Day 8 of migraine that just won't go away - any suggestions?

I am on day 8 of a horrible hormonal migraine. I get them every month and they usually last up to 3 days then subside and are usually bad, but this month was especially bad. I have never been so sick and I am on day 8 now and it just won't quit. Ugh! I have a one year old that I have to chase around the house so it doesn't help when all I want to do is crawl into bed and chop my head off. The dizziness, I get heart palpatations, nausea and just the sheer pain my head is in is enough to handle. I don't know why it came on so bad this month.

I had them previous to having my daughter, but not this bad. They went away during pregnancy, but it seems like they came back even worse since giving birth (about 3 months later) and now she is 16 months and they are seemingly getting worse each month.

Oh the stress. My regular doctor suggested seeing my ob/gyn and getting on a pill that stops your period so that I wouldn't have the fluctuations in hormones. Has anyone tried this with any success? I hate to go on the pill. I hated being on them in the past and found they made my headaches worse, but have never tried the pill that stops your period. I always felt it was unnatural, but I will do it if it keeps these awful migraines away or even less often. My family and I can't take it every month.

Any input from women will be helpful before I make my appointment.

 

The only thing that's helped me in the past was honestly drinking lots of water. Low tech but it's the only thing that worked long term.

Since the only time your migrains went away was during pregnancy; they must have a hormonal trigger. You should see a headache specialist and get a long term treatment plan.

My Dr told me that since I got worse migraines on the pill, it would be worse if I went on the pill that stops your period.

Have you tried a chiropractor or massage? That sometimes helps me. I get long term migraines also.

I hope that it goes away soon.