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It will stop it, but it will not make it go away. I've taken them all at one time or another, Imitrex, Maxalt, Axert, etc. The side effects seem to hit people with underlying cardiac problems or blood pressure problems. I've never had a single side effect from any migraine medication. You will just have to find one that helps. By the way, Imitrex also comes in an at home injectable and nasal spray.

Good Morning guys! I woke up with another migraine this morning. This is the 3rd one this month. I usually have about 2 in a year, but never this close together and this often. I have been taking 1 imitrex when I have a headache. My question is, "Is Imitrex habit-forming?" I have researched all the websites, but they also say that ultram isn't habit forming. I was just wanting some info from someone who has taken it.

You probably are worrying too much about this, which by the way can make the headaches worse. But i can tell you if you are stressed about this go and get the test done to put your mind at ease, I just got my results today from my brain mri and everything was fine. I know i feel a lot better about this now that i know. I dont know much about aneurysms except that one of the main signs would be unequal pupil size.

medications as simple as tylenol or advil if used too much can cause rebound headaches that are even worse than the headaches for which the medications were started for. This is very common and is most likely to occur with use of any medication for your headache more than a few times a week. It can occur with all the commonly used headache medications such as ibuprofen, triptans (such as imitrex), fioricet, and commonly with any type of narcotic such as tylenol #3, dilaudid, percocet, etc.

my condition is called electromagnetic sensitivity and test like MRI and CAT scans which are very high in radiation only make the symptoms worse. Best of luck and feel free to write with any furhter questions.

Is having headaches so bad to the point where you can't see nor focus and you rather sit in a very dark room all day?? The headaches get bad enought to where the pain makes me nauseous and vomit.

I'm not currently on any medication (mostly because they just make me feel even worse, make my headaches worse, or stop working all together) and I'm at the end of the rope. I can't find satisfaction in anything. I used to have lots of hobbies but don't find those entertaining anymore. I hate my job and I'm dreading going back to school. I pretend to be happy so people don't ask me about it. I just feel like sometimes the best option is to just pop a bunch of pills and sit around...

It can drive ya nuts when evaluate every day how you are feeling. Worse? Better? Somewhere in between? That also tends to make us focus more on the physical way we feel and withdrawls can seem like eternity when we do that. Sleep and energy sure take there time returning to normal! But they will come. If you are having a hard time sleeping I suggest trying Melatonin. It is all natural so the risk of becoming addicted or sleep dependent on them is pretty much zero!

Four to five years ago my doc thought they were migraines and I took Imitrex about once every 2 weeks. Then I started getting a worse headache from the Imitrex, like my entire head was supersensitive, my hair hurt. He sent me to a neurologist who diagnosed occiptal neuralgia. That doc has been giving me botox injections in my neck and prescribed Lyrica. I can't afford the Lyrica -- its $300 a month.

I would definitely go to your doctor as there are many medicines that you may find great relief from! How much Tylenol and other OTC meds do you take? If you take a lot of those you can get what they call "medication overuse headaches". These can often be worse than the headaches that you started off with in the beginning. My old headache doc said that I could take ibuprofen 3X a week. My new doc said that is way too much.

Medications as simple as tylenol or advil if used too much can cause rebound headaches that are even worse then the headaches for which the medications were started for. This is very common and is most likely to occur with use of any medication for your headache more than a few times a week. It can occur with all the commonly used headache medications such as ibuprofen, triptans (such as imitrex), fioricet, and commonly with any type of narcotic such as tylenol #3, dilaudid, percocet, etc.

It's bursts of pain on the top back right side of my head (if that makes sense) it feels like a knife in my head and it's incredibly sharp and sudden in it's onset, often times it will make me black out. Since these headaches started other symptoms have been popping up such as memory loss, trouble getting words out right, trouble focusing, I've stopped driving because I kept getting lost driving my 2 year old to and from her pre-school that's less than 3 miles away.

It is primarily in his right eye (the headaches have been on the right side of his head), and he described the eye pain as worse than any headache he's had yet. It has come and gone all day today, after being intermittent over the past 2 days.

Usually patients give a history of frequent headaches, requiring a lot of over the counter medications, and finally the headache turns in to a daily headache unresponsive to medications. Do you have a history of migraine headaches ( one sided headaches, with nausea, vomiting, aversion to light and sound?) or a family history of migraine headaches?

