I'm 17. I started having migraines when i was 13. My mom also has them and she started getting them right after I was born. We are both on a bunch of ...
Hi gothgirl,welcome to our club.By your posting it seems to me that you inherited your migraines from your mother like I did.I'm also taking Inderal,Valium but...
Hello, just a quick history here and then I will tell you about something that seems to be helping me and a few more people I know.<br><br>I have suffered from...
Welcome daisy13,thank you very much for your imformation.I urge everybody to read daisy13's posting it may just be the answer your looking for!Unfortunately ...
My name is Linda and I have had migraines every since i was 16 years old. I'am 43 now. Mine started when I was pregnent with my first child. And back then they...
Wow, that resume of your medical history sounds almost like my mom. She too has had to go to the ER many times (they know her by name), and has gotten shots ...
Hi Linda,I'm very happy the Imitrex is working for you :) but I'm sorry to hear you have suffered so long :(.I have spent months off work myself & know ...
Hello, all.<br><br>No story worth posting. Just been there, done that. Look forward to getting to know all of you better.<br><br>Hi, Dave!<br><br>SueDO...
Hi everyone, my name is Mandi and just wanted you<br>to know that there must be some answers out there<br>for this horrible thing we just need to keep ...
and know that I am not the only one who suffers from these headaches that no one understands. I started having migraines when I was not quite 8 years old. My...
A big hello to everyone & a BIG welcome to all our new members :)<br>Apologies for being offline for a while but I have been fighting the migraine beast daily...
Just wanted to thank Dave for all the good links he has made available for all of us. Sorry to hear that you haven't been doing so well.Glad you're finally...
I was just wondering if anyone has had side-effects from Zomig? I had to take something yesterday for a horrible headache and Zomig is what I had left. I have...
I have tried Maxalt the orally disintegrating kind that you dissolve on your tongue. It works fairly well about 75% of the time.I have to lie down for a couple...
For info on side affects of Zomig,please go to-<br><a href=http://www.zomig.com/ target=new>http://www.zomig.com/</a><br>I have been to this site & it is very...
For infomation on Maxalt,click on the links button & then double click on-<br><a href=http://www.migraines.org target=new>http://www.migraines.org</a><br>This...
I have taken Maxalt for a while now, and it works fairly decently. you don't get many in a pack tthough; you only get five, and for me to get relief, I end up...
I was just wondering if anyone has noticed any specific things that trigger migraines. I have heard so many different things. For me, wine is a definate ...
I have triggers with mine. Chocolate, MSG, raisens, peanut butter, certain smells, and i hope that is it. The chocolate part is hard, since I'm in love with...
Weather changes seem to be a trigger for me, heat & humidity, storms etc.Also perfumes, paint smells, even lilacs etc. which I love. Lack of sleep and I'm an...
Today for the first time I'm am trying Cafergot.I have heard a lot of good things & some bad but I'm hoping it will work for me.After being on daily shots of ...
Insomnia is also a big trigger of mine for migraines,most nights I average 4-5 hours,sometimes even less.My doctor has prescribed Valium to help me but all it ...
Dave, if Dozile doesn't help with the insomnia perhaps you could try Klonopin if it's available in Austraila. Valium does not relax my mind either. Klonopin I ...
I seemed to have dicovered another trigger for my headaches. It is a 10 year old house guest who doesn't sleep at night, and comes banging on our bedroom door ...
Is it me or are kids a main cause of a headache? Ya'll have kids around and they are making you sick. Reminds me of mom; whenshe got me, she begain having ...
I've had migraines for 39 yrs. Tried many neuro md's and almost every RX along with herbals. Joined National Headache Foundation 13 yrs ago and receive info ...