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Post by recovering » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:23 pm
Anyone got an advice on dealing with migrane? am assuming I have them...head so bad can't stand.. have been in bed all day today, tried going to work had to leave car there and get driven home literally slept from 7am to 5pm [V]
 
 

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Post by Julie » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:30 pm
Oh I can sympathise with you! I don't suffer too badly with migraines, have about 4 a year now and the only way I treat mine is to sleep in a dark room.

My mum has always suffered and is off her feet for 3 days at a time. My daughter has abdominal migraines and they are scary for her and us.

Any idea what triggered it?
 
 

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Post by luluj » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:08 am
Pink migraleve tablets as soon as you can feel one coming on .....normally the dazzles in my eyes tells me it's coming .....then the massive headache!
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Post by footiemad » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:45 am
I get around 3 per week and the only thing to help is sumatriptan and they make you feel lousy for a couple of hours after taking too! Just about to take one now as another migraine is starting - grim x
 
 

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Post by Skippy » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:21 am
I get migraines without the flickering lights so have very little warning. Mine are hormonal so I have a good idea when I might get one though. I can't take the strong painkillers the doctor prescribed as theynake me feel worse unfortunately. The only thing I find that helps me (and only if I take it early enough) is Anadin Extra Soluble.
 
 

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Post by recovering » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:31 am
haven't been to doctors as yet,but as I can't be anything but horizontal with it am presuming it is a migrane, this is about the 3rd time in the last year or so.
 
 

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Post by kazzafunk » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:07 am
Depending on your age and sex of course (!) it could be menopause. That's what started mine. HRT sorted them out.

Otherwise there is a wide range of presciption meds that can be taken. I used to take diclofenac (in suppository form - sorry if anyone is eating!). That cleared the acute pain within 20 mins.

Try an see if you can see a pattern forming. I still get the odd migraine type eye disturbance - normally when I have gone too long without food (very rare these days!!).
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Post by Foggy » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:19 am
With apologies to Trainspotting fans ... suppositories .... for all the good they do, you might as well stuck them up your behind !!!


............... couldn't resist.

I tried putting them in my back passage, like the doctor said .... but kept slipping on them when I put the bins out !!!!
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Post by Foggy » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:28 am
Sorry about the weak "humour". I know migraines can be killers! I am lucky in that I get painless ones -- all the visual disturbances and nausea, but no pain !!! Took quite a while to discover what they were.
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Post by recovering » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:43 am
No idea on trigger I was feeling tired all week not sure if that is a symptom or a trigger!
 
 

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Post by luluj » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:12 pm
I find the weather doesn't help!
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Post by kazzafunk » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:20 pm
font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:<hr height="1" noshade>Originally posted by Foggy

With apologies to Trainspotting fans ... suppositories .... for all the good they do, you might as well stuck them up your behind !!!


............... couldn't resist.

I tried putting them in my back passage, like the doctor said .... but kept slipping on them when I put the bins out !!!!
[:D][:D][:D]
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Post by Julie » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:48 pm
My main symptom is yawning - I normally have 2 hours before I get wiped out and need my bed.

Lots of different medication out there and botox is also being considered!
 
 

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Post by footiemad » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:52 pm
I read about the botox - wondering if maybe they could inject the front of my mush as well as the back of my neck. Can't see the wrinkles on my back!!
 
 

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Post by recovering » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:39 pm
so is it worth a doctors appointment? haven't been yet
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