Sorry to post again so soon, but I'm scared now

I do not think anyone who has not had a migraine can understand. My mother and her mother before her had headaches, so she knew what I was going through. I do not believe my children understood. It is bad when you get them so often. Did you know that people who get headaches every few days can be at risk for Cronic Daily Headaches or    CDH.  Cambridge Mass is going to do a study on this. You can volunteer, they will pay for everything, and as I understand it you do not have to go all that way for the study. Not sure how this works. Keep your spirits up. I suffered with them for a long time and then Doctors placed me on a Channel Blocker for my blood pressure.  My blood pressure came down and my headaches stopped. I really enjoy life now. Of course this is only for patients who have high blood pressure. Doctors would write on my chart that I white coated, and thought that was the reason for the high blood pressure. Also, do go on a routine, try to go to bed the same time each night, and get up the same time every day. Do not sleep in on weekends. This is so important. Eat breakfast. Drink 8 glasses of water, eat healthy.

Be sure you are not taking a pill for the pain that is causing you to have rebound headaches. Good Luck

Thanks for your posts and encouragement.  Everyone I know with migraines had them get worse with time.  That's why I'm feeling  a little scared about the future. I never had problems sleeping before this year either, so I'm sure its linked.  I guess I should talk to my doctor.  My husband wants me to.  Of course, he's usually the one with the sleep disorder; I've been trying to get him to a sleep clinic for years!  We should take our own and each other's advice! 

I'm just afraid my doctor will dish out a prescription which may help but may have side effects.  I am still of childbearing age and for religious and personal reasons, I will remain open to the possibility of becoming pregnant.  I don't want to possibly harm a baby or have side effects when I do not get them ALL the time, and I can manage to function through them.

I hope you get some answers and releif soon Ann.

One friend of mine doesn't get them anymore now that she is menopausal and takes high blood pressure med and I heard of someone on the board having the same thing, but I'm only 34 with low bp, so it'll probably be 20 years before I get to try that out. 

I think I will talk to my doctor.  If anyone else has advice or similar symptoms, please post.

 

Hi Kate,

If you can deal with not taking meds...then I wouldn't. My Nero told me that taking meds for mine made mine increase..(rebound headache). Though My Cardio took me off the meds the Nero had put me on becuase I didn't inprove and he felt that the Nero missdiagnosed me becuase I had other health things that contributed to the headaches.

Good luck,
Amby

Hi Kate,

I also find a cool rag or even an ice pack will help with a migraine....and if yours aren't that bad, then it might even make it go away.

Either way it's worth a try....
Don't underestimate your pain, pain is pain. Just becuase someone might get worse pain doesn't mean yours is meaningless...exspecially to you! :)
Amby

I know what you mean. It's like you hurt in a place you weren't even aware of before. I had virus related headahces twice in highschool (I used to get sick a lot because my allergies would leave me vulnerable. They aren't as bad anymore.) They were the closest experience I ever had. I was babysitting the first time one hit, and all I could do was cry. I called my Mom and Dad and they picked me up, and Mom stayed with my charge. That lasted for 2-3 days. I wanted to be left alone the whole time. Sometimes it helped if my Dad squeezed my head with both hands. The more relaxed I felt, the better. I now wonder if they were virus-related headaches or if the virus-like symptoms were migraine related. Could I have had just two bad migraines then and nothing else for 15 years? This is a strange disease. It makes you think about your brain a lot.

Kate