Have had a migraine for the last 2 days and I'm trying to find something to alleviate it apart from using medicine etc.  I don't mind having panadol/nurofen etc, but I need something stronger as these dont work, and the stronger drugs all have codeine which make me very sick, so I can't have them!

So my question is, what do you do when you have migraines to stop them?

I'm off to the doctors tomorrow to see what they suggest

THanks everyone

Mini Goal- to be at 84kg by 5/11/09

Mini Goal- to lose 12kgs by Christmas Day

Start Weight: 89.8
Date: 21/09/09
BMI: 34

Week 1 28/09/09: 89.8 (-1.7kg)
Week 2 05/10/09: 87.8 (-2.0kg)
Week 3 12/10/09: 87.3 (-2.5kg)
Week 4 19/10/09: 86.0 (-3.8kg)
Week 5 26/10/09: 85.6   (-4.2kg)
Week 6 02/11/09: 85.0 (-4.8kg)
Week 7 09/11/09:
Week 8 16/11/09:
Week 9 23/11/09:
Week10 30/11/09:
Week11 07/12/09:
Week12 14/12/09:
Week13 21/12/09:
Week14 28/12/09: 

Well i can have a migraine, and be at the 'i cant see, im throwing up stage' and within 20mins of me taking a naramig tablet, the migraine has gone right down, and within an hour all the symptoms are completely gone.  The only side effect i get is a very dry mouth, and i have to drink loads and loads of water as i get an incrediable thurst.

Its a governement autho pack i get (theres only 2 in the pack) and they have to make sure you can take it, and ask a series of questions, and check, like blood pressure etc.  You can only take 1 tablet per 24 hours (i have only ever needed to take 1 per migraine).  Apprently there is also a bottle of naramig tablets too you can get the doc to prescribe, but i dont know if the ones i take are stronger, as i only get the box with just 2 in it.

It might be worth your while asking about it, as it does work like i have said.  I know my ex mil cant take them, as shes on some medication that interfers with them, but others i know i told about have got them and they worked exactly the same way for them.

Ohh i should add naramig is covered on a hcc, and the box of 2 i get, i think last time cost me about $20ish

I also believe that all the water TF makes me drink has also contributed to the reduction in frequency and severity.

Before 93k        Goal weight-60k {165cm}

Grand Total Loss	Total Percentage of original body weight lost
31.1k	33.44%

		TOTAL KG LOST	31.1		cms LOST	26
WK	Date	Weight	Loss from last week		Waist	Loss from last measure	Height	BMI		WK	Date	Weight	Loss from last week		Waist	Loss from last measure	Height	BMI
Start	10/5/08	93	0		98	0	1.65	34.16		28	21/11/08	69.1	0.1		77	0	overweight	25.38
1	16/5/08	91.1	1.9		98	0	obese	33.46		29	28/11/08	68.1	1		76.5	0.5	healthy	25.01
2	23/5/08	90.4	0.7		97.5	0.5	obese	33.20		30	5/12/08	69	-0.9		76.5	0	overweight	25.34
3	30/5/08	90.2	0.2		97.5	0	obese	33.13		31	12/12/08	68.6	0.4		76.5	0	overweight	25.20
4	6/6/08	89.5	0.7		97	0.5	obese	32.87		32	19/12/08	68.3	0.3		76.5	0	healthy	25.09
5	13/6/08	87.9	1.6		96	1	obese	32.29		35	9/1/09	68.2	0.1		78	-0.5	healthy	25.05
6	20/6/08	86.2	1.7		96	0	obese	31.66		36	16/1/09	67.3	0.9		76	2	healthy	24.72
7	27/6/08	84.9	1.3		96	0	obese	31.18		37	23/1/09	67.3	0		76	0	healthy	24.72
8	4/7/08	84.4	0.5		96	0	obese	31.00		38	30/1/09	68.5	-1.2		74	2	healthy	25.16
9	11/7/08	82.9	1.5		92	4	obese	30.45		39	6/2/09	66.2	2.3		74	0	healthy	24.32
10	18/7/08	82	0.9		92	0	obese	30.12		40	13/2/09	66.3	-0.1		74	0	healthy	24.35
11	26/7/08	83.1	-1.1		90.5	1.5	holidays	30.52		41	20/2/09	65.6	0.7		73	1	healthy	24.10
12	2/8/08	81.2	1.9		89.5	1	overweight	29.83		42	27/2/09	66.1	-0.5		73	0	healthy	24.28
13	8/8/08	80.3	0.9		89.5	0	overweight	29.49		43	6/3/09	65.1	1		73	0	healthy	23.91
14	15/8/08	79.9	0.4		89.5	0	overweight	29.35		49	17/4/09	68.9	-3.8			0	overweight	25.31
15	22/8/08	79.7	0.2		89.5	0	overweight	29.27		51	1/5/09	69.1	0.2		73	0	overweight	25.38
16	29/8/08	78	1.7		85	4.5	overweight	28.65		52	8/5/09	68.2	0.9		73	0	healthy	25.05
17	5/9/08	77.4	0.6		85	0	overweight	28.43		57	9/6/09	67.4	0.8		77	-4	healthy	24.76
18	12/9/08	76.4	1		85	0	overweight	28.06		58	18/6/09	66.3	1.1		75.5	1.5	healthy	24.35
19	19/9/08	76.4	0		83.5	1.5	overweight	28.06		55	29/6/09	67	-0.7		75.5	0	healthy	24.61
20	26/9/08	74.3	2.1		83	0.5	overweight	27.29		62	17/7/09	64.9	2.1		75	0.5	healthy	23.84
21	3/10/08	74.2	0.1		83	0	overweight	27.25		66	11/8/09	64.9	0		75	0	healthy	23.84
22	10/10/08	71.9	2.3		82	1	overweight	26.41		68	28/8/09	64.4	0.5		73.5	1.5	healthy	23.65
23	17/10/08	72.1	-0.2		81	1	overweight	26.48		70	10/9/09	64.2	0.2		73	0.5	healthy	23.58
24	24/10/08	70.7	1.4		81	0	overweight	25.97		72	22/9/09	62.5	1.7		72	1	healthy	22.96
25	31/10/08	70.2	0		81	0	overweight	25.79		74	7/10/09	61.9	0.6		72	0	healthy	22.74
26	7/11/08	70.1	0.1		78	3	overweight	25.75
27	14/11/08	69.2	0.9		77	1	overweight	25.42

