When I have a migraine, and the Head Down the Loo syndrome for two days, I always remember how difficult it was when my daughter was younger. She's older now, so if I'm pole axed it's not much of a problem to her, except that OH forgets to do the washing.

When she was little, if I had one when OH was at work, I used to wonder how I'd ever get through the day.

It's awful letting them down, too. I had one on Christmas Day, once, and had to go to bed after she'd opened her stocking.

I had one on her fifth birthday had to run to the loo to be sick every half hour.

I tried chiropractic (that helped a bit but was terribly expensive) homeopathy, pizotefen, beta blockers, diet, relaxation tapes - you name it.

Some people swear by the 5HT drugs, but I just found that they put the migraine off by twenty-four hours. They were useful for special occasions, but my doctor was pretty mean with them.

So, to those poor Mums struggling with bad migraines and small kids, I do feel for you. It is truly awful, and people think you've just got a headache.



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Oh yeah it's AWFUL, especially when you're a single mum and can't get anyone to look after baby! I have hemiplegic ones so I go totally blind when I get one, it's PETRIFYING! xxx

My girlfriend has a migraine at least 5 nights out of 7 and she's even had surgery for it, so it's really not just a strng headache in her case. She's had them since she was very little.
I sometimes worry how she's going to cope when we have a baby, we won't be able to afford a big flat, so she will hear the baby when it's crying. Also because I earn a higher wage I might not have a long maternity leave and ideally she would look after LO...
Guess we'll see when it happens

I suffer with them too.They vary in severity but they are awful.I often think its a good job im not driving or something when 1 starts to attack,I wouldnt be able to see properly as I get the fuzzy eyes and blurry spots.

My goodness, Katieeeee, and Rainbowmum, those sound worse than mine!

Rainbowmum, I am so sorry that your girlfriend has them so much. It will make things hard, but it wouldn't be fair for her to miss out on having a baby.

Sarah2323, I am glad that they at least vary in severity, because they make driving impossible.

I was wondering if a support thread would be a good idea to anyone? It is such a lonely condition.

Let me know what you think.

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to u all. Migraines are awfull. I usually get 2 or 3 really bad migraines a month (Im ok 4 a couple of wks then hav 2 in a wk)
Its terrible (sp) wen you hav young children 2 look after.
Does anyone know wot triggers their migraines?
Mine is if i hav a couple of bad nights sleep with the kids i always get one, and if i eat a lot of chocolate i get a bad one the next day x x

Sorry to hear that yours are so frequent. to you. With small kids it is horrendous to have one.

Mine are hormonal, I think - used to be round my period, now come during
ovulation sometimes, too. Never been able to work out a dietary trigger - but stress can make them worse. Also, I also get one with any other illness, ie a bad cold..

Gave up chocolate and cheese, red wine and oranges for years, but have had them no more often since having a little of them.

Wish you a migraine free month, or two, or three...

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Thanks. Not had one 4 a while so due a bad one soon

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Thank god this thread is here, I've suffered with migraines since being in high school, The sitting in the dark, every moment pounds even if its your little finger wiggling, sometimes physically sick, i never used to have a problem with vision but now i get a funny vision hard to describe but its like objects kinda disappear & all the colours merge & it looks fuzzy, im sick with this & cant walk coz i cant see . I find it really hard as i've 2 boys & not 1 person who'll help me so i have to suffer & continue the day, I can explain to josh now & he'll play upstairs sometimes so i get a bit of peace but with now having jax its not that easy. I end up with a migraine for days on end & by the end of it im so wasted its untrue. Ive been to the doctors about it & have not once been given anything, they are to quick to blame it on stress, my thyroid & the fact im a single mum...baring in mind i was a teenager when they started!
So i take 2 30/500mg cocodamols when i feel one coming, or if it comes on i ask my auntie to give me 1 of hers, she gets max alt melt on prescription for migraines .

Ah, DizzyMoo, I can't believe that your doctors won't give you anything.

Would it be worth changing doctors, if possible, just to see if the new ones might prescribe something that might possibly help? Or going back and telling them that you can hardly keep going with two little ones?

Nothing works for me, but I do know lots of people who have been helped by medication.

That is one happy baby in your atavar, so you must be doing pretty well...

Keep me posted as to how you are doing.

and sympathy.

LucindaE
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