MIGRAINES!

imperfect_cupcake · 02-09-2011, 05:52 PM

I've been prescribed sumatriptan tablets, which are working, but when the tablet wears off, the headache comes right back. They are giving me another days worth (6) and if it still hasn't disapeared it will have been a week, and I have to go to the dumb ass hospital. Boo to dumb ass hospitals. Hate them.
Dark, rest, sumitriptan, works but the second there is bright light, or I exhert myself ( running up stairs) or get upset (had a wee tiff, mild drama followed by a mutual "oh that was stupid, sorry" ) it comes bounding back. My face is so sore now I can't lay on that side.

getting very irritated with this. I'm exhausted! Does anyone have experience with migraines that go on for a week?

Corkey · 02-09-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by honeybarbara

I've been prescribed sumatriptan tablets, which are working, but when the tablet wears off, the headache comes right back. They are giving me another days worth (6) and if it still hasn't disapeared it will have been a week, and I have to go to the dumb ass hospital. Boo to dumb ass hospitals. Hate them.
Dark, rest, sumitriptan, works but the second there is bright light, or I exhert myself ( running up stairs) or get upset (had a wee tiff, mild drama followed by a mutual "oh that was stupid, sorry" ) it comes bounding back. My face is so sore now I can't lay on that side.

getting very irritated with this. I'm exhausted! Does anyone have experience with migraines that go on for a week?

When I have mine they will wipe me on the floor for days.

girl_dee · 02-09-2011, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honeybarbara

I've been prescribed sumatriptan tablets, which are working, but when the tablet wears off, the headache comes right back. They are giving me another days worth (6) and if it still hasn't disapeared it will have been a week, and I have to go to the dumb ass hospital. Boo to dumb ass hospitals. Hate them.
Dark, rest, sumitriptan, works but the second there is bright light, or I exhert myself ( running up stairs) or get upset (had a wee tiff, mild drama followed by a mutual "oh that was stupid, sorry" ) it comes bounding back. My face is so sore now I can't lay on that side.

getting very irritated with this. I'm exhausted! Does anyone have experience with migraines that go on for a week?

yup. off and on for days and days, then usually one BAD day then gone..

always2late · 02-09-2011, 06:08 PM

I've had migraines since high school...and I've found that the only thing that works for me is to take my meds the second I feel one coming! Otherwise it goes full-blown, I end up in bed totally wiped with a migraine that lasts for days, and decapitation begins to sound like a reasonable solution. I do have friends who have tried the following remedy and they say it works: A cup of warm Coke and ibuprofen.

WolfyOne · 02-09-2011, 06:29 PM

I've been getting migraines since I was about 6 or 7. Many years ago, there was no migraine medication on the market that targeted just the migraine. Back then I took Darvon or Sinubid. My mom used to always ask me why I didn't wake her when she'd catch be rocking back and forth on the couch in the middle of the night quietly crying because it hurt so bad. I used to tell her that there was nothing she could do to help me, so why wake her. As a young adult, I was taking Vicodin. I was thankful when Imitrex came out. It meant no more crawling the walls over them. I find as I get older they don't come as frequent or are as bad. I had a doctor once tell me that if I feel the slightest tinge of a headache to take Excedrine for migraine with a sinus pill before reaching for my Imitrex. Most of the time it works. I can function if I'm already awake and the migraine hits me, but if I wake in the middle of the night from one, I'm a goner for a day. It will zap all my energy and makes functioning normally quite hard. I have noticed, if the migraine hits me on my right temple, I could deal with it. If it catches my left temple, I just want to be in that dark room with a sleep mask wrapped around my head for extra darkness. I also go grab an ice pack when it gets that bad. At that point any sound around me is not my friend.

Many migraine sufferers may notice a migraine just before or during their menstrual cycle. The doctor told me it was normal for that to happen to a migraine sufferer. I'm thankful I don't have worry about that one anymore.

imperfect_cupcake · 02-09-2011, 09:10 PM

this is my very first one. But doc says I've probably been having "auras" (the funny vision I've had periodically since I was twenty) the whole time (silent migraine) - I got all the other symptoms but the pain, which occationally happens with some people. So getting hit with a non stop week long headache that feels like someone is kicking me in the back of the head every two seconds till my teeth/eye pops out is a new and novel experience. Light makes me sob. sound feels like someone trepanning my skull. I'm pretty confused, I've lost track of time/when things have happened etc, dizzy, wierd smells (egg) and today some bizarre visual hallucinations - like things getting burned onto your retina that you keep seeing for a few minutes because of a flash of light.

the sumitriptan given to me yesterday has helped. but I'm going back in. I don't think it's normal to have visual hallucinations closer to the end (middle, fuck knows how long this will take to go away).

