imitrex makes headache worse

I have tried several different preventative medications including Inderal LA, which I no longer take. I now take Imitrex 100mg PRN- but have noticed a few changes in my symptoms. I have never experienced an aura-I usually get the pain on one side(usually my left) that generates to behind my left eye. The headaches pretty much incapacitate me- I am nauseated-feel dizzy-overall malaise. Imitrex and 3 excedrin usually helped.

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.

Advil will usually do nothing for a migraine headache, like you have found out for yourself, and will very often make a migraine headache much worse. Imitrex on the other hand is migraine medication and will stop a migraine. Advil is not migraine medication and can cause problems by making headaches worse. Imitrex is migraine medication that is specifically for migraine and it will stop a migraine. Most migraines do not come with aura.

Taking imitrex daily is likely setting her up for rebound headaches. I didn't take it daily, but experienced rebound headache before after taking imitrex. If she has not had an MRI (or CT scan) of her brain, her doctor should be ordering one to try to rule out brain tumor, aneurysm, or anything else that might cause headaches. You won't know if it's something like that until you test- so please urge her to get the pictures of her brain!

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 still suffer almost daily headaches. When I take 50 mg of Imitrex (daily) the headache is gone within an hour. Dr. says I take too much Imitrex, but without it I am curled up in a fetal position, in a dark, quiet room, trying not to move for 12 hours... I am so worried that the Dr. will quit prescribing Imitrex (one already did) and I will be left without a life... I don't know what to do.

So he prescribed me imitrex pills. They made me feel worse. Imitrex pills actually made me feel like someone was crushing my chest and my heart was about to stop--plus nausea. I knew that the injections would still be worthless to me, because I was terrified of the needle. I don't know why, but I feel like I'm more of a wimp now. There have been several ER trips in the last 3 years where I just couldn't take the pain anymore. I couldn't.

always gives me a headache!! And, usually any exercise that causes too much exertion will result in a headache too. Basically it means no exercise. And, my doctor is always saying "exercise! you need to exercise, that will help your headaches!" and I say "but exercise gives me headaches!" It is really frustrating. The thing I found that helped was physiotherapy... BUT, it did induce headaches, which was frustrating.

I am so glad that you asked about imitrex! I take a triptan, like imitrex, and personally I think that triptans are the best treatment for acute migraines, and they are also the most prescribed medication for acute migraines.

The treatment plan is slightly different if the headache begins at a 9/10 level or if I am awoken by the headache, as then the headache will always be at a 9/10 level, then I will immediately use the Imitrex Injection and a muscle relaxant called lorazepam, if the Imitrex Injection fails then I will use everything I mentioned before in the same order but the Zomig (as it's not a good idea to mix triptans).

I have been everywhere actually I went to a headache center they gave me nerve block injections in these areas. I take imitrex for my migraines 100mg's which works great! I have 2 herniated discs in my neck I know, but I know there is something else going on. I am gonig to see a spine specialist and get a MRI done of my neck and back. I did a lot of research and many migraines come from the neck. I just hope there's an answer soon.

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.

I went to the PCP on Monday 3/10/08 and was given Imitrex to find no relief. I have placed a call to my OBGYN in desperation seeking relief. Could a spinal headache occur and appear 7 days after the epidural was administered?

they come once a year April 1st thru July 31 no joke t the day!!! every year the pain is worse and worse..... he thinks he is dying, we have done ct, mri mra scans and all came back ok, we have been to 4 diffrent neoroligists and have not gotten any relief from any of them, when we go I feel like all we want is pain killers for his head!!! NO WE WANT HELP!!!! what do we do???

