Anyone get migraines???

I use Exedrin Migraine, I haven't refilled my prescription in years, if I take it as soon as I feel one, it works within 15-20 minutes! Lay down in a dark room with a cold compress on your forhead until it goes away.

I get Migraines as well and my doctor told me to get Advil Migraine. It works really good and gets rid of my migraine fast if I take it soon enough.

I get migraines and have for probably 20 years. I used to have them 3 weeks out of the month. Mine are usually hormone related. (Starting 2 days before my cycle starts every month.) On a good month they only last a couple days. On a bad month they last off and on for a couple weeks. I take Imitrex (which is generic now). When I was getting them 3 weeks out of the month I found out birth control was making them worse. They cut way back when I stopped bc. I have also used accupuncture which helped alot. I loved how I felt when I was doing that. We moved out of state four months ago and I haven't looked for someone here yet to go to. Anyways, I use imitrex. Also will take 1/2 vicodin with it. A whole vicodin will keep me awake though. Usually wait until I'm ready for bed at night because it doesn't usually help to take it and keep doing what you're doing. I have also taken Relpax and that worked really good. Too expensive for me though with no health insurance. Good luck. Brandi

I get botox injections every five months. Not only are my headaches greatly reduced but I look much younger :happy: I have done it now for three years, very good results.

Some times having a soda with a high caffeine content helps. Take it along with your migraine meds. We have a wonderful Migraine Clinic at Kaiser here in Nor Cal. I like to get an Oxygen Treatments instead of meds. They put you in a dark room with a cool compress and you breath oxygen from a tank. This only work in the onset of the migraine.

Some times I can sleep it off. The main thing to remember is that migraine's are caused by triggers (lack of water, wine and chocolate). Drink lots of water and take care of your self. Good luck.

I've had them for about 20 years. I can't take prescriptions because of other health issues, but I've tried just about every other kind of cure. They've greatly decreased in the last few years.

The main thing that helped lessen the frequency is I started tracking them, and as like most people, discovered mine are almost always either food or hormone triggered. My guaranteed trigger is combining cheese and chocolate. If I have both on the same day, I know I'll have a migraine. So of course, I just don't do that! lol There are others for me as well.

After trying tons of cures, about the only things that really help mine are coffee, and taking a hot bath. That doesn't make them go away immediately, but usually can greatly decrease the duration.

Anyway, I feel for you. Good luck!

I get migraines and my chiropractor recently put me on a vitamin supplement called Myocalm (just google it) I take six pills a day when I am feeling tension coming on (which results in a screaming migraine). When I am feeling fine I always take 2 at night before bed (based off of Chiro's suggestion) This is a miracle vitamin and has drastically improved my headaches and migraines! I was basically addicted to exedrine before this and now I only take it occasionally when I havent gotten ahead of it fast enough with the myocalm! Also drinking additional water will open up the capilaries in your brain and in turn help with the migraine.

I'll have a cup of coffee/cappuccino to see if that works especially since I used to have it every day before my lifestyle change. If that doesn't help, I'll take an excedrine.

I get migraines as well, sometimes once a week. I have taken everything from Execedrin Migraine to Imitrex which did nothing. I have taken Relpax in the past and it worked pretty good but it is expensive, even with insurance!
I now take Topamax daily and Maxalt at the onset of the migraine and it works great! The Topamax I just started taking a month ago, I've had one migraine since and it only lasted half of the day where they usually last 1-2 days. So I think its helping.

Migraines are a terrible thing! But there are good treatments if you find what is causing them. Good Luck!
I don't believe over the counter is good enough to tackle the severe migraines.

I have tried all sorts of things but I have found that if I take Excederin Migraine early enough it kicks if but if not I rely on my prescription med which is Amerge.... I love it & it usually has one gone within 30-60 minutes... If it's not gone shortly there after which rarely happens now but if it does I know I have to wait it out... I have had migraines for most of my life starting when I was about 12.... I actually have ended up having my jaw broke in hopes to relieve things but that didn't help at all..... Well hope you head feels better soon....

Do you drink diet drinks? I tried diet coke for few weeks and I got migrains when I started. They and alot of sugar free things have aspertame in them and it can cause migrains. Just a thought and something you could change and it might help.