Wolfy, very glad to hear it's gotten a lot better.

jelli · 07-14-2011, 12:08 AM

I've been having migraines for almost 21 yrs now - since the birth of my second son. The number of migraines that take place have significantly decreased since moving away from a lot of stressors 11 yrs ago.

I definitely have a strong aura. I know when my vision starts that I have about 20 minutes to get somewhere safe. I tend to go to my room where it is peaceful and not so bright. I use an ice wrap around my neck to slow the blood flow as well as turn my fan on. Meds as needed and depending on severity.

Cruel and I have a 15 yr old son that has been having migraines for the last 5-6 yrs. He regularly sees a pediatric neurologist. He takes medicine as a preventative as well as onset.

Our son and I are both very sensitive to bright lights, flashing lights, and scents.

Jett · 09-24-2011, 12:19 PM

Omfg I'm coming off the worst 4 day migraine I've had in many many years... and yesterday was like being in hell... the whole left side of my head felt like I'd been hit by a baseball bat and the visual disturbances, nausea, light and sound sensitivity were kicking my ass badly.

Like most I retreat to that dark quiet space and try to stay passed out (sleep) as much as possible, wake up, take more pain meds, try to stay hydrated as I possibly can.

I wish I could give some great tips and tricks, but what Corkey shared with me some time back (what he shared here too) is helpful... especially the ice feels very soothing (my head feels a yucky kinda hot when I get them).

Upside I always lose a couple pounds... it's like my consolation prize for surviving or something...

*Anya* · 09-24-2011, 01:46 PM

I started getting migraines out of the blue in my 40's.

My absolute worst ones were ones I had before I was prescribed sumatriptan (Imitrex).

I also feel fortunate because I always get an aura. It starts out a pinprick of shimmer in my right eye and progresses to a half-moon of jagged-edge shimmer in my entire eye. I can not see at all out of that eye when it happens. Very rarely it will move to the left eye. The minute it starts I take a pill and can stave off about 80% of them.

The rest? Quiet, dark room and I take as many Imitrex as I can until it goes away. Then I have kind of a hangover for a few hours afterward and go to sleep. I also feel fortunate it only happens once or twice a month; sometimes less.

My trigger is usually a disruption in the usual time I go to bed at night or if I have less than 7-hours of sleep.

It is so strange I never got them when I had periods.

02-09-2011, 06:08 PM	#4
always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I've had migraines since high school...and I've found that the only thing that works for me is to take my meds the second I feel one coming! Otherwise it goes full-blown, I end up in bed totally wiped with a migraine that lasts for days, and decapitation begins to sound like a reasonable solution. I do have friends who have tried the following remedy and they say it works: A cup of warm Coke and ibuprofen. __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

02-09-2011, 06:29 PM	#5
WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,397 Times in 4,140 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I've been getting migraines since I was about 6 or 7. Many years ago, there was no migraine medication on the market that targeted just the migraine. Back then I took Darvon or Sinubid. My mom used to always ask me why I didn't wake her when she'd catch be rocking back and forth on the couch in the middle of the night quietly crying because it hurt so bad. I used to tell her that there was nothing she could do to help me, so why wake her. As a young adult, I was taking Vicodin. I was thankful when Imitrex came out. It meant no more crawling the walls over them. I find as I get older they don't come as frequent or are as bad. I had a doctor once tell me that if I feel the slightest tinge of a headache to take Excedrine for migraine with a sinus pill before reaching for my Imitrex. Most of the time it works. I can function if I'm already awake and the migraine hits me, but if I wake in the middle of the night from one, I'm a goner for a day. It will zap all my energy and makes functioning normally quite hard. I have noticed, if the migraine hits me on my right temple, I could deal with it. If it catches my left temple, I just want to be in that dark room with a sleep mask wrapped around my head for extra darkness. I also go grab an ice pack when it gets that bad. At that point any sound around me is not my friend. Many migraine sufferers may notice a migraine just before or during their menstrual cycle. The doctor told me it was normal for that to happen to a migraine sufferer. I'm thankful I don't have worry about that one anymore. __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo

