Reply #15: Ahhh, but this is a migraine [View All]

[skygazer]

Very different from tension headaches.

I've tried all the standard OTC methods, most of which contain caffeine as the "secret ingredient." Caffeine is known to help some migraines but it doesn't really help mine.

So I started trying various prescription migraine meds - I've tried Imitrex, Zomig, several others whose names I've now forgotten. Some worked better than others - right now I'm on Frova which works about as well as anything I've taken (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't).

The hassle with virtually all prescription migraine meds is that they have a lot of unpleasant side effects - they make you light-headed and spacey which is uncomfortable but not as bad as the migraine was.

Every now and then, nothing works and I'm so sick that I have to go to the ER and get a shot of heavy-duty pain medication along with an anti-nausea drug. It almost immediately loops me out and I sleep for up to 14 hours but it generally knocks out the migraine.

Migraine's a bitch. x(