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Posted 1/10/2013 8:23 AM (GMT 0)
I seem to get these terrible and really scary migraines in spells. It's actually been a couple months since my last really bad one, until last night.

I could feel my temples throbbing, literally! I took some medication that only helped a little. I ended up taking something to make me sleep because the pain was too much.

Anyone have any suggestions on what to take when it gets this bad, prescription or non? I want to address this with my Rheumy at my appt next week. I need to keep something (strong) on hand to be prepared next time!
Posted 1/10/2013 9:31 AM (GMT 0)
I used to have good luck with Imitrex. Haven't had serious migraines since going gluten-free though...
Posted 1/10/2013 1:29 PM (GMT 0)
I too used to experience migraines on a regular basis. I found that learning the warning signs was key for me so I could begin medication BEFORE the pain began. The first warning sign for me is blurry vision...this begins as early as 3 days before I experience any pain. My doctor had prescribed Midrin for me which worked fabulously but is no longer manufactured. I find that if I can stop the pain before it begins, Ibuprofen, Tylenol or Excedrin Extra Strength works for me.

I have also limited the amount of gluten I consume. I am not strictly gluten free but my diet consists of more fruits, vegetables, nuts and meats. I also began taking 500mg of Magnesium per day as suggested by my PCP. I rarely get migraines anymore and have noticed a significant decrease in the daily headaches I have experienced for over a decade. I was pretty much always aware of pain in my head but this is becoming less over time...

Good luck...let us know how you do!
Posted 1/10/2013 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
Try to identify triggers-MSG and artificial sweeteners are a big one for many people. Also, stress, heat, overexertion.

Good Migraine preventatives are B12 and Magnesium Oxide.

From what I understand though, Lyme itself can cause migraines.

A migraine abortive med. is often needed to stop one once it's started. The Drs. that specialize in migraine are headache neurologists.

I know all about migraine because I had Drs. that kept saying that my symptoms were all from atypical migraine; I knew otherwise. Also, I have had "silent"migraine w/ aura since I was a kid, although infrequent.
Posted 1/11/2013 1:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hmm mine were so bad I would lose the ability to speak correctly. I took prescription Butal for the worst ones and over the counter CVS migraine medicine that combines aspirin/tylenol/caffeine it helps if I take it right in the beginning. Since treatment I no longer get the two-day in bed headaches just less powerful ones.
Posted 1/11/2013 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
Hmm mine were so bad I would lose the ability to speak correctly. I took prescription Butal for the worst ones and over the counter CVS migraine medicine that combines aspirin/tylenol/caffeine it helps if I take it right in the beginning. Since treatment I no longer get the two-day in bed headaches just less powerful ones.
Posted 1/11/2013 7:09 AM (GMT 0)
There could be a number of reasons for the headaches. It could just be the Lyme, or toxins, certain vitamin deficiencies, stress, not enough food, low blood sugar. But a lot of Lyme patients have headaches due to intracranial pressure and low blood flow - that was one of the cases for me. Do you have any light, sound, smell, or taste sensitivities? Many times that is also indicative of pressure. My LLMD gave me Diamox to take a few times a week, a diuretic, and I found the migraines subsided quite a bit, as did the intensity of the stimulation sensitivities.
Posted 1/11/2013 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Oh lymer, I forgot to tell you one other thing, and this is to be done when the first onset of a headache begins. And I have found that it works for me, but isn't easy for many. It is a form of meditation using color therapy. Powder blue is a color of healing and relaxation. I lay down, relax, breathe and envision my body in the sky, surrounded in silk the color of powder blue. I learned it in reiki when a woman performed this on me. I don't know if it was the meditation that did it, but I do meditate often, and it is when I picture the color powder blue that my headache can sometimes subside. Some people say that the concentration can make their headache worse. But it is a matter of freeing your mind and envisioning the color, not concentrating on it. It can take practice, and some people think I am nuts when I tell them this, although who doesn't think a lyme patient is nuts?? lol. Sorry, my corny bit of humor. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions..
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