I get migraines through eating cream or too much cheese, being stressed, lack of sleep and flashing lights, all of which are well-known triggers. However, I also get a bad one just before we are going to have the first snow of the winter. I can't understand why that would give me one.
Mine usually start with flashing lights and blind spots for up to an hour then the headache comes. I take migraine tablets on prescription but you need to catch it and take one almost as soon as the flashing lights start and I find I need to take co-codomol as well as the migraine pills.
As I said before, do go and insist on something more being done at your doctors James. We are all rooting for you and look forward to hearing how you get on.
That might be to do with barometric pressure. I'm very sensitive to sudden changes, especially if the pressure drops.
I feel for you James. Is it a migraine or just a bad headache (which could be just as serious) as I can't understand anyone going through a 3yr migraine ?
I have had 6 migraines in my life and they are the worst things imaginable. I couldn't move my head, even a fraction. It honestly felt like someone drilling a hole into my skull. I have never experienced pain so bad in my life - and luckily I haven't had one for several years now.
I get migraines through eating cream or too much cheese, being stressed, lack of sleep and flashing lights, all of which are well-known triggers. However, I also get a bad one just before we are going to have the first snow of the winter. I can't understand why that would give me one.
Mine usually start with flashing lights and blind spots for up to an hour then the headache comes. I take migraine tablets on prescription but you need to catch it and take one almost as soon as the flashing lights start and I find I need to take co-codomol as well as the migraine pills.
As I said before, do go and insist on something more being done at your doctors James. We are all rooting for you and look forward to hearing how you get on.
That might be to do with barometric pressure. I'm very sensitive to sudden changes, especially if the pressure drops.
A well documented phenomenon the most common reported occurrence seems to be on thundery days, possibly to due to the rapid atmospheric changes that usually trigger storms. Snow storms are usually created by a similar convective process to thunderstorms (the clouds often have the same shapes) and that's also why thunder and lightning can and does often occur when its snowing.
Personally I can always tell in summer when its likely to turn thundery, I will wake up with a migraine like headache that will persist all day and clear when the weather changes.
Fed up of migraines now had one none stop for 5+ months hence why I've not being around as much.
It's making me dizzy sick (I've even thrown up blood)
I have been to The Doctors about 10 times now and they just keep giving me the same stuff which hasn't helped.
I just wish they would go away
A very long shot, have them take a look at your heart, used to suffer horrendous migraines and then for another procedure they noticed a slight heart irregularity, they investigated further and discovered I had an Atrial Septal Defect (where one of the heart chambers doesn't close properly alson known as a PFO) this was causing all manner of shite to get a 2nd trip round the blood stream
They fixed that and ever since haven;t had a migraine
I used to have chronic headaches and migraines. One day it got really bad and for the next few days or so I was vomiting non-stop and was getting severely dehydrated. Then I got double vision and was admitted to hospital. Turns out I had a tumour on my pituitary gland. Had surgery and now I can count on one hand the number of headaches I've had in the past year : )
I feel for you James. Is it a migraine or just a bad headache (which could be just as serious) as I can't understand anyone going through a 3yr migraine ?
I have had 6 migraines in my life and they are the worst things imaginable. I couldn't move my head, even a fraction. It honestly felt like someone drilling a hole into my skull. I have never experienced pain so bad in my life - and luckily I haven't had one for several years now.
I hope you have it sorted.
I suffer from migraines, and not all of them are as debilitating as others, and can be quite prolonged. For example I've always been more sensitive to general environmental bombardment (bright lights, nausea, too much noise, chemical smells, emotional stress) than to the usual light aversion that triggers most people. I've had migraines that lasted solidly for a good month or so because I could never get the sufficient amount of peace to kill it off, but it just rumbled along. Not debilitating, just felt awful all the time, and especially bad some of the time.
I've been getting them since my late teens, now mid 40's and the frequency of them has dropped slightly over the last year or so however still get one or two a month. Sometimes get a spell of a few weeks without any and I know for me diet, sleep, exercise etc does help.
I used to have to grin and bare them, however for past decade or so I've been prescribed medication that I take when a migraine comes on. Depending on severity, they mask it after 30 mins - 2 hrs, I say mask as my GP tells me the migraine is 'still there' however the medication masks the pain/discomfort. I always carry one with me.
I live in hope that one day they might disappear of their own accord!
p.s. makes me laugh when folk (who've never experienced migraines) say something like 'take a paracetamol, they always shift my headaches ...'
Both me and my husband used to get frequent aura migraines, but we have worked out it was due to being dehydrated. We now drink water regularly throughout the day. I always have a pint glass of water on my desk and take a bottle out with me. We now get fewer than five a year, which is great.
I think bright sunlight also triggers mine, so I always wear my anti-glare sunglasses when out on sunny days.
oh James, I feel your pain - suffered since teens and no amount of drs visits helped - as a teenager I used to be violently sick, several times (which eased the pain) but the only thing that helped me was sleep. Now I am much older (42) I am still suffering and have been prescribed Imigran by the dr which does stop the migraine but makes me feel very drowsy and not quite with it.
A work colleague suggested going to see an osteopath to enquire about cranial osteopathy - I went - was very skeptical - but the guy I see is amazing - I dont really understand the whole workings of what he does BUT my migraines have all but disappeared - I get the odd headache but nothing that a couple of anadin extra dont get rid of and I have had one or two migraines since I started seeing him (a little over a year ago) and the feeling of relief is immense! I also cut out carbs for a while (at his suggestion) and that helped too
I hope you get your migraines sorted as they really are the worst and I wouldnt wish them on anyone!
