Migraine Misery

[.sarah]

I have had them for 4-5 years now. Earlier this year we *finally* found a medication that works for me. I take Elivil (might be spelled wrong, sorry) in the evening and it works so well! I also take Zyrtec for them but only because I also get sinus-related migraines.

They are so painful it's unreal. I hope you can find something that works for you. Have you seen a neurologist? That's where I've been going for 5 years now I guess. It took a lot of trial and error, but we finally have something that works for me.

[kuhio98]

I started having migraines about 15 years ago. At the beginning, I just wanted to die. No medication has ever seemed to help. I have discovered that if I stay away from certain foods and drink a lot water regularly, my migraines have significantly decreased.

I no longer drink wine or champaigne, eat cheese or strawberries. If I get dehydrated, I tend to get a migraine. I also have to fly every week for work. I noticed that I would get a headache the day after getting off a plane. Drinking water has helped a lot and so has my "rice sock". (I cut a long piece of flannel fabric and sewed it together like a scarf and put grains of rice in it. Then I heat the "sock" up in the microwave for a minute or 2.) By applying the heated sock to my face, my sinuses let loose and the pressure in my head eventually eases. It's funny, but all the doctors have suggested using cold for a migraine, but heat works best for me.

I hope you find relief soon. I remember it sometimes (like an ice pick stabbing me in my right eye over and over) that I seriously thought about decapitation.