Help with increasing migraines.

[ShanVal11]

I need some help to figure out what my migraines are: They are so bad I am bed ridden from pain and from weakness for days.

When I was around 8 or 9 years old I was diagnosed with migraines. I was prescribed glasses and was told to get my eyes checked frequently. I had migraines every once in a while but they were always manageable.
In high school they began getting worse and I was prescribed a migraine medicine called “Relpax”. After a couple years they switched the medicine to “Maxalt.” I am now 22 years old and was prescribed “Zolmig/Zolmitriptan” about a year ago. The doctor believed the dissolvable dose would be able to work faster and be more beneficial.
I began getting migraines about two-four times a month and the Zomig was helpful. However about two months ago my migraines increased to two-four times a week! Symptoms are:
-Left sided pain behind and to the left of my eye.
-Usually wake up with the pain, however it sometimes will appear during the day.
-Everything seems 10x brighter than normal: to the point where I can’t see very well. (This will sometimes start a little bit before the pain and can last for days.)
-Blurry vision comes and goes during pain.
-Pain will last 2-48 hours.
-Pain is severe. I’ve had several ER trips so far this year due to the pain.
-Body shakes/tremors
-Weakness (I am unable to go to school, drive, cook a meal, or anything for at least two days due to the full body weakness)
-Random Muscle Pain
-Dizziness
-Disorientation: Memory *****

[Rozii7]

Hi,
Sorry to hear this.

I have migraine for 14 years now. I found that weather affects me like crazy. Hot weather and sunshine is never good for it in my case.
I moved from a warm country to UK while I was having migraine attacks 3-4 times a week at least (lasting 30hrs at least) just like you and now I only have it once in a month or st which is easy to manage at home. My ice pack on my forehead and HTP-5 supplements before bed helps amazingly. I used to use Maxalt, Replax before but since I am in UK they have prescribed me Sumatriptan and while I don't like it like others (it makes me worse for the first half an hour) it works. I get a year supply but I only used 4 of them in whole year. I don't take medication unless I am in terrible pain. And it is huge step for me since I was taking anything I can find to ease the pain back then.

And this goes without saying but stress levels needs to be reduced. I only get it when I am stressful or having PMS now.

Try Htp-5 supplements; they are good for all the pain problems and makes you very relaxed and sleepy when you can't sleep because of the pain.
Some people suggests magnesium but I haven't tried.

[charleyjones]

Hi, sorry you are going through this. Have you done a search on spontaneous CSF leaks? If your symptoms match, a neurologist could order imaging. If a leak appears a blood patch may help. Leaks can be difficult to detect sometimes, but if your symptoms are consistent with CSF leak do an online search, there is much more information than when I started 5 years ago along with finding neurosurgeons that specialize in treatments.