or drugs if I don't get it early enough
Ogakorbutt		#43	[-]
Posts: 3007 (09/25/08 6:17 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Kitten Gloves wrote: That sounds almost like cluster headaches, a type of migraine, or either tention HA. Have you tried (prescription) Butalbital (low dose barbituate) for the tetision? My friend has the cluster HA and that's how they start out, I've never had them. Let me know what your new Neuro says, thank god I live in a big city and see a guy who specializes in Migraines only and is one of the best in the country. Yep, my doctor tells me they are cluster. I may have tried Butalbital (sp?) - I've tried all sorts, but I tend to vomit up pills - the wafer (Maxalt) tends to be the only thing I can hold down during the migraine. There is a doctor on the mainland who handles migraines and only migraines, but it's almost a 6 month wait to get in to see him - so I'll try this other doc first. If I have to see the big gun, I will.
hatebrigade		#44	[-]
Posts: 2646 (09/25/08 7:29 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	LSD relieves cluster headaches. I saw it on House M.D.
Ogakorbutt		#45	[-]
Posts: 3011 (09/25/08 11:57 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Yanno, you may be on to something. I can honestly say that back in my acid dropping days, I never once had a migraine!
ESugar		#46	[-]
Posts: 2140 (09/25/08 11:59 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I used to get them when I was on the Pill. Stopped the Pill, migraines went away. I would take codeine for them, and just sleep them off. Nothing much else I could do.
Vicconius		#47	[-]
Posts: 13498 (09/26/08 12:20 AM) I want "this won't end well" too. Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	diving4gold wrote: Vicconius wrote: Not sure if it's a migraine, but since August I've been getting these nasal headaches on the left side of my face. Eyeball down to the teeth. Tylenol eventually helps, but at one point I'd have to wake up to take Tylenol to get rid of the excruciating pain. EXCRUCIATING! Now if I feel anything coming on, I pop Tylenol just to head it off because it takes to long to kick in when the pain is EXCRUCIATING! Vic you may have a sinusitis, doesn't sound like Migraines to me. This from WebMD: Pain and pressure in the face along with a stuffy or runny nose are the main symptoms of sinusitis. You also may have a yellow or greenish discharge from your nose. Leaning forward or moving your head often increases facial pain and pressure. The location of pain and tenderness may depend on which sinus is affected. Pain over the cheeks and upper teeth is often caused by maxillary sinus inflammation. Pain in the forehead, above the eyebrow, may be caused by frontal sinus inflammation. Pain behind the eyes, on top of the head, or in both temples may be caused by sphenoid sinus inflammation. Pain around or behind the eyes is caused by ethmoid sinus inflammation. That's what I was thinking. May go to the doctor as the headaches let up for a few weeks and have come back with a vengeance in the past few days. NewOrleansIsSinking wrote: Try Advil Cold and Sinus or other sinus headache pill. sounds exactly like my old sinus infections. Thanks for the advice. Tylenol stops it, but I guess it doesn't stop the root cause any. Perhaps antibiotics might help?
ESugar		#48	[-]
Posts: 2143 (09/26/08 12:25 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I've had sinus headaches for years, sometimes they're brought on by changes in the weather, like when the barometer rises or falls sharply, but not every time. I take Advil Cold and Sinus, it's the only one that works fastest. But I swear by hot wet compresses, hold it over where the pain is. You sound like you get the same ones I do, so hold the compress over your cheek, beside your nose. Really, you'll know instinctively where to put it. When the compress starts to cool, heat it up again. Keep it hot as you can stand for about 5 minutes. It will make your nose run, but THAT'S GOOD, it's relieving the pressure in the sinus. It's mercifully FAST, but it doesnt' last long, but it should last until the drugs get a chance to kick in.
Lamont and Ray		#49	[-]
Posts: 3568 (09/26/08 12:40 AM) Sanctimonious AI Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	merkyl wrote: 95% of people getting "migraines" usually just have really bad headaches. yw That's very true. In fact, if you look closely at a bottle of regular Exedrin Extra Strength and Exedrin Migraine.... same ingredients, different label. Migraines are not headaches. A headache is only a symptom of a migraine. This is my favorite page about myths on migraines. My neurologist sent it to me years ago. I've had migraines since I was 12 or 13. They're awful. I definitely had more in my teens and 20's than I do now in my 30's, but I still get them regularly enough. It used to be almost constant. I've tried all the meds. Right now I take MaxALT-MLT when I feel them coming on. About 8 weeks ago I had one so bad I ended up in the ER. NOrmally, I'd never do that, but well meaning people called 911 for me. I'm glad they did because I was a mess. My blood pressure was so high they thought I was about to have a stroke. They gave me all kinds of lovely IV medications and I was delirious for about 48 hours. Now, in addition to the MaxALT, I have Vicodin and Zofran on hand. My insurance is not all that happy about the MaxALT and the Zofran... $$$$$$$$$. But they work. I'm not thrilled, either. Even with insurance, my MaxALT costs me upwards fo $20 a pill. Worth every single penny sometimes, though. I do not take Topamax because I already take Diamox for my other neurological problem so I can only treat my migraines as they happen. Both Diamox and Topamax are carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and they have a terrible effect on the senses. I'm never hungry, and when I do eat everything tastes kind of bland. And forget drinking anything carbonated. It's the worst taste ever.
Vicconius		#50	[-]
Posts: 13499 (09/26/08 12:47 AM) I want "this won't end well" too. Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	ESugar wrote: I've had sinus headaches for years, sometimes they're brought on by changes in the weather, like when the barometer rises or falls sharply, but not every time. I take Advil Cold and Sinus, it's the only one that works fastest. But I swear by hot wet compresses, hold it over where the pain is. You sound like you get the same ones I do, so hold the compress over your cheek, beside your nose. Really, you'll know instinctively where to put it. When the compress starts to cool, heat it up again. Keep it hot as you can stand for about 5 minutes. It will make your nose run, but THAT'S GOOD, it's relieving the pressure in the sinus. It's mercifully FAST, but it doesnt' last long, but it should last until the drugs get a chance to kick in. Thanks. I'll try that. But being a helpless man who has never had to make a compress before, I assume you just run hot water, wet a face cloth and ring it out, then apply.
MidwayHaven		#51	[-]
Posts: 2404 (09/26/08 12:51 AM) MESS member Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	My Trileptal helps, but it just really makes me uber-sleepy so I don't have to suffer the pain.
Lamont and Ray		#52	[-]
Posts: 3569 (09/26/08 12:56 AM) Sanctimonious AI Moderator Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Yes, Vicc, that's about it. Alternatively, you could get yourself a steam inhaler like this one. I have that one. You don't need the inhaling pads....you can use it with plain water. It works wonders for me when I start getting a respiratory infection.
Kitten Gloves		#53	[-]
Posts: 9631 (09/26/08 1:50 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	You can't take Maxalt and Zofran together, they're both Triptans. $20 a pill is cheap. My Imitrex is over $365 for 9 tablets. And a lot of people say Topamax makes cola taste funny. (I've already mentioned that in this thread) Have you had this experience or are you just...oh, nevermind. I discussed this with Ogakor, I'm done.

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