Anybody else get migraines?

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27. I can relate.

My mother suffered from migraines. I've had them since I was a child. Now I don't go anywhere without my Imitrex injections/pills. Nobel Prize for Medicine should have gone to those who developed that. The only problem is getting rebound headaches so you can't use Imitrex all that often.

I get my migraines in clusters. There are months at a time when I don't get one. I'm (hopefully) at the end of this cluster. There is a wonderful neurologist in Santa Monica, California named Dr. David Kudrow. Based on your moniker I gather that you are in Louisiana which means that this won't help you. Maybe other local southern Californians can be helped by him.

My migraines always start behind my left eye. They start as a twinge but begin to build until the entire left side of my head is exploding. Nausea and light and sound sensitivity follow. Imitrex injections take effect in about 15-20 minutes. They are weird though because the pain gets more intense for a few unbearable minutes....and then you can feel the relief wash over you. If you're lucky you can just relax and recover after that and not have anyone bother you to do stuff.

I wish you and all our fellow migraine sufferers good health and good luck. I hope you have a doctor who will go to bat for you against those horrible insurance companies who want to limit you to 4 shots every couple of months. Feel better nolabear.