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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Had a migraine now since wednesday ....it easies off for couple of hours but comes back with vengence .....been taking tramadol as prescribed but not helping .... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Had a migraine now since wednesday ....it easies off for couple of hours but comes back with vengence .....been taking tramadol as prescribed but not helping ...."
don't laugh but rub vics vaporub into the soles of your feet put some socks on and sleep in them tonight.
my mom swears by it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You need to see a Dr or a pharmacist if its been going on since wednesday,thats too long to put up with a migraine,pharamcists are bloody marvellous people that give fantastic advice on medications |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Vicks rubbed on ya forehead works the same as 4heads too 
Is it possible you could be getting rebound headaches? Have you had a break from the tramadol since Wednesday? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Only been taking the tramadol as advised by the doc ....on an evening as it knocks me out .....been taking parcematol during the day ..."
Has the Dr prescribed tramadol for migraine? Or were you taking it for something else? Prescribing tramadol to knock you out at nightime is pointless if you have migraines during the day |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Got precribed tramadol for migraines but with having a 2 yr old i darent take them during day ....told doc this and waiting for a review of medication |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Got precribed tramadol for migraines but with having a 2 yr old i darent take them during day ....told doc this and waiting for a review of medication"
 I think thats a good idea,I hope you feel better soon,they're awful to have to cope with x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've had vertigo all week (been suffering for the last 8 years). Its horrible when you have something that makes you poorly but just won't go away x"
cuddles x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've had vertigo all week (been suffering for the last 8 years). Its horrible when you have something that makes you poorly but just won't go away x
cuddles x"
Thought you were at your parents?
Thanks x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I suffer badly from them and had a terrible one Sunday.. Paramax is fantastic if taken quick enough x x "
Have you ever discussed a preventative with your GP Queen? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I suffer badly from them and had a terrible one Sunday.. Paramax is fantastic if taken quick enough x x
Have you ever discussed a preventative with your GP Queen?"
Yes its when I don't drink enough, eat properly and overtire myself I get them. I try not to do it too often x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I suffer badly from them and had a terrible one Sunday.. Paramax is fantastic if taken quick enough x x
Have you ever discussed a preventative with your GP Queen?
Yes its when I don't drink enough, eat properly and overtire myself I get them. I try not to do it too often x "
Easier said than done |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Tramadol for migraine? Wow! "
I was thinking that, it usually makes headaches/migraines worse.
Best bet is increase the blood sugar (eat a banana) and Oxygen... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Tramadol for migraine? Wow!
I was thinking that, it usually makes headaches/migraines worse.
Best bet is increase the blood sugar (eat a banana) and Oxygen..."
eating anything at moment makes me feel even more sick ....this has been going on and off since i had my womb amblastion |
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"Had a migraine now since wednesday ....it easies off for couple of hours but comes back with vengence .....been taking tramadol as prescribed but not helping ...."
I have had migraines since I was a child but in 1995 I was prescribed sumatriptan, I take it when it starts and it stops it dead. Painkillers do nothing for my migraines. You can only get it on prescription
I was prescribed co-codomol recently for a knee injury and it actually gave me migraines so the tramadol may not be helping.
It isn't unusual for migraines to last several days. Eat properly get rest and sleep. It will help. Sunglasses may help if you are photo sensitive. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Opiate analgesia is a bugger for potentiating migraine. Codeine and tramadol will kill a migraine but can cause them in some people, or cause rebound headaches after a couple of days use.
I got addicted to codeine when I first got ill, tramadol made my migraines worse. As a nurse I went through everything looking for relief.
Benadryl (diphenhydramine) 50mg plus naproxen 750mg can be gotten from the pharmacist and thats useful. Asprin 900mg also works. And plain old paracetamol when taken with the above. Sumatriptan is wonderful, as are any of the triptans, if you get migraine regularly the doctor should prescribe them. I take frova and sumatriptan as an injection. I believe you can buy sumatriptan otc but have never tried.
If you feel sick, you can buy domperidone over the counter, or benadryl should help.
And I adore putting white tiger balm on my forehead and a cold pack alternating with a warm wheat pack.
God I totally hate migraine. I really do. Get well soon xxxx |
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By * n zCouple
over a year ago
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I have just been to the doctors this week re migraines ( I get maybe 1 or 2 a month) and she wanted to prescribe me beta blockers !!! Apparently they have been found to prevent them, I refused as I don't want to take long term meds for something I get fairly infrequently even though it can knock me out for the day and as a single mum of 3 and working part time can be extremely inconvenient.
She wasn't prepared to give me anything else........ So I'm now pissed off, and will probably seek a second opinion from a different doctor.
