Migraine Headaches Support Group

Treatments? If it's out there, I've tried it: at last count it was something like 13 different medications: anti-depressants, anti-epileptics, triptans (Imitrex and Maxalt), DHE, and now a balance (if I can call it that) with Fioricet w/codeine and Dilaudid 4mg. I do not use them together; the Fioricet is for the medium bad ones and the Dilaudid for truly terrible. The worst mean a trip to the ER and Dilaudid 2mg IV or Morphine. I'm on every-other-month Botox injections as well. Also I use acupuncture that has been somewhat helpful, also cranial-sacral therapy. Good ol' psychotherapy is helpful too and above all prayer and meditation.

I'm looking to talk to people who've been dealing with migraine or have it themselves. Comments, thoughts, ideas & suggestions are always welcome.

There are also some treatments found on internet forums that are not likely to be familiar to neurologists--sniffing cayenne pepper for example. (That sounds scary to me, but there is a spray with a dilute solution of capsaicin that is quite tolerable. I'm not sure of the brand name--it might be something like sinus buster.

Post edited by: SSLMD, at: 04/08/2012 06:28 PM

Again, many thanks,

Colleen