The curse of MIGRAINE headache!...OR...The devil has taken-up residence in my BRAIN!!!

[sadieml]

Hello, all! Anyone who has been likewise curse with migraine headaches will completely understand the thread title. I have been nursing a really bad migraine for a couple of days. It came out-of-the-blue, and has not left, although the severest pain has eased. I don't want to start taking MORE medicine on a daily basis, but it seems menopause is making them ever more frequent. The last med they gave me to prevent migraines made me really sick to my stomach. I hope they have something else that will work. When I get one of these full-blown, it puts me out of commission for 3 to 8 days. Does anyone know a REALLY EFFECTIVE herbal remedy? Thanks for any and all input!

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear that you get these , I don't know of any effective herbal remedy . For me Advil usually is enough to help get rid of them- of course mine start out with me seeing spots and dots- which takes away my vision for awhile. I deal with seasonal headaches also- especially when the pressure starts changing(have one of these going on for the last 2 days). Hope you start feeling better soon!

 

[Goatgirl47]

http://www.everydayhealth.com/heada...-remedies-for-headaches-and-migraines.aspx#02

What I found... I've never tried them though.

Hope you start feeling better soon!

 

[Latestarter]

So sorry the devil has taken up residence in your brain Of course that does lend you the excuse of "the devil made me do it" as a "get out of jail free" card of sorts. I had them as a kid and nothing broke them but time, a dark room, NO noise, and cool compresses. Mine rarely lasted more than 4-6 hours. I really feel for you, they suck! Do you know your trigger(s)? Is there any way to remove or mitigate them? Hope you feel better soon!

 

[Poka_Doodle]

So sorry you get them this bad. I get a similar thing where I can't see out of half of my eye for a bit and then it clears up suddenly, after not having had one recently I got one yesterday.

 

[Southern by choice]

I am pm'ing you a link.

I do feel for you.When I was young I had clusters... very unusual for women to have clusters. Back then I took something similar to what they give horses for lameness so they could walk.


I was hospitalized a few times as they became so debilitating.
Praise G-d... miraculously I was healed of them at 26 yrs old!
Never had another.

Will pray for G-d's wisdom.

 

[sadieml]

Thank you all sooo much for your concern. @Latestarter, I have never been able to pinpoint a trigger. I had them almost every week for the 18 months Mama had cancer, but I understood that. Either I am just missing something obvious, or they come with no commonality at all. Maybe talking to my sis on the phone? Nah! Just kidding. Really, I am at a loss. I've compared foods, activities, you name it, and can't seem to come up with a thing. I would welcome miraculous healing, and be quick to give Him the glory for it. I have been spending lots of time in the dark and alone, bless my wonderful kids and sweet DH. Fortunately at 17 and 19 the boys can fix dinner without me. Kimmy tries, too, even though she only likes to "cook" soup! Oh, well, at 13 she has plenty of time to master other stuff. Of course, DH wanted to be a chef pre-MS, but now he really can't stand the heat, so he stays out of the kitchen. ha ha...

 

[Latestarter]

awwww Glad the kids are resourceful & helpful. They can be a real blessing when they're good. I raised all of mine to be pretty self sufficient, I had to, being a single dad and active duty military. I've always done the majority of the cooking, even when married. Nothing fancy mind you, just good basic food. I think every guy should know how to cook and prepare a good feed, as well as be able to "run" a household, and raised my son in that fashion as well as my daughters.

I wouldn't (and don't) know what it would be like to have a wife who "took care" of me I've pretty much always had to (and have been comfortable) fend for myself.

 

[babsbag]

In my 30's and 40's I had severs headaches and the doctor never suggested that it might be a migraine. I did the headache clinic and all that stuff and no one every said the M word. I thought perhaps allergies so I lived on Sudaphed. While complaining about a headache at work one day a co-worked handed me a Maxalt tablet which is a common medication for migraines. Low and behold the headache was gone in literally minutes. I talked to my doctor and got a prescription for that stuff. For about 7 years it was my life saver. Then we moved and the headaches stopped. Have had 1 in the last 7 years.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I hope you are feeling better.