I think I had my first migraine headache this morning. Anyone else get these?

i have migraines almost daily.. the really bad ones are hell and what happens to me is confusion.. extreme nausea.. light sensitive.. sound sensitive.. movement sensitive.. dizzy.. cant concentrate.. head feeling like its gonna split open or pounding or blinding pain.. vision problems.. spots or streaks.. you can feel feverish.. you can have incontinence.. sleep is the only thing that will help those.. the daily ones i get usually just make me miserable but i can some what still function but have to have headache meds.. excederine is GREAT for headaches.. its the only thing otc that works on me but you had to get it early.. if you can take it early enough at the first signs you can some times get rid of them.. chocolate and cafiene help sometimes.. and lack of them can cause them lol.. they put me on propropanolol daily which is a blood pressure med to help migraines but its not really helping anymore and well i dont have insurance so it will have to wait to get something better to take every day or something.. good luck!! oh and the migraine pain usually is on one side of your head or the other and can bounce back and forth from one side to another.. also can be behind your eyes and in the back of your head or on fore head

Once you had a migraine it's probably a start of something... It comes back from time to time. Based on my experience. My first migraine got me to the hospital. It hurt so much that it took a lot of pain relievers to ease it. I was confined for 1 day, and when I got out of the hospital my head feels numb. After that incident, I get minor headaches or a migraine from time to time. I hope that's not the case for you since it's very hard to deal with it. Please do take care of yourself my friend.

I haven't been diagnosed as having migraine, I have some sort of headache often, it occurs in one place right over my eye. And it hurt real bad sometime. I take Excedrin Migraine for it and it goes away, I don't have those symptoms that you mentioned. Let me know what the doctors say when you go for your visit.

I got it one time. I remember being at work, looking at some catalogues when everything before my eyes started moving with really bright lights...like seeing flashlights in my head, really bright, and colorfull. I couldnt see anything. My head didnt hurt just then yet, but they took me home and I lied down, since it already started to hurt by then, but after a while it started hurting so much. I have never experienced headache that bad. I moved a finger and it hurted like my head is being cut open. I couldnt keep my eyes opend, needed dark and quiet. I didnt know what it was, until I talked to my doctor and she told me it must have been a migraine. I start having flashes of light before my period, so when I do I know whats going to happen so I go and drink water imediatly and taking some pain killers and since then I manage to avoid it. It does hurt but not that bad as it did. My cousin has such bad migraines its affecting her life big time. She cant leave a room for days, cant stand any light for days, so she have to take days off work. And she has them often. She even got divorced because of that , as it affected her marriage and family life too much. But one positive thing when getting a migraine...I have never seen colours so beautiful as then lol even if they were only flashing in front of my eyes :) They say migraine is very often stress related, so it would be a good thing to learn some relaxation technique.

hi i also have migraine, i was confined three weeks back. mine was diagnosed as complicated migraine, i felt unbearable headache, vomiting, disorientation and numbness of the right arm and leg. the neurologist told me that complicated migraine happens when the blood in the portion of our head was not flowing properly. there are worst case of complicated migraine where in the patient suddenly got blind at the point of migraine attack but it will fade once the headache disappears. the doctor pointed out the causes of migraine. one is stress, eating to much of food with preservatives, chocolates and a lot more. what fears me is the feeling of disoriented. i cant recall things at the time of attack. you can also view my blog about my personal experience during my complicated migraine attack at www.roselynm1023.multiply.com several years back i had that kind of attack too similar to you. i hate seeing light and i want to sleep the entire day. well, what can i say is avoid being stressed. if you feel that the symptoms are coming in grab your migraine medicine. do not allow your headache to get worst. a prayer of healing and relaxation will help too.

Hi, Omg i get them at least 4 to 5 times a month.. but the pain is just no words for that pain.. with everything esle the lite..nauseous..throwing up..the throbing,i just cant move cus it hurts even more.. and nothing takes it away so i have to be taken to er and get a shot... you will know wen u get a migraine you feel like you cant take the pain.. but some ppl due get migraine not as bad as mine... i know when mine are coming on i wish you luck and hope that its not migraines really take care

I am just 26 years old and i am also having migraines for past 2 years . The headache is too bad. It gets worst with light or sound. The only thing that can relax me is sleep. You will much better if you get proper sleep. The reason i get migraines is if i get less rest or i eat less. I don't feel like i am dying. May be it happened to you for the first time and you a bit scared so you thought you are going to die. I got scared too when i was almost paralyzed because my blood pressure got too high. Nothing to worry about. Just consult your doctor and try to sleep at time.

