I’m really sorry. Just to offer a little hope, a friend of mine at church was beset with almost daily migraines when she hit retirement age, if you can believe that. Several years of trying everything, and a hail Mary pass trying amitriptyline of all things finally calmed them down. She still has mild symptoms when weather fronts roll through, but it’s much improved.
I really hope you find something that works well for you. Migraines suck.
My mom had these all her life and only in recent years got some semi effective meds. I've had them on and off for a while and for a month had cluster headaches, no fun.
Looks like it’s my turn for misery … I’m middle aged and suffering from the first early signs of rheumatoid arthritis … I felt a tiny tinge of pain when I chatted with you last … now my arms feel like this
We all seem to live in a world of pain … it’s just a matter of when, where and how we will be affected by it
I can’t work physically or even mentally right now because of the pain … seated at my desk with very comfortable arm rests to stabilize my arms is the only position I can manage right now … on the bright side, sitting still is making my go through a marathon watch of Star Trek: Discovery … I was only up to five episodes … now I’m almost finished season one … my spore drive has broken down but hopefully, I’ll make it back to my normal universe again soon. Your sympathy is much appreciated … stay well my friend.
I hope you have a good Rheumatologist to help you through it. I tried dealing with my migraines along for 2 decades. Finally seeing a specialist did wonders. I’m glad you have a small amount of distraction in the mean time.
Sorry buddy. I have cluster headaches and I know how debilitating they are. Seems new treatment for migraines is on its way, hopefully sooner than later.
My wife was given vitamin B2 (400mg) to try to combat her migraines, she had a weird reaction (possibly a series of things unrelated) and got hives, so didn’t follow through, but I figured to pass along the possibly unconventional Med suggestion. (Also takes topiramate)
I was on Topiramate for a short while. It worked super well for the migraines, but I couldn’t sleep for days at a time. I didn’t last long on that one. I’m currently using Qulipta (preventative) and Ubrelvy (abortive)
Have you tried shrooms? Genuinely curious. And I don’t mean that as a suggestion, I’m just wondering because I’ve read that psilocybin can dramatically improve symptoms for some people.
I had tried microdosing before but no good. A tank of oxygen was another treatment. Just not much you can do when the pain is a real 10. Thankfully it does seem you grow out of it. Since I hit my 30s the space between attacks grew and now in my 40s it’s no longer 2x a day but a short period every other year. I still follow treatments just in case my son has those genes.