Migraines

[MickeyLee]

@MisterB both my father and brother suffer from migraines. Both developed the later in life.

 

[LaFemme]

I feel for you folks who suffer Migraine headaches. I'm very fortunate not to have suffered from them. But my Mother did. I remember taking care of her best I could; IF she could speak at all, I'd do whatever she needed. She seemed to suffer them about once a month IIRC. The strange sounds, moans and whimpers were so scary to me. Who was this otherwise strong woman I was trying to help? Wow.

Once she went through menopause, I don't recall her mentioning them again. Of course, by then, I was living on my own. But my younger sister says she has no memories of my Mother having them. But I do, and I know how she suffered.

I had a boss who would get them several times a month. It got where many of us on staff would recognize the early signs; her eyes took on a very specific "look". That's when we knew to get her to take her prescription meds, get her on the couch, close the blinds, and clear her calendar. Many times I drove her home when she was unable to. She also seemed to improve once she went through menopause.

I had another co-worker who also suffered. I can remember driving her home as well a few times. She always had a barf bag in her purse, just in case. She needed it often.

Are migraines more prevalent in women? I ask because I don't recall any man I've known to suffer from Migraines.

I would not wish Migraines on anyone having seen first hand the intense, debilitating suffering. Migraines are no joke!

Men do, although they tend to get cluster headaches more often. Interestingly, if a boy gets them during adolescence, he usually won’t get them as an adult, unlike girls who will get them at the onset of adolescence and have them subside at menopause. But women get them far more frequently than men. One of my boys gets them, about once a month - the other had them as a youth and outgrew them.

The brain is fascinating. After a migraine, it takes the brain about a day or so to recover. The brain is literally exhausted. I’m shaky, tired, and foggy for a day afterward.

 

[MisterB]

@MisterB both my father and brother suffer from migraines. Both developed the later in life.

Thanks for this information. Interesting that their migraines started later in life. You've piqued my curiosity.

Would you say their migraines mimic your symptoms? Or the frequency?

 

[MisterB]

Men do, although they tend to get cluster headaches more often. Interestingly, if a boy gets them during adolescence, he usually won’t get them as an adult, unlike girls who will get them at the onset of adolescence and have them subside at menopause. But women get them far more frequently than men. One of my boys gets them, about once a month - the other had them as a youth and outgrew them.

The brain is fascinating. After a migraine, it takes the brain about a day or so to recover. The brain is literally exhausted. I’m shaky, tired, and foggy for a day afterward.

Thanks for this information. I had no idea. And now that you mention, it makes sense that the brain would kinda have to "reboot" if you will from what sounds like internal trauma. Wow.

I've learned something else from LPSG that's not the least bit LPSGish...thanks again!

 

[MickeyLee]

My dad probably had them his whole life, he's old school stoic and a headache, even a migraine, is something he wouldn't complain about in his younger years. He got the light sensitivity, the nauseousness, the exhaustion and brain fog.

My brother gets the pain, eye swelling *which I don't get* and he gets the color auras.

 

[LaFemme]

My dad probably had them his whole life, he's old school stoic and a headache, even a migraine, is something he wouldn't complain about in his younger years. He got the light sensitivity, the nauseousness, the exhaustion and brain fog.

My brother gets the pain, eye swelling *which I don't get* and he gets the color auras.

I don’t get any swelling, but I get blurred vision in my left eye. But my neck, since menopause, I cannot move my neck - that never happened before.

 

[MickeyLee]

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I don’t get any swelling, but I get blurred vision in my left eye. But my neck, since menopause, I cannot move my neck - that never happened before.

Yeah, my brother looks like he got punched in the eye. Bodies are so weird.

 

[rbkwp]

thanks again all
geesh
knew i would get a common headache just by reading the info,
why i left it till i was ready
seems more prevalent in the ladies as if you havent got enough to cope with
my landlady told me of her sufferings,and 3 of her 5 sons, oh my


that instant releif strap-on thingy sounds a go ML
think id try that
as my brother had a spine pain problem from a late teen/wrong move tae kwan doe kick
used to 'bascally strap his body together' relived the pain a fraction he informed us

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

Yeah, my brother looks like he got punched in the eye. Bodies are so weird.

That would be me, only I look like I got punched in both eyes. I usually get an ice-water soaked wash-cloth and put it on my face. It helps with the pain/swelling a tiny bit and keeps light out of my eyes.

 

[Murphys]

Has any one had or heard of using Botox as a treatment option for migraines? A friend of mine has it applied (or is injected the right word?) on a regular basis to keep their migraines at bay. This person has had great success with it.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

Has any one had or heard of using Botox as a treatment option for migraines? A friend of mine has it applied (or is injected the right word?) on a regular basis to keep their migraines at bay. This person has had great success with it.