Migraine headaches are typically associated with photo-phobia (lights hurt the eyes), phono-phobia (sounds make the headache worse), nausea and/or vomiting and worsening with movement. It is also common to have confusional spells and the feeling like you are "hung-over" after a migraine headache. I would recommend that you see a neurologist for several reasons.

I too have tension headaches that have been MUCH WORSE since tx and I've not yet found a good solution. I'll be checking this post for suggestions:) I have been on trazadone for sleep issues, however, since the early weeks of tx (maybe week 3?) and it's been a lifesaver. I don't feel weird the next day, it doesn't work immediately (so I have an hour or so after I take it that I can do stuff I need to do), and it's non-addictive. I can't say enough great stuff about it!

medications as simple as tylenol or advil if used too much can cause rebound headaches that are even worse then the headaches for which the medications were started for. This is very common and is most likely to occur with use of any medication for your headache more than a few times a week. It can occur with all the commonly used headache medications such as ibuprofen, triptans (such as imitrex), fioricet, and commonly with any type of narcotic such as tylenol #3, dilaudid, percocet, etc.

vic's addication and I use to get headaches when I took to many. Doesn't make sense huh? a narcotic headache? My headaches are't bad enough that I would stop using the sub b/c of it.

It gets so bad that I'm in tears. Sometimes light makes the headache worse, sometimes noise does. I tried sleeping when my newborn sleeps to see if that helped, and even have had my aunt come over a few days in a row to care for the baby while I had some uninterrupted sleep. It didn't help. Also, in the past weeks, my short term memory has gotten bad. Earlier tonight, I was changing the baby's diaper and thought of something that I wanted to look up on the internet.

They seem to be deep under my skull and feel like my spinal cord is being smashed and every step I take makes it worse. The more I move during the day, the worse they get and very little seems to relieve them, other than hours of sleep and not moving. It makes life miserable and sadly, the world thinks I am crazy! Is there anyone who has this type of problem or am I the only one who has these headaches? All I am told is that I need to relax and exercise, but movement makes them worse.

I guess another thing that gets in the way for me is that I have never been dx with MIGRAINE. It's been chronic daily headache or new persistant daily headache depending on which report you look at. Migraine seems to be such an overused word - at least for someone like me. Hopefully this new neuro will be able to see around the headaches. Thanks for all of your thoughts on this.

They gave me toprol, cardizem, corgard which seemed to make my sx worse. They said it was hormonal and tried birth control pills which sent my BP up and started the headaches I now have. They kept telling me it was anxiety so I tried celexa. It made me extremely nervous and jumpy the first day so I didn't take any more. I KNOW NONE OF THIS IS ANXIETY.

My doctor claims that headaches are not generally associated with HepC. Since beginning TX the headaches have gotten worse and last 24 hours per day. Anyone out there suffer headaches before TX? How about after? Any non narcotic remedies? Thanks.

Spinal headaches are relieved by lying FLAT..... they are worse when you stand or sit. I had this in 2002 when my spinal cord was punctured during a steriod spinal epidural injection. I was ordered to lie flat, hoping it would seal on its own. It did not, and I was given a blood patch. If your headache is relieved by standing straight, look for a different cause. Hope you find some relief!!!! God Bless!

Then she sent me for an MRI without contrast that came back negative. The headaches have always been worse first thing in the morning when I wake up. I have to sometimes get out of bed the second I wake because its that bad. I have woken up at about 4am countless times with bad nausea, having to induce vomiting before I feel better and everyday I deal with nausea on a low scale. Over the counter pain medication has no affect either.

It has been about 11 days since my first bad headache and last night I took my first imitrex because I felt another bad headache coming on. The imitrex helped for around 4 hours to bring my headache down to a slight one but after the 4 hours I got nausea/malaise until I went to sleep. None of the symptoms have really gone away and I have also been experiencing some ringing in my ears and the vision problems seem like they may be getting worse.

he is on topomax and imitrex shots ( 3 shots a day and possibly one imitrex pill) we have tylenol with codeine and vikidin which just make him sick to his stomach, he works on roof tops and called me today and he was about ready to jump off and I do not know what else to do to help him>??? I called 3 neuorolosists today to try to get us in ASAP but that does not happen..... whaT SHOULD WE DO???? HE HAS TRIED OXYGEN AND THAT DOES NOT WORK!

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