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I found that Coke helps better than coffee. Sometimes a hot shower &/or a nap. I take Imitrex but I also take Aleve with it, about 1/2 hr. before. I have a hot pack that I put in the microwave, that goes on my neck and shoulders. I don't actually throw up but my stomach gets queasy. Sleep is good but I can't sleep on that side but my friend only wants to sleep on that side of the pain. My dr. did a manipulation on me once and that took the pain and queasiness away. She said it would only be temporary and it was. But at least I was forewarned and could get meds in me before it came back.

1227Granny

I take prescription Imitrex for my migraines. Headaches done in 15 minutes. You only take it when you have a headache -- not daily. It works great for me!

lorimax5859

So sorry about the migraines. Only a fellow sufferer can appreciate how bad they are. Have tried everything under the sun. Only thing that helps now is Maxalt ask your doctor. Never leave home without it! Excedrin helps but be careful about rebound headaches (ask me how I know!) Hope this helps.

hooked

I use Zomig nasal when feel migrain coming up follow up wiht Zomig ZMT 2 hours later. Worked great at first now only works sometimes. Then I started having migraines over 21 days a month so the doctor is now trying Botox. I had first set of 31 shots to head and neck last Wed. Waiting to see if works. For me the only thing that works reliably is dark quite room and sleep. Sometime just a good cry relives the pressure. Good luck. I feel for you

Mimito2

I drink Gatorade as much as I can tolerate without getting sick at my stomach and take 2 aspirin. They seem to work better than other pain meds for me. I learned bio-feedback and that helps me more than anything. I get in a cold, dark room and go walk on the beach at Tybee Island.

Chicca

After a traumatic brain injury, migrains are horrible. I have tried total blackness, cold and hot washcloths, no noise, over the counter remedies and so forth. The only thing that does offer relief is a shot at the emergency room and sleep after for hours. The prescribed medication Imatrex offers relief, but it only eases the pain enough to sleep it off. But I highly recommend the shots or the prescriptions because they at least let me have enough relief to stop me from cutting off my brain!

cizzors

Excedrin Migraine with an ice pack, go to bed, no tv and close the blinds.

Ramona Byrd

I've had migraines for many years, but after menopause they taper off. Once before there was a long series on migraines here, if I can find it I'll give the link.

Last thing I tried outside the drugs/food avoidances, etc, was a simple thing to do. I put cold wet cloths on my forehead and stuck my feet in hot water. Sounds strange, but a nurse I met at the blood bank told me it worked for her after many years of using every drug on the market.

Try it, might work and won't hurt. Worked for me, surprisingly fast.

nycquilter

I've had severe migraines from age 12. "they" told me the headaches would stop when I got pregnant (wrong), in my late 20s (wrong), after I gave birth (wrong again, 2 hours post=c-section and a migraine with vomiting), in menopause (wrong again!). I started to use Imitrex nasal spray at the first sign of the aura and that really helped if I immediately took it then crawled into bed in a dark room. The imitrex shortened the pain from 3 days to about 4 hours. No rebound time either. Then a friend introduced me to feverfew tincture, an herbal remedy. I take it the same way as the imitrex, right when the aura begins. My experience is it works just as well as the imitrex with less body damage to my liver and such. So, try this, it's readily available at a good health food store. I carry it with me always, like I did the imitrex. Good luck. I'm hoping death will terminate the migraines, though I have a feeling (given if I didn't have bad luck, i'd have no luck) that I'll be in line outside the pearly gates, with a migraine listening to the announcer tell me to "be patient, we are processing the multitudes ahead of you, you will be seen as soon as our clerks are available"!

Ramona Byrd

One other thing you could do to find other suggestions on this forum is go go up the screen to "SEARCH" and you'll find many ideas, some of which may help you a lot.

You aren't alone, but only those of us who have had them know full well the terrible time you're going through.

Hope that you can find some help. Let us know what works for you.