Rybee
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Hey All,
Basically suffered from migraines for 10+ years now and have been under the care of the same neurologist (he's a professor of neurology held in very high regard). We exhausted all of the typical and atypical prophylactic drugs on the market. We had various degrees of success, but nothing that I could commit to being on for life, for one reason or another.
So we looked into Botox injections which I had ~6 weeks ago. 4 weeks later I was still sat with horrible migraines, but 2 weeks ago they seemed to dispensary quite smoothly. Not only has it calmed down the 'chronic' migraine pain that I get in my head/face, but the photo-phobia and nausea has also gone... largely. I'm due for my second round of Botox in 6 weeks and I'll catch up with my Neuro after that, but just wanted to be armed.
I'm just going through withdrawals from opiates after 2 1/2 years of relatively high therapeutic use for spinal fractures, so it's not the kind of drug that I want to be entertaining any time soon.
A lot of our 'work' over the last decade has been on prophylaxis of chronic migraines instead of immediate relief from acute heavy attacks - which are still breaking through every now and then, despite the Botox.
When I feel an attack coming on, I currently, I use:
10mg Orodispersable Rizatriptan tablets or a 6mg Sumatriptan IM Injection
1,200mg Aspirin
1,5000mg Paracetamol
Obviously without any opiates, though I have a feeling that Tapentadol would work really well for me. Tramadol used to work a treat. I'm due to see my Neuro after my second Botox injection and just wanted to do a little bit more research on acute medications that people could recommend, that aren't opiates, and is a realistic medication of him prescribing too.
I've been thinking along the lines of something like a fast acting steroid that may help? Really not my area though, and I know nothing about that.
I've tried all the typical NSAIDs by the way... I just find a high dose of Aspirin to be the winner.
Cheers guys, any help appreciated.
Much love.
Basically suffered from migraines for 10+ years now and have been under the care of the same neurologist (he's a professor of neurology held in very high regard). We exhausted all of the typical and atypical prophylactic drugs on the market. We had various degrees of success, but nothing that I could commit to being on for life, for one reason or another.
So we looked into Botox injections which I had ~6 weeks ago. 4 weeks later I was still sat with horrible migraines, but 2 weeks ago they seemed to dispensary quite smoothly. Not only has it calmed down the 'chronic' migraine pain that I get in my head/face, but the photo-phobia and nausea has also gone... largely. I'm due for my second round of Botox in 6 weeks and I'll catch up with my Neuro after that, but just wanted to be armed.
I'm just going through withdrawals from opiates after 2 1/2 years of relatively high therapeutic use for spinal fractures, so it's not the kind of drug that I want to be entertaining any time soon.
A lot of our 'work' over the last decade has been on prophylaxis of chronic migraines instead of immediate relief from acute heavy attacks - which are still breaking through every now and then, despite the Botox.
When I feel an attack coming on, I currently, I use:
10mg Orodispersable Rizatriptan tablets or a 6mg Sumatriptan IM Injection
1,200mg Aspirin
1,5000mg Paracetamol
Obviously without any opiates, though I have a feeling that Tapentadol would work really well for me. Tramadol used to work a treat. I'm due to see my Neuro after my second Botox injection and just wanted to do a little bit more research on acute medications that people could recommend, that aren't opiates, and is a realistic medication of him prescribing too.
I've been thinking along the lines of something like a fast acting steroid that may help? Really not my area though, and I know nothing about that.
I've tried all the typical NSAIDs by the way... I just find a high dose of Aspirin to be the winner.
Cheers guys, any help appreciated.
Much love.
