Migraine Headaches

my hubby used to get really bad migraines when he was a teenager and into his mid twenties.his dad told me one time they were all watching t.v. in the living room and my hubby walked out of the room holding his head. Ten minutes later his mom found him curled up in the fetal position in their front yard and there was a horrible storm outside. It's like he goes into a trance the pain is so bad and he doesn't know who he is or where he is or anything. He hasn't had a bad migraine like that in a while. He had one when he was guarding the SuperDome down in N.O. right after Hurricane Katrina hit but otherwise he has been fine.

[Mandy]

Glad you feeling better!! I personally don't get migranes, just bad headaches from time to time.

I have heard that diet has a lot to do with it chocolates - coffee - cheese, and some other things which i can't remember.

I get migraines alot...I tried the meds from the dr cant remember what it was called, ..they didnt help....so I been trying different things and my brother told me to try advil liquid gel caps ( they are green) they work wonders for me, and I sometimes take them on an empty stomach and does not bother me.....
I use to get them so bad I couldnt even stand up

[magnolia]

Originally Posted by Elaine

I get migraines alot...I tried the meds from the dr cant remember what it was called, ..they didnt help....so I been trying different things and my brother told me to try advil liquid gel caps ( they are green) they work wonders for me, and I sometimes take them on an empty stomach and does not bother me.....
I use to get them so bad I couldnt even stand up

The worst one I've ever had left me so weak, I didn't realize it and when I got out of bed (after taking meds and trying to sleep it off), I stood up and hit the floor - had to literally crawl to the bathroom! Been a while since I've had one that bad, I usually try to head them off before they get that bad.

As for diet, about the only thing I do that could be a trigger is coffee - LOVE my "fix" in the mornings! If I don't drink enough coffee, the lack of caffiene will trigger a headache - go figure I eat chocolate but not every day and when I do eat it, after a couple bites, I've had all the sugar I can stand. If I eat too much chocolate, I send my body into "sugar shock"!

With my son, we eliminated all red food dyes (koolade, popcicles, etc) and all hot dogs from his diet to see if we could pinpoint the "trigger" for him. I've come to realize that, aside from weather changes, we won't ever pinpoint exactly what triggers them for either of us - neither of us are big chocolate or sweets eaters, don't eat a lot of foods with MSG in it - so we just deal with them when they hit and take our meds