How often do you have migraine headaches?

not good. see the long reply on the first page. good suggestion. thanks for your reply.

I used to have headaches all the time too...for about ten years I had one everyday all the time. Changing glasses didn't help and nothing I took helped. Only relief was sleep. When my dr. prescribed vioxx for something else, it took the headaches away. Then he switched me to celebrex. That worked too. Ask your dr. Celebrex just came back on the market recently.

I'm sorry, I hope you find treatment.

I'm glad you found something that helps a bit. Me too, I have accepted pain as part of life. Sometimes you just have to give in and rest. I'm not good at that.

I had water on the brain (hydrocephalus) and didn't know it for 24 years. When they operated and relieved the pressure, the change in equilibrium caused severe headaches. After that I acually had migraines and other headaches of various types more often, guess because I am more sensitive. Eyestrain, hormonal imbalance, allergies, etc, all bring on headaches. Since I got meds like Vioxx actually my headaches are much less frequent. Now I don't take vioxx of course but there are others that also work the same. I have this type of med because of case of arthrosis in my back.

Thanks for your answer.

Sometimes, hormonal fluctuation sucks big time.

Is there something your doctor has you take for it or do?

Thanks, what was your cure??

I hope so too, for you. It seems hard to predict who will have them if you don't already. I am not sure the doctors have any way to predict it at all.

Do you take anything special?

I don't suggest trying new meds while at work. I hope you feel better soon.

It's very difficult to imagine the intensity of a migraine. And it's difficult to realize that you can actually get through it. If you're 14 you might be getting headaches from puberty. This too shall pass! Tell your doctor because that is the best person to help you with that.

Thanks for your response. Do you have any other comments or suggestions?

Thanks for your response.

I know that when I get a really bad sinus headache, either from an allergy or from some strange odor, or a cold, if it stays very long and gets bad, it can start feeling like migraine symptoms. I can also get migraine symptoms like dizziness and double vision from too much eye strain. I can feel for you as far as having migraines everyday of the week. I went through about twenty years where I had moderate to intense headaches everyday. Most of them didn't have migraine intensity but at times they did. Mostly I just got exhausted from being in pain like that all the time. I still get that way now, tired, but it's from back pain all the time, everyday.

I haven't tried the spray yet. I tried Imitrex pills. Really the best thing is a strong dose of ibuprofen for me (My doctor told me how much I could safely take)...and then sleep.

If you can, healthwise, try Advil or Motrin. I find it works better.

Thanks for your comments.

Actually I have been thinking I need new glasses. Also I have wire frames and sometimes the cats knock them off the dresser or desk, so they get a little bent. I know from past experience that they need to be readjusted after that.

For some people, caffeine is actually a trigger, but for others it seems to fix the problem. Thanks for sharing your suggestions.