Stimulants Migraines getting worst

[Ksa]

Nicotine for me is a confirmation test allowing me to predict if a migraine will occur in the next 48 hours. The way I do is, when I don't feel right and suspect a migraine, I chew 2mg nicotine gum and if it triggers a slight headache on the left side, I know that a migraine follows in the next 48 hours. If it triggers a headache, I know it's in the next 24 hours and if I get the usual effects with no headache, I know no migraine will follow any time soon. This saved alot of triptans that I used to take when I suspected a migraine and none followed.

The thing, is, the inflamation starts days before the migraine actually becomes noticeble so nicotine allows me to amplify the pain and see if there is inflamation.

 

[Shamanism]

Look into nootropics, for me Picamilon, prevents migraines, also a source of choline is a good idea.

 

[MrsMorphine]

Been getting them for about 20 some odd years. Id rather go thru a day of opiate wd than have a full blown migraine. What do you mean the human amigdiyla? Like where specifically do you feel it? Def look into triptan drugs, tho im pretty sure you dont want to mix them with stims. Also gotta stay hydrated bc thats a major cause. Do you have eye issues at all prior to an onset? I will sometimes get weird vision stuff and aura before one and i know its time to reach for the nsaids. Also opiates are fairly innefective for migraine as it can trigger rebounds. Diet is also a huge role. They are beyond dibillitating, esp if you use your brain a lot lol...look into a triptan like immitrex, they are the only truly effective cure for a bad one, i mean as an emergency treatment. Prevention is a way better way to go i have found.

Imitrex (sumatriptan) is an absolute godsend for many migraine sufferers. Unfortunately, I was not one of them. Having been introduced to Imitrex by a true-believer neurologist shortly after it came on the market--when the only ROA was self-injecting--I learned it didn't work for me at all as an analgesic. In addition, it brought on a slew of side effects from the comical (profuse flushing and sweating) to the near-deadly. After reporting an irregular heartbeat, the neurologist said airily, "Oh, don't be silly."

More helpfully, my internist grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and frog-marched me down the hall to a cardiologist. After running an echocardiogram and other tests, I was told that Imitrex was sending me into atrial fibrillation, and one more dose might kill me.

My then-neurologist's response? "Oh, don't be silly."

A caring doctor I know socially directed me to a pain management practice, and I've had mostly excellent care since then.

Just a word--quite a few words, actually--about not being one of the happy few, the band of brothers/sisters for whom Imitrex is a miracle cure for migraine. If you have side effects, pay attention. I'd rather be "silly" than dead... most days.

 

[jkmkaye]

Gosh, I know how bad migraines suck. I feel for anyone who has them. About a year and a half ago I started getting them weekly. I have been through Vicodin, naproxen, and percocet. I even did the botox injections in my face. So the best ER doc in the world sent me home with dilaudid and it just erased the headache away. Now I am trying to convince my doc to switch me from Perc's to the dilaudid. Not sure if he is going to do it. I agree that when people say opiates don't work for migraines that is just not the case for everyone.

 

[MrsMorphine]

So sorry about your migraines... but what a prince that doctor was to send you off with Dilaudid! I have experienced it only in the ER via IV or IM injections, but it wipes out the pain like an eraser cleaning a blackboard with a single sweep. When you follow up with your doctor, humbly tell him what the other guy did and how helpful it was. I'll be crossing my fingers for you.

 

['medicine cabinet']

Imitrex (sumatriptan) is an absolute godsend for many migraine sufferers. Unfortunately, I was not one of them. Having been introduced to Imitrex by a true-believer neurologist shortly after it came on the market--when the only ROA was self-injecting--I learned it didn't work for me at all as an analgesic. In addition, it brought on a slew of side effects from the comical (profuse flushing and sweating) to the near-deadly. After reporting an irregular heartbeat, the neurologist said airily, "Oh, don't be silly."

More helpfully, my internist grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and frog-marched me down the hall to a cardiologist. After running an echocardiogram and other tests, I was told that Imitrex was sending me into atrial fibrillation, and one more dose might kill me.

My then-neurologist's response? "Oh, don't be silly."

A caring doctor I know socially directed me to a pain management practice, and I've had mostly excellent care since then.

