Comments on: martyr to migraine

By: Merry

Merry — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:23:23 +0000

Oh it does sound horrible and i have such sympathy as that dreadful run of tonsillitis for 4 or 5 years was just the utter pits and so debilitating. I just spent the whole time dreading a bout of it hitting me and spoiling yet another holiday or bit of family time – and no doubt getting so wound up just brought it on.

(Touching wood, touching wood, touching wood.)

I wish there was some treatment that was going to work for you on the horizon – but as i suspect only regular sleep, food and drink , fresh air and relaxation on a long term permanent basis would help – and as you have naff all chance of achieving that – i’ll just send you hugs and say that i really hope we’ll see you soon. xxxx

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:22:59 +0000

Sorry your migraines are so awful at the moment, and sorry your GP is so useless. I once got referred to the Neuro hosp in London and they were useless too. They suggested I tried sanomigran, which I had already tried but had to stop because of side-effects, then I asked them if it was OK to take when pregnant (just before C) and he blithely said yes without stopping to check at all.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:05:28 +0000

thanks dani, i think allie and i might have similar migraine experiences, and thanks for support, also thanks lotus birther. i have tried numerous alternative treatments in the 28 years of migraines, but not ginger. anything worth a try, and i like ginger. wonder if i might be sick, as nausea a major part, but i guess i will see!
Elizabeth, glad i am not the only one who can’t read kids horror fiction. she says she has read all the series from the library! rather her than me

By: lotusbirther

lotusbirther — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:35:30 +0000

hi there,
whilst i don’t want to be making medical claims, i thought i would like to share the two-part strategy that worked to overcome my teenage and young-adult migraines.

As a teenager I used the New Era brand “migraine and nervous headache” tablets and whilst they didn’t stop them coming they very much reduced the severity. Then as an adult I read a book called “Foods that Fight Pain” by Dean Ornish which recommended adding powdered ginger to one meal a day, every day. It also suggested to drink a teaspoon of powdered ginger in a large glass of water whenever the headache started. My partner and I both used this technique to stop our migraines. Now we don’t especially eat a lot of powdered ginger but do use the drink when occasionally necessary. It works a treat for us. There was some bad press about regular intake of ginger a while back so you may want to find out more. All I can say is that it worked for two of us so it seemed good to share the info.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:38:19 +0000

Years ago-about 15 or so-Goosebumps were so popular ba k home–I was an adult and couldn’t deal with them!! Then they did a show-Are You Afraid of the Dark on Nick–I couldn’t watch it–all my friends kids would laugh at me!

And double Argh! to the doctor.

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:06:09 +0000

How annoying when you go to the doctor and they not only know less than you about your ailment (quite common ime) but refuse to listen to your experience and suggest all kinds of useless things. It does seem (from observing how it is with Allie, anyway) that sometimes a migraine just *demands* to be had, and won’t succumb to any drugs or other treatments. Beastly things.