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advice please.... headaches!

AutumrayAutumray member
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Anyone have any good advice as to how to get some relief, from what I believe are headaches from my Femara! These are the super fun make me wanna puke ones, have tried excedrin, motrin, tylenol, caffeine and the like but doesn't seem to help.
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8/14 Plan of action! Moved up to 1500mg Metformin, Femara 3-7 (Trigger canceled due to not big enough follies and holiday weekend) (BFN)
9/14 7.5mg Femara CD3-7 +ovidrel  (BFN)
10/14 5mg Femara(3-7) Follistim 75 (7-9) +Ovidrel +TI (last treatment cycle this year Breaking til after Holidays) (BFP! Beta #1 114, Beta #2 364)
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  • kristyn831kristyn831 member
    I feel your pain. I had them the for a week straight (the 5 days I took it and it has a long half life, so for 2 more days). I tried everything: tylenol, motrin, caffeine and nothing worked. Maybe your RE would be willing to prescribe some stronger pain meds?


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  • steen9713steen9713 member
    I suffer from migraines, the only thing that helps me is Vicodin or norco, when they get super difficult to deal with. Or sometimes ice and sleep help or just laying in a dark quiet room...:( best of luck.
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  • Pintobean39Pintobean39 member
    I don't have a history of bad headaches but when I get one I always take 1 alieve and 1 ibuprofen and it helps me. Actually the other day my husband had a headache and I gave him 1 of each and told him it seems to help me and he explained that both of them work in different ways so that might be why it's helping. It's like taking a Zantac and Benadryl for an allergic reaction, each one works to calm down different histamines so together they calm down all of them at the same time and works better.

    I hope you find some relief soon.
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  • tweetyknickstweetyknicks member
    @Pintobean39 I'm curious how Aleve and ibuprofen work differently since they are both NSAIDS.

    OP: Sorry I can't be of much help. The only things that have helped me are Excedrin or a prescription.


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  • BunnyBerryBunnyBerry member
    So sorry, I had some Femara headaches but not so bad!

    No good advice on treating it. I tend to drink a bunch of water and take a nap if possible. 

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  • Pintobean39Pintobean39 member
    tweetyknicks said:

    @Pintobean39 I'm curious how Aleve and ibuprofen work differently since they are both NSAIDS.


    OP: Sorry I can't be of much help. The only things that have helped me are Excedrin or a prescription.

    I don't know, my husband who's a Dr explained it to me, but like most of his explanations they go over my head. I'm an accountant, medical stuff confuses me. In my head I think of it like Zantac and Benadryl are both antihistamines but work differently in your body.
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  • RNCrystalRNCrystal member
    I found taking the meds right before bed was a little helpful
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  • jennym25jennym25 member
    I had Femara headaches two days in a row that wouldn't go away. I suffer from migraines but i don't like taking to much meds (ironically now i take more than i ever have). I have an ice pack that wraps around my head or tie my head with a scarf as tight as possible (i know, does not look pretty) and i lay down. Sometimes I do both. This works for my migraines but i tried this while taking the Femara and it didn't work. I just dealt with it and the second cycle on Femara, no headaches.

    I also took the Femara before bed, so that might help reduce the side effects.

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    Mar 2014   - New RE visit #1
    Apr 2014    - TSH  level elevated, need to retest.
    May 2014   - TSH retested, higher than 1st test. Start on Synthroid. DH SA (Normal)
    June 2014   - Start on DHEA, CO-Q10, New brand of Prenatals
    July 2014   - Cycle came on its own, b/w on CD2, TSH (normal), Femara CD3-CD7, CD14 - u/s + Ovidrel + baby aspirin regimen. IUI #1 B2B on CD15/16 - BFN

    August 2014 - u/s on CD3 normal, Femara CD3-CD7, u/s CD12, Ovidrel on CD13. IUI #2 B2B on CD 14/CD15 - BFN.

    September  2014 - u/s on CD3 normal, Femara CD3-CD7, u/s scheduled for CD12

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