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Old Sep 23, 2011, 04:25 PM
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Yes, I get migraines anywhere from 1-2 a week lasting as long as 3 days each. My insurance is all screwed up so there is nothing I can do medically. I journaled to find my triggers which can include weather changes, PMS, stress, Foods... just about anything. I have worked hard to reduce my triggers. I use M-Grain oil from young living in a defuser which seems to help but is expensive to get at first (you don't use much so the bottle lasts a while). Ice packs become my best friends in the whole world and if the ice alone doesn't help I use an ice pack on my head and a heating pad on my feet (supposedly it reduces the excessive blood flow in your head and brings it down into your body). I take Motrin back and muscle... it has the same pain meds as their migraine one but does not have the caffeine which gives me panic attacks (but does help the meds to work faster). I have an eye mask that has an optional ice pack you can put in it. Hide in a cave...
It is also important to figure out the early warning signs. A lot of times during a migraine your stomach will "shut down" which means if you don't get any oral meds in you by then they will not work. If they get really bad they can give you injections at the hospital but you need someone else to drive.
Oh, and making sure you are getting enough fluids seems to help too.
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