roseann4z, I am so sorry you are battling this. Praying for you.

Here is my take on this. I was diagnosed with arthritis in the spine a few years back. My migraines changed
significantly with the arthritis. I use to have the migraine on the left side of my head, but, now if my spine
is flared up, I will often get a migraine. I hurt from my spine all the way up the back of my head and in my
neck and skull.

It is not a tension headache. It's a migraine. I use Voltaren Gel on my spine and I take Maxal. , I put a heatpack down both sides of my spine and lie down and try to sleep it off. It's a migraine and I believe it is arthritis
induced. Weather change usually is the culprit to get this all flared up.....a migraine can be flared up the
same way. If it is not a migraine, the triptans simply will not work at all. I can have these several days
in a row. I do find sometimes, I can get relief from Flexeril 5 mg (Muscle Relaxant)
and Tylenol if I take it immediately. That will keep me from taking the Maxalt.

A massage helps greatly when I do not have a migraine going on to relax the muscles from the migraine & spine
pain. I could not tolerate going to a Chiropractor for my spine, but, it may work for you.

Ubrelvy worked the best for me when I saw a Neurologist, BUT, the med made me nauseated.

Prayers & Blessings to you....