07-14-2011, 12:08 AM	#7
jelli Member How Do You Identify?: Femmilicious Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: And you said I wasn’t your type!!! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SC Posts: 836 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,758 Thanked 1,079 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 16588549	I've been having migraines for almost 21 yrs now - since the birth of my second son. The number of migraines that take place have significantly decreased since moving away from a lot of stressors 11 yrs ago. I definitely have a strong aura. I know when my vision starts that I have about 20 minutes to get somewhere safe. I tend to go to my room where it is peaceful and not so bright. I use an ice wrap around my neck to slow the blood flow as well as turn my fan on. Meds as needed and depending on severity. Cruel and I have a 15 yr old son that has been having migraines for the last 5-6 yrs. He regularly sees a pediatric neurologist. He takes medicine as a preventative as well as onset. Our son and I are both very sensitive to bright lights, flashing lights, and scents. __________________ “Sometimes we make the right decision; sometimes we make the decision right.” “Every conflict is a lesson in self-discovery for both of us. Sometimes it's only hindsight that makes it worth it. For you, I would do it all again.“

09-24-2011, 12:19 PM	#8
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09-24-2011, 01:46 PM	#9
Anya Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Lesbian non-stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Committed to being good to myself Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 8,258 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39,306 Thanked 40,459 Times in 7,283 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I started getting migraines out of the blue in my 40's. My absolute worst ones were ones I had before I was prescribed sumatriptan (Imitrex). I also feel fortunate because I always get an aura. It starts out a pinprick of shimmer in my right eye and progresses to a half-moon of jagged-edge shimmer in my entire eye. I can not see at all out of that eye when it happens. Very rarely it will move to the left eye. The minute it starts I take a pill and can stave off about 80% of them. The rest? Quiet, dark room and I take as many Imitrex as I can until it goes away. Then I have kind of a hangover for a few hours afterward and go to sleep. I also feel fortunate it only happens once or twice a month; sometimes less. My trigger is usually a disruption in the usual time I go to bed at night or if I have less than 7-hours of sleep. It is so strange I never got them when I had periods. __________________ ~Anya~ Democracy Dies in Darkness ~Washington Post "...I'm deeply concerned by recently adopted policies which punish children for their parents’ actions ... The thought that any State would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable." UN Human Rights commissioner

02-09-2011, 05:52 PM	#1
imperfect_cupcake Senior Member How Do You Identify?: feminine dolly dyke Preferred Pronoun?: Your Grace Relationship Status: I put my own care first Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In a gauze of mystery Posts: 1,776 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,426 Thanked 9,712 Times in 1,611 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I've been prescribed sumatriptan tablets, which are working, but when the tablet wears off, the headache comes right back. They are giving me another days worth (6) and if it still hasn't disapeared it will have been a week, and I have to go to the dumb ass hospital. Boo to dumb ass hospitals. Hate them. Dark, rest, sumitriptan, works but the second there is bright light, or I exhert myself ( running up stairs) or get upset (had a wee tiff, mild drama followed by a mutual "oh that was stupid, sorry" ) it comes bounding back. My face is so sore now I can't lay on that side. getting very irritated with this. I'm exhausted! Does anyone have experience with migraines that go on for a week?

02-09-2011, 09:10 PM	#6
imperfect_cupcake Senior Member How Do You Identify?: feminine dolly dyke Preferred Pronoun?: Your Grace Relationship Status: I put my own care first Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In a gauze of mystery Posts: 1,776 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,426 Thanked 9,712 Times in 1,611 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	this is my very first one. But doc says I've probably been having "auras" (the funny vision I've had periodically since I was twenty) the whole time (silent migraine) - I got all the other symptoms but the pain, which occationally happens with some people. So getting hit with a non stop week long headache that feels like someone is kicking me in the back of the head every two seconds till my teeth/eye pops out is a new and novel experience. Light makes me sob. sound feels like someone trepanning my skull. I'm pretty confused, I've lost track of time/when things have happened etc, dizzy, wierd smells (egg) and today some bizarre visual hallucinations - like things getting burned onto your retina that you keep seeing for a few minutes because of a flash of light. the sumitriptan given to me yesterday has helped. but I'm going back in. I don't think it's normal to have visual hallucinations closer to the end (middle, fuck knows how long this will take to go away). Wolfy, very glad to hear it's gotten a lot better.