migraine suffererers:

[stilleto]

yep,, thers ones that you only take when u feel it coming on. Some are pretty pricey, but sounds like you only get them once and awhile. Imitrex is a popular one. Your warning signs--they donthave color to them. do they?

no color or smell
i suddenly get a strobe light in my vision. i flashing light that won't stop and I can't see. Its still there if i close my eyes and it starts to make me feel weak, dizzy, and lose my appetite. It's dealable, but within around 20 -30 minutes i'll have a migraine so bad I can barely walk or talk. I was alone once and wanted to call 911 because i was sure i had an anurism, but i couldn't get to the phone.
those types only happen ever few years.

btw, if i take 4 tylenol the second i realize the strobe light is there, i never get the migraine.

 

[bones1435]

i get normal headaches once in a while, and can deal with them with tylenol.
the migraines are hard. i thought my eye was going to bust and blood would come pouring out of my ear.
I can't even carry on a conversation.

oh, and clockwork- my life is pretty close to stress free. or as stress free as one can get with kids, but they are really awesome kids.

You should take your blood pressure when u get them. If you have blood vessels poping in your eye, then your pressure is most likely up.

 

[heatherrae]

i get normal headaches once in a while, and can deal with them with tylenol.
the migraines are hard. i thought my eye was going to bust and blood would come pouring out of my ear.
I can't even carry on a conversation.

oh, and clockwork- my life is pretty close to stress free. or as stress free as one can get with kids, but they are really awesome kids.

sounds aweful. Sorry to hear that.

 

[bones1435]

no color or smell
i suddenly get a strobe light in my vision. i flashing light that won't stop and I can't see. Its still there if i close my eyes and it starts to make me feel weak, dizzy, and lose my appetite. It's dealable, but within around 20 -30 minutes i'll have a migraine so bad I can barely walk or talk. I was alone once and wanted to call 911 because i was sure i had an anurism, but i couldn't get to the phone.
those types only happen ever few years.

btw, if i take 4 tylenol the second i realize the strobe light is there, i never get the migraine.

just fyi, u shouldnt take more than 2 grams of tylenol in a 24hr period. its toxic to your liver.

 

[calveless wonder]

migraines suck

i have to pop 2-3 advil, stay in a dark room with a pillow over my head and sleep it off.

imitrex(prescription) works ok too....but have to take it as soon as the migraine sets in.

smokng weed makes my migraines worse if i already have them.

i only get them about once a month now, when my diet was terrible when i was younger, i'd get them once a week

caffeine actually helps too, i'm not sure by which mechanism

 

[stilleto]

just fyi, u shouldnt take more than 2 grams of tylenol in a 24hr period. its toxic to your liver.

how many grams are in 4?

because I also took an excedrin migraine, and used that 'head on' stuff all at the same time.

at the time, i'd take an axe pick to the head if i thought it would help.

 

[heatherrae]

how many grams are in 4?

because I also took an excedrin migraine, and used that 'head on' stuff all at the same time.

at the time, i'd take an axe pick to the head if i thought it would help.

It helps. Try it and report back.

 

[bones1435]

how many grams are in 4?

because I also took an excedrin migraine, and used that 'head on' stuff all at the same time.

at the time, i'd take an axe pick to the head if i thought it would help.

all depends if they are 500mg each or 325mg each. if 500mg you can only take 4 in a 24hr period. now with excedrin, they have caffeine in them, but also have asprin. so be nice to your liver. It might just be a caffeine headache

 

[nefertiti]

I was talking to a gay, but cute friend of mine about a recent migraine i had that has left me with a bloodshot eye (if that's any indication as to what the pressure from inside my head is like).

I mentioned that i've recently begun feeling a little anxiety and i'm not sure if they are related (the migraines i get once every few months). He suggested doing some coke.

but, that's illegal. and expensive. and doesn't seem like it would work.

i'm thinking smoking some herb might help.

does anyone else suffer from infrequent migraines and if so, what do you take/do when they happen?

Three percogesic. If nothing else, it knocks me out till it passes.

 

[Smurfy]

I was talking to a gay, but cute friend of mine about a recent migraine i had that has left me with a bloodshot eye (if that's any indication as to what the pressure from inside my head is like).

I mentioned that i've recently begun feeling a little anxiety and i'm not sure if they are related (the migraines i get once every few months). He suggested doing some coke.

but, that's illegal. and expensive. and doesn't seem like it would work.

i'm thinking smoking some herb might help.

does anyone else suffer from infrequent migraines and if so, what do you take/do when they happen?

well since you're already a pothead, I don't think marijuana would get rid of youri migrained otherwise you just wouldnt be getting them to begin with.



i vote heroine.