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Posted 4/7/2013 1:12 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone else suffering from migraines that makes u dizzy and nauseas with pain allover nose and face ??
Posted 4/7/2013 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
all the time!
~1~ is it a pounding/throbbing? If so, try a bath as hot as you can handle it, and put a cold cloth on your head.. When it is a throbbing, it is due to blood vessels in head being bigger than those in body and the blood moving thru them is what causes the throb..when it a hot tub, it causes the body vessels to get bigger, thus returning the flow to normal ans evening it out...
~2~ If it is an all over kind of headache, that is hard...but usually some tylenol or excederine migraine works well..
~3~ IF it is mainly in face and forehead, that sounds more like sinus' and if you have allergies, now is the time they start flaring.. a quick at home thing we always do is to take a brown paper bag, put large rock salt in it (epsom salts, canning salts...) warm it in microwave and hold bag over your face..if you are getting a sinus infection or anything like that, it will help draw out the infection.

I have heard a lime cut in 1/2 and rub the juicy side on your forehead helps too...haven't tried it tho..

SOrry, when I get migraines I end up at e.r. getting shots :(
Hope some of this helps! Headaches suck, sorry you have one
Posted 4/7/2013 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
Yea they can b awful, mine is the throbbing kind, i live in Egypt and the only thing that seems to work with it is a suppository called vegaskine compound, i was once told that it was banned in other countries but i still use it coz it works, only recently it did not make the pain go away but it kind of subsides and i get this dull ache instead, if i exert any physical effort the headache comes back in full force.
My grandma used to try this lime thing u talked abt and believed in it completely.
On another note how about the frequency of urination i get days when i use the bathroom every hour and days when things seem normal.
Thank u again for ur help dear :)
Posted 4/7/2013 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Reemag, welcome to the fibro family :)

I'm familiar with the excruciating migraine with nausea...had them for years. Sometimes I would end up in the ER with them, and need a hypo of demerol. Had presciptions for Imatrex and also has used Butorphanal, a synthetic opiod nasal spray.

Migraines are few and far between now. The intensity also has decreased. I now get occular migraines...just some crazy visual stuff without pain intensity.

Sitting in a quiet dark room helps with the pain, along with some slow deep breathing. Popsicles helped me keep hydrated and also gave me a sense of brain freeze...to help numb the pain.

I'm sorry you are suffering with these...I know how horrible it can be. Hoping your migraines will subside :)

Hugs, Robin
Posted 4/7/2013 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, these headaches are not fun!

I sometimes have improvement if I take a dab of peppermint oil on my nose, cheeks, and forehead. I buy from Puritan's Pride:

http://www.puritan.com/vitamins-herbs-1295/oil-of-peppermint-50-mg-005080?scid=3998&cmp=pg-_-Digestive%20Health-_-005080


Strong caution, though: Keep it away from your eyes! Even on the nose, cheeks, and forehead, it is strong and your eyes will begin to water. That seems to bring on some relief for me. Just take a pin and pierce a capsule.

Best wishes and welcome!

Posted 4/7/2013 5:45 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks kitty and luv u made me feel welcome :)
I have been suffering with these migraines for yrs and it's a relief now to know why they happen. 2 wks ago i woke up with a migraine every single day, and i had to battle with myself on daily basis on whether to take something for it or try to wait out, i work full time and a mother of 2 and i study for my PhD and life in Egypt nowadays is anything but fun, it is stressing to say the least, so i guess this sort of pushed the migraines to new extremes
Now i can understand why they happen, and feel a little bit better instead of imagining worst case scenarios every time i get one. Popsicles and peppermint oil are very good ideas and they r natural instead of all the pain killers i grab when a bout starts.
Thanks everybody and now i believe there is always a silver lining , knowing u all and having u to share with here :))
Posted 4/7/2013 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
I actually did an online search on headaches a while back, and took some notes. I can't vouch for any or all of them working for headaches, but you may be interested. Of course, for supplements, herbs, etc. always CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR, first. These suggestions were for various types of headaches; not just migraines, and I thought they were interesting. Here's what I found:

--boil orange peels, let steep 10 minutes, then drink as a tea to get rid of migraines (I hope to try this sometime!)

--vitamin C

--Co-enzyme Q

--vitamin B6

--steam over very hot water

--scent of lavender can help

--wiggle your shoulders and neck up and down and around, in case tension is involved.  Also can massage neck/shoulder area, then massage in a couple drops of peppermint oil.  This brings warmth to the neck and shoulder area (again--use caution with peppermint oil, and may want to test a small area first, as it is strong, especially on sensitive skin)

--some topical oils have magnesium and may help (I don't know of any specific names)

--chamomile or peppermint tea may help

--sleep with several pillows to elevate your head

--drink lots of fluids

--a warm, moist washcloth on your face several times a day can help

--sometimes spicy foods, garlic, salsa, onion, horseradish, etc. can help, especially if it's a sinus headache

--ginger tea helps if there's nausea

Hope this helps a bit. :)

Posted 4/7/2013 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
I am a 40 year migraine sufferer. Mine were a result of my menstrual cycle and I am now post menopausal so that helped those type. For the ones I get from eating the wrong things, I have used all the prescription drugs but here are my natural remedy recommendations:   600 mgs magnesium, cold wash cloth applied or tie head up tightly with a long sock, lie down in a dark room. If it is sinus related, rub forehead with vicks vapor rub, use saline nose spray, eat a jalapeno pepper.  Sometimes this helps with drainage and the headache goes away.

