Weird. The only time I suffered from migraines was when I worked as an auto claims adjuster. No joke.

When I left that job they stopped. I never had one before that job and I haven't had a single one since.

My migraines would cause me to lose some of my vision just before the pain started. It was awful. I remember getting one once while I was waiting for the bus home. I had to ask a man to read the bus numbers for me as I just couldn't see.

After a migraine I would feel very tired...I also would get partial paralysis on the left side of my body...even on the left side of my tongue!

I'm so glad I don't get them anymore. They are the WORST!

I'm sorry you suffer from them.

JustErin said:

I also had them out of no where and also got rid of them in one step.... In both cases I removed the male in question.... I sware this true....

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

OK, wait. I also was in a really bad relationship when they started. Actually, my whole world was crashing down at the time. Home, family, romantic and work life stress all at once.

Stress does terrible things to people.

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

OK, wait. I also was in a really bad relationship when they started. Actually, my whole world was crashing down at the time. Home, family, romantic and work life stress all at once.

Stress does terrible things to people.

i wish i could attribute these to stress. i've had bad headaches since i was 14, and migraine headaches since i was about 17 or 18, and definitely not due to any stress in my life.

have you seen an allergy expert?

JustErin said:

i wish i could attribute these to stress. i've had bad headaches since i was 14, and migraine headaches since i was about 17 or 18, and definitely not due to any stress in my life.

Stax said:

It's important to rule that possibility out!

And like I mentioned the food triggers are important to steer clear on.

You may also want to chart them for a few months and figure out if they are hormone related. If they come pre or post menstral there is a thearpy suggestion also for hormonal migrains

have you seen an allergy expert?

Mach said:

i know a few triggers. none food related. i do get them around that time of the month, but not always. sometimes i'll get a migraine if i don't get enough sleep, but not always. if i have a really REALLY strong coffee (from a coffee shop with extra shots of espresso) i might get a headache, but again, not always.

seems my migraines are very fickle.

fantasyislander said:

Mine are not from stress either (I can still remember my very first headache at 5 years old). In fact, I have one right now. I take 600mg. of Ibuprofen in conjunction with Promethazine. It's an anti-nausea drug that my doctor prescribed to me about a month ago. Somehow it works with the painkiller and stops the migraine cold. It's also a antihistamine, which I could use!!! I get at least two migraines a week, always have, and stress will make it worse.

fantasyislander said:

i used to get them as a kid, not so much anymore. chocolate and mushrooms were triggers for me.

gemini13 said:

5 years old? wow. i hope Anelia (my daughter) doesn't start getting them. i know how much it hurts me, and i'd hate for her to go through this pain too.

i use imitrex. i haven't had to take an anti-nausea drug myself, but on the couple occasions that the migraine was bad enough someone had to take me to the ER they give me a shot for pain and a shot for nausea. i took a trip to the ER just a few weeks ago. that ended up being a $500 migraine.