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I don't even get two headaches a year. In fact I have never knowingly had a headache and I hope I never do. I don't drink alcohol anymore, but when I did I wouldn't get hangovers either -- I would have to rely on the straight line test to see if I was really sober the morning after. In my case there is obviously some wiring crossed over because I 'miss out' on lots of those sorts of things. For example, I don't feel hunger: I could quite happily starve to death without feeling any discomfort, and sometimes it can be quite a chore to remember to eat. Thirst is fine, it's just hunger that doesn't flag anything up. My doctor believes it was due to some (legal) drugs I took in the past to help with an unrelated problem, which amongst other things caused two weeks of insomnia and shifted my body clock from a 10am rise to a 6am rise (totally screwing up my social life!!) The drugs caused terrible nausea and supposedly that triggered my problem, but IANAD. Fortunately I do still feel pain when I fall over, get hit, etc. That would be a serious disadvantage IMO. Imagine not knowing if you had broken your wrist or cut your leg! Personally I believe all of these things have evolved for good reasons, so despite me not knowing what a headache feels like you are likely the lucky one here. I do feel sorry for you during your headache though. Friends have told (and shown) me that they can be completly debilitating. Just to add another miracle cure to the list: my father used to get bad headaches a lot, but since he started taking anti-inflamatories for his bad joints he rarely gets them at all.
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I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkOccasionally I do not have a headache. Normally it is bearable, just elevated pressure and throbbing with sometimes a sudden sting. With more stress and/or less sleep it gets worse. I can't stand bright light and loud noises. For me it helps to tense and relax mouth and jaw muscles or massage my eye sockets (like chewing on a tennisball), but not much.
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Every day I get out of bed and thank my God, all gods and any gods that I don't get migraines. For those of you that do (my wife included) I truly feel sorry for you as I've seen the havoc those things can wreak and I just don't want that. I've got some type of malady that is similar to a weak cold but is more achy and headaches are included. About 7 days worth of headaches. I'd go see a doctor as I find that alarming except my wife has it (headaches, not migraines included) and my 6 year old son has it (headaches included). My 2 year old has something that's got her all crabby and no doubt she's giving my wife and I headaches and Katie (the infector) is now over her symptoms which of course had me up all night for a few nights a few weeks ago. Anyway, I get like 2 headaches a year and even then 2 is a lot of headaches for me. How many of you get headaches/migraines? Do you get nauseated from them? My wife is completely bed-ridden from hers (migraines) and light, noise, everything hurts. My headaches are normally nothing and I can pretty much just lick the top of an Advil or rub the bottle on my head and they go away. However today my wife and I both have headaches and have tried sugar, Advil, caffeine and anything else we've heard works. The headaches haven't budged an inch and seem to be in total control. I'll fight to the death but I think for now at least the headache has something bigger than anything I can find to use against it...
I've had migraines all my life. Unfortunately, it was never diagnosed until I was in my early 30's. When I was a kid, the doctor called it 'the 24-hour flu'. Later doctors said 'men don't get migraines; that's for middle-aged women' :|. Finally, I switched doctors and the new one said "let's find out what's causing your headaches, and how to treat them(*)". ... time and a number of medications pass ... My triggers are stress and lack of sleep. I still get 2-3 bad ones a year, but that's a vast improvement over the 3-4 a month I used to get. Exercising regularly and developing a life outside of work seems to have helped a lot. (*) Thanks Dr. Potts :love:!
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How many of you get headaches/migraines? Do you get nauseated from them? My wife is completely bed-ridden from hers (migraines) and light, noise, everything hurts. My headaches are normally nothing and I can pretty much just lick the top of an Advil or rub the bottle on my head and they go away.
Unfortunately I get migraine attacks regularly -(usually every 28 days - go figure). When one is coming, I get about 2 days of intense tiredness (the sort that no amount of sleep can satisfy) and then it usually starts partway through the next day. The headache is usually accompanied by nausea, occasionally by a very mild aura (though that's only started recently) and while it's in full flow (usually about 3 days) I'm good for very little...I can just about function if it's urgent, but I'd really prefer to spend the time in bed with a rolling programme of full body massages (about the only thing that will relax me enough to sleep well when I'm in that state). It's just ghastly. Beth hates it as she can't get anything out of me when I'm in the middle of an attack. :( I've not found any medication that really helps, either. Ibuprofen can help a little, but only if I pop them like smarties (not recommended) and only for a short while. Tramadol doesn't touch it (but can help me sleep) and as for Paracetamol - forget it. I've recently tried Migraleve and that didn't work either. :sigh:
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I've not found any medication that really helps, either. Ibuprofen can help a little, but only if I pop them like smarties (not recommended) and only for a short while. Tramadol doesn't touch it (but can help me sleep) and as for Paracetamol - forget it. I've recently tried Migraleve and that didn't work either.