firstly - to anyone that suffers - you have my sympathy and to anyone that says they're just headaches "get over it!"

I suffer horrendous 3 day-ers - staying hydrated definately helps - I get the aura - where I see zig zags ....my left eye shuts off after that- tongue and nose goes numb - then the killer headache starts - then the vomiting - I now take Immigran tabs - from the docs only - 2 tablets in a pack - ($24) - you get two packs (4 tablets on a script) - but worth the money -

pain relief wise nurofen plus or mersyndol work for me .....but you mainly need to sleep it off in a dark room.........

my doctor has had good feedback also from people injecting botox into their foreheads - on either side of a nerve - (can't remember the name)......

good luck x

                                                                                                                                                                            

my mini goals:-

100 kilos
95 kilos
90 kilos
85 kilos
80 kilos
75 kilos
70 kilos

I cant take codeine... Tho when they are the worst and I'm crying from the pain, I will risk the effects and take one..

However, I have found an ice-pak on the back of the neck, right at the base of the skull, really helps.. laying on it and sleeping it off.. The ice restricts blood flow to the head (too much blood not being circulated and building up is what causes the migraines), so it eases that off..

Hope that helps

Start weight 95.4kg  21.09.09            Goal weight - 75kg

• If you don't want to go there, I take Nurofen Migraine and send myself to bed in a dark room.

Date	Weight	Loss
28th Sep 2009	126.2	-
5th October	123.7	2.5	2.5
12th October	122.3	1.4	3.9
18th October (early)	122.0		Broome
26th October	DNW		grrrrr holidays
2nd November	121.7		bugger
9th November	123.6		What am I doing?   Started Detox 10 days
16th November	120.8	2.8	About time
23rd November
30th November
7th December
14th December hols			Touring South
21st December
29th December
4th January 2010			Back Home

I often get tired, then see aura. At this stage I take Zomig tablets - 1 first and another in about half an hour if the first one did not kick in. If this does not work and I did not take the Zomig in time, I usually end up vomiting and cannot stand light or noise. At this stage the only thing that works is a trip to the hospital and a couple of injections for pain and anti vomiting meds. They usually let me go in about half an hour but have been known to keep me there for a good few hours if they are not happy with my blood pressure (it always goes right up when I get a migraine - very common)...

I have tried many things including accupuncture, botox and raw honey - still the only thing that works is the zomig or pethadine and maxalon...

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