After 10 years of being afraid to try Imitrex, I tried it in Feburary 2012. Never mind the uncomfortable mild side effects, they were bearable, but the next day the headache was back. So I take it again. Nest day headache is back. I decide to just deal with it because for 10 years, once a month I have a horiffic migraine ror 3 to 4 days, then it's over. Well not this time. The migraine just does not go away. It's not full blown painfull as usual, but it's there and I am misrable. I deal with this for 2 months, till the neurologist appointment. First of all, this guy is not familiar with migraine at all and wants me to take anti-depressants, and Maxalt. I do online research on the anti-depressant and it warns a strong relationship to suicide. Well don't you want to just kill yourself anyway when the migraine is attacking your life ? So, I do not fill that perscription. But I do get the Maxalt. That stuff has same result as Imitrex. More research for hour and days. I settle on taking magnesium citrate -- 2 tablespoons in a large glass of water in the morning, and 1 T in late afternoon. After 2 weeks I notice a small reduction of the constant pain. Last week I added Vitamin B6 and B12 daily at breakfast. Now it is 3 weeks later since starting the Magnesium, and one week of b vitamins, and I am positive that I am is less pain. I will continue these. I am on a waiting list to be seen at Mayo for these migraines, I am told not to expect an appointment until July 2012 at the earliest. I will try and hold on till then.
I hope this information about my experience will help someone, or maybe someone else has tried this and has had some relief and will share about it.

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