Awful things migraines, my mother and grandmother suffered too, now I'm worried my girls will also inherit them 
A |
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"I have just been to the doctors this week re migraines ( I get maybe 1 or 2 a month) and she wanted to prescribe me beta blockers !!! Apparently they have been found to prevent them, I refused as I don't want to take long term meds for something I get fairly infrequently even though it can knock me out for the day and as a single mum of 3 and working part time can be extremely inconvenient.
She wasn't prepared to give me anything else........ So I'm now pissed off, and will probably seek a second opinion from a different doctor.
Awful things migraines, my mother and grandmother suffered too, now I'm worried my girls will also inherit them
A"
I have suffered from migraines for years very debilitating but rarely have them now due to taking betablockers ,like you i wasnt keen but they are the only thing that controls them now .Ana |
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There are loads of preventatives out there. Beta blockers are a first line treatment, amitiptyline, or topiramate which is like devils stools but causes weight loss so is great if you want to curb an appetite.
They all work. For me, I take thirty pills a day anyway. Two to stop me spending three days in bed throwing up in intractable pain - god I was ripping the script out of the consultant's hand before the ink was dry.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There are loads of preventatives out there. Beta blockers are a first line treatment, amitiptyline, or topiramate which is like devils stools but causes weight loss so is great if you want to curb an appetite.
They all work. For me, I take thirty pills a day anyway. Two to stop me spending three days in bed throwing up in intractable pain - god I was ripping the script out of the consultant's hand before the ink was dry. "
I take Topiramate , tried beta blockers but they made my migraines worse |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There are loads of preventatives out there. Beta blockers are a first line treatment, amitiptyline, or topiramate which is like devils stools but causes weight loss so is great if you want to curb an appetite.
They all work. For me, I take thirty pills a day anyway. Two to stop me spending three days in bed throwing up in intractable pain - god I was ripping the script out of the consultant's hand before the ink was dry.
I take Topiramate , tried beta blockers but they made my migraines worse"
I take 50mg Topiramate bd. Was up to 400 mg once but I also take amitrip. now and gabapentin.
If a migraine gets really out of hand we used to give out pred packs in medical admissions. Prednisolone stops the inflammation dead. We would only give it if the patient had a clear ct and the migraine was over five days long though.
I take steroids daily now anyway. Still get migraines. Lololol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sounds like you've got a migraine cluster, I had them for 3 weeks a while ago
My doc prescribed Maxalt, it works as long as I take it when I feel the migraine coming on (I get fuzzy vision, or can't see some letters in a word). If the headache's unbearable, I suck on chunks of Cadbury's Dream white choc, it sounds weird, especially as I don't really like white choc  but for me it really eases the headache 
I feel for you, I feckin hate migraines. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was at the doctor for a bad miagraine last week and got prescribed co-codamol, naproxen and valium . Apparently its to relax the muscles in my neck to prevent tension build up |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I've had a migraine since may now!!! It eases off and then a couple of times a week bag a thunderstorm in my head. It all started by me having meningitis . Stop taking paracetamol it has the opposite effect and can make the migraine much worse. I saw a neurologist a couple of weeks ago who told me this. To be honest it's really having big implications on my life, I am now taking amitriptalyne which works wonders at blocking the pain for a few hours at night until it wears off. Just a shame I can't drive etc after taking it which is why I take it early evening. Perhaps see your gp and ask for amitriptalyne. The only time I've not felt it was yesterday after anaesthetic at the dentist lol. My gp also suggested a wheat bag which you usually warm, he told me to freeze it and if I feel it getting worse put on the back of my neck it does help a little if u can stand the cold. It's deffinetly worth getting check out again as there could be something under lying which is why it's lasting so long pretty much like mine do. I'm having further investigations on brain serum etc to rule out a tumor now as they can't get to the bottom of the cause. I feel for you the pain is unbearable at times most days I'm in tears. Xxxx |
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I feel for you I get them bad with numbness and the flashing lights before it tramadol is a bit extreme for them and I think if you have a young the migraine won't go because you have him/her to look after. Try the migraine association I find it very helpful Hope your better x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A guy on telly says having sex stops his migraine.
Any Fabsters experience this?"
It can do either for me the buildup of pressure in the brain at orgasm either relieves or worsens, potluck I guess  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A guy on telly says having sex stops his migraine.
Any Fabsters experience this?
It can do either for me the buildup of pressure in the brain at orgasm either relieves or worsens, potluck I guess "
Same here...depends on what stage the migraines at as well....I suffered from the age of 8 often for a week at a time...pain killers work better if you alternate brands..anti inflammatory medication also works well...reduces swelling, so reduces pressure!
My trigger turned out to be stress related...so I very rarely get a headache anymore!  |
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