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Originally Posted by Prince
Then the actual migraine hits me. Awful headache, typically in the top/front area of my head, perhaps more emphasis on the right side. I get very nauseous, to the point of vomiting, Typically a migraine attack for me lasts anywhere from 5 hours to 50 hours. I have found that if I don't fight the "throwing up", it goes by a lot quicker. If I do fight it and manage not to vomit, the pain can take days to subside. Unfortunately I absolutely hate vomiting (bad, bad experiences) and instinctively try to fight it by taking deep breaths and all that.
My migraines can sometimes be triggered by a neck tension headache,
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With minor edits to your description, welcome to
my migraine. I've had them on a regular basis since a car wreck 25 years ago. Coincidental or not, I did not have them prior to it.
I don't take Imitrex as I have been taking Fioricet since 1985 or so.
Fioricet
Relief is within 30 minutes if I take it when I am well into one. If I feel one coming on and take one it doesn't come on at all or is at least greatly reduced to a dull throb. Fioricet is not specifically indicated for a migraine but a tension headache. I almost always feel them starting in my neck however. They progress to feeling like a nail is being driven into my skull above my right eye and then radiate out from there. Fioricet works for me wonderfully and other than sometimes making me a bit sleepy, the side effects are minimal.
Good luck on finding a Dr. to prescribe it. Were it me, I'd do whatever I could to get the prescription including going to a clinic or ER.
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