O/T - Migraine Problems

[Ricky1978]

I've had a rough week, probably the worst week I've ever had. I've suffered migraine for the last 15 years but for the last week I've had 2 a day, every day. I just feel completely drained. I ended up in hospital last week and they have now put me on topamax, has anyone used it before?

I've been reading up on the side effects and one of the common ones is extreme weight loss.... could be useful ;o)

Any other migraine sufferers out there? what do you take and how do you find it.

 

[Sticky]

Me! I started suffering at 10 (!) and they thought this would stop after puberty, but nope.

I used to get them a lot when I was younger and used to lose consciousness with them. They put me on something called Maxalt which were like wafers that melted on tongue. They worked, but I was taken off them a few years later and tbh not sure if they're still about!

Luckily, my fainting spells slowed and eventually stopped at about 22 when I finished uni. I had to wait until I'd been 'ok' for 12months before the doctor said I was safe to drive (which I finally did at 24 lol).

I still get them, but rarely and when I do I'm out of it for 2-3 days. I get funny vision (like grey worms), feel sick and hot and it feels like my head is in a vice. At that point I know to get home and to bed asap. I don't take anything special for them now, just the ibuprofen that you can only buy from behind the counter (the 400mg ones) and sleep.

I know your pain, they are rotten. I had a bad do in February before I re-joined SW, but nothing since so I don't see a link for me personally. But we're all different. If you carry on suffering get to the doctor asap - these things can be bad for spells of time.

Hope you feel better soon hun xxx

 

[jaylou]

I used to suffer really badly but they were mainly linked to high blood pressure and now I finally have that under control I rarely have one but when I do OMG....dark room and sleep. I used Paramol to take the edge off, very strong but do work a bit. I don't like fizzy tablets but I take them if I have to, it's the lesser of two evils really.

I suspect your bp would have been checked but this was the problem for me.

 

[charlottegrace1]

Oh yes dear heart, they put me in bed for 3 days at a time with sickness and the runs, flashing lights, and the slightest movement is like my head being crushed in a vice. I take imagran, and if I can catch it within the first hour and take a second 2 hours later I find they shorten the attack to about 6 hours in total which is a great improvement over 3 days. I have extremely high blood pressure and am always stressed to its no wonder I suffer.

 

[misscookie]

Yes - I know exactly what your talking about. Mine have been more frequent in the last couple of years. I think mine are linked to my hormones. My doctor prescribed Maxalt and they are amazing. The wafer just dissolves on your tongue so you don't vomit them up and they work within an hour. Apparently they shrink the vessels in your brain.

Its not just the pain that I find terrible but I also feel really confused and muddled - quite scary!!

 

[Scarlet Daisy]

Hey there, poor you! My boyfriend takes Topamax and it works really well for him. Sadly he has a tendency to be underweight and the Topamax puts him off eating AT ALL if he takes too high a dose. So instead he has settled for a balance that leaves him with a couple of migraines a month and enough appetite to live healthily.

If you want to rid yourself of migraines AND drop a bit of weight, I reckon you'll LOVE it.

 

[Busy_mam]

I've just started getting them after years of being free seems sine the birth of my son, thinking its hormonal used to get them when we used the pill as contraception, but this time round I had a induced birth with lots of hormones to speed stuff up and its left me suffering.

I've checked my blood sugar which is ok, so back to hormonal causes.

I'm going to see my gp next week so will ask him, but I need to be able to drive.

Currently I feel like I have something stuck under my right eyelid and sparkles in my eye, I've taken pain killers and eat sugar just in case.