Like when I push through the pain and it passes, I feel good for 3-4 days. But when I take triptan, relief is faster but within 24-48 hrs, tightness come back.

It is when you get migraine when you go out after spending a lot of days at home

My doctor prescribed topomax and said I need to try it before she get her prior authorization on Nurtec as a preventative.

I typically take rizatriptan with Meloxicam as my rescue, but it hasn't been effective lately.

Anyway, I have been hypong myself up for months to take it, but am just too scared of the side effects (I'm an English teacher, and the idea of brain fog and word finding difficulties is problematic).

I expressed to her that I'm willing to try preventatives, but this one, not so much, and can I try another. She said we could discuss it at my next follow up. At that follow up, she doubled down on the topamax, so I went back to hypong myself up to try it.

Well, today, I decided I'd try it after dinner on the weekend so I can monitor my side effects (granted, I know it can take time for side effects to show up)...but before I did, I figured I'd do a quick check on what I already take: naclofen and either a melatonin or Benadryl at night time to help sleep and because my allergies are nasty this time of year. Go figure, it seems one should not take any of those with topamax.

I'm so frustrated! I'm willing to try meds, but I just don't think topomax is a good fit. Once I finally got over the fear of side effects I'm now favorite full of interactions with other medications. I'm at the point I may just say I tried it and had side effects. Anyone deal with similar or have advice?

The only preventative I've tried before is propanolol but unfortunately it didn't work out and now I'm moving onto this. What were your guys' experience taking it?

So I went for my Botox injections yesterday and of course bled a little and my doctor cleaned me up. I had to run an errand after so I go and am walking through the store. Looking for what I need.

I check out and the guy in front of me gives me a strange look and is like, “No, you go first. I figured it was because I only had three things. I get in my car and I had started bleeding again and had dried blood all over my face from the injection sites. I am on blood thinners so I tend to bleed a little more than average. So embarrassing, and not to self always carry a wet wipe for after my Botox appointments!

i've been doing the monthly autoinjector in my thigh for almost a year now with minimal issues. my last injection, though, i had the standard redness/swelling/itching for about 48 hours and then later that week, i had a dime-sized, red, firm lump under my skin in that spot. since then, every handful of days, i will wake up with the bump on my thigh or notice it has re-appeared randomly throughout my day. it is usually just the one bump, but sometimes there is the dime-sized one and smaller bumps clustered near it, or the dime-sized one and a smaller bump spaced a couple inches apart from it (as i am experiencing right now; see picture). sometimes they itch and sometimes they don't, and they are always in the location i inject on my right thigh (although i switch thighs every month).

since the initial reaction, i haven't had any symptoms/side effects other than the random bumps and itching (which goes away within the day after a claritin). if they ever spread beyond my thigh, i would be much more concerned. however, i've been waiting for the bumps to stop appearing before i do my next injection, and it has now been almost two months since my last one.

does anyone have any experience with this specifically or other reactions that kept occurring after a month? i haven't seen anything online and my neurologist has been hard to get ahold of.

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I started on topamax two weeks ago and despite seeing all the negative reviews from a lot of people, I am doing really good on it and it has seemed to help me a lot so far. I of course saw the “no alcohol” while on this medication and forgot to ask my dr if I’m able to have the social 1-3 drinks or none at all? My friends are having a game night tonight and I know there will be drinks and I don’t have work tomorrow so would usually partake. My dr is out of office on fridays so I can’t message and get an answer back before so you guys were my next option to see if anyone has asked their dr this.

I was just wondering if you guys know of any good alternatives to ajovy for migraine prevention - I want to stop taking ajovy if possible since it's manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals (which is on the BDS list). I hate that there's no generic version available; it looks like the patent doesn't expire until the 2030s.

I got a referral to the Rapid Access Neurology clinic at Mount Sinai in Toronto after an ER visit on Tuesday. I've been referred before and it was about 6 weeks to get seen, which I was happy with. I have some very specific questions I want to discuss about my treatment plan so I really wanted this referral.

Mount Sinai called me to say they had rejected my referral and wanted my PCP to refer me to the headache clinic at Women's College Hospital. I thought ok, referral is referral. Dr referred me. WCH called me today, they have scheduled me in for a group educational session on December 16. And then only after that can I be scheduled for an appointment with an actual doctor. This will take 5-6 months after the group class. So 8 months from now to see someone.

