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samantha7806samantha7806
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hi! i just saw your post about taking vitamin d3 for your migraines. does that really work? i've never heard that before.

i'm petrified of how i'll be during pregnancy. right now, i take elavil (which is an old school anti-depressant also used to prevent migraines) daily as a preventative and maxalt when i do get them. but, of course, i can't take any of that while TTC or while PG.

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  • BlondeBeachBride08BlondeBeachBride08
    Butting in. Migraines kicked my ass while pg and would knock me out for 2-3 days. Then I got prescriptions for fioricet and Tylenol+codeine & they only lasted about a day. I miss my maxalt something fierce since I'm bfing and still can't take it. Had my first post baby migraine yesterday and was close to taking the maxalt & pumping and dumping for a day but fioricet got rid of it. Talk to your neurologist before you get pg and see if you can have those drugs on hand so you're not stuck waiting for an appointment only able to take Tylenol!
    Siggy Deleted Due to Internet Stalking. Mama to Q, born July 2010
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  • niuchick21niuchick21
    My friend got a rx for fioricet when she was pg, it's the only thing that's ever worked for her migraines, she still uses it even though her baby is almost 2!
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  • Butterflie6381Butterflie6381

    Hey!  My migraines started daily the day before Halloween last year, which lined up with my 1st PP period.  The continued daily until sometime in April, when they died down to 4-5 a week. I agree with Morgan, Tylenol with codeine works really well, but I couldn't safely take it that often, especially while BF'ing. My pain level was consistently between a 6 and an 8 on any given day.   I wasn't happy with my prescribed preventative at all.  I had a lot of side effects. So I started researching CAMs.  In researching a healthier lifestyle (staying hydrated, getting enough sleep, eating more organics, etc) I kept seeing Vitamin D mentioned.  I had a casual conversation with  a nutritionist, and he asked if my Vitamin D levels had been checked.  Emerging research shows people who experience chronic pain have low levels of Vitamin D according to him.  So I decided just to try taking vitamins.  I take 1200 IU of Vitamin D3 and a B Complex, plus a daily multivitamin.  I started this in July, and also started weening off of teh daily preventative.  I have averaged 4 headaches a month since August - and maybe 1 or 2 of them has been deabilitating. I've always had headaches/ migraines, but never to the extent I experienced PP.  I'm not currently on any horomonal BC, so I expect to have headaches with my cycle.  I'm happy with the results, though its not really  that scientific of an approach. FWIW, my stress level has maybe gone down a notch or two since last year, so that isn't a major contributing factor.  The other key factor for me is staying really well hydrated.  Looking back, I don't think I did this well enough while bf'ing.

    The only trigger I can not 'manage' is major sudden changes in the weather, but even those are as bad as they used to be. (Pain to the extent I had to focus on just breathing and could not function otherwise.)

    Since this is working, I haven't tried a new daily preventative.  ::Knock on wood:: things stay the same. Otherwise I may try the one Morgan & Esther suggested. 

    HTH : )

     

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  • samantha7806samantha7806

    thanks to all three of you for the info!

    morgan, you were next on my list of people to talk migraines while PG with!

    xo,

    samantha

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