Migraines...

[Pammy]

Anyone else a sufferer out there? Got a rotten one today, a real stonker... I have found that mince pies help - must be connected to the sugar rush in them. Still there though, despite pain killers... :tears:

Anyone else have any funny cures they've developed for them?

I often find chocolate works for mine, rather than makes them worse - if you can keep it down for long enough for the sugar to get into the system - yes, I'm sure mine are sugar connected...

Px

[Bill]

Originally posted by Pammy
I often find chocolate works for mine, rather than makes them worse - if you can keep it down for long enough for the sugar to get into the system - yes, I'm sure mine are sugar connected...

Px

Thought chocolate worked for everything for a girl :rofl:

[Lynn]

Originally posted by Bill
Thought chocolate worked for everything for a girl :rofl:

It does! :grin:

Well, almost everything....

My mum suffers from serious migranes (has to lie in a darkened room and can't eat all day etc) which I am very glad I don't get, but I do get quite bad headaches. I have found Syndol works for me, but I have heard it can make you drowsy (doesn't affect me). I usually only need one, unless its really bad.

[Pammy]

Originally posted by Lynn
which I am very glad I don't get

Ah, well I didn't start getting them til I was about 22. Migraines run down my dads side of the family. The hospital said they are inherited and can start at any time (normally 14-30 years of age) and can disappear too at any time... Therefore, I suggest you quickly touch wood :grin:

Thanks for the pain killer tip :-)

[DavidB]

I've only ever had 2 migraines - and they never hurt at all. Instead I just had one whole side of my body go completely paralysed. Then just to make you feel better, a succession of 2 medics and 3 doctors tell you that you've probably had a stroke. It was only when I saw a specialist 3 days later that I found out it was a migraine.

I had another one 4 weeks later, and have not had one in the 14 years since.

I was told that mine was triggered by a combination of stress, fatigue and chocolate causing a sudden surge in blood sugar levels, which in turn caused the blood vessels in the brain to expand. Whatever it was, I would not want to go through that experience again.

Hope you feel better soon Pammy.

David

[Lynn]

Originally posted by Pammy
The hospital said they are inherited and can start at any time (normally 14-30 years of age)
Well, I'm past the age range (just!) :)

I have had some migranes - but I haven't woken up with one in the morning - they are the worst ones that my mum gets.

[thewacko]

:sick: Must admit when I do get them I feel sick, can't sleep and have to stay int dark, although a walk in the cold air in the middle of the night sometimes help, unless you get them in the middle of the day.

All I can do is as soon as I feel even a mild headhache coming on, blitz it with 3 nurafen so it doesn't turn into a migraine.

Seems to work for me but not recommended on the packet which states a maximum of 2 tablets!:sick:

:cheers:

[DangerousCurves]

My sympathies Pammy!

I suffer badly from migraines - getting one every seven to ten days, with a variety of other tension headaches of differing severity on an almost daily basis.

I had one or two up to my thirties, then they hit with a vengeance and have stayed ever since, despite much medical effort to control them. At least they're not as bad as they used to be - at first it was every three days :sad:

In the main, I've got used to finding ways round the tension headaches - just accepting some days I can't drive, can't read, can't use a pc etc... so as not to worsen the symptoms or trigger a full migraine. A full migraine still sends me to bed in a cold darkened room for the day.

A lot of people find they have dietary triggers - the classic cheese, chocolate, red wine combo is frequently to blame. This doesn't seem to apply to me.

The best advice I've had is that the migrainous personality likes regularity, and suffers from disruptions to routine. It doesn't matter if you are tucked up in bed by ten every night, or wide awake till 3am - so long as you follow your own sleep pattern pretty ridgidly. Same with eating patterns, travel patterns etc. Try keeping a headache diary - you may notice that you always get a migraine after some disruption to your usual routine.

Once you've got one of the little horrors, I find it helps to sleep (or at least eliminate as much sound, light and scent from your room as possible), cool yourself down (Bodyshop and Boots both used to do eye-gel masks that you chill in the fridge till needed), and just give up resisting the headache. When you can stand it, try to drink something sweetened just to keep your blood sugar levels up - otherwise you risk upsetting your body's routine - again!

