Large-scale review reveals untapped potential of blood pressure medications in migraine prevention

shadowSprite , 11 months ago

I used to have 25-28 migraine days a month. About 15-20 of those were struggle through work while half blinded, come home and go straight to bed. My PCP put me on a beta blocker while waiting until I could get in to see a neurologist. It helped a small amount, in that I was having maybe 23-26 migraine days a month and they were slightly less severe, but when the neurologist put me on anti-seizure meds (topiramate) my world changed. Now I have maybe 1-2 migraine days a month if I have a migraine at all and I only have 4-5 bad headaches a year. It’s been maybe 2 or 3 years since I’ve had a “lay in bed, dont move, dont think, dont open my eyes, if I so much as twitch a finger i will projectile vomit” migraine. I got my life back.

darkmatterstyx , 11 months ago

My mom has been dealing with migraines that bad for years. I don’t think her neuro has tried an anti-seizure med yet. I’ll definitely have her bring it up during her appointment next week. Thank you for sharing!

shadowSprite , 11 months ago

You’re welcome! I hope your mom can find something that works for her. Life with migraines is terrible. One of my co-workers got a migraine one day when we were working together and he looked at me and said “how do you live like this, how do you handle the constant pain, this is unbearable” and I said “what other choice do I have, I can’t make them stop, the only other option I have is to kill myself.” Finding the right treatment was just amazing, I never thought they’d go away. I’ve been getting them since I was a child.