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Plymouth, MI

I get migraines several times a week. :( nothing helps. Any suggestions? Also how do I find out my triggers are?

January 6, 2016
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Members rallied around someone experiencing frequent migraines, sharing a wide range of triggers including foods like vinegar, eggs, lettuce,... Read more

Members rallied around someone experiencing frequent migraines, sharing a wide range of triggers including foods like vinegar, eggs, lettuce, chocolate, and foods with nitrates, as well as weather changes, stress, lack of sleep, bright lights, sounds, and strong smells like perfumes or gasoline. Many community members described finding relief through preventative medications like Topamax, Elavil, Cymbalta, and Verapamil, rescue medications like Relpax, Zomig, and Midrin, and non-medication approaches such as chiropractors, peppermint oil on the forehead, ice packs, magnesium supplements, and wearing tinted sunglasses. A recurring theme was the importance of keeping a detailed food and symptom journal to identify personal triggers, being aware that triggers can cause migraines 24 to 48 hours later, and watching out for rebound headaches from overusing pain medications, with members offering hope that finding the right combination of strategies takes time but is possible.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I found out that the hard way that it was my medication, prolonged use of Tramadol gave me mine then when I took my tablets thinking they would cure it they actually fueled the Migraine.

January 7, 2016 (edited)
A MyFibroTeam Member

I to get migraines constantly. Always have. Im on drugs to try to prevent them. They dont. Then I have drugs for them. They help some. Im usually down for days when there bad. Cant walk talk or drive, Now my grown boys get them to. I put ice bags on my neck and head and just wait them out. They are bad and suck but not much more I can do. Ive had Fibro over 20 years and as its getting worse so are the headaches. Headaches go with it as do so much other shit. It gets old and depressing. Just try different things. Good Luck.

January 7, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I agree with above trigger responses another big trigger for me is smells....perfumes, gasoline and diesel fuel, air fresheners, cigarette smoke candles, etc.

January 7, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Stress sets them off and the way you sleep the night before. Besides fibro which keeps the back of my neck in pain, my neurologist gave me script for migranes but also a muscle relaxer to take at the end of the night which helps the neck muscle not be as tight in the morning. Still happens sometimes but no where as much as it used to

January 6, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I used to get what my Neurologist said cluster migraines. I had them from a few days to 12 weeks. Verapamil for a preventer and Relpax for a rescue. Keep a journal of everything you eat & drink and note when you start having a migraine. I was sensitive to a lot of foods, drinks, lights, sounds even my estrogen and Ambien. Odd how you asked this question I just supplied a list of triggers to a friend for his wife.

January 6, 2016

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