Hope this helps - best of luck!

[ChrisA]

Originally posted by Pammy
Anyone else a sufferer out there?Not me, thank heavens, but an old friend used to suffer terribly with frequent ones, as did her daughter.

Then the daughter discovered that by drinking large quantities of water thoughout the day, the migraine frequency was reduced almost to zero.

Her mum tried the same "treatment" and that worked too.

Not claiming any statistical significance, or offering a mechanism, but it might be worth a try.

Chris

[Lynn]

Originally posted by ChrisA
Then the daughter discovered that by drinking large quantities of water thoughout the day, the migraine frequency was reduced almost to zero.
I easily get a headache when I am dehydrated and now carry a bottle of water everywhere (a habit I got into when living in hot countries). I know people who got almost daily headaches at work (not migranes though) which more or less stopped when they started drinking water through the day.

[Pammy]

Wow, reading this was so interesting. David - that really sounded terrible, must've been an awful shock when you thought it was a stroke.

I am actually really lucky now. I used to get them very badly about five years back, I'd have them for three out of four weeks and I was under the hospital at that stage for them. I had two brain scans as they thought something else may be triggering them - thankfully that was not the case.

I tend to be completely sensitive to the light, my fingertips and hands shake, sometimes my eyes flicker. Normally I'm sick and at that point I tend to lie down on the floor, and often "lose time". An hour or two can go in what seems like minutes.

The strangest thing is the feeling you get beforehand. Typically the night before you get one, I'll find myself really removed from whatever is happening. People can be talking, but I won't be able to concentrate on what they're saying. I'll find myself staring into space or hearing words, but not taking them in. It's very odd indeed.

Now I'm lucky with one only every now and then, and I do have strong tablets that seem to tackle them (although I must confess I hate taking pain killers). My sympathies go out to those who still get them regularly. It can be very depressing and make life and daily tasks very difficult to cope with...

Thanks everyone for your stories, they've been so interesing :hug:

[DavidY]

Originally posted by Pammy
The strangest thing is the feeling you get beforehand. Typically the night before you get one, I'll find myself really removed from whatever is happening. People can be talking, but I won't be able to concentrate on what they're saying. I'll find myself staring into space or hearing words, but not taking them in. It's very odd indeed.That explains a lot - I've had this before but never understood why. Never been hit with full-blown migraine symptoms described above but had mild symptoms (and have family who get migraines). It all makes sense now!
Thanks everyone for your stories, they've been so interesing :hug: :yeah:

[Lynn]

Originally posted by Pammy
My sympathies go out to those who still get them regularly. It can be very depressing and make life and daily tasks very difficult to cope with... :yeah: I agree - I have every sympathy after seeing my mum suffer. It can take a whole day or more to recover, if you are really nauseous you can't even keep tablets down (my mum was given injections to give herself at one stage).

Different folk have different triggers - I think a key thing is finding your trigger (eg certain foods late at night) and avoiding it.


Originally posted by DangerousCurves
the migrainous personality likes regularity, and suffers from disruptions to routine...Try keeping a headache diary - you may notice that you always get a migraine after some disruption to your usual routine. This makes sense, eg getting a migrane on a weekend, when the daily routine changes. The headache diary would be a useful way of helping find out what might be causing them - whether it is migranes or regular headaches.

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by Pammy
Anyone else a sufferer out there?
Px

Mine usually wake me up at some ungodly hour and immediately upon waking I have to fly to the bathroom to be sick. Thats the pattern for the day then, lie in a dark room with my eye mask on to stop any light at all, headache builds up from the back of my neck, nausea builds up, fly to bathroom and am violently sick, back to bed, freezing cold, then get red hot, try and doze a little then pattern starts again. This goes on all day, then for some reason I finally fall asleep properly and when I wake its completely gone, after a cup of tea and a slice of toast and although I feel a little spaced out (no change there then :rofl: ) I can get up, go out for a meal, dancing whatever. I take prevention tablets every night now, so only have them occasionally now and because of the pills, they aren't usually very bad ones.

Years ago, when I surfaced from my migraines, I used to yearn for a Knickerbocker Glory or something equally gungy.........I miss those days NOT !

