Migraine

Question for everyone,


I went to the Immediate care last night after work. They gave me Nubane (I think it's how it's spelled.) This was a migraine I had that morning at work and already taken my meds. After I eaten dinner, I took Metoprolol and a bath to relax. It didn't help.

I tried laying down a bit. It left me feeling more pain. My ex came by the house by 7 pm. I couldn't take it anymore. We went to the ER. They gave me Morphine and CT scan. Just in case the Mingitist returned.

I currently take Relpax, Metoprolol, Cymbalta, and fenrel. I need some ideas as to what to subjest to my doctor. I have Classic migraines (they say at this point) and with high blood presure. What next?

Dutchess

Dutchess,

Here are some links to look at regarding ER/Urgent treatment

IV Treatments

IV Lidocaine

The other issue is having your doctor provide you with information to give to an Urgent Care or ER on what he/she would like you treated with.

One of the most helpful things about the above items are that it's clear you're not a drug seeker.

Good luck,



PS: I've used Migrainal and a steroid taper as a 2nd level rescue and for me it was GREAT.

Well, it sounds to me that you'd like to find a better preventative regimen, so that you end up having better control, and less ER time. That might involve finding a new med (or meds), supplementing meds you currently take, or simply tweaking doses of your current meds to try and find more therapeutic levels for you.

We do have this Spiffy Listing of Preventative Meds that you can print out and take along to discuss with your doctor.

As for abortives, you might ask to try a different triptan, Midrin, or DHE. Many who used triptans find that they have a "favorite" that tends to have more oomph for them. It can take trying several different ones to find the best fit.

Something you might want to know as food for thought is that "classic migraine" is a term that really hasn't been used for a while. If a doctor uses classic migraine as a diagnosis, that can be a sign that they're not really up to speed in the field of migraine, and it might be time to look around for someone that's more current. The IHS guidelines for diagnosis don't use the labels "classic" and "common" anymore. Instead, they use the much more clear "migraine with aura" and "migraine without aura".