Botox can be used for a few different chronic pain conditions, but it's not exactly affordable for a lot of people, and I'm not sure it's covered by a lot of insurance plans currently. I may be wrong, but yeah.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

I also read about Daith Piercings, but honestly there's no legitimate research that shows positive results.

 

[Murphys]

Botox can be used for a few different chronic pain conditions, but it's not exactly affordable for a lot of people, and I'm not sure it's covered by a lot of insurance plans currently. I may be wrong, but yeah.

I’m not sure the coverage of it. This person doesn’t live in the US.

It annoys me when medications like this are denied to people because of what I call bureaucratic bullshit.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

I’m not sure the coverage of it. This person doesn’t live in the US.

It annoys me when medications like this are denied to people because of what I call bureaucratic bullshit.

Oh, that Grand Ol' American healthcare system...

We act like if we had a single payer system that we'd have death-panels and waiting lines so long we would die trying to get seen by a doctor. Seems to me like we're already waiting to hear from death panels (insurance companies) and waiting too damn long to see a doctor anyway because you don't see the fuckers At All when you don't have a decent insurance plan.

Sorry, political rant over.

 

[693987]

I have migraines every other month-ish. I also deal with hemiplegic migraines, thank fuck they only happen maybe once a year. Either version I am fucked up for days. Especially the hemiplegic ones. The last one I had, I went to the ER to try to get something for the pain because my body was in complete revolt from the pain and I couldn't stop throwing up. The first time I had a hemiplegic migraine, I thought I was having a stroke and/or dying. The docs (so far) basically just have told me "hopefully they'll go away with time". Y a y.

Rem gets cluster headaches. He's able to be more mobile than I am, but he needs to be in the dark. Besides generally being up late with his work schedule and sleeping some while it's light out, the black out curtains we got have helped make coping with migraines easier.

 

[Enid]

I get debilitating headaches that last 2 or 3 days every 4-8 weeks. I don't know if I'd call them migraines exactly. At the pinnacle of pain, I can't stand light and I vomit if I move too fast. The pain is incredibly bad. What helps best is catching it as early as I can and taking Advil liqui-gels, slow sips of ice water, ice packs for head, bed, blankets, weighted stuff piled on top of me. Sleeping fitfully until hopefully I wake with less pain than I had when I laid down.

I used to have a script for Triptan, it stopped working so they gave me Tylenol 3 but I save those for crampy crampy time. I don't feel like it helps the headache pain, maybe because I usually feel so nauseous I can't imagine taking T3. *gags*

 

[LaFemme]

I get debilitating headaches that last 2 or 3 days every 4-8 weeks. I don't know if I'd call them migraines exactly. At the pinnacle of pain, I can't stand light and I vomit if I move too fast. The pain is incredibly bad. What helps best is catching it as early as I can and taking Advil liqui-gels, slow sips of ice water, ice packs for head, bed, blankets, weighted stuff piled on top of me. Sleeping fitfully until hopefully I wake with less pain than I had when I laid down.

I used to have a script for Triptan, it stopped working so they gave me Tylenol 3 but I save those for crampy crampy time. I don't feel like it helps the headache pain, maybe because I usually feel so nauseous I can't imagine taking T3. *gags*

Got to take the T-3 with a gravol and a ginger ale. Hold it down for at least 30 minutes. My dosage is a T-3, two Advil and a gravol, with can or glass of ginger ale. The bubbles and the real ginger in the ginger ale (Canada Dry), help settle the tummy a bit. Should help put you to sleep, too.

 

[rbkwp]

my goodness you all have it, everyone i see regular over my time here
so sorry to hear

i love ginger ale btw
in fact going to have my cold one now instead of a beer
lighten my mood

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Got to take the T-3 with a gravol and a ginger ale. Hold it down for at least 30 minutes. My dosage is a T-3, two Advil and a gravol, with can or glass of ginger ale. The bubbles and the real ginger in the ginger ale (Canada Dry)

 

[MisterB]

Has any one had or heard of using Botox as a treatment option for migraines? A friend of mine has it applied (or is injected the right word?) on a regular basis to keep their migraines at bay. This person has had great success with it.

This is fascinating. Gonna have to read up about Botox now.

I do recall seeing a medical show awhile ago where they spoke of using Botox for folks with extra sweaty underarms and palms of the hand. IIRC, they said the treatment lasts up to six months.

 

[Tight_N_Juicy]

This is fascinating. Gonna have to read up about Botox now.

I do recall seeing a medical show awhile ago where they spoke of using Botox for folks with extra sweaty underarms and palms of the hand. IIRC, they said the treatment lasts up to six months.

It's fascinating and terrifying at the same time to think that the most dangerous substance known to this planet is also used for medical purposes.

Now I gotta find another thread and share a video.. stay tuned folks!!