abwsco Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Does anyone else suffer with them and if so what do you take. I do not want to go the hormone or strong drugs route but am just getting over a humdinger of one. Would prefer natural remedies or supplements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm afraid its Solpadine for me! Not natural, but it does the trick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've had to dose myself up to the eyeballs this time with Solpadine Was sick last night with it, in bed by 9.30pm and had to come away from work at lunch. Plus side is that I know I'm not as bad as some people are but they don't half get you down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've suffered since I was 11 years old. I'm now *cough* a lot older. They have changed throughout the years though, weird. The bad news is I seem to have passed them to my DS. I'd rather suffer twice as many than have him in agony with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've suffered since I was 11 years old. I'm now *cough* a lot older. They have changed throughout the years though, weird. The bad news is I seem to have passed them to my DS. I'd rather suffer twice as many than have him in agony with them. I can imagine Clootie. I was always headachey but never had a migraine until I was about 35 but am older now as well! Wonder if they stop once you've had the menopause although I've no signs of that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Do you get the numbness and speech problems too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 No thank goodness. That must be awful for you My vision is affected sometimes though and that was scary until I realised what it was. Usually I am lucky and can sleep them off. Have managed to today but I already know chances are it will be bad again in another 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Feverfew works for me.....tastes like Jeyes fluid but seems to deal with the blasted nasties quicker than normal. You are supposed to take it all the time, but I usually wait until I get the first signs then take a good dose in water......as long as I don't bring it back it works for me. I also was recommended skullcap as well, though tend to stick with the feverfew. I hope you find something which works for you, they really are miserable afflictions. Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Sorry, not much advice I can give but lots of sympathy. My grandmother (born approx 1890) had a migraine every month apparently ... and this was in the days before aspirin and painkillers, and when you worked six days a week. Doesn't bear thinking about. My migraines were never totally hormone-related, it was just one of the (many) triggers that could set one off, combined with low blood sugar/too much chocolate/alcohol/lack of sleep/stress ... however, since I had Alexander Technique lessons a few years ago, mine have almost completely gone. Clearly amongst all the other things I was tensing my neck muscles, and I have had probably two in the last year as opposed to the eight or ten stonking lose-a-day-of-your-life headaches I was used to getting. It might also be the rapidly-approaching menopause, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I do sympathise My migraines can come on at any time but usually hormonally ralated, with nausea and visual disturbances to the extent that if I feel one coming on when I'm out, I have to sit and wait until my vision clears, usually just before the headache starts I've had to stop driving before now on a long trip, as I can't see clearly. Hope you manage to find something to make the miserable things easier. Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
