Daily Zolmitriptan (Zomig)

I definitely feel your pain. I'm 31 and can remember having migraines since I was four. I have memories of laying often on the sick cot in the corner while at preschool. Preventives and rescues seem to help alleviate, but I was constantly plagued. Zomig was the only rescue that I found not to put me in a fog and helped alleviated the migraine. My neurologist told me I could not take more than four per month which seemed crazy, but I had suffered from rebound headaches so I listened. I am careful of not taking rescues too often because rebound headaches took me a few months to get over.

Last year, I discovered sodium phosphate as a food trigger and my life changed. I was having daily headaches and was too use to it to notice unless they were very bad. I remember those first few days of being symptom free, feeling oddly clear headed. I have discovered other food triggers too since then.

Have you tried the migraine diet? While I know it might not work for everyone, but for me majority of my migraines was caused by what I ate. My migraine diet consisted of eating fresh fruit and a glass of organic milk for morning and afternoon. Dinner was usually steamed fresh veggies with a small portion of fish or organic meat. I had to stop using toothpaste and mouthwash because they contained triggers like sorbitol so now I just use my waterpik and toothbrush.

I'm pregnant now and even with medication, I throw up fruits and veggies. Bread, crackers, bagels etc are the only things I don't throw back up. Which sucks because sodium phosphate is a baking soda replacement and I discovered other leavening products like monocalcium phosphate is another trigger. Right now I am trying to figure out which products I can safely have.

Migraine diet is not easy, well not for me at least, but the results are worth it.

I never researched it, but when I heard that people were doing the paleo diet which pretty much is eating what my cave dwelling ancestors ate, something clicked. Majority of my triggers were artificial ingredients like preservatives. My body was not made to consume these artificial ingredients.

Pre-pregnancy, I started out by avoiding anything pre-prepared. I tried all types of fresh fruits that I never tried before. It was expensive, but the variety kept me sane and the transition easier. Ever had an asian pear or a donut peach? Thinking back on it now, I became demoralized when I started to eat cheaper options like bananas and navel oranges.

For dinner, veggies were normally steamed broccoli, cauliflower or green beans. I hate salads so sometimes I juiced a pound of kale with oranges or swiss chard with lemons. If you like salads, youtube has a lot of videos on how to make your own salad dressing. Small piece of meat was usually baked organic chicken, organic eggs, or fish. There are so many types of fish and a lot of it is seasonal so it was fun trying different ones.

Check out the seasonal fruit, veggies, and meat at your grocery stores and farmer markets. Trying new stuff kept it exciting for me.

Only fruits I have issues with is strawberries and kiwi. I love both, but this diet helped me discover that they are my triggers. Bananas and citrus fruits are no problem.

I'm a sweet tooth so that may explain why I love fruits. I'm pregnant now and throw up fruits so I've been satisfying my sweet tooth with honey and maple syrup products. I found a local family owned maple producer that makes hard maple candies. I think sucking on them helps with the morning sickness or maybe they are just moralizing.