she is going to the doctor....we'll try the chiro first but I think talking to the actual doctor not the nurse practitioner like she usually does is in order...and I am not a fan of doctors! She was in so much pain last night though. its been about 3 months since she had one that bad but still. I know they have a lot of new treatments out. I used to tell my mother about everyone I head about. She finally fell asleep in the recliner....she said it hurt worse to lay her head down. But this morning she is on the couch.

My hubby gets them now every year. Last year they came early. Every time the mold count is high, he gets them. I give him a decongestant and we watch. He has to take them before 3pm. if not....it hits like a ton of bricks! I feel for ya all.....they are no fun.

My neurologist thought that was the best choice for me. My family has a history of high blood pressure so it also helps in that way. I have been told by several doctors that propranolol has few side effects so it is also nice that way. I like the idea of a diary but I don't have any patterns to my headaches so in the 30 years I have had them we can't find a trigger. I have tried drugs like imitrex but end up feeling worse. I am changing to more of an optical migraine as I don't get the pounding headache but lots of visual things.

Migraines can be caused by so many things. I had them from age 6 to 37. My then-husband talked me into going to a chiropractor. Gosh, I'm NOT going to a quack! Well, he bugged me to the point I went......haven't had a migraine since!!!! Looking back, they started after a car accident -- where I landed on my had on the floorboard (before seatbelts)... Considering the headaches "run" in your family....there's another reason (hormonal is my guess, too). Unless a person has experienced them, they have no idea how bad they are. My 1st husband didn't understand.....it's so sad and disheartening to have them treat you like you're an idiot!!!!

I've had migraines all my life, but they were especially bad three times in my life - all during super hormonal changes. The first, when I was a teenager, the second when I was on birth control pills, and third, (now) going through menopause. When I was on the pill, I remember the headache being the first thing I was aware of before opening my eyes in the morning and the last thing before falling asleep at night. The dr. took me off the pill. A couple years ago, I had a headache that lasted for 3 weeks and it was the worst I've ever had. The dr. did an MRI and an ARI to make sure it wasn't a tumor or anurism, and it was just the migraines, so she gave me a new med... a miracle drug for me! Called Midrin. I take one at the first sign of a headache and if needed an hour later take another. If it's still there after another hour I can take a third, but rarely do I even need the second pill. Migraines are terrible!!

I get migraines and they are horrible. Should see a
DR. though they have so many meds that help. I take one when I feel one coming on. I have to many health issues for the daily ones, but there is help out there.

My DH was on propanonol for years to prevent migraines and it really worked. Before that, he suffered with them for a long time until he had an episode that he was paralyzed for 60 seconds or so at the onset of a headache and then had a searing flash of heat down the left side of his body and lost all feeling. It's been 19 years since then and the left side of his body still feels like the sensation you have after your limbs fall asleep, that tingling feeling. It looked like a stroke to us but after CT scans and MRIs, it was diagnosed as a migraine with complications.

So they aren't just a headache if they are frequent or severe. They can lead to other problems. You definitely want to see a doctor.

Artificial sweeteners can be another trigger for some people.

I am a life long migrane suffer,
it runs in my mom's side of family.
There are things they can do for them now, that they couldn't years ago. So Please take her to a Dr.
Also there are foods that trigger them.
Artifical sweetners are bad for me, even in gum.
DD and I both have to avoid Chocolate,
Smells, like wearing purfume, cause that smell goes with you all day.
Sumatriptions, sold under different names, what works for one might not work for another , So ask Dr. for samples.

My new Dr. put me on 80 mgs of Inderal, and it really helped. I was having migraines daily. I still get some but the Imitrex really takes care of those, and now when I get a migraine it don't last as long..
(google Inderal and migraines)
And yes sitting up to sleep helps but after awhile you need to lay down cause you get a stiff neck which doesn't help a thing.

To quote IrishNY "My DH was on propanonol for years to prevent migraines and it really worked. Before that, he suffered with them for a long time until he had an episode that he was paralyzed for 60 seconds or so at the onset of a headache and then had a searing flash of heat down the left side of his body and lost all feeling. It's been 19 years since then and the left side of his body still feels like the sensation you have after your limbs fall asleep, that tingling feeling. It looked like a stroke to us but after CT scans and MRIs, it was diagnosed as a migraine with complications.

So they aren't just a headache if they are frequent or severe. They can lead to other problems. You definitely want to see a doctor.[/quote]

I can sympathise with IrishNY's husband I suffer migraines caused by Systemic Lupus, earlier last year I had the worst one ever, what they later discovered was a hemiplegic migraine (I had the same thing as quoted above). A stroke was ruled out and I was referred to a Neurologist as Lupus, like MS can affect the brain, my GP at one stage thought I was developing MS, which was quite scary. Fortunately I have no neurological damage or problems, but it is very important to have a thorough medical examination and some testing, an MRI could be in order here.

There is a vast difference between a sinus problem and a migraine. Perhaps it as simple as a hormonal thing and I'm not trying to suggest your girl has any serious disease, but the poor thing needs to get some relief and get some answers about what could be the cause.

Unless members of your family are medical professionals, I'd probably take their "diagnosis" with a grain of salt. All the best, and come here and vent if you see any more red!