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Originally Posted by TammyJM  Awww, I am sorry to read this! I suffer from chronic migraines so I completely understand. I saw in another thread that you are having eye problems...this can be a huge cause of headaches (I have had eye problems my whole life...I had major surgery when I was less than two). I go to a specialist for my migraines, have had MRIs....I can tell you that mine are bad, REALLY bad!!! What works for me is Imitrex pills and I also use the Imitrex shots. I know that someone recommended caffeine...be careful of how much you do because it is actually a big trigger. Other triggers are not getting enough sleep (this is one of my main triggers). You might want to start keeping track of each and everything that you are eating/drinking to see if there is a trend with your migraines. These are all things that my specialist told me to do...in fact, he said that a lot of his patients have had some relief from their pain by starting the South Beach Diet.
I was literally living the majority of my life in pain and trying to be the best mommy that I could....I got fed up with being in pain and being depressed from it! I started doing my own research for alternatives. I found several articles supporting migraine decrease with the intake of Omega 3 with fish oil pills...this is what I started doing. I went from having 2-3 migraines a week (each one lasting 2 days) to about 2-4 a month. I played around with different brands and dosage to see what would work with my body. I have found that GNC's works the best for me personally. It took about a month and a half before I could tell a difference, but once they were in my system, my life changed because of my pain lessening!!  I do still take Imitrex when I get one, though.
I hope I helped some....I feel so badly for people when I hear that they are going through the pain of migraines.
Tammy |
Thanks Tammy. I did keep track of my headaches which is how i came to the conclusion that they were weather related... and it only started a few years ago since being in Southern Ontario (i used to live in Northern Ontario). I love the natural approach- going to give that a go