Migraine, the headache for days.. Can't cope much longer

[forshelby]

Items in my migraine defense arsenal are as follows:

Nurofen plus - (Only good if you can keep a biscuit down with it otherwise it'll come back up)
Panadol
Gigantic hot/cold gel pack (used cold of course)
Lavender (either oil or the real deal)

Some things I do in conjunction with my various 'weapons' -
Get horizontal as much as possible.
Keep lights and noise low (I know this is hard with kidlets, but do what you can)
Ridiculous amounts of fresh air and water.

Sometimes a caffeine hit helps me. Actually most of the time. I take all my painkillers with coke (naughty I know) but it helps them dissolve faster and the sugar and caffeine rush always gives me a boost. An old coworker of mine used to swear by mersyndol (sp?) he said it was stronger than nurofen plus.

HTH And massive for you. Migraines are vicious, and having one hang around for days is nothing less than brutal.

Oh, I forgot- this co-worker of mine also showed me some pressure points to help alleviate the pain. Imagine you are wearing a blindfold. Everywhere that blindfold would touch is where you want to rub. Put your fingers each side of the bridge of your nose, then move up a bit higher to between your eyes. Push that area together in a pinching type motion. Not too hard though lol. Also, tap your eye-socket area. Above the cheekbone, right below your eyes. Follow along the entire length of the bone. Tap rhythmically and with reasonable pressure. Tap along your brow bone as well, the same as below. Rub your temples, but be pretty gentle as that can hurt a lot if you really pulverise the area. If you can't get a neck rub, do it for yourself. You can lie down with a tennis ball under your neck (sounds weird but is nice) to provide pressure on certain points. Push your fingers into the base of your skull, and put your hands around your neck (like a reverse strangle) so your fingertips are at the back and your thumbs at the front. Push in around your spine and put your fingers directly on it and rock side to side without rubbing.

If I think of anything else I will be back. Good luck, hun.