Good luck with your scan James. My eyes are apparently allergic to daylight and bright lighting, both can trigger migraines. I keep my house lit with lamps and wear sunglasses a lot, even in winter, I look like a posing rock star but it's a small price to pay to be free of debilitating headaches.
Hi everyone. New here! I myself used to suffer crippling and very debilitating migraines from about the age of 9 until my mid 20s. Since then I only get them about once or twice a year. I find an ice pack to the head, urofen plus and lying down in a dark room help. But people who have never suffered migraines can never understand just how horrific they can be.
Hi everyone. New here! I myself used to suffer crippling and very debilitating migraines from about the age of 9 until my mid 20s. Since then I only get them about once or twice a year. I find an ice pack to the head, urofen plus and lying down in a dark room help. But people who have never suffered migraines can never understand just how horrific they can be.
Try drinking lots of water James. I've been told by many medical people that dehydration is one of the main causes of migraine.
Excellent advice, Sutie. Even if the migraine isn't caused by dehydration, those of us who vomit a lot when we get one often end up dehydrated because of the vomiting, and then the dehydration makes you feel sick. I've ended up in hospital being rehydrated on a drip a couple of times.
You should definitely see the doctor if you're vomiting blood James. The 111 people called an ambulance for me once when that happened (the ex was out on the piss and there was no way I could drive myself there).
I think you should go back to the GP anyway, maybe see a different doctor at the surgery. I've never heard of anyone having one that lasts 5 months. My late mother used to suffer dreadfully, but the longest hers ever lasted was three weeks. I'm surprised you haven't been sent for a scan just to rule out anything serious.
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My local surgery does home visits. Maybe you just have a shit GP *shrug*
That might be to do with barometric pressure. I'm very sensitive to sudden changes, especially if the pressure drops.
Please.
Just off to hospital now to get a MRI done on my head just to see what is causing them.
Been almost 3 years now since they started.
I have had 6 migraines in my life and they are the worst things imaginable. I couldn't move my head, even a fraction. It honestly felt like someone drilling a hole into my skull. I have never experienced pain so bad in my life - and luckily I haven't had one for several years now.
I hope you have it sorted.
A well documented phenomenon the most common reported occurrence seems to be on thundery days, possibly to due to the rapid atmospheric changes that usually trigger storms. Snow storms are usually created by a similar convective process to thunderstorms (the clouds often have the same shapes) and that's also why thunder and lightning can and does often occur when its snowing.
Personally I can always tell in summer when its likely to turn thundery, I will wake up with a migraine like headache that will persist all day and clear when the weather changes.
A very long shot, have them take a look at your heart, used to suffer horrendous migraines and then for another procedure they noticed a slight heart irregularity, they investigated further and discovered I had an Atrial Septal Defect (where one of the heart chambers doesn't close properly alson known as a PFO) this was causing all manner of shite to get a 2nd trip round the blood stream
They fixed that and ever since haven;t had a migraine
http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/pfo-closure-migraine-update/
It's a pretty drastic way of fixing a migraine, but if you do happen to have a PFO then there are a lot of other health issues associated
I suffer from migraines, and not all of them are as debilitating as others, and can be quite prolonged. For example I've always been more sensitive to general environmental bombardment (bright lights, nausea, too much noise, chemical smells, emotional stress) than to the usual light aversion that triggers most people. I've had migraines that lasted solidly for a good month or so because I could never get the sufficient amount of peace to kill it off, but it just rumbled along. Not debilitating, just felt awful all the time, and especially bad some of the time.
I used to have to grin and bare them, however for past decade or so I've been prescribed medication that I take when a migraine comes on. Depending on severity, they mask it after 30 mins - 2 hrs, I say mask as my GP tells me the migraine is 'still there' however the medication masks the pain/discomfort. I always carry one with me.
I live in hope that one day they might disappear of their own accord!
p.s. makes me laugh when folk (who've never experienced migraines) say something like 'take a paracetamol, they always shift my headaches ...'
I think bright sunlight also triggers mine, so I always wear my anti-glare sunglasses when out on sunny days.
My husband has to avoid dairy as well.
A work colleague suggested going to see an osteopath to enquire about cranial osteopathy - I went - was very skeptical - but the guy I see is amazing - I dont really understand the whole workings of what he does BUT my migraines have all but disappeared - I get the odd headache but nothing that a couple of anadin extra dont get rid of and I have had one or two migraines since I started seeing him (a little over a year ago) and the feeling of relief is immense! I also cut out carbs for a while (at his suggestion) and that helped too
I hope you get your migraines sorted as they really are the worst and I wouldnt wish them on anyone!
Good luck
Then depending on what they do or don't find we will see on where to go.
Best of luck James. I'm sure we're all rooting for you. xx
good luck James
Welcome to the forum and I like your user name.
Excellent advice, Sutie. Even if the migraine isn't caused by dehydration, those of us who vomit a lot when we get one often end up dehydrated because of the vomiting, and then the dehydration makes you feel sick. I've ended up in hospital being rehydrated on a drip a couple of times.
You should definitely see the doctor if you're vomiting blood James. The 111 people called an ambulance for me once when that happened (the ex was out on the piss and there was no way I could drive myself there).
I think you should go back to the GP anyway, maybe see a different doctor at the surgery. I've never heard of anyone having one that lasts 5 months. My late mother used to suffer dreadfully, but the longest hers ever lasted was three weeks. I'm surprised you haven't been sent for a scan just to rule out anything serious.