Anyone else dealing with killer migraines?

having#4 · Oct 7th, 2009, 16:27 PM

This one's going on three days now and I am about ready to go to the emergency room! Tylenol doesn't work for me, and my regular migraine medication isn't safe during pregnancy!!!!! I am about to throw a fit! I can't get into my doctor's until my next appointment on the 22nd and that is too long to deal with this. Anyone else dealing with this and what have you tried?

p.s. I work at a radio station so hard to have no noise, I"ve got the lights turned off and it is helping, and once I get home, kids screaming, tv blaring, and constant action will not help things so I am hoping to have it dealt with by then

xpinkness87x · Oct 7th, 2009, 16:30 PM

awww hun!! i know how you feel. i surfered with migraines before be coming pregnant, but they have been alot worse since.
I have found that lots of water, some headache tablets and some sleep has been helping me. Also it sounds silly but i have found if i have something to eat also that helps..
Hope you find something that works for you soon x

having#4 · Oct 7th, 2009, 16:33 PM

Thanks! I am off the air in half an hour then heading to KFC....I've been drinking a tonne of water but will keep up with that and hopefully after eating I will feel a bit better. Thanks again

twinklestar · Oct 7th, 2009, 16:36 PM

hi hun, i understand who terrible it can be i ended up being admitted to hospital in my last pregnancy as my mirgraine lasted a 6 days and i couldnt even bear the sound of my breathing,and had to lay still in a dark room

they gave me pethadine for pain relief and explained that sometimes in pregnancy this happens and the pain is made worse by the fact that all your blood vessels are wider to allow more blood

it was horrendus, i know if precriped you can take co-codomal saftly in pregnancy mabe you should call the doctor and explain you cant wait that long to be seen, maybe he will write you a script to pick up?

hope you feel better v soon hun

xx

bigbloomerz · Oct 8th, 2009, 03:35 AM

Hey hun dont know if you can get these over where you are, but I use 4Head and Migrasticks. Links below

They are a life saver! Totally safe for pregnancy too.

http://www.migrastick.com/en/index.php

http://www.4headaches.co.uk/

xx

Helabela · Oct 8th, 2009, 03:49 AM

hey, i suffer to and it was perticularily bad in weeks 15 and 16. Now by 18 its pretty much completely gone. Im fortunate enough to be able to leave work when i get one and sleep it off, normally passes within a day or two. I dont have any children so can just spend all my time in bed, dont know how il cope when i get one when the baby arrives though! Is it possible for someone to look after your little one and you get a good days rest and sleep to try and clear it away?

tweetylee · Oct 8th, 2009, 03:51 AM

im not pregnant right know to my knowledge but ttc dont feel alone with migranes...have had them and regular headaches that keep comming and going over the past 4 years daily

markjaide · Oct 8th, 2009, 05:36 AM

i had them too told by doc accasional paracetomal will b fine

having#4 · Oct 8th, 2009, 11:41 AM

I went home to crying kids just as I suspected. But OH was really good about dealing with them, the dog, the cleaning and cooking. So I was able to lay on the couch for a few hours and then went to bed at 8pm after taking some tylenol. I did wake at 4 and couldn't get back to sleep as the migraine had come back so I took m ore tylenol and watched a bit of t.v.
Just felt the beginning of another one so I'm going to have to pick up some tylenol this morning before it gets too bad. I"m going to fly out to my mother's house tomorrow for the holiday and only bringing the littlest one with me and she is the quiet one so I will be able to rest for a few days. Thanks everyone for the advice!

Oct 7th, 2009, 16:27 PM	#1
having#4 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Yellowknife, NT, Canada Posts: 173	Anyone else dealing with killer migraines? This one's going on three days now and I am about ready to go to the emergency room! Tylenol doesn't work for me, and my regular migraine medication isn't safe during pregnancy!!!!! I am about to throw a fit! I can't get into my doctor's until my next appointment on the 22nd and that is too long to deal with this. Anyone else dealing with this and what have you tried? p.s. I work at a radio station so hard to have no noise, I"ve got the lights turned off and it is helping, and once I get home, kids screaming, tv blaring, and constant action will not help things so I am hoping to have it dealt with by then

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Oct 7th, 2009, 16:30 PM	#2
xpinkness87x Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,924	awww hun!! i know how you feel. i surfered with migraines before be coming pregnant, but they have been alot worse since. I have found that lots of water, some headache tablets and some sleep has been helping me. Also it sounds silly but i have found if i have something to eat also that helps.. Hope you find something that works for you soon x

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Oct 7th, 2009, 16:33 PM	#3
having#4 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Yellowknife, NT, Canada Posts: 173	Thanks! I am off the air in half an hour then heading to KFC....I've been drinking a tonne of water but will keep up with that and hopefully after eating I will feel a bit better. Thanks again

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Oct 8th, 2009, 03:35 AM	#5
bigbloomerz Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Garden of England, UK Posts: 3,699	Hey hun dont know if you can get these over where you are, but I use 4Head and Migrasticks. Links below They are a life saver! Totally safe for pregnancy too. http://www.migrastick.com/en/index.php http://www.4headaches.co.uk/ xx

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Oct 8th, 2009, 03:49 AM	#6
Helabela Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,386	hey, i suffer to and it was perticularily bad in weeks 15 and 16. Now by 18 its pretty much completely gone. Im fortunate enough to be able to leave work when i get one and sleep it off, normally passes within a day or two. I dont have any children so can just spend all my time in bed, dont know how il cope when i get one when the baby arrives though! Is it possible for someone to look after your little one and you get a good days rest and sleep to try and clear it away?

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Oct 7th, 2009, 16:36 PM	#4
twinklestar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: london Posts: 2,568	hi hun, i understand who terrible it can be i ended up being admitted to hospital in my last pregnancy as my mirgraine lasted a 6 days and i couldnt even bear the sound of my breathing,and had to lay still in a dark room they gave me pethadine for pain relief and explained that sometimes in pregnancy this happens and the pain is made worse by the fact that all your blood vessels are wider to allow more blood it was horrendus, i know if precriped you can take co-codomal saftly in pregnancy mabe you should call the doctor and explain you cant wait that long to be seen, maybe he will write you a script to pick up? hope you feel better v soon hun xx

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Oct 8th, 2009, 03:51 AM	#7
tweetylee Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 62	im not pregnant right know to my knowledge but ttc dont feel alone with migranes...have had them and regular headaches that keep comming and going over the past 4 years daily

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Oct 8th, 2009, 05:36 AM	#8
markjaide Pregnant (Expecting) New BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: norfolk ,uk Posts: 5	i had them too told by doc accasional paracetomal will b fine

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Oct 8th, 2009, 11:41 AM	#9
having#4 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Yellowknife, NT, Canada Posts: 173	I went home to crying kids just as I suspected. But OH was really good about dealing with them, the dog, the cleaning and cooking. So I was able to lay on the couch for a few hours and then went to bed at 8pm after taking some tylenol. I did wake at 4 and couldn't get back to sleep as the migraine had come back so I took m ore tylenol and watched a bit of t.v. Just felt the beginning of another one so I'm going to have to pick up some tylenol this morning before it gets too bad. I"m going to fly out to my mother's house tomorrow for the holiday and only bringing the littlest one with me and she is the quiet one so I will be able to rest for a few days. Thanks everyone for the advice!

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