@kathyec I had migraines from my teens up until I completed menopause. I stopped working when my son was born and would have liked to return but I just figured I wouldn't last long at any job because of my headaches. I got them either once or twice a month, each time lasting 3 to 4 days. They coincided with ovulation and menstruation. Nothing seemed to help. Imitrix came out but I read you should not take it if you had heart issues. I have not but since everyone in my family dies from heart problems I figured it would not be a good thing for me. My daughter has unfortunately inherited my migraines though and she does take it and most of the time it works for her.
I did find the headaches were worse with certain triggers and that even in parts of the month when I would not generally get them if I ate certain things I did. For me two of the triggers were definitely chocolate and raw onions. There were others but I forget exactly what now. I did find I could eat white chocolate.
Sometimes I would get a little relief from an antihistamine but "excedrin migraine" never helped.
I hope you find something. I think I was one of the few women who was thrilled to go through menopause. I am glad my daughter can get some relief but it is not 100% generally, and sometimes she has to take it two times. When she has a headache sometimes she calls and I think talking to someone who can be soothing helps a tiny bit. I used to find that too with a woman I knew. She was always very calm, and sort of a slow talker and when she happened to call it temporarily helped. I had another friend who knew the minute I said "hello" when she called, that I had a migraine. No one else could hear that.
If you find anything that gives you relief please let me know, I will pass that on to my daughter.
JK