A new found sympathy for migraine sufferers...

[Cranky Kitten]

Mine seem to also be over-tiredness and stress related, I don't get the visual aura but do get about an hour's warning from suddenly becoming very restless, jittery and often quite irritable. Darkened room and sleep plus painkillers is usually the only thing that works, DH made the mistake of flipping the light on one day when I had one just after we got together - resulted in him being snarled at to turn it off and me curled in a ball wimpering from the pain...

[Aries]

My goodness thank you all so much for sharing and for the hugs.
I am feeling much better today - just a little hungover... if that makes any sense!
Alot of people I have spoken to have said that they could be hormone related and to note where I am in my cycle. I will keep a close eye on it and mention it to my GP at my appt next week.
I am sorry you all suffer so badly with them
Thank you again xxxx

[Cranky Kitten]

Glad you're feeling better - and yes, post-migraine hangover makes perfect sense to me

[Astrolady]

I have been advised by my doctor that if I feel a migraine coming on to dissolve 2 or 3 Aspro clear in as little water as you can tolerate. I am not good at having water with tablets, so I use a small amount of cordial. When she told me I sort of smirked and said "yeah like that's going to work" cause I am a huge migraine sufferer. Lo and behold it does. There has been times when I haven't got to it in time and a migraine has still hit, but the other times it has worked.

I have also cut out all the crap from my diet. Chips, coke, chocolate etc etc.

I would get a migraine every 2 weeks, one at ovulation, one at AF. I went onto the Depo and that stopped that for a while and migraines would only happen when I came in contact with strong smells. Few months ago was getting them back every 2 weeks again, which is when the doc suggested the Aspro trick, and I cut out all the crap. Now I seem to only seem to come on when sleep has been lacking.

My pet hate is people saying they have a migraine and they are happily chatting to you. If you've ever suffered a migraine you would know you are bed ridden for hours upon hours and many times more than one day.

As a migraine sufferer, my day can't just stop most of the time, weekends yes, weekdays no. So I am normally one of those ones that is chatting, but you know by looking at me it isn't so happily. I am also usually drugged to the max as well to get me through what I have to get through. Cause I have had them so often a lot of meds that make you drowsy, just have no affect on me.