[xSalsa_Angelx]

Originally posted by DavidB
I've only ever had 2 migraines - and they never hurt at all.
David

Well if you reckon you had 2 migraines and they never hurt at all then they were not migraines :na:

Wait till you do get one and then you know how sore it would be.>!!

I used to suffer when I was younger, but not now, they would not go away until I'd been sick.

I think all men should be cursed for one month with PMT and period cramps and a reallt bad period, so they know how woman feel every month, lets give David a really bad migraine to go with his also :rofl:

[DavidB]

Originally posted by xSalsa_Angelx
Well if you reckon you had 2 migraines and they never hurt at all then they were not migraines Well they cost me my job - I was given a medical discharge from the Army because of them

[ChrisA]

Originally posted by DavidB
I was given a medical discharge from the Army because of them
I see you kept the haircut, though :wink: :drool:

[Lynn]

Originally posted by xSalsa_Angelx
Well if you reckon you had 2 migraines and they never hurt at all then they were not migraines

I know someone else who has suffered one of these as well, a one-sided paralysis and they couldn't see properly out of one eye as well - they were told it was a migrane - and there was no pain. I think they only had it once, and don't suffer from the more 'usual' migranes (lying in a darkened room being sick sort).

[Pammy]

Originally posted by DavidB
Well they cost me my job - I was given a medical discharge from the Army because of them

I can't imagine you in the Army - what exactly were you ?

[CJ]

I'm undecided between Hot Lips and Klinger...

[CJ]

Originally posted by xSalsa_Angelx
I think all men should be cursed for one month with PMT and period cramps and a reallt bad period, so they know how woman feel every month,

:what:

Hey, we lost the toss there my friend!!

We were cursed with dealing with women with PMT, stomach cramps and really bad periods. Rest assured we are in absolutely NO DOUBT whatsoever as to how you feel.

... except when you do that 0.03 second change you mind thing...:sick: :what: :devil: :tears: :sad: :hug: :sick: :mad: :angry: just about covers any given 10 second, er, period.

[Pammy]

Originally posted by Ceroc Jock
... except when you do that 0.03 second change you mind thing.

I can do it in 0.02 :grin: :wink:

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by Pammy
I can do it in 0.02 :grin: :wink:

Okay.........name that tune......errr sorry wrong quiz :rofl:

[Pammy]

Originally posted by Bardsey
Okay.........name that tune......errr sorry wrong quiz :rofl:

Leslie Crowther - those were the days - think it was him, correct me if I'm wrong.... :rofl:

[under par]

I think it was a comedian from liverpool called Tom O'Connor.:cheers:

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by Pammy
Leslie Crowther - those were the days - think it was him, correct me if I'm wrong.... :rofl:

Ok prepare to stand corrected...........I only remember Tom O'Connor although I do think someone else did it first, just can't remember who. Any takers?

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by under par
I think it was a comedian from liverpool called Tom O'Connor.:cheers:

ooops sorry mate, only saw your post after i replied to the Pamster! Still, great minds think alike eh?

[Pammy]

What a show! Almost as good as Dusty Bin :grin:

[under par]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bardsey
ooops sorry mate, only saw your post after i replied to the Pamster! Still, great minds think alike eh? [/QUote

Yes sometimes do!!:blush:

look forward to meeting at Southport forum me eet and having a dance.

under par:hug:

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by under par
[B
look forward to meeting at Southport forum me eet and having a dance.

under par:hug: [/B]

Yes me too. I danced again properly last night (although a bit rusty) after my six weeks off and can't wait to get back to normal, so really looking forward to Southport!

[under par]

Originally posted by Bardsey
Yes me too. I danced again properly last night (although a bit rusty)


will try to be gentle and bring some 3 in 1 oil


:rofl:

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by under par
will try to be gentle and bring some 3 in 1 oil


:rofl:

mmm this is getting interesting :rofl:

[CJ]

Originally posted by under par
will try to be gentle and bring some 3 in 1 oil



3 in 1??

I remember that film. She looked WELL busy. And, yes, the oil was everywhere!!

:what:

:blush:

[under par]

3 in 1 oil was for your rustiness

[Pammy]

Still got a headache - now one whole week :tears:

[under par]

Originally posted by Pammy
Still got a headache - now one whole week :tears:

so will gentleness help on the dancefloor?

