F***ing Migraines

**Mr. Mantis** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 2:06pm

I suppose you have never seen "Wrath of Khan"

**Goju - Joe** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 2:32pm

My wife takes Fiornol I haven't had one in years (I get all those symptoms plus numbness yea!!)

My trigger is greasy food.

My wifes is rapid change in air preassure

Maybe you have a brain worm

**money** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 2:41pm

I have Ophthalmic Migraines from time to time, which is the vision problems without the headache. I get spots in my eyes and feel really uncomfortable for about 30 min and then it goes away. I consider myself very lucky.

**Goju - Joe** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 2:48pm

^^^

I hate you

**Tom Kagan** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 2:48pm

Originally Posted by elipson

Isn't Imitrex like $20+ a pill? I don't get them that often anymore. I actually think the trigger was a perfume on a girl I was rolling with. That and stress from school and ****.

I've done a lot of reading on migraines, so I've got a good understanding of them. Its just fucken annoying.

Some beta-blockers are very effective for some people in the treatment of migraines and are very inexpensive medications. (Metoprolol is what one of my business partners was prescribed for his migraines.) Talk to your doctor.

**Mr. Mantis** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 2:59pm

And that doctor should be a neurologist.

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 3:38pm

elipson, you should get a CAT scan. No joke. Just cover all your bases dude.

**metarat** · Posted On: 3/23/2007 3:46pm

I read a long time ago that one study found a linkage of food allergies with migraines in 30-40% of cases. Some of the preservatives like BHA & BHT were prominent problems. Might be worth while to get a comprehensive allergy panel done, esp. if you don't have a known trigger . . .

**elipson** · Posted On: 3/24/2007 11:15pm

Many foods trigger migraines in certain ppl. Spinach, redwine, old cheese, chocolate. None of these have ever bothered me. I don't get them regularly enough for preventive treatments, and most of the ones I get are from glare off windows and stuff. Changing sleep patterns tend to screw me up sometimes.

noto, I also hate you.

Been to the doc. The doc also suffered from migraines (this matters a lot). He recommended reading a book called "migraine" by Valeria South, RN. Great book.

I've had migraines since high school. They are part of what kept me out of the army :(

If I do have brain worms, I hope they are the kind like on futurama that make me all strong and smart and sexy, and not the kind from the warth of Khan. Those worms seemed to be less friendly.

**NunOnBreak** · Posted On: 3/25/2007 12:39am

I get awful sinus migraines which affect my vision and light sensitivity, but a few Excedrin will usually kill it.

But I think most migraines are caused by Cognitive dissonance.