Dealing with Daily Migraines: Medication Experiences

I have been fighting chronic migraines for years. The list of meds and alternative therapies is so long. After I tried everything, I convinced my doc to prescribe anti-anxiety meds, since I panic when I feel one coming. It has been so amazing. It stops the anxiety and usually the migraine still comes, but is more short, less intense, and I am able to observe the pain rather than feeling swallowed by it. It’s a hard sell to doctors and can only be used short term because it is very addictive, but after 2 months, my brain started calming itself without the drug and I had 3 1/2 days with zero migraine symptoms, which haven’t happened in years.

I was 2 when I first started getting daily migraines and my doctor at the time told my mom that I was too young to get migraines so she took me to a specialist. I took this small white tablet that had a slit in it nightly. I remember I had to take it if i started to get an aura and then the migraine wouldn't happen. I can't remember what it was called. I'll be asking my mom and if she remembers I'll shoot you a message with the name! I think it started with a o or p

For reference, I deal with menstrual migraines for a few days in a row each month. I didn't realize they were migraines until I described them to a new PCP and she told me that it shouldn't be that bad. (I dismissed them because I didn't have visual symptoms and because I figured it was due to my anxiety/tension) You may need to try a few meds to find the right one. I originally tried sumatriptan. Every time it made me nauseous and about 1/3 of the time it actually helped with the migraine pain. Currently I have Eletriptan. No nausea and it helps the pain 90% of the time (any breakthrough pain is managed by ibuprofen) I've found that cool packs and using tiger balm on my temples and neck tend to help as well if I can't take my meds for some reason.