Dr. Oz recommends feverfew or butterbar.  I have never used these herbs but other people tell me they work well.

Drink ginger tea for nausea.  For a more long term effect, juicing fresh fruits and vegetables and eliminating processed foods has be known to help people.  I do watch my diet and juice twice a day and I hardly ever get a migraine anymore.

Posted 4/8/2013 8:39 AM (GMT 0)
I also found that placing a small ball or any clothing item in a knot under the neck and lying down in a dark room helps when the headache is due to neck and shoulders cramps and pain. Ill try the orange peel and the ginger they sound like fun, ill also try tying my head my mum does that and i remember granny doing it.
Today i woke up with a bout of vertigo, or mote like feeling unbalanced and light headed, when i walked from the parking lot to my office ( about 7 min) my legs got all tingly and heavy and my knee felt like it was all tied up, is this normal ? Do any of u get it?

Post Edited (Reemag) : 4/8/2013 2:44:57 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/8/2013 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
Are you around a lot of flourescent lighting?  That can trigger migraines from what I've heard. 

Here is a good link that might help you.

http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/triggers-160927-5.html

Sherrine 

Posted 4/8/2013 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, actually the lighting in the office and in my family room r both flourescent, i dont like them that much but my husband prefers them, gess it's time for change now, and i have the perfect execuse. :)
Posted 4/8/2013 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I think I have fibromyalgia since I was 6, but it was diagnosed when i was only 18. Until then, I was wrongly diagnosed as having epilepsy. And I know what migraines are since I was really young... about 2 years ago, after years and years dealing with it I told my MD that I could not take it anymore. During the last 18 years we had tried many treatments and none worked. This time, he gave me Topamax. It's really hard to start taking it, sometimes I felt I would die with a heart attack or something, but after the dose adaptation time, finally, I got some peace...
Get advice from your MD, this is a powerful and dangerous medication but it worked for me. There are many researches relating migraines and epilepsy episodes, because they might be triggered out the same way.
Do not take it without MD prescription. It can interfere with birth control pills and you might got pregnant because of it... I did and lost it too.
Now, I've stopped Topamax, I'm felling much better and pregnant again. Migraines are coming easy on me, Fibro is not but I'm dealing with it...
All thing mentioned above are important but when we have the tendency to have them, you know that you can run, but you can't hide... right?
wish you all the best.
Posted 4/8/2013 10:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,
I'm Peggy from Ohio, so glad to find this forum. Just diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about 2 years ago. Have had migraines for well over 20 years, my mom had them too, just assumed i got them from her, but during my appt last year, i told him the migraines had been increasing, i was getting 3-4 a week, and had spent a lot of time in urgent cares and er's getting shots and iv's, so he gave me topamax.

I've been on it just over a year, and it has helped, granted i still get the occasional migraine, but nothing like they were, i have also lost 25 lbs...a side effect of the drug...it can make you nauseous and loss of appetite, now feeling nauseous is not fun, but i guess you have to pick your battles.

I used to throw up with my headaches, the only thing that gave me relief, was washcloth as hot as i can stand it, and the second i put it on my face, the pain just disappeared..just weird...also, i still occasionally take sumatriptan (sp) nasal sprays, once i take that, i pretty much have to sleep it off for a few hours, and then the headache is gone.
Posted 4/9/2013 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
I get auditory migraines. My ears will squeal extremely loud causing headaches along with it sometimes.
I have yet to find anything to stop the squeals.
Posted 4/9/2013 10:00 AM (GMT 0)
I do think part of it is hereditary, i remember my mum tying her head and sleeping it off in a dark room. At the time (80s) she used to take obtalidon. I take a suppositry called vegaskine compund and it works most of the time, the other times it sort of turns the pain from severe to dull which is fine by me.
The good part abt all this is that i know that this is the worst case and at least the muscles do not atrophy or stop working thank God. Now i take day by day and i found that when i am really busy the gdneral pain seems to subside ( at other times i cant function tho) but i try to take my mum's advice and take my medication and then try to ignore the pain until it gets either better which is good or really bad in which case i go to bed
Posted 4/9/2013 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
I have a homeopathic sublingua pill that can help. I will generally start these, and take a single anti-inflammatory. Usually, If I catch it early,it never gets full-blown.

Mine are hormone related, for the most part. I am also fairly sure that some are linked to food. Within the past year, noticing a connection between eating certain things, and then my body rebeling till I get rid of it, by whatever means possible. Honestly, I prefer the getting rid of it quickly to the longer and drawn out body processes.

Many of these suggestions are quite helpful!
Posted 4/13/2013 12:15 PM (GMT 0)
Yes sadly thats one of the many symtoms,it feels the odd time its a weight on top of your head or wearing a hat or the feeling you have on the plane a massive pressure then it goes to your ears,very odd feelings,when @ my sisters yesterday i got this feeling @ the side of my head that a very sharp nail went right through my head,i didnt say anything as it just went away as fast as it came,feeling all these odd feelings tho is very destressing to us, but we put on a brave face for others as we dont want to go on re fibro again,just got to make the best of it,hope you laddies are All fine XX
Posted 4/13/2013 1:17 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry you have to suffer with those. Mine also were menstrul cycle related but I think what also helped me was eating healthier (certain foods and wine can be a trigger) and seeing a good chiropractor.

I've heard that when a person's neck is out of alignment that can bring on a migraine.

Good luck to you.

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