Migraine for 28 days and counting HELP

I don't like your boss! I have WMD and my thinking has slowed down some. You make me feel so grateful that I am self employed. I have turned most of my work load over to my daughter but I do have trouble staying on task so I totally understand how difficult this is for you. Different cause with same result!

Good luck with your efforts. Migraines are terrible. My daughter suffers as do several friends. I once found a coworker curled up ON HER DESK in the dark because she had a migraine but felt she could not leave. She works for the Department Of Defense. You are not alone. As well as seeking medical help I hope your are doing all the things at home that can be done to avoid the migraines. My daughter had MANY food triggers and now she has her headaches down from several a week to a few a year. She can't have any alcohol or chocolate. Some cheese bothers her also.

We humans are really fragile and must be our own best advocates for good health!

Nancy

My son has had episodes like that also. Had extreme dizziness, too. He had to go to ER for I vs because of severe vomiting for days.Beware of anyone giving Compezene for nausea or any drugs in that chemical family. They are often included in the ER migraine cocktail. They can have severe neurological side affects, especially in young men. The side effects can become permanent. It is described as extreme feelings of panic. "Fright and Flight". There are much safer drugs for nausea. With my son's current Botox injections, he has the long lasting and major severe migraines, less often. I am so sorry for your situation!

It’s off-label but I have been successful with 50 to 100 mgs of Trazadone. It absolutely just bandages the pain and doesn’t get rid of the migraine. However, it’s the only instant relief I have ever gotten after trying everything else under the sun. Midrin worked when I was younger but eventually stopped. My mom uses Imitrex with success. But after suffering from extended pain like you’re describing, I took a chance on using Trazadone for it and it worked!

Yes, we know it is a horrible experience! The last time we were admandant about no Compezene, but then they gave a drug in the same chemical family, and within minutes my son had the same reaction. Unfortunately, it lasted for a year, with random panic attacks. Upon investigation, we found the more exposure to the drug, the greater the risk for permanent neurological damage. His finally went away, thank goodness! His life is difficult enough without drug induced issues! At Mayo, the hospital oncology unit found this in young people so often, that their protocol "prohibits" the use of these drugs for nausea. They use something else. Glad you are aware of this danger.

Yes, we know it is a horrible experience! The last time we were admandant about no Compezene, but then they gave a drug in the same chemical family, and within minutes my son had the same reaction. Unfortunately, it lasted for a year, with random panic attacks. Upon investigation, we found the more exposure to the drug, the greater the risk for permanent neurological damage. His finally went away, thank goodness! His life is difficult enough without drug induced issues! At Mayo, the hospital oncology unit found this in young people so often, that their protocol "prohibits" the use of these drugs for nausea. They use something else. Glad you are aware of this danger.

Yes, we know it is a horrible experience! The last time we were admandant about no Compezene, but then they gave a drug in the same chemical family, and within minutes my son had the same reaction. Unfortunately, it lasted for a year, with random panic attacks. Upon investigation, we found the more exposure to the drug, the greater the risk for permanent neurological damage. His finally went away, thank goodness! His life is difficult enough without drug induced issues! At Mayo, the hospital oncology unit found this in young people so often, that their protocol "prohibits" the use of these drugs for nausea. They use something else. Glad you are aware of this danger.