Migraines

mrscrcalli · August 2013

Any suggestions? I get them at least twice a week.. Today's has been 3 hours of misery.

CalinAZ · August 2013

So, so sorry you're getting these. I get them occasionally and I hate them. All that seems to help me is the classic dark room, cold washcloth, silence, and preferably sleep, so I can wake up and be feeling better. I never found medication to really help.

Hope you don't have many more during your pregnancy.

Kimra1985 · August 2013

I'm so sorry! I have them 3-4 times a week on top of my daily chronic tension headaches. All I can take is Tylenol which doesn't help and promethazine which is for nausea but was the first thing to help my migraines. It's safe to take during pregnancy.

tushjhav · August 2013

True ice pack on ur head. Or buy a ice eye mask.

TallaB · August 2013

Soo, interestingly enough (and double check with your MD as I am in no way giving medical advice!), but my OB today suggested adding magnesium supplement in addition to PNV to control headaches. Won't get rid of them once they start, but hopefully will prevent them from starting as often? Might be worth looking into!

I know for me tylenol doesn't usually do much. Maybe try a tylenol, shot of caffeine, cold cloth on head and dark room. Oh, and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

Hope you feel better!!!

mrscrcalli · August 2013

I typically do the dark room till it stops but with this whole housing a human thing I've been throwing up and it magnifies my headache ten foold!

Talla I will look into that ASAP!

amhah09 · August 2013

CalinAZ said:
So, so sorry you're getting these. I get them occasionally and I hate them. All that seems to help me is the classic dark room, cold washcloth, silence, and preferably sleep, so I can wake up and be feeling better. I never found medication to really help.

Hope you don't have many more during your pregnancy.

This. And my eye gel mask that I keep refrigerated before use.

I have a prescription for Compazine but I'm trying not to take it.

Kimra1985 · August 2013

I will have to look into that too! I was taking it before but stopped everything when I found out I was prego...

twinlove314 · August 2013

My ob wrote a prescription for fioricet. He said it was safe during pregnancy, but, after a quick google search, I've decided that it will only be a last resort if ever. I'll definitely ask about magnesium, I've read about that quite a bit when my migraines were more frequent

SeattleMomma · August 2013

Frozen eye mask work for me. Especially because I'm sweaty HOT 24.7 RAWRRR

mrscrcalli · August 2013

SeattleMomma said:
Frozen eye mask work for me. Especially because I'm sweaty HOT 24.7 RAWRRR

Papa bean is on his way out to get me that mother flippin eye mask at Walgreens right now!!

SeattleMomma · August 2013

It's relaxing to me. Funny post the ladies here say that they are cold I'm so hot if I could remain naked 24.7 with fans on me I'd be in heaven.

SeattleMomma · August 2013

Wow that made no sense at all! Thanks a lot "I've cream orgasm"

mrscrcalli · August 2013

SeattleMomma said:
It's relaxing to me. Funny post the ladies here say that they are cold I'm so hot if I could remain naked 24.7 with fans on me I'd be in heaven.

I go back and fourth one min I'm ripping clothes and blankets off and the next I'm shivering and burrito-ing in my blankets. I'm a hot wreck

mrscrcalli · August 2013

SeattleMomma said:
Wow that made no sense at all! Thanks a lot "I've cream orgasm"

\:D/ its glorious

jesswein9 · August 2013

I take magnesium daily to help prevent migranes. This along with several other vitamins were prescribed to me before I got pregnant to control migranes. I was told to stop all but magnesium with pregnancy, so it can certainly help.