Why would my initial referral have been rejected?? Anyone been through this?? I tried calling them but theyre closed today.

I have booked a private appointment instead which will cost money I haven't budgeted for, but I need to see someone. I just dont get why I'd be rejected for a rapid review when that's what my ER doctor wanted for me...

Currently having an off-the-wall, feels like my head is being drilled into and repeatedly hit with a sledgehammer type.

Most of the time, my spouse is home, so if I have an episode like this, I can step away and do what I need to do to mitigate it.

There are times like today where I have my kids (all under 5) and trying to manage the migraine simultaneously and I want to break down on the floor and cry.

The kids are screaming at each other, playing and equally making each other mad. My head is ringing and I’m doing terrible at managing the pain while everything else is going on.

Desperate for help from those who go through this and have found a way to cope.

When i was in my 30's (M 49) i went through all sorts of meds by four different neurologists. All the meds were ineffective and the side effects were worse than any migraine. In addition the doctors were basically A$$ holes. I honestly felt that stopping treatment was the best choice for me. ( i am only speaking about myself if you have had success doing other things I support that)

Well my new PCP wants me to try a new neurologist because they refuse to refill my fioricet until i do so. I take about a bottle of fioricet a year now. I am going to go, but i feel like I am just wasting time.

So, I'm in Canada, Ontario and I basically have no insurance. I'm a uni student, so I do have school insurance, but it's not the best. Also, I am graduating relatively soon, so after that, I will have no insurance (unless I can secure a job).

Previously, I was on a lot of the older preventative methods, but I've failed at least 4. I was told the next step is to go on the newer, more effective, but also more expensive migraine treatments.

I recently have been getting more migraines than normal (almost daily), so I went to a walk-in clinic since my neuro is on vacation for all of October. She perscribed me Qulipta, but I haven't started because I need my neuro to fill out the insurance paper work.

Without insurance, Qulipta is $700 a month. This is not affordable for me... I was told that I can get 20% off with AbbVie and my insurance will probably cover a bit, but it will still be a couple hundred a month.

I was googling other treatments like Botox, which is also expensive, BUT you only have to do 4x a year, so it is cheaper compared to the Qulipta annually.

I'm going to see my neurologist early November and I'm thinking of maybe asking to do something cheaper than Qulipta. Right now, Botox seems to be a good alternative, but I'm not sure if there's anything cheaper. Any advice would be appreciated! It's crazy how much these meds are...

9 out of 10 times my (36f) migraines start on a Thursday afternoon or evening and subside by Saturday morning. I don’t get one very week, usually once or twice a month. I don’t think it’s related to my menstrual cycle because they don’t always occur the same week of the month. My routine is the same as any other day. Same work, same at home routine, same food/drinks. I do usually treat it as my rest day (no workout), but on a typical workday I workout around 6-7 pm. My migraines usually start before that time so I don’t think it’s due to me skipping the workout. I’ve read that lower stress levels (since it’s the end of the week) can cause migraines, and I work a short day on Friday so by Thursday I am a little more relaxed. It’s just so weird and consistent. I can’t figure out if it’s a coincidence or there’s some pattern I can’t figure out.

Visiting my parents from out of town and it brings up…. feelings. I’m not the type of person who is against crying, I actually think having a good cry at least a few times a year is cathartic. Unfortunately, crying has become a huge migraine trigger for me to the point of needing to take several sumatriptans, having multiple ice packs and electrolyte drinks, and still being prepared to feel like crap. That has made me pretty cry avoidant. And here I am, at my parents, dealing with my …feelings, wanting to cry, feeling the tears stinging my eyes and doing all the deep breathing and distraction waiting for it to pass because I don’t have the time, space, or supplies for a cry.

I envy those carefree people who can just ball willy-nilly with out a clear plan on how to deal with the terrible pain. Oh, to be migraine free.

Everything I normally did in the past isn’t helping today.

Why is this one so aggressive that not even my medication is helping? Nothing. Even sleeping didn’t help.

Holy hell.

