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I,m really posting this on behalf of poor old Dawny, who has had the most horrendous few days suffering from migraine.

Does anyone know of anything she could take that actually works? It would appear that she,s tried everything, but something has to help surely? She can,t take anything with codine in it though she said.

The thought of having to go to bed and lay there and cry until it goes is just awful. Poor old Dawny.

I,ve never suffered with migrianes, only bad headaches. She has had a spectacular light show to go with it apparantly.

((((((Dawny)))))

Oh no! Thats terrible. I’ve never had one… but my mom gets them… I hope it gets better and NEVER comes back! I wish I knew something that would help…

Awww that sounds terrible. Is there nothing her doctor can give her?

Awww bless you my wee friend with wings (sussed you straight away )

Your such a sweetheart.

This week has been a really bad one. Ive not had a bad one like this in a couple of months, hope I dont get another like it for a while too. Well all I can do is hope!

Thank you again for caring xxx

*Dawny* - 25 Oct 2008 12:14 AM

Awww bless you my wee friend with wings (sussed you straight away )

Your such a sweetheart.

This week has been a really bad one. Ive not had a bad one like this in a couple of months, hope I dont get another like it for a while too. Well all I can do is hope!

Thank you again for caring xxx

Your very welcome. I just feel so sorry for you. I know that doesn,t really help atall, but I just thought I,d ask and see if anyone else knew of any miracle cures for you.

Isnt, there anything really strong your doctor can give on prescription that will knock you out until it,s over?

Poor old you. I knew you,d suss me. I told you your a canny wee scot.

Thing is, in the beginning we didn’t know what these headaches was.

I woke up in excruciating pain. After 2 days of taking Tramadol (I take them for my back) I went to my doc, she gave me other painkillers, and then gave me more and more. She sent me to hospital, had CAT scan, seen neurologist, he was useless! Really peeed of that he had to come down from Edinburgh to the Borders to see me as our hospital don’t have one.

By last November, I was hooked up on that much medication it was causing rebound headaches. A doc at the hospital, took me off all medication. Had nothing for the pain for 5 weeks. I swear I near went insane.

My husband took me for Acupuncture, he was going mad trying to do anything he could to help me, he felt utterly useless. My heart broke for him

After I came of all the analgesic medicine, I started on the Triptans and the preventatives. These haven’t cured me, but have made things slightly more tolerable.

I have chronic daily Migraine, Cluster headaches and Muscle tension Headaches. Pretty miserable really!

I have heard before that sometimes its something a chiropractic can fix. Other then that I know my one friend switched birth controls to yaz and that helped her and my mom just deals with them with ibprohpen and cold packs on her eyes. If possible the best things to do is find the cause. I know somepeople get them from caffiene. I feel you on the muscle tension head aches they are b**** for those I just do cold rags in a dark room with advil. Good Luck!!

Been to a Chriopractor, had Craniosacral therapy, Theraputic Massage, Accupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Relaxation, Reflexology, Reiki

Tried so many things and its cost an absolute fortune!
Some gave some relief, some nothing, either way, we cant afford to keep throwing money on this thing

So annoying

Dear God Dawny having read all that I could cry! I,ve been frantically hunting around for something, anything, as I,m sure you and your husband have. I found this site. Reading some of the tesitmonials, it seems to have worked for these people. You never know. Take a look anyway. I,ll keep hunting.
(((((((((Dawny)))))))
migraine

Awwww thank you xxxx

Just sent the link to my hubby, he has to do all my “serious” reading for me, I have the attention span of a Gold fish at present

He will digest this tomorrow

Thank you for caring so much, you dont get this at t’other place   xxx

*Dawny* - 26 Oct 2008 10:45 PM

Awwww thank you xxxx

Just sent the link to my hubby, he has to do all my “serious” reading for me, I have the attention span of a Gold fish at present

He will digest this tomorrow

Thank you for caring so much, you dont get this at t’other place   xxx

Your very welcome hun. No trouble atall. I just can,t bear to think of the suffering you go through with these things. It,s inhuman for someone to have to suffer so much. Let me know if the link helps in any way. If not I,ll get back out there hunting away again. We,ll find summat kiddo, don,t you worry. Even if we have to chop ya head off.  

Oh believe me, I often think about chopping the old block off, Pluty dont want to go that far, he says he dont fancy cwtching up to a headless body, thinks the blood pumping out of the top would put him off. I said it would only pump for a wee while, but he aint up for it   men!

Sorry to hear about your migraines, Dawny - they sound awful :(

We just published an article about migraines - hopefully it may help, although I am sure you have been given plenty of advice and information before!

http://www.femaleforum.com/s/article/women_and_migraines_controlling_the_pain/