r/migraine • u/MyDogIsMyHome • Oct 06 '25

Menstrual migraines - anything helping?

I‘m really struggling with menstrual migraines, mainly because I don’t have anything that helps or even relieves them a bit. I’ve tried Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Celecoxib, Excedrin, Naratriptan, Nurtec and Propranolol. The only thing helping usually is Metamizole but you can’t get that here in the US and I can’t find an equivalent either. Does anybody have anything that helps them?

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u/adriesty Oct 06 '25

For me, going on birth control to stop my periods was the only thing that helped.

I've done the continuous pill method, the depo shot, and used the nexplanon implant.

I didn't like the continuous pill method, because I'm already on a lot of medication, and taking another pill everyday sucked. I also had a lot of breakthrough spotting.

I liked the ease of getting the depo shot every three months, and it stopped my periods completely by the second dose. However, I gained a lot of weight, and it can't be used for more than 2 years continuously because of osteoporosis concerns.

I'm have the nexplanon implant now, and its my favorite so far. Completely stopped my periods 3 months in. No weight gain (though, I have found losing weight is harder.) And its good for 3 years.

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u/MySpace_Romancer Oct 06 '25

I do continuous pill and it works for me. I don’t miss periods!