This Migraine Is Killing Me!

[krystina 7]

I went power walking yesterday for about 30min and as soon as I got home I started feeling kinda funny. I knew a Migraine was coming on. I took some Tylenol/codine that my doc gave me after surgery an went to bed. Woke up today an I still have it! Anyone know the best an strongest medicine I can take to kill this terrible migraine??

[MinaT 669]

I get Migraines and I can only take tylenol for it. The only thing that worked for me was Excedrin Migraine and I was told I was never allowed to take it after the sleeve.

May I suggest a few things from someone that gets occipital nerve blocks and botox in my head, neck and shoulders, take a warm shower, throw on a night gown. throw a cold rag on your neck and ice pack on your forehead. Lay in a dark room. I basically do whatever I can to get my head as cold as I can. (usually the heat first, because it rushes hot and the cold).

I resort to something that helps me also with headaches and that's Mrs. Grass chicken Noodle Soup -You can ignore the noodles just drink the broth. Make sure you get all your fluids in.

If you can tolerate Vicks Vapo Rub, I smell it or I put a little on my forehead.

Every three months I go in for botox injections*, they put then in my scalp* above my ears behind my head, my neck my shoulders - I wish they would hit by my eyes...but darn they won't lol.

I am allergic to imitrex and all pain killers. Occipital nerve blocks (that go into the back of the skull on each side are quite painful and cause golf ball size lumps for weeks but don't often work. The botox has helped immensely.

I still get break through headaches as injection time looms but 2 a week right before injection time is better than getting 4-6 a week every day. I usually have about 2 months with none then 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after the injections I get them.

Cold seems to ease the pain, if you can have someone rub your neck and shoulders that could help too. Stay cool.

[MGM 140]

Im worried about Migraines post op as well as the only OTC that helps is excedrin Migraine (generic of course since you can't get the real thing anymore). You can get someone to rub very hard right at the bottom of your head. It will hurt kind of, but then it's a good pain, and helps the coming migraine.

[tiffers 55]

I went power walking yesterday for about 30min and as soon as I got home I started feeling kinda funny. I knew a Migraine was coming on. I took some Tylenol/codine that my doc gave me after surgery an went to bed. Woke up today an I still have it! Anyone know the best an strongest medicine I can take to kill this terrible migraine??

How long ago were you sleeved?