Headache and Migraine Group: Let’s connect

Hello
I’m a 75 year old female. Retired professor. Grandma of 3. Mom of 3.
I’ve had migraines for over 40 years and tried all the typical interventions. Imitrex worked for me.
My headaches morphed into horrid and constant head and neck pain and looked a lot like occipital neuralgia. I had occipital and auricular nerve injections that did not help much for two years. I could not sleep laying down at all.
The headaches then began to occur every morning and I was taking daily imitrex and using an ice pack every morning for an hour to relieve the pain.
My neurologist suggested Botox because the headaches were daily and I would be covered by Medicare.
I’ve had two sets of Botox injections so far and it’s better. I can sleep laying down and I’m not waking with a headache.
That’s my story.

I am a 61 year old female and have had headaches as far back as about 8- 10 years old not sure of the young age but I do remember little blue pills, little red pills but as of today, not one day as gone by the I have been with out a headache. I wake up with them and go to bed with them, not one day of my life have I not had a headache. Did EEG's a few times, CT Scans and many different types of pills. Currently Klonopin better then nothing at all. They called the Daily Chronic Headaches to Cluster headaches. Anyone else with the same issues and suggestions. I also suffer with Afib so medications as I get older scare me since I had 1 antiphallic shock ( I think I spelled correctly) so new meds make me nervous now. Anyone else with the same headache issues?

I had very bad migraine headaches in the 1970’s. I was in my 30’s and in graduate school. I was on Meprobamate and Tylenol #4 every four hours just to keep the pain away. About once a month I ended up in the Emergency Room for a shot of Demerol because the pain got so bad. The medications took my appetite away. I got down to 110 lbs. I looked like I was dying. I had seen 6 specialists and none of them could really help. My Mom and I had been praying for 2 years but it seemed like God was just ignoring us. Then I got a new doctor who insisted on taking the pain medications away because he said I was addicted to them. I had 3 pain pills left and that was it! I was devastated! I left the doctor’s office and went and bought a big bottle of wine and sat in my car and told God that I would probably become a wino because that was all that helped with the pain except the pills. I cried and prayed really hard. I went home with my 3 pain pills and the wine. I never had another headache! I never took the 3 pain pills that I was so “addicted to.” I finally threw them out. I also didn’t drink the wine until Christmas. God answers prayers but only in his time. So keep praying and don’t give up. I’m 79 and still haven’t had a headache! I’ll say a prayer for all of you who are suffering so badly with these awful migraines. I wish you all the best.
PML

Hi Im 24 years old (Female) and just started getting migraines in February. I have had to take a medical leave from work and its causing a lot of anxiety for me because I now have no income. I was having headaches daily and was not able to get them to stop. I drank no caffeine, drank more caffeine, changed diet, sleep, tried the triptans etc. Ive also been getting massages and going to the chiropractor as that was recommended to me. I did have a five day break with no headaches but I cant seem to figure out anything different during those five days. I then got heat illness and got a severe headache and they have been occurring regularly again since then. My migraines cause immense pressure in my face (around the cheek bones) and that symptom is really hard for me to deal with. I can do things for some of the other symptoms like sensitivity to lights etc but the pressure is so bad. It feels like someone is squishing my face really hard. I have no sinus issues or sinus infection. Im additionally suddenly having issues with my sleep which though unrelated has made life tough. It is 4:42 am as I type this and I have yet to go to sleep. My circadian rhythm is completely off. Ive been a great sleeper my whole life and never really have had any issues except sensitivity to sounds that make it hard to fall asleep. now im completely unable to fall asleep until its around 6 am. even if I stay up a whole day and try to reset. If I take sleep medication I sleep for 14-17 hours which doesn't help to regulate the sleep. I lay there for hours and dont fall asleep till morning and that is really frustrating. Anyways I live alone and I dont know anyone in the city I live in except for the people I know at my job so I am completely alone and I just wanted to talk I guess here with people also experiencing migraines and headaches.

I’m happy to hear that you found something that works for you! I’ve been wanting to try Botox for my migraines to see if it will help. I’ve had imitrex for a while but it doesn’t always work. I’ve also taken naratriptan(same family as imitrex) I’ve had them since I was about 10 or so and I’m 39 now so I’ve been dealing with them a long them and I’ve tried just about every medication under the sun to help my migraines. They get unbearable sometimes. Migraines really effect my life negatively and I really need to find something that helps in the long term