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OTC codine which has just been made prescription only here in Australia. Worked perfectly for 30 years. I am not sure what I am going to do when my stash runs out. Edit. I should add my trigger is UV light which is all too common here in Australia.
Is codeine abuse really a problem in Australia, or more than it has been in previous decades?
My migraines have mostly gone away now that I exercise regularly. For me it was cardiovascular. I'd see an aura and I'd get ready for the pain when I was a kid. Later in life I discovered that taking a simple Advil as soon as I saw the migraine would head it off. When I was a kid chocolate covered almonds and OJ would almost always hit me with a migraine. I discovered this by keeping a journal of what I ate. Changes…
A few years ago, I decided to carry Ibuprofen wherever I'd go and take 400 mg as soon as I felt it would come.
Doing this for a duration of 6 months made them become less and less frequent.
My father who was also suffering migraines told me he had met a doctor that gave him the same advice but with a more powerful medication (Naproxen) with the same outcome.
And I still eat a lot of chocolate and almonds. ;)
This trick saved my life, really.
Does anyone else get migraines from... relaxing? Like having a few weeks of from work? Like I can wake up and after having enjoyed a full night of sleep and a steady breakfast and have the aura break out one hour after waking up. Christmas, easter, long weekends etc are times when I expect them to arrive. As a child and young adult I just came to the conclusion that I got em when they felt on arriving.... They were m…
Does anyone else get migraines from... relaxing? Like having a few weeks of from work? Like I can wake up and after having enjoyed a full night of sleep and a steady breakfast and have the aura break out one hour after waking up. Christmas, easter, long weekends etc are times when I expect them to arrive. As a child and young adult I just came to the conclusion that I got em when they felt on arriving.... They were m…
My mother experiences migraines most frequently on weekends when she does not work, she has a stressful job. I have always thought of it as a "post-stress" collapse.
I've not been able to find a source, in spite of years of logging all kinds of data. The only thing I have noticed, but which I don't want to contemplate, is that I have more frequent migraines when I have more sex. Much fun.
I take magnesium supplements and sometimes CoQ10, but I haven't really found either of them to be effective at preventing migraines.
Bright light for me is my major trigger. I wear sunglasses whenever it is bright and keep my head covered or stay in shade.
Don't skip your coffee.
Does anyone else get migraines from... relaxing? Like having a few weeks of from work? Like I can wake up and after having enjoyed a full night of sleep and a steady breakfast and have the aura break out one hour after waking up. Christmas, easter, long weekends etc are times when I expect them to arrive. As a child and young adult I just came to the conclusion that I got em when they felt on arriving.... They were m…
My mother experiences migraines most frequently on weekends when she does not work, she has a stressful job. I have always thought of it as a "post-stress" collapse.
I don't feel that stressed at all actually. I guess I could sleep more during the weekdays. I clock about 5-6 but I guess that's normal? 3-4 makes me feel kinda hyped which is weird.