[Pammy]

Originally posted by under par
so will gentleness help on the dancefloor?


Ooooohhhh Yeaahhh :grin:

[under par]

aAre you going to Southport and if so will you be at the Forum meeting?

[Pammy]

Originally posted by under par
aAre you going to Southport and if so will you be at the Forum meeting?

Sadly no :tears:

But we will meet soon I hope - do you ever Hip-it?

Pamster
x

PS With this headache, I'm feeling a little under par today :what: :really: :innocent: :wink: :rofl:

[under par]

Originally posted by Pammy
Sadly no :tears:

But we will meet soon I hope - do you ever Hip-it?

Pamster
x

Yes quite often there this year.

Believe already danced with you once maybe twice but some time ago

look forward to next meeting again :wink:

[Bardsey]

Originally posted by under par
3 in 1 oil was for your rustiness

Umphh! Spoilsport ! Hey Pamster, let go get him in the Hollow Tree, we can soon give him some instruction on the use of oil, can we not? :rofl:

[Pammy]

Aye, that we can - just don't get him too close to the candle :wink:

[Missy D]

I got up this morning had porridge and went to the gym any hour later. During the 45 mins in the gym i made sure i drank plenty of water. Had a shower, came home and had a banana. Got to work and the usual signs of a migraine started. The weird distance feeling. Followed by flashing and zig zags. I immediately took a couple of Panadol Extra but blind spots started happening. Had to come home staight away. Struggled to find the key hole in my front door and have just slept for an hour. Now I feel totally wiped out. I look so pale and have pains in head and back of my nexk. Not sure what i can do or when i can take more pain relief. I have drunk more water and had some toast as my stomach was feeling a little acidy. Any advice anyone:flower:

[WittyBird]

lie in a cold dark room with a wet flannel over your eyes :D
oh and get off the pc !

[senorita]

I got up this morning had porridge and went to the gym any hour later. During the 45 mins in the gym i made sure i drank plenty of water. Had a shower, came home and had a banana. Got to work and the usual signs of a migraine started. The weird distance feeling. Followed by flashing and zig zags. I immediately took a couple of Panadol Extra but blind spots started happening. Had to come home staight away. Struggled to find the key hole in my front door and have just slept for an hour. Now I feel totally wiped out. I look so pale and have pains in head and back of my nexk. Not sure what i can do or when i can take more pain relief. I have drunk more water and had some toast as my stomach was feeling a little acidy. Any advice anyone:flower:

Sorry to hear your unwell. I suffer with migraines very badly and have the same symtoms as you....and the only thing that works for me is to stay in bed in a very dark room and try to sleep..and rest all day. As wittybird adviced try and stay away from the PC. I keep away from the PC, TV's and mobiles for that matter. I cant have a mobile phone near me it makes me worse while I have a migraine and they give me migraines. Keep drinking as much water as possible.
Hope you feel better very soon. :hug: :flower:

[Lynn]

:hug:

And I agree with the other two - rest for most of the day. I rarely have a migrane but it wipes me out for at least 6-7 hours when I do. I find its best to try to sleep, if the pain has eased enough to let you sleep.

I take Syndol tablets which work for me, they can make you drowsy but that's OK if you want to sleep anyway.

[Tessalicious]

As soon as you're allowed to take more painkillers, take Migraleve. As far as I know, they're the only analgesic specifically designed for migraines, particularly at the beginning of onset - get a mixed pack so that if the first pair of pink ones don't work you have some supplementary yellow ones to take.

My mum and I, who both suffer from migraines, swear by Migraleve but if you leave it too long after the migraine starts it is less effective.

[jacksondonut]

Know how you are feeling,...:sad: I suffered with migraine from the age of puberty until maybe a few years ago... almost 20 years of it.. I think I may have grown out of it now, thank goodness..

Unfortunately my daughter has followed in my footsteps from the age of 8 she has been suffering terrible pain, sickness and has developed a coping mechanism when an attack occurs.. the dark room, cold pack on her head, as her temperature rages from hot to cold alternately, the violent sickness which lasts almost 24 hours in some spells... she is in a terrible mess and we manage the best we can.. I often massage her head, which seems to help and lessen the tension in her neck by massaging that also.. I think that lots of love and support make her feel a little better too.. she is now 14 and has began her periods... and strangely, her headaches are slowing down..:nice:
She still gets them, but not as severely (cross fingers)..

