what triggers your HA/migraines?
05-10-2011, 09:25 AM
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I have most of the triggers listed here. I have suffered from migraines for over 30 years. At times I have them 4-6 days a week. When on preventative meds I only have them 1-2 days a week. That is while also watching everything I eat and making sure to eat often enough and not getting overheated and getting enough sleep and trying to avoid all my other triggers.
I took Imitrex for 10 years and have now taken Relpax for 5 years. These drugs have totally changed my life. To be able to function somewhat and not suffer from a migraine for 3 days is a true miracle.
I took Imitrex for 10 years and have now taken Relpax for 5 years. These drugs have totally changed my life. To be able to function somewhat and not suffer from a migraine for 3 days is a true miracle.
05-10-2011, 09:35 AM
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I had alot of migrains for years starting as an adult, smells, some food, equcalipst, strong smells, then I thought I was losing my vision, which turned up to be tunnel vision, which would happen before the pain of the migrain. Guest what, it was a blocked artery in my heart, I had 2 stints put in, it all stopped. I'm fine now
05-10-2011, 10:07 AM
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For me it is stress, nervous tension, perfume and other chemical odors, bright sunlight and eating very much chocolate. In other words, I'm a mess. My doctor put me on a beta blocker for high bp and that has helped tremendously, but stress and nervous tension really knock the socks off me.
05-10-2011, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by thereroy
I had alot of migrains for years starting as an adult, smells, some food, equcalipst, strong smells, then I thought I was losing my vision, which turned up to be tunnel vision, which would happen before the pain of the migrain. Guest what, it was a blocked artery in my heart, I had 2 stints put in, it all stopped. I'm fine now
05-10-2011, 10:26 AM
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This is my second post on this topic. I have read the entire thread of comments so far and I feel like I've joined some sort of "support group" within this Quilting Bd; For sure, those of us who are plagued with migraines know how terrible they are. Family & friends who have been spared of this sometimes don't understand why migraines are so debillitating .... kind of like you can hear them thinking "it is just a headache, so take some aspirin and get over it". Well if only it was that simple, huh?
05-10-2011, 10:32 AM
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Hormone changes with menstrual cycle. I was on HRT and that didn't bother me much, but once I quit that, They went away. I also was troubled by scents (Perfume, aftershave, some flowers.) I took imitrex which was a Godsend. It worked almost all of the time, but when it didn't, I'd end up in the ER for shots that didn't do a whole lot. When the headaches were at their worst, I'd have them about 6 out of 28 days. Made holding a job almost impossible.
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