Migraines (sp)

yes..i get them about once every 1.5 months and can i just say "ouch".
Mine make me vomit. Not nice.
Last time i had one i was at the boyfriends and up half the night. i'd been hanging around the bathroom because it was making me feel so ill, but i was so tired so i eventually went back to bed.

2 minutes later i threw up in his MESH bin.

Effort.

Reply 2

grace

Fleece

yes..i get them about once every 1.5 months and can i just say "ouch".
Mine make me vomit. Not nice.
Last time i had one i was at the boyfriends and up half the night. i'd been hanging around the bathroom because it was making me feel so ill, but i was so tired so i eventually went back to bed.

2 minutes later i threw up in his MESH bin.

Effort.

hahaha, bless. i hope he took good care of you. aaaaaaw :smile:

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Reply 3

rainy_skye

OP

lol mesh bin - ewww!!

Reply 4

I completely sympathise, I've been getting them for most of my life. Have you seen your GP about them? There is a lot of medication designed to either prevent them or stop them once you get one. In my experience, over-the-counter stuff is pretty ineffective, so prescription meds may be the way. Another thing worth trying is acupuncture - quite a few migraine sufferers find it helps. I had a course of acupuncture sessions a few months ago and I think that it did make a difference, though the effects are not permanent, so I'm planning to go for some more soon.

Reply 5

Fleece

yes..i get them about once every 1.5 months and can i just say "ouch".
Mine make me vomit. Not nice.
Last time i had one i was at the boyfriends and up half the night. i'd been hanging around the bathroom because it was making me feel so ill, but i was so tired so i eventually went back to bed.

2 minutes later i threw up in his MESH bin.

Effort.

Well, it's a pretty good boyfriend test! :smile:

Reply 6

Fleece

grace

hahaha, bless. i hope he took good care of you. aaaaaaw :smile:

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haha he did indeed. he jumped up, ran to get a cloth and a bag and a bucket; emptied the bin, mopped up the sick and handed me the bucket all in record time :smile:

Reply 7

rainy_skye

OP

I went and saw my GP once - and they were noooo help what so ever,all he could come up with is that i mgiht need glasses, and did i.. nope!

Reply 8

tbm

13

Are you on the pill? Because that can often make migraines worse.

Reply 9

Nightowl

12

Gah I've tried everything nothing can stop the migraine onslaught! Usually, I just lie down in front of the tele, drink lucozade, then at night go to bed in the dark and wake up okay!

Reply 10

rainy_skye

OP

nope not on the pill, but now i know if i go on the pill and they get worse lol :smile:

Reply 11

Fleece

anightowl

Gah I've tried everything nothing can stop the migraine onslaught! Usually, I just lie down in front of the tele, drink lucozade, then at night go to bed in the dark and wake up okay!

argh i cant even be around anything that makes any sort of noise or light :frown:

Reply 12

rainy_skye

I went and saw my GP once - and they were noooo help what so ever,all he could come up with is that i mgiht need glasses, and did i.. nope!

Try a different GP. Some are more understanding than others, especially if they've ever had a migraine themselves! Is your GP male? Women suffer from migraines more often than men, so a female doctor might be a better choice simply because she is statistically more likely to know what you're talking about.

Reply 13

Unregistered

Manatee

Try a different GP. Some are more understanding than others, especially if they've ever had a migraine themselves! Is your GP male? Women suffer from migraines more often than men, so a female doctor might be a better choice simply because she is statistically more likely to know what you're talking about.

mmm, conversely female doctors are rubbish at understanding the male equiv of migraines - cluster headaches. which are a gazillion times worse.
there are people knwon to have gouged their own eyes out in an attempt for some relief!!!!

Reply 14

Snake

mmm, conversely female doctors are rubbish at understanding the male equiv of migraines - cluster headaches. which are a gazillion times worse.
there are people knwon to have gouged their own eyes out in an attempt for some relief!!!!

Solution: have a group of doctors of both genders and with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Hmm, perhaps not so practical on the NHS. :smile:

I hadn't realised that cluster headaches are primarily a male thing. What are they, exactly?

Reply 15

Luize

13

anightowl

Gah I've tried everything nothing can stop the migraine onslaught! Usually, I just lie down in front of the tele, drink lucozade, then at night go to bed in the dark and wake up okay!

That to me would be one of the worst things I could do if I got a migrain.
the tv is too bright, the pictures move too fast and is too loud (even when turned down quiet...sounds are made louder) The lucozade would hate me. Too much sugars.

When I get a migrain I try to drink as much water as possible, get into the quietest place, and make it as dark as possible. Sometimes helps to try and cool my body down. Eating dry toast helps me with the nausea.

Still it's a nightmare when I do get them. My Doctor is nice though as I have been going there since I could complain of the symptoms and so have had painkillers and preventative medicine for years. I'm on beta blockers at the moment, they have really helped me.

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