The key for me was having a doctor who was willing to keep trying medications. Some doctors stick to a single medication, or whatever samples they have in their cabinets, and that's it. I tried several before we found a program that worked.
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I've not found any medication that really helps, either. Ibuprofen can help a little, but only if I pop them like smarties (not recommended) and only for a short while. Tramadol doesn't touch it (but can help me sleep) and as for Paracetamol - forget it. I've recently tried Migraleve and that didn't work either.
The key for me was having a doctor who was willing to keep trying medications. Some doctors stick to a single medication, or whatever samples they have in their cabinets, and that's it. I tried several before we found a program that worked.
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delete this;To be honest I've never got around to asking my doctor about it. It's one of those things that never crosses my mind until I'm in the middle of an attack, and then going out anywhere is the last thing I want to do. :doh:
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To be honest I've never got around to asking my doctor about it. It's one of those things that never crosses my mind until I'm in the middle of an attack, and then going out anywhere is the last thing I want to do. :doh:
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I would suggest exploring it with them. Migraine treatment improves all the time. Fortunately, we seem to have left the 'drill a hole in the skull to let the demons out' stage :rolleyes:.
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When I was a kid I used to get real severe migraines. Haven't had one in almost 15 years now (*knock on wood*). People who haven't suffered a migraine doesn't know what it entails. It is not a headache. It's a body ache. Everything hurts. Sometimes I puked, sometimes I didn't. It depends on how severe the attack is I suppose. Have you guys tried just resting/sleeping in total darkness and silence? Don't forget to drink water, no matter how much it makes you want to puke. Dehydration just adds to the pain... I suggest you go see a doctor though, especially so since this seems to be the symptoms of a disease, and not migraine.
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I totally agree on seeing a doctor. Usually even migraine is a disease itself, but it's triggered by another disease or event. Most of my migraines are triggered by either stress, long straight time without a good meal, or stomach bugs. Which in turn could be stress all of them... :) Migraines have good medication for themselves, but nothing replaces the good rest on a dark silent room. And Joergen is right about water too. Regards! Marcello
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Hello, I face the same problem, but it is not weekly or monthly it is more of my daily dozz :doh: One of my friend who was studying ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE told me the cure which is slow but very affective: In the time of low/medium migraine or bearable headache: ======================================================== 1) get a normal tab water poor it on the back of the head skull just above the neck and rubb it or massage it lightly/gently. 2) If you are not wearing any perfume, put on a good perfume close to neck so can feel it in every breath. 3) if you are sitting on chair try to put your head bent back on the chair back in a complete relaxing position so your face will be towards the sky. 4) Now close your eyes and press your right hand thumb's nail (from top) with your left hand thumb and vice versa (with the amount of pressure that you can bear) just for 5 to 10 mins now keep your eyes close and try to take the perfume in your breaths I do this and i get relaxed in half an hour and this doze lasts for more than 24 hours with my brain. I hope if some one else tries it and find it useful.
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I've had migraines ever since I was in the 3rd grade (I'm 44 now). The biggest trigger for me is fluorescent lighting. It took years before I actually figured out what the problem was. When I was in middle school, I went to a school that had almost no windows so un-natural light was common. I had a headache nearly every day for two years. The high school I went to had a wall of windows to the outside. I only had headaches once in awhile. In college, I spent time in computer labs with no windows and florescent lighting. Headaches returned daily. Now, I'm in an office (no windows) that has both florescent and incandescent lighting. On days that the fluorescents are on... headache ensues. No problems with the incandescent lighting. Of course, the other source of headaches could be the one guy who 'thinks out loud' all day long and narrates his entire day. And of course, his voice could strip plaque off your teeth. The cure for me is usually a couple or three of Excedrin Migraine and several hours in a pitch dark (even the alarm clock digits are too bright)/silent place. Although, there are times that the headache will linger for several days. I also have nausea and dizziness that goes along with those headaches. ~Bob
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Every day I get out of bed and thank my God, all gods and any gods that I don't get migraines. For those of you that do (my wife included) I truly feel sorry for you as I've seen the havoc those things can wreak and I just don't want that. I've got some type of malady that is similar to a weak cold but is more achy and headaches are included. About 7 days worth of headaches. I'd go see a doctor as I find that alarming except my wife has it (headaches, not migraines included) and my 6 year old son has it (headaches included). My 2 year old has something that's got her all crabby and no doubt she's giving my wife and I headaches and Katie (the infector) is now over her symptoms which of course had me up all night for a few nights a few weeks ago. Anyway, I get like 2 headaches a year and even then 2 is a lot of headaches for me. How many of you get headaches/migraines? Do you get nauseated from them? My wife is completely bed-ridden from hers (migraines) and light, noise, everything hurts. My headaches are normally nothing and I can pretty much just lick the top of an Advil or rub the bottle on my head and they go away. However today my wife and I both have headaches and have tried sugar, Advil, caffeine and anything else we've heard works. The headaches haven't budged an inch and seem to be in total control. I'll fight to the death but I think for now at least the headache has something bigger than anything I can find to use against it...
