Dealing with a week-long migraine

I had severe migraines for almost a year and my doctor put me on a new drug called Qulipta about 4 months ago and I haven't had once since. The most I get is a light headache from work which isn't all that bad considering what it was before. So far I haven't had any real side effects other than it makes you a little sleepy for the first month. Although you will need either medicaid or any other insurance that will cover it because one months supply is about $1100. The pharmacy will not order it unless a majority is covered since it is expensive. It's also the only migraine prevention medication at the moment. I would talk with your doctor about trying this. Also do NOT consume anything with Grapefruit it messes with the medication in a negative way.

I've had to get infusions to get rid of migraines when they last for more than a week. I had one last for over 100 days and it took getting on emgality for it to go away