Karymk loads of sympathy from me for the migraines. I have had them now for 35 years which them progressively getting worse and more frequent over time. There is not much that I haven't tried at this point in terms of abortives and preventives.

In early December I started Botox which is pretty much the only thing left in the arsenal. I have had 2 migraines since then which is a huge reduction for me. For those I take one of the following: relpax, zomig rapid melt or axert (only if it not an eye splitting migraine). There are no abortives that I haven't tried. I take one of those with Aleve (2) and lie down for a bit.

The Botox is super expensive and somewhat uncomfortable - 39 injections in the head, neck and across the shoulders. They recommend 2 cycles of treatment at 3 months apart. My fingers are crossed!

Oh I know your pain, fellow migraine sufferers. I suffer from horrible migraines, and have since I was a teen. They have not gotten better over the years, they've gotten more frequent, even though I went through early menopause (at age 36) which should have taken care of hormone-related migraines. The only thing that works for me is Imitrex, and it works every time. I don't get numbness or tingling, but I get the aura, light sensitivity, nausea, etc. I get about 10 migraines per month. I do get fewer during the winter months, and more during spring, summer, and fall. I have taken every preventative, seen every doctor, had every test, and they've found nothing. "I've had my head examined and they found nothing there," LOL.
What works for me is avoiding the migraine triggers - MSG, berries, food additives, stress (good luck with that one), etc.
Glory, I've heard about the Botox treatments. I read an article that there is a doctor in Maine that has had great success with them. Please keep us posted as to how successful it is for you in the long term. I am definitely going to look in to those treatments for myself.

Glory and Karie, so sorry you have suffered so bad! Ten a month is a horror of a prospect indeed.

39 injections of Botox? Yikes! My GP just recommended me to a neuro who does this but IMO if I'm gonna spend for Botox it will be for forehead wrinkles!

So many good ideas here;It is so strange and odd to me that one med doesn't do it for all of us. Imitrex was a bust for me.

Maxalt seems to be holding the line, but my gf up the street love the effect of her Relpax.

I hate migraine. I feel like I'm having a seizure or stroke every time. I get so nervous at the first flutterings of aura. My heart starts beating harder, my palms sweat just from the angst of the impending experience.

Have you heard about their being a "hole in the heart" cause of migraine? That when they plugged the hole up, the migraines went away?

I know this is an old post but i have been away for a couple of weeks.

I want to second (or third) the recommendation to be consistent with the magnesium supplement. My 10 year old daughter gets headaches (we're not sure yet if they are migraines) and mag citrate has helped her immensely.

I am also a migraine sufferer, and getting off of caffeine was a big help...I only use it medicinally now, I have a cup of coffee if I feel a migraine coming on and it can either work completely, or it acts as a booster to my pain medication.

Best of luck for a reduction in your suffering!