i'm wondering if i'm the only one that goes through this, or if any of you have any ideas of how to remedy it. after i have a migraine (like this morning. ) my brain just doesn't want to function. i feel slow and sluggish all day and have trouble getting my thoughts straight. things that i KNOW should be easy are things i struggle with. i feel like i'm fighting through a fog.

does anyone else have this after a migraine? does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this go away faster?

Stupid question. Do you have access to a swimming pool?

INSATIABLE said:

you mean my question was stupid? or yours?


and no, i don't.

Oh- honey- I totally feel you. I get a headache like this once every 4-5 months....

What works for me- and it sounds REALLY painful I know... but it works- is stretching out... like pilates.... stretch your whole body, then drink some water. wash your face in cool water.

Do it slowly- but when you have a headache- it is like your whole body tenses up because you are in pain. Afterwards- though the headache is medicated; your muscles are still in "shock"

So- slowly and gently stretch.

It is not a proven method but has helped me in the past!!

fantasyislander said:

I don't know how to make them go away fast, but an aunt of mine used to suffer terribly from migraines until she finally found out what was causing them. After many years and many meds and tests, her Dr finally figured out that she had a bad allergy to potatoes. She didn't eat them often, but when she would, she would get a bad migraine. Once she stopped eating potatoes, she never had another migraine.

Perhaps you should have some extensive allergy tests? You just never know. Good luck.

MNlivingCA said:

you have no idea how much i wish i was you right now.



i should try this next time. i'm at work now and not able to stretch, but i will try that.

fantasyislander said:

Mine was. Unfortunately, not many of us have the right weather or accessibility to water, but when I was a kid, I got migraines so bad I couldn't keep my eyes open. Black spots and all that. I'd put on my bathing suit and walk about a mile to this swimming pool at a senior community that was always empty. Jigged the fence, got in, and floated in it for hours. When your head's pounding, you can hear it well in the water like a heartbeat. It becomes soothing and the migraines slipped right away. I feel much more comfortable underwater. It's quiet and nobody can talk to you.

Empress said:

actually, my question was about how to make the fogginess go away AFTER the migraine. but thanks.

Yeah, migraine hangovers. . .

The only thing I've ever found to help is the keep the headache from getting out of control in the first place. As soon as I feel one coming on, I'll drop what I'm doing and get my hands on some Aleve (naproxen) and a little caffeine. Stops them almost every time.

I get them 3 or 4 times a week. If I catch them before they get bad then I'm alright afterwards but if they get bad then I am really down for a few hours.
I do the whole dark room thing. Water, like a bath or shower does seem to help as does staying hydrated.
Migraines run in families, everyone in my family gets them.
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INSATIABLE said:

I think you’ve all misunderstood my question. I have medicine that helps get rid of the migraine itself, but after the migraine my brain is in a fog the rest of the day. I think very slowly, can’t seem to get my brain to wrap around what I want. I need help getting the fog to lift. The migraine is gone, this is just an after-effect.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

you got it! and so did shelly.

another problem is that they come on when i'm sleeping. i woke up with a full-blown migraine, so it's not like i could nip it in the bud, ya know?

My friend gets these. I know it's perscription, but she takes Emetrex (sp). SHe swears by it.

fantasyislander said:

Christ, I don't read anything. Sorry.

Meditiation? Caffeine? Naps?

fantasyislander said:

If you can catch the headache before it really sets in then it's better after.
Brain fog is a bitch to deal with. Fresh air and exercize would be my choice, I don't know how well it really works though.

superspaceboy said:

i use imitrex too. i have the pills, and for REALLY bad ones the injection too.

INSATIABLE said:

i wish i could just sleep all day! but if i called in sick every time i got a migraine i'd only be working part time.

fantasyislander said:

Wow, I've never woken up with them. Lame.

I think I would go for exercise too, as hard as it is when you feel like that.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

yeah, it really sucks when you wake up at 5am with a migraine and can hardly move.

lots of people have suggested exercise, i should do that anyway.

Go to a doctor and get it checked out.

luv4u said:

doctor gave me the prescription for imitrex. but the after-effect of the migraine, the "aura" is a thick mental fog.

fantasyislander said:

Yup. It's exhausting. I guess there's not much you can do. You should relax afterward anyway, so that it doesn't come back.

gemini13 said:

single mom to a four-year old= not much time to relax.

fantasyislander said:

Ah, that's what DVDs are for.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Yep, I get Naproxen prescriptions and really super strength aspirin to combine with the Naproxen. Works if I catch it soon enough after it starts up. Also, a cool damp cloth on the face, lying in bed with the window open if it's cool or cold outside works for me, blinds down, silent and DARK if possible.

FunkMistress said:

I have cluster headaches, not migraines. I have a problem with a cerebral artery. Long story short- blood flows to my head double and triple what the rate of a normal person would be. Because of this, I get headaches that are so painful, I have to either give myself an injection or take 6 sedatives in a 5 hour pattern to make it stop. I can't walk, talk or think during one of the clusters. Seriously, if I'm driving and it happens? I have to pull over or call someone for help. It really is a big part of my life and sometimes I feel like my life just revolves around head pain. Sometimes I'll have them for weeks at a time, non-stop. Cluster headaches are horrid.

That being said- I can relate. The 6 pills I take in 5 hours have sedatives in them, so I'm fucking out of it by the end of the cycle. I maintain at work by drinking warm water or warm (not hot) tea. But be careful, caffeine is a big trigger for headaches of any kind.

Other than that, I'm sorry that anyone has to deal with this.

MotoPsycho said:

wow, that sounds terrible. i'm sorry you have to deal with that too.

i've had like 4 or 5 in my life.. each one led me to throw up, felt like my brain was swelling for around 6 hours..

sheer pain... can't be in light, or any noise.. head spinning


migraines are torcher.. bottom line


be thankful if u don't have them

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.