Prior to having the girls, I used to get constant migraines. At one stage, I had one for 5 weeks, most of that time I was in hospital. I used to have a preventer, and it worked fabulously. But since having the girls, I've only had one migraine, which was a week ago. So I no longer need to take the preventer.
I used to get migranes every couple of mths or so, usually when i was stressed or overtired. I started getting them when I was about 7yrs old.
When I was about 19 I started getting the "flashing lights" & distorted vision about half an hour before the headache would start. If I took nurofen plus & had a lie down before the headache started I would usually be ok.
Since being pregnant with DD I haven't had one! I was so worried about being pregnant & not being able to take painkillers, but I haven't had to worry
That is my fear too Sneaky - I am so anxious about not being able to take anything when I do fall pregnant.
My triggers are also fatigue and stress however I usually have an instant reaction when I eat vintage cheese which sucks because I love it so much!! I also have to avoid chinese food, red wine and can't go overboard on chocolate. Basically anything with amines in it I can't have - although I am not as strict as I should be with my diet.
Last edited by Aimz; August 12th, 2008 at 10:58 AM.
Migraines are so nasty. I hear everyone pain. I used to get absolute shockers. They would put me out for a couple of days, and needed pretty strong pain killers to get rid of them. If I didn't get the drugs in soon enough I would just lie in bed with a cold washer on my face and groan in pain, willing myself not to throw up cause that made the pain worse. They were often stress triggered, or triggered by foods like chocolate.
I spent about 6 months having acupuncture and using Chinese herbs, and have not had a migraine since, and it has been about 18 months. I am not saying that acupuncture will work for everyone, but with my triggers it did wonders.
I hope you all manage to find some from of relief from your suffering....
I don't suffer from migraines but my almost 5 year old does.. They started in Novemeber 2006. We use periactin (anyone else use this) when it becomes too bad
He Gets them for 5 days at a time every 6-8 weeks. It is horrible and sad to watch..
Amy I am curious how they treated yours as a young child? Isaac had an MRI in June and we have a follow up app in september to get the results of that..
We noticed with Isaac yoghurt meusli bars are a trigger for him.. We did trial them last month but instead of a headache we got extremely bad behaviour.. so not sure what happened there..
Anyways will be watching this thread for some more natural remedies as I hate the way the periactin makes him go
Oh god girls I don't know how you survive. I've only ever had 1 migraine, last year. It was horrible. I thought I was having a stroke because I went all numb on half my face and down one arm. Then my vision went all weird. I hope I don't have anymore. I was worried I might get them when I was pregnant because my mum did.
Nic - Once I was diagnosed at the age of 4 my Mum was tasked with the job of finding out what my triggers were. Unfortunately they were difficult to pick because there are so many different triggers that cause my migraines. Sometimes I can eat vintage cheese and I am absolutely 100% fine. Other times I will eat it and within 10 minutes I have a full blown migraine. I believe it is a combination of things as well as my monthly cycle.
My doctor put me on a low-amine/low-msg diet from 8 years old until I was about 13 (I was a stubborn teenager and she couldn't control what I ate after that!) and that seemed to cut the migraines back from 1-2 a month to 1-2 per year. They went back to 1-2 a month when I was a teenager and I spent lots of time in emergency on a drip as I dehydrated quickly once the vomiting began. Once I grew out of my rebellious teens and realised the foods I was eating were causing the migraines they have slowed up once again. I know what to avoid and I know how to spot the symptoms and take pain medication in time. I would suggest looking into the low-amine diet - you would be surprised at the foods that contain amines which is what can trigger migraines. Bananas, tomatos, oranges, lemons, limes and avocados are all big no-no's. This may ease up the frequency of Issac's migraines. You can google "low amine diet" or "migraine diet" which should bring up heaps of info. A good article is here.
Also, teach him about the symptoms that can occur prior to a migraine. He may be able to spot them sooner and avoid being in so much pain if you can catch the headache early.
Last edited by Aimz; August 12th, 2008 at 10:57 AM.
Thanks for the reply Amy.. Isaac eats a lot of bananas.. They are his favourite fruit.. I so hope they aren't the cause or one of the causes..
I did try talking to him last time about how he was feeling before he got "dizzy" That what he calls them..
I researched a little a few months back and he has what uis called a 5 day aura.. I think thats what it was called.. Day 1 he starts to get a little dizzy day 2 is worse and he may go to sleep for an hour or 2.. Day 3 and 4 are bad.. We can have vomitting, dizziness, lots of sleep and lots of crying.. Day 5 is similar to day 1... then day 6 he is generally fine.. It follows the same pattern 99% of the time..
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