I'm 21 and I had my first attack at age 15. I'm down to 1/year, so I guess I'm lucky. Both my parents suffer from it, but also not more than once or twice a year. The 'funny' (nothing about Migraines is funny) thing is that I never really have headaches. I just have the symptoms that occur before most people have a heavy attack. - First every nerve-cluster in my right hand, starting from pinky to elbow gets consequently numbed out. Pretty scary when you're a 15 year old lying on his bed trying to sleep. - after that a part of my vision disappears, but my brain seems to be unaware of it gone missing. I can only tell by trying to read something and realizing that I can't read words, only letters. Once I had it in the entire right field of my vision and couldn't recognise faces anymore. - By this time I've always been lucky enough to find a bed and lie down in a dark, silent room for a few hours. But right before that the craziest of symptoms occurs. This has happend only about three or four times. I can't create sentences anymore. I can only utter complete gibberish and I can't process any information. It feels like going mad, and every time I had this I become hysterical, because I have no idea what on earth is going on with me. One of the scariest things. Try to read a comic book and you spend 30 minutes on the first page, and then just give up trying. Never have I had an unbearable headache, and I really fear the day that I will. I do have possibly related headaches, but they have never appeared close to these symptoms. Alcohol is a factor, and paracetamol + caffeine helps.
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Every day I get out of bed and thank my God, all gods and any gods that I don't get migraines. For those of you that do (my wife included) I truly feel sorry for you as I've seen the havoc those things can wreak and I just don't want that. I've got some type of malady that is similar to a weak cold but is more achy and headaches are included. About 7 days worth of headaches. I'd go see a doctor as I find that alarming except my wife has it (headaches, not migraines included) and my 6 year old son has it (headaches included). My 2 year old has something that's got her all crabby and no doubt she's giving my wife and I headaches and Katie (the infector) is now over her symptoms which of course had me up all night for a few nights a few weeks ago. Anyway, I get like 2 headaches a year and even then 2 is a lot of headaches for me. How many of you get headaches/migraines? Do you get nauseated from them? My wife is completely bed-ridden from hers (migraines) and light, noise, everything hurts. My headaches are normally nothing and I can pretty much just lick the top of an Advil or rub the bottle on my head and they go away. However today my wife and I both have headaches and have tried sugar, Advil, caffeine and anything else we've heard works. The headaches haven't budged an inch and seem to be in total control. I'll fight to the death but I think for now at least the headache has something bigger than anything I can find to use against it...
I had migraines for a while when I was in college. I eventually figured out that aged cheese like cheddar is my main trigger. So, by avoiding those types of cheeses I get very few and much more mild migraines now. I did take medicine back when I was in college, but hated the side effects which I thought were worse then the pain.
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Every day I get out of bed and thank my God, all gods and any gods that I don't get migraines. For those of you that do (my wife included) I truly feel sorry for you as I've seen the havoc those things can wreak and I just don't want that. I've got some type of malady that is similar to a weak cold but is more achy and headaches are included. About 7 days worth of headaches. I'd go see a doctor as I find that alarming except my wife has it (headaches, not migraines included) and my 6 year old son has it (headaches included). My 2 year old has something that's got her all crabby and no doubt she's giving my wife and I headaches and Katie (the infector) is now over her symptoms which of course had me up all night for a few nights a few weeks ago. Anyway, I get like 2 headaches a year and even then 2 is a lot of headaches for me. How many of you get headaches/migraines? Do you get nauseated from them? My wife is completely bed-ridden from hers (migraines) and light, noise, everything hurts. My headaches are normally nothing and I can pretty much just lick the top of an Advil or rub the bottle on my head and they go away. However today my wife and I both have headaches and have tried sugar, Advil, caffeine and anything else we've heard works. The headaches haven't budged an inch and seem to be in total control. I'll fight to the death but I think for now at least the headache has something bigger than anything I can find to use against it...
I am in the same boat as your wife. What bugs me is that I'm really completely incapacitated by them sometimes... not like I don't want to do things, I can't. I get all dizzy and sick and definitely can't stare a computer screen in that situation. All I can do is try to sleep it off... and that's hard because the headache keeps me up. Sometimes a cold shower helps actually, but it's a crap shoot - sometimes it makes it worse. Happens that way about once a month, but I get minor migraines maybe once a week.
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