I seem to remember the onset of my worse episodes, where starting the pill at the age of 17.. the pain was so bad, I would bang my head on the wall to distract me from the pain... strange, but it seemed a temporary release. The brain scan showed nothing (!) just a little brain... so medication was the only course of action for the next 20 years.. The only thing that worked was the prescription medication imigram (think that was it)

Nothing over the counter ever worked for me or my daughter, we'd just sick it up within half an hour.:tears:

Fingers crossed you will find something that works for you.. its one of the nastiest things I have ever experienced, and one I so little control over. All the advice given is great, but finding the thing that works for you, doesnt happen overnight.. just hope you find what works for you...Good Luck.

Jan:flower:

[Minnie M]

I got up this morning had porridge and went to the gym any hour later. During the 45 mins in the gym i made sure i drank plenty of water. Had a shower, came home and had a banana. Got to work and the usual signs of a migraine started. The weird distance feeling. Followed by flashing and zig zags. I immediately took a couple of Panadol Extra but blind spots started happening. Had to come home staight away. Struggled to find the key hole in my front door and have just slept for an hour. Now I feel totally wiped out. I look so pale and have pains in head and back of my nexk. Not sure what i can do or when i can take more pain relief. I have drunk more water and had some toast as my stomach was feeling a little acidy. Any advice anyone:flower:

I am a long term headache sufferer (since my teens) a day doesn't go pass when I do not take pain killers - but mine are stress related, you do sound as if this is a real migrane, therefore I suggest you take Tessalicious advice :yeah:


As soon as you're allowed to take more painkillers, take Migraleve. As far as I know, they're the only analgesic specifically designed for migraines, particularly at the beginning of onset - get a mixed pack so that if the first pair of pink ones don't work you have some supplementary yellow ones to take.

However, if you still feel bad tomorrow, you may have a virus, so check with your doctor

Wishing you better with lots and lots of hugs :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Trousers]

As soon as you're allowed to take more painkillers, take Migraleve. As far as I know, they're the only analgesic specifically designed for migraines, particularly at the beginning of onset - get a mixed pack so that if the first pair of pink ones don't work you have some supplementary yellow ones to take.

My mum and I, who both suffer from migraines, swear by Migraleve but if you leave it too long after the migraine starts it is less effective.

I get Migraine when I get over a period of stress - sort of like kicking a man when he's down - you suffer all the stress then when you think you are out of the woods BAMM.

I have tried migraleve and for me they didn't touch the sides. So my method is when I notice the signs - I get big blind spots and the kalidescope lights effect. I neck 3 200mg Paracetamol then when the eye effects disappear I take another one. Under that level of drug intake I just end up feeling a little spaced out but no pain.

I am aware of the no more that eight in 24 hours rule for paracetamol and that 12 taken in one go is enuff to kill you.

I don't suggest anyone else tries this but to realise you are going to get a migraine and know there is a way to stop it dead is really good.

Ibruprofen are good for hangover but too many of them and my arms go numb which is really weird (took two 400mg by mistake once).

[Missy D]

Thank you all for your advice. The pain has not gone although i feel a little 'muzzy' headed.

I will cetaintly get some migraine tablets and start carrying them me all the time. Couldnt believe how quickly this one developed this morning.

Thanks again!

xxxxxx:hug:

[TiggsTours]

I get them occasionally, and its hard to say if they hurt when I do. They're certainly not pleasant, I feel like my head is being squeezed in a vice, I feel really sick and I have to lie down in a dark room, as light really hurts my eyes, but it doesn't hurt like a normal headache.

I tend to find that the wrong glass of red wine will set them off. I can drink most red wines, but if I get a bad one, just one glass and I need to be in crawling distance of my bedroom, so I only ever drink red wine at home, just in case.

Sugar rushes can help, I tend to find really cold diet coke helps, but really the only thing that does it for me, is crawling into bed in a dark quite room, and sleeping.