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Aug 07, 2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by _Sky

I know migraine meds are expensive, but they work quickly. Migraines do more to the body than "just" give you pain. Please talk to the doctor about them.

Now, one thing that is cheapo that helps with migraine pain is ginger. IN ANY FORM... the first time I tried this all we had was ground ginger in a spice can... but we boiled it up in hot water and I drank it like a cup of coffee... even though much of it floated on top...and voila! it worked!

But ginger ale, ginger root, ...anything with ginger in it... will help.

You might also check in to the herbs for hormone regulation... (which can cause migraines when out of whack.) EPO, Cohosh etc all can help with this.

Sorry about your mum. Sigh.

Its a very good thought, and if they worked and I could take them, it would be covered...
Sadly however, the triptans do not work with all the seretonin drugs im on..(im actually on both effexor and nortryptiline)Imitrex made my heart go into SVT twice..neurontin and lyrica have done NOTHING for me. The ironic thing is both my beta blocker and my nortryptiline are considered migraine preventative.

The herbs are a GREAT idea. I really should try that. I'll have to check with the medications im on if they are ok, but thats a great first line to try.

I have ginger tea with lemon i dont know if its real ginger, but it sure helped me when i was preggers. I can try that again!