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My migraines have escalated to 5 a week. I have terrible visual issues and vertigo. I have tried endless medications. Cant take triptans due to having chronic heart disease.
please help me.
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joshuapryce1987 tracy43395
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Exercise and eat lots of carbohydrates.
labeh tracy43395
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i was on my forth week of migrane when i stumble on Lemon. My migrane was so severe in a way just by drinking a glass of water will trigger an episode. Due to the fact that i couldnt retain any food in my body, i used my grandma's remedy of drink a glass of water with 2 sqeezed lemon in it. To my surprise the migrane stopped. I did had another episode few hours later and did the same routine and it worked. since then ive stop taking Triptan and all the other drugs .
Osbourn tracy43395
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If you haven't already done this then ask for a referral to a headache specialist clinic or contact the National Migraine Centre (can refer self, charity, pay as you can afford I believe)
juliegib29 tracy43395
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I have migraines at least 4 days a week along with tension headaches, so I feel for you. it's hateful and I feel like I have no life. I've had to give up work and can't make plans to do anything. I've tried all the different medications like yourself, and I'm allergic to anti-inflammatories so I'm limited to what I can take. my neurologist has me on candesartan and tramadol and I'm also having botox treatment at hospital. 35 injections in my head, face and shoulders. maybe this is something you could see is available in your area. I really hope we all get sorted, this is no way to live, it's depressing.
erin34306 tracy43395
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There are very effective remedies for migraines. I suffered from migraines for a long while and on the advice of a herbalist, I changed my diet drastically. I stopped drinking coffee, soda, and wine, and I started taking four teaspoons of apple cider vinegar a day. I also started taking Chinese herbs. Within a week, my migraines had completely gone, and they haven’t returned since.
gary83482 tracy43395
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I'm sure this has been covered before but I didn't notice any reference to Pizotifen in this discussion?
Pizotifen doesn't work for everyone but when it does, it seems to be a magic bullet.
the notes suggest that you will know if it's effective from 2 to 4 weeks from the date you start taking it? I would like to add an observation (as a layman), that Pizotifen appeared to be immediately effective - from day one, my Migraines vanished... over the following few years, I would miss a day (sometimes because I'd forget or run out) & my headaches returned immediately (within the same day as the missed dose).
every now and then, I'd stop taking it to see if I still needed it... and after around 2-3yrs, I had a headache free day - without pizotifen... then another.... and another!
not only that but I started to try all my triggers... and to my amazement I found that I could eat strong cheddar cheese without the evil payback...
and drink Orange juice.... and Coffee...
and dark chocolate!
I have no idea what changed, I don't know if the pizotifen changed anything or if it just countered the symptoms until my body (or brain?) grew out of the problem?
this was in my late 20s and early 30s (over 20yrs ago now).... I still have the odd "sensitive day" where food or alcohol affect me that bit more than usual... and I still experience the occasional migraine - but we're talking about maybe two or three in a year.
my 10yr old daughter has been experiencing cyclical vomiting syndrome for the last two to three years - not at a crippling level but she has found it frustrating and a little upsetting (but she's incredibly stoic about it)
anyway... I put it to her consultant that she's experiencing stomach migraines - a pattern of headache / nausea / vomiting / headache / sleep....
she is on a 4 week trial of Pizotifen and it's early days (5 days to be precise) - but she already feels better (no headaches for 5 days).
There is a strong link between the stomach, the gut biome, the brain, diet and hydration.
FWIW, my daughter has a 6 year history of night terrors & sleep walking (the former being the most intense manifestations of what incredible things that the brain can get up to! - if you experience this with your child, don't worry.... As frightening as they may seem, they are in fact (by all accounts) harmless - and the child has zero recollection of them after the event.
I've always suspected that there's a link between the night terrors and the gut migraines (although the latter weren't apparent for the first 3+ years of the night terrors).... it'd be interesting to know if there is a link (or just a coincidence?)