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Yes, and I get hot tea and medicine right away. It can just be blinding and also last a very long time. I have had them last for 4 to 5 hours and tha was after taking meds. Drinking something hot with the meds will make them work faster.

Boy, can I relate - I have had migraine headaches and they are immobilizing - you can't do anything - definitely sounds like that is what you are having. I sympathize.

I get them from time to time. I can feel it coming on and if I can catch it early I can take some pain medicine. But if it sneaks up on my I have to go and lay down and rest it off. They can really really hurt sometimes.

I suffered from both migraines and sinus headaches and they share a lot of similarities. With the migraine though, the pain is so intense that I can't fall asleep, (maybe you got lucky and were able to sleep through it). You do have some classic symptoms, including the nausea waves and what I call the "vampire effect" where sunlight feels like a dagger in your head. Your doc will probably prescribe some migraine meds in case you get another one. Hopefully they are few and far apart. I had them practically daily and it took about six months to find a pattern and the source of what triggered them. Sometimes its food allergies, too much caffeine, and other things you might not have thought of. I kept a diary of habits and what I ate so that the specialist was able to help me control them.

I have only had a few migraines and not as severe as some here. I get the aura and the light sensitivity and of course the splitting headache, no nausea thank goodness. I found that once I recognize it coming on I lay down in a dark room and it passes in an hour or so. If I "soldier on" it just lasts for hours and is fatiguing. Some people have situations or foods that trigger migraines so you might have to avoid those. I suspect this will be a rare occurrence like me, but I certainly would seek medical advice to rule out stroke, high blood pressure, etc. If you get another migraine it will probably be more or less same as what you experienced.

Oh yes, I have had my share. I don't sleep as much. It is hard for me to sleep because I can't get comfortable. The shots are the best for them, but the doc said when you FIRST feel one coming on, take meds right away or it will take forever to get over. THAT IS NO LIE. Also when my estragen count was off high or low, they came hard and fast, and oh so often. When I first got pregnant, I have one for 30 days, no lie, and could have nothing for it. It put bad thoughts in my mind. Hope you never get there.

Hi MM guess that was a migraine, I have known someone who has been out for day or so with them..they are not nice my daughter suffers with a mild form of them and recently so have I started having these chronic headaches and can only sleep and have dark to be able to get rid of it...sometimes I wonder if it is becauseI am infront of the computer for so long and it is the light from that that cuses them. But yes see your doctor and see what he says maybe another mylotter will be able to shed some light on it too...hugs littleowl

I have had an occasional migraine, but not in a long time. But I have a grandson who will soon be 15 that has had them for years. His used to be really close ones, causing him to miss lots of school. He would be fine, and then just come down with a pounding headache, nausea, sometimes, laying in the floor of his bathroom sleeping between throwing up. And he could not stand light at all. He wanted quiet and a very dark room. He was on medication. But, as he's gotten older, they are few and far between and less severe. He has learned when one might be coming on, and he quickly takes a X-strength Tylenol or his light medication he has and lays down, and it usually passes. This year he hasn't had but just a few that I know of. But I do know that he's come home from school, took medication, went to bed and slept all night and all day the next day without eating until it was gone maybe late in the day. Another thing, did you take anything for that 'sinus headache' that might have worked against you, making you sleep like you did?

Hi mentalward! Yes, It does sound like it could have been a migrane. I get them quite often and they are really miserable and you do feel like you want to die! The pain is extremely horrible! Everyone has slightly different symptoms. Mine are severe headache, can't stand any noise or light sometimes nausea and very tired. When I get a migrane all I can do is try to sleep and pray that when I wake up it will be gone. The only thing that I ever took for it was Excederin PM's so that I could try to sleep. I would make the room dark and put in my earplugs and try to go to sleep no matter what time of day it was. The headace is the worst headache you can ever imagine. I haven't had one in awhile but I sure know when I'm getting one! With me they are usually brought on by stress. Since I haven't been working I don't get them much anymore! I would just go to the doctor and see what he says.

I think it is migraine as you are suspecting.Migraine headache is so debilitating,in it's severe form that it can make you disabled for even 72 hours.An attack of migraine is usually preceded by an 'AURA' during which the person feels nauseated,lights are felt brighter.migraine needs prompt treatment as the headache is quite debilitating.consult your doctor very soon and you need to take medications to prevent another attack.