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Originally Posted by rammstein
For me, they are luckily on the rare side- I will go for months with none. Unfortunately, now and then I will have a bad few days, and I have never been able to identify a trigger, be it food, stress, weather, or anything else.
For me, the magic bullet is Maxalt (similar to Imitrex) and some dark quiet time. Interesting thing is, you have to get the Maxalt in you early- like at the first twinge of a migraine. Every 5 minutes that goes by adds literally 20 minutes to the time it takes the Maxalt to work. If I am out and a migraine hits and I don't take anything for like 40 minutes or more, it will not work at all. Hence, the permanent addition of a maxalt pouch to my wallet.
Sensory deprivation helps while waiting for the med to work. Gentle white noise, total darkness, and slightly cold temps seem to ease things.
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I saw a neurologist who studied my MRI (3 weeks ago) and determined that I am experiencing migraines.
In the past, I have vomited on two occasions while having a horrific headache. The only problem is that I am not sure the pain caused the vomiting or the fact that I had squirted Afrin up my nose and the drip down the back of my throat made me puke.
I still believe that I am getting tension/sinus headaches and not true migraines. I stopped taking my nasal steroid (flonase - apparently the preservatives can trigger headaches) and haven't had a headache since ... until today.
I woke up with moderate pain. It wasn't crippling. I came to work but felt dizzy, tired and had to squint when in bright lights. Feels like someone is pulling my eyeballs into my skull. Picked up some Excedrin Migraine ... helped slightly.
Right now I have samples of Maxalt. I am honestly scared to take it due to the possible side effects - throat swelling, bloody poops, etc. That being said, I am willing to try it. I know that it is important to get it in my system at the first onset of a migraine.
But how do I know the difference between a regular headache and a migraine? Do I just take it any time I feel any sort of headache?