Migraine Sufferers

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I haven't spoken to my doctor about a preventative but he does give me painkillers and mersyndol every 3 months. I have a stockpile of Nuerofen Plus which I take at the first sign of a headache. If that doesn't work then I move on to the mersyndol, close the curtains, get a bucket and try and sleep it off.

My work is incredibly understanding - my bosses mother was a sufferer so he allows me as much time off as I need.

I find that if I take some painkillers at the first sign of a headache it usually goes away within an hour or so. But if the headache starts in the middle of the night when I am asleep - it's too late by the time I wake up and absolutely nothing works to kick it. That is when I have to sleep, sleep, sleep! It usually takes me about 3 days to fully recover from my migraines - I spend those days feeling like I've been run over by a truck. My whole body gets exhausted by them.

When I have had clusters nothing works at all. The pain is like taking a baseball bat to the head but amplified by 10 - and that pain is constant for about 30 minutes every 3-4 hours. Although last time it was only once every 24 hours (usually at about 5pm). Absolutely horrific.

I think I might head to my GP though and talk to him about preventative medication.