Just a word--quite a few words, actually--about not being one of the happy few, the band of brothers/sisters for whom Imitrex is a miracle cure for migraine. If you have side effects, pay attention. I'd rather be "silly" than dead... most days.

oh most def, i should have added that. triptants like imitrex and zomig are terrible for your heart and have a myriad of other side effects. my mom had an allergic reaction to zomig where she thought he through was closing.. i dont know if they are cardiotoxic, but they are extremely powerful drugs that effect vasoconstriction of blood vessles, minaly in your brain but you have to figure other places too. there is a newish one out called relpax, i had a few samples of it and my dr said it has way less cardio risk then the prior triptant drugs and it worked like a charm. quick onset, no weird side effects, plus it helped me go to sleep. i doubt they will make a combo triptan/sleeping pill, that would be great tho. relpax in a pill with 20mgs of valium and some other kind of strong sedative, that would be great.

last time i took an imitrex i felt like i had someone sitting on my chest. no a days if i cant poly drug treat them with valium, iboprofin and xanax, i have to take an immitrex, really because thats the only triptant my shitty insurance pays for. ive had the auto injectors, idnt like them as i dont like needles (lol yes, this coming from a 10years IV heroin addict) the best immitrex formulation i had found is the nasal spray because you canliterally feel it stop the blood vessles from pumping. i know how bad they are, i wouldnt wish one on my worst enemy. my dr once said she had a migraine so bad she experienced neurological problems like she was having a seizure. scary stuff.

 

[Ksa]

My neurological symptoms after using triptans defy description. It goes like this:

- Migraine is releived
- I begin to masturbate but notice a weird sensation on my face when i touch my penis that would stop when I would stop touching the penis.
- I didn't think much of it so I continued and the sensation spread to the other side of the face.
- While ejaculating, I felt like every molecule in my body was disintegrating.
- Breathed in once and it felt like I was drawing in ammonia base, the toxic feeling was so strong I was unable to breath.
- I took the phone and held my finger on the 9...for about 10-20 seconds when suddenly, whatever was preventing me from breathing went away, I could breath.
- The next couple of breaths smelled a strong odor of burned rubber, like tires were burning all around me but I could manage.
- Symptoms of anaphylactic shock persisted with skin irritation.
- Fever, hypervigilence, clonus on right foot.
- Touching my penis even slightly sent an electric shock that worsened the symptoms, so I had to remove underwear, leave it hanging so it would touch nothing.
- My penis kept twitching...for 24h non stop. It felt like getting a blowjob non stop for 24h, the twitching sensation was somehow linked to nucleus accumbens.
- 24h later the pleasure turned into nerve pain requiring codeine to relieve it. I had to take codeine for about a week.
- Much lighter version of abnormal face sensation symptoms persist even 6 months after the incident.

 

[MrsMorphine]

Ksa, that is the scariest collection of drug reax I've ever read! Golly. Thank dog you're all right now.

And doctors--like my former neurologist--can scoff when we report bad juju after we've given triptans the ol' grad-school try (that's college and then some!)!

Glad you're back to wearing underwear.

 

[THE_REAL_OBLIVION]

Imitrex (sumatriptan) is an absolute godsend for many migraine sufferers. Unfortunately, I was not one of them. Having been introduced to Imitrex by a true-believer neurologist shortly after it came on the market--when the only ROA was self-injecting--I learned it didn't work for me at all as an analgesic. In addition, it brought on a slew of side effects from the comical (profuse flushing and sweating) to the near-deadly. After reporting an irregular heartbeat, the neurologist said airily, "Oh, don't be silly."

More helpfully, my internist grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and frog-marched me down the hall to a cardiologist. After running an echocardiogram and other tests, I was told that Imitrex was sending me into atrial fibrillation, and one more dose might kill me.

My then-neurologist's response? "Oh, don't be silly."

A caring doctor I know socially directed me to a pain management practice, and I've had mostly excellent care since then.

Just a word--quite a few words, actually--about not being one of the happy few, the band of brothers/sisters for whom Imitrex is a miracle cure for migraine. If you have side effects, pay attention. I'd rather be "silly" than dead... most days.

Maybe try another triptan ? I got some relief from Maxalt in the distant past.

 

['medicine cabinet']

POh yea forgot about that one. Maxalt is nice bc its a tiny pill you put on your tongue and dissolves instantly. Works fast too. If those types of drugs didnt exist id probably eat a foster slug from my shotgun lol

 

[MrsMorphine]

Thanks for suggesting Maxalt, but when that subject was raised, everyone except my now-former neurologist chorused, "No triptans for you, no way, now how!" So I listened.

 

[Professer]

For me, b12 and b-complex deficiency seemed to be the source of my previous stimulant headaches.

Talk to your doc before doing anything though. I'm lacking the time to read the original post or the thread - just wanted to chime in with my previous experience. I wasn't prescribed stims and was abusing them a bit just for a few weeks. Miserable headaches came after using the stims/the next day and the vitamins seemed to instantly relieve the pain.

 

['medicine cabinet']

Just wondering, why did he say no triptans? They are in no way abuseable, matter of fact you would probably die from taking too many at once. Its just strange to me bc every doc ive ever seen for my migraines first thing they say is what triptan are you on, or are you on a triptan?