Migraine ?

ditzymuppet

Hey sorry to hear about your migraines...

I had a migraine recently and I got sent home from work, before I went home (I work in Boots incidentally) I spoke to a couple of the girls who work on the Chemist counter (always worth doing anyway as they can offer ideas that other people wouldn't necessarily offer, you pick a lot of useful (and useless) information from customers!) and they suggested the Kool and Soothe patches. I got home, turned out the lights, lay down and slapped one of them on my head with one of the Boots own brand Migraine relief tablets (i beleive it has codeine in it?).

I got up a few hours later with my migraine gone. I was delighted. The Kool and Soothe patches are expensive, but they stay cool for absolutely ages, and unlike a damp flannel/bag of cold water, you don't wake up to find your bedding wet after it has leaked!! Plus you can walk around with it stuck to your forehead, and apparently they work for other aches and pains.

I find that the 'wrong' time of the month triggers my migraines, cheese, caffeine and chocolate (all the yummy bits!) as well as the heat....

Migraines are horrible, I hope you do feel better soon

~ditzy

Bendybops19

Oh i hate migraines I went through a stage of getting one a week, and now i get about 1 a month, maybe less. I feel absolutly relieved!!! I am takin medication, i would rather not, but i will do anything to free myself from them!!! The flashing lights are the worst for me.

Gingham_Ribbon

If you need pills, don't be disheartened. I took a course of pills (not beta blockers) every day for 3 years when I had migraines. I'd get them for days on end. It seemed to go in 3 day blocks. On the 3rd day I'd start to feel better then on the 4th I'd be back to square one. The pills (only 5mg a day in the end) really helped.

I stopped taking them because I wanted to clean my system out. They weren't suitable for use in pregnancy. They came back but here's the thing. I haven't had a single one since I got pregnant. It's been nearly 4 years. Definitely hormone related in my case!

A combination of peppermint oil and lavinder oil took the edge off them. I burned them by the bed before I went to sleep.

I hope you get it sorted out. They're a b*gg*r!