Im a 28 year old female, my migraines seem to have gotten worse with age I was put on Imitrex (pill) did not help. Just today I started to have some pressure on the sides of my head near the temples and tension in my neck, I would normally say its just sinus pressure as I do have sinus trouble but this is different then usual it was sudden and felt a little light headed and a little sick to my stomach.

t see out of it, I look like someone has hit me as it puffs up and waters lots. Those are the killers. You cry and it makes it worse, You vomit and you feel better for all of 20 seconds. The piercing/ throbbing pain is excrutiating. I know when these happen I wish for my leg to be cut off so I could feel pain elsewhere. It's awful. The hospital gave me Toradol and this actually worked you know but it was via injection. They also gave me alot of maxalon cause I couldn't stay awake.

Now my insurance has decided I need to try Imitrex before they will approve coverage for the Maxalt. The Imitrex took about 2 hours to have any effect, but eventually my headache subsided. Since then I have had recurring headaches for 4 days. These are similar to but not quite as painful as headaches I get from consuming too much caffeine (my caffeine tolerance is very low - a chocolate bar eaten over a 3 day period can cause extreme pain). So I am wondering if imitrex contains caffeine.

Find a different doctor, especially if you can't get an appointment and you need relief. Your insurance company should cover more than one physician. If you're not on a migraine prevention medication, and you do have migraines often, they can put you on a generic version of Neurotnin that'll help prevent them... or something like Frova (better than Imitrex, in my opinion) to stop a migraine if it's truly one.

codeine doesn't really take away migraines....it may MASK the symptoms/pain briefly....sometimes doesn't even do that....but it usually makes them worse....i had been a migraine sufferer for 20 years....there are very specific migraine meds out there if you have TRUE migraines (imitrex, relpax, all that kinda stuff)....i got started on the hydros due to chronic daily tension headaches but never really used the hydros for my migraines....only used the prescribed migraine med....

I am an 18 year old whose migraines usually rebound with Imitrex therapy. Which of the following is recommended?

Whenever I wear most eyeglasses I get a severe headache. It seems to be caused by the nerves around my ears. I can't wear headbands, etc., because that area is sensitive. However, I did get one pair of glasses that does not give me a headache but they are only for distance vision. I bought a new pair of progressive lenses, but they give me a terrible headache. I have had them adjusted several times and it hasn't gotten any better. Can the length of the earpieces make a difference?

Hi there, Yes, you should go to the doctor! This headache has gone on for too long... if a headache does not get better with home treatment, please go to the doctor. Also, if a headache does not go away for over 3 days at all, like no relief at all, then you can even go to emergency. If you feel you cannot handle the pain, please go to emergency. If the headache at any point becomes "the worst pain imaginable" then also please go to emergency. If you can't drive, phone a taxi...

Hello, Oh my goodness do I ever have hormone headaches. I even notice vauge head discomfort with ovulation some months. Imitrex tablets and the Imitrex injectable pen have completely helped me. I hardly ever need the pen and can usually get away with only half of an Imitrex tab. Hormone headaches are definitely for real, get yourself some pain relief and enjoy feeling better. Take care.

I used to get so many migraines and I was taking imitrex injections. When I moved the migraines got worse from stress and I started taking the imitrex daily, sometimes even multiple times a day. After about 3 months of this I started getting heart palpitations. They got so bad that I stopped taking my imitrex (cold turkey) on the whim that it was causing them. The palpitations started getting worse, but I had now talked myself into having a fear of imitrex (that it would kill me).

Hi Mandy, Imitrex tablets have done wonders for my headaches/migraines. Fioricet didn't touch my pain but even if I take a half of an Imitrex tablet for the nasty headaches that aren't quite migraines yet, I feel so much better. I save a whole tablet or sometimes 2 tabs for the whopper migraines. Imitrex is in a class of medication known as sumatriptans and is not a narcotic. You definitely need insurance for it since it's expensive but the copays aren't bad at all.

Your headache description can fit into 'cervicogenic headache' (vertebral column and structures thereto causing headache), especially since your neck and upper back hurt. See if some particular position of head and neck while lying down helps. Try to remember how the pain started. Or what do you think is the cause of the headache, neck and back pain. A neuro will be able to find out if your neck is causing the problem.

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