Dealing with Migraines: Starting a Preventative Pill

chronic headaches, cluster headaches, migraines, the whole sha-bang! i hope the medication works for you!!!

Yes I do. It can be hard. I'm taking nurotriptaline as a preventive. My migraines have not been as frequent or as bad.

Since I was 2-3 yrs old & I'm 37 now. I take Topiramate 50mg 2x daily (preventive), Naproxen 500mg (onset of headache or aura), Rizatriptan-ODT 5mg (onset of acute ones), Sumatriptan injection 6mg (onset of severe ones) & Tramadol 50mg (when all else fails)

I also have migraines. Sometimes Gatorade helps them when I can tell a migraine is going to come, but if I wait to long I have to take ibuprofen or rizatriptan.

Yes I do have migraines get Botox for them

i’m also on a preventative! i take topamax daily and imitrex as needed to treat migraines. luckily i don’t get them often, but i do get headaches pretty frequently

I honestly just use ice, a dark room, and throwing up to make my migraines go awY. Naprosyn usually helps prevent a headache from becoming a migraine, but I have tried so many other things that the ice, dark room, and throwing up seem to be good. I haven't found any medication or anything in other words.

I usually have my migraines in late afternoon twilight hours of the day. Sometimes medication doesn't touch it or I take them to late.

Fellow migraine sufferer here! I’ve been trying the Emgality injection for the last several months but I really don’t think it’s helping. I know everyone here probably knows that feeling of frustration. Still hopeful I’ll eventually find a regimen that works for me!

I get pretty bad migranes frequently. I've been getting them every night lately, it's awful

Yes I have migraines, occipital neuralgia, and cluster headaches. I'm sorry you have to deal with migraines too. They're awful. What preventative will you be taking?