Migraine help

My aunt had great success with Botox. There isn’t a lot of science to support the efficacy of chiropractors or acupuncture for migraines. Have you seen a neurologist? There are some daily preventative meds people have good success with. I’ve had a marked decrease in mine since starting atenolol, which surprised me because I had such horrible side effects with propranolol back in my 20s (incredibly vivid dreams that weren’t exactly nightmares but did wake me up and decrease my sleep). There’s a bit of trial and error in finding the right treatment plan, so having a provider you trust who’s knowledgeable, willing and able to work with you is so important. Recognizing and avoiding your triggers also helps but as I’m sure you know, not all triggers are avoidable.

All that being said, if someone told me to drill a hole in my head to make the pain better, there are times I would’ve tried it! I hope you find something that helps

I have a friend who did Botox for her migraines. Helped for many years. Then it didn't. She is on a newer migraine med, but can't remember the name. It has greatly reduced her migraines.

What causes your migraines? That is where you need to start- and a chiro is never the answer

Menopause cured my hormonal migraines. I would get one and know I'd have my period 24 hours later.

I'd go back to my primary care physician or a neurologist to try a different medication.

Botox was my saving grace!

I don’t have them, but a close friend had frequent bad migraines that laid her out for days. She has all but cured them with a clean, lower carb diet and very limited/no sugar. IDK what the research is but she’s a scientist by training and had read a few studies and decided to try it. She’s gone from two migraines per month to maybe two per year.

I have Butalbital and Toradol. I take one or the other w/a Benadryl. The Benadryl knocks me out, but that's better than the headache. Nothing else works for me. I am an avid acupuncture supporter, but it seems that I can never get an appointment when I have a migraine. She books out months in advance. The other meds don't even touch the migraine.

Do you know your triggers?

Mine are scents (losing my smell during covid and not fully recovering it has been a blessing), gluten and hormones.

I get acupuncture monthly (going today!) and that helped the tension I would have at the back of my skull, and shoulders. Which was a symptom not a cause. She also does areas on my face where I get pain during a migraine attack.

Eating cleaner has helped, since my hormones are wacky and your liver filters your food and hormones, if you have a crappy diet and crappy hormones it can't fix it all. Daily bowel movements help so that your hormones are not being reabsorbed. Easier to go daily when off gluten.

For a few years I was taking some adaptogen herbs like ashwagandha and chaste berry, etc that helped them. Now I'm on progesterone and they are improving even more. Going to talk to my doctor about adding estrogen, now that I've had a chance to get used to the progesterone.

I have Cambia to take but it rarely works (I had tried a few others, including Frova) because I can feel a slight twinge days before I get a migraine. If I take it then it doesn't work and if I take it when the pain is actually here it doesn't help, or might lessen it for a few hours. But mine last 3 days.

Though I’ve never heard it worded this way, the same holds true for my pain, especially the sleeping aspect. I can handle more pain much better when I’m not depressed (so taking those meds regularly particularly important) and am less tired. Now, with fibro and various other issues it’s not always a choice. But when it is, I do all I can so that my body and mind are in better shape so they can better handle the pain being thrown at them.

I had migraines since I was 9 years old. Years of suffering. I got my tregus pierced. The piercing have long since closed but the effects are still there. I haven’t had a migraines since. Maybe they will help you too.
Cynthia

I was doing Botox shots for years.  Stopped for a while and was feeling good, but the migraines eventually came back. 

I started taking CoQ10 for something else, and coincidentally the migraines stopped. 100% gone. I have no idea if this will work for you, but I suggest trying it.  

I take Excedrin Migraine or Advil Migraine. I try to drink a little bit of Coke when I take it. I also will get a massage on my neck and back if I get a frequent flare up (for lack of a better term).

My triggers are weather (rainy) and tension in my neck/shoulders (mostly from stress). I had a headache for about a year straight. The dr kept telling me I had a sinus infection. Finally I asked how it can be a sinus infection with no snot. He sent me to an ENT. That dr said I was having a migraine triggered from a deviated septum (had a CT for that) and something going on in my neck (an MRI was needed for that and I never did it). Once I got that under control with whatever he prescribed, I was able to use over the counter stuff once that ran out.

I do find if I keep up with my chiropractic care, they are lessened. I'm just really bad about that.

Emgality every 21 days has been a real game changer for me for prevention. When I do get one, I do the same full sugar coke, Excedrin migraine and sometimes Benadryl. That knocks me out but that's kinda the point, then I'm not in pain. Also I got a peppermint oil roller that I use mainly on my temples. I've found that one of my triggers is barometric changes which there is not much I can do about unfortunately.