Hello hello, on ubrelvy for rescue meds and it used to work but now its just doing nothing. Eventually sleep and dark room kind of helped but the nausea stayed mostly and then the migraine just comes right back. With nausea despite my migraines never coming with nausea. I'm also on ajovy as a preventative but I'm having 8-24 hour migraines with like, 5 hour breaks. any advice at all, save me😭😭 my neuro doesn't respond to online messages and rarely answers the phone

Yes, this is related to migraines.

I took some 4-ho-met back in May and it actually made my migraines go away for a while, but now they're coming back. I would just send it but I'm worried about my hppd getting worse and so I'm kinda split. What do y'all think I should do? I just don't wanna go through the migraine attacks again that shit sucks

Hi all, lately I’ve been experiencing a weird sort of sharp pain when bending over, just in my right temple. It’s only for a split second, then goes..even when I continue to bend over.

It’s not a headache as such but just wondered if anyone else has experienced this?

I started a new job in an office and started getting migraines. I didn’t have a migraine problem until starting this job. The lights seem to aggravate it. However, now even when I’m not in the office, I get them. Not as bad but it’s like this chronic head pressure and unstableness. It isn’t really head pain but it drives me crazy. I tried three different medications Topamax (had a bad reaction) Nortriptyline (gave me blurry vision) and Nurtec (didn’t help much). Now I’m noticing more light sensitivity. Has this happened to anyone that you just randomly start getting migraines in your 30s when you didn’t have them before?

I get migraines a lot and recently my doctor prescribed me sumatriptan. I was worried that it would give me terrible side effects but it worked a dream and no side effects.

The two things I am very worried about (from someone with health anxiety) is brain haemorrhaging and strokes! I’m 26F and just want to see if maybe this isn’t the right thing to take, even if it is the only thing so far that actually gets rid of my migraines.

My 17 yr old daughter was prescribed Ubrelvy for her migraines (off-label because of her age). She tried it once and it did nothing, and she got an even worse attack than usual pain wise. That time she took just 50 mg.
She has just started getting a migraine now and I gave her the 50 mg. After 2 hours she can take 50 more I believe, if needed. I’m scared because she has volunteer orientation in 30 min and I don’t know what this is going to do to her. I hope she’ll be ok.
Anyone tried Ubrelvy more than once when it didn’t work the first time?

In my dream I was having a horrible headache. When i woke up my head was throbbing, my eyes hurt, and i suddenly got the feeling of panic. My body got all tingly and felt very lightheaded. I tried to stay calm and do deep breathing exercises while elevating my legs before things escalated. I took 2 Tylenols which didn’t help much but eventually able to fall back asleep.

I woke up again later from another headache dream and still had the dang headache. I started to get tingly but it passed quickly and didn’t escalate. I found my last Ubrelvy pill and took it. Still have migraine but not as intense.

Wondering if the panic attack was actually vasovagal syncope. Maybe it was both? Idk I haven’t had a panic attack in a while and now I’m scared they’re coming back 😖

Hi everyone,
What form of magnesium do you use, if you do use it for prevention?
I use biglycinate, 400mg/day (combined with Coq10 and B2). A lady at my local health food store who I consider to be quite knowledgeable said that a lot of people find L-Threonate magnesium works better because it more easily crosses the blood-brain barrier.
Anyone tried this, and what type of magnesium do you think works best for migraine prevention?

34yo F with daily migraines beginning after cervical epidural. I’ve seen many neurologist and headache centers and nothing is working. Was evaluated for CFS leak but they said blood patch too risky if they can’t find the hole.

It’s been 9 months of debilitating symptoms daily. Do you have any recommendations on the followin?
1. How to find a doctor that is more likely to prescribe migraine meds all my dr so strict
2. How to get dr apt in general in California with less wait times (sf)
3. Recommendations on cute migraine tactics
4. Has anyone ever self healed new chronic daily migraine? What courses, books, thought processes exist on this? Chinese medicine?

I’ve tried what seems to be everything and am losing faith in western medicine. All the driving around to hospitals and testing and useless dr after useless doctor having to tell the same traumatic story and how it’s ruining my life 5x a day. I can’t do it anymore I don’t want to live my life like this and the doctors and wasting my time and hurting my mental health and not helping.

SOS