Originally Posted by s_morrison57 (Post 4904454)

Tobra
Where do you get this lidocane, is it over the counter? I don't suffer from any form of headache in a normal sense but when I was working in Chille we were at about 17,000 ft. with the drill and camp was at about 15,500' and we used to get these massive pounding headaches from the thin air and they sold a pill that I'm sure was just like our tylenal and it would just take the headache away, like gone in 10-15 min. My sister suffers big time from migraines and I gave her some to try, she can feel them coming on so the first time I gave her a couple and checked back in about 3/4 of an hour, she had completly forgot she had a head ache. I was going to ask my uncle what was in these things, he's retired now but was the Dean of the Faculty of Pharma Science at a major university here in Canada, but I don't think his spanish is up to it. I wanted to start making them and selling them, get into the drug business
Tobra if your interested I can give you the spanish ingrediants for these pills, there might be something there that might help some suffers

Originally Posted by Looking_for_911 (Post 4904748)

I've wondered if the flourescent color balance of artificial light could cause many of the cases of migraines.
Flourescents emit a light that is green, look at your photos if they haven't been color corrected. You add magenta to get rid of it. Could this color shift - away from daylight balanced light - put some strain on the eyes/brain, etc?
Hmmmm.

Originally Posted by mca (Post 4904282)

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?

Originally Posted by rammstein (Post 4905026)

Old thread BUT I never knew you asked-

For me (and by the way, since my last post I've only had ONE migraine- prety good for a half year), Maxalt has no side effects to speak of- no bloody poo or swelling. One time years back I needed it a few times over a weekend, and I think it constipated me, only because I've never failed to poop like that before or since. Sorry for the graphic detail, be we are being medicinal here. :D

As for knowing the difference, just wait 5 minutes. If it is a migraine, you will know. I've come to realize that I will always know when it is real- if I am questioning it, its not a migraine.

Originally Posted by 9146racing (Post 4905800)

i had migraines my entire life. started when i was 4 years old and with 47 still get them a couple of times a month. drugs work for me only a limited time and then wear off after longer use. then i have to switch. i am on imitrex injections now and they have worked for me since 2 years.
what really worked for me is writing a journal on when i go to bed, how long did i sleep, what did i eat, when, ...goes for drinking, smoking, traveling through time zones, ...and when you get them. i could pin point after a while what the triggers are and influence the amount of migraines. my triggers are chocolate, large amounts of sugar, garlic, alcohol and bleached foods. when traveling to Europe i found that time difference is a factor as well. i use sleeping pills to get a uninterrupted good night sleep which minimizes the risk of getting one. my advice is to have a close look at your habits. you will learn allot. every little step helps.

my 5 cents,