Advice for handling my migraines and WDW

[let'sgo]

I used to get migraines that would knock me out for a day or two. My sister suggested reading the book, "Eat Right For Your Type" about foods to eat and avoid according to your blood type. That was the dumbest thing I ever heard of, and when she loaned me a copy of the book, I decided to read it so I could really tell her off as to how gullible she was to believe something so ridiculous as this.

I followed the suggestions for a day (and it wasn't real easy either) and the next day I was feeling better so I followed for another. By the third day I was really feeling good and OH MY GOODNESS, the migraines were gone and didn't come back. I couldn't believe it. It seems as there are certain foods that act as triggers, and if I start eating those foods again, I get the migraines again.

I used to get migraines all the time, now I very seldom get them. I am soooo thankful that I read that book. Maybe you could get a copy from the library and see if you are helped by it.

 

[stitcher3000]

Ok this is probably going to sound like an old wives tale but hey ho! Difficult to do in a park I know but if you lie face down on a sofa or bed with your fingertips in a bucket of ice cold water that should get rid of it. This was told to me by a nurse and it worked for her, fortunately I haven't had a migraine lately to try it out. There is nothing more debilatating than a migraine.

 

[dizmom2mwjk]

I started getting migraines as an adult...they hit hard and fast, 5 days a week, all day long until I would throw up 3 or 4 times, I couldn't function (I had 4 young kids)...I tried all the drugs like Immitrex and none of them worked...then Dr. put me on Topamax daily to prevent them instead of trying to cure them, and I have about 2 per year that are mild and go away if I lay in a quiet dark place and take a short nap...I highly suggest trying it...also, if you hold your wrists under running cold water in a sink, that can help a headache and vomiting...

 

[nurse.darcy]

While you can probably get through a trip to WDW on excedrin and caffeine beverages, the best advice came from the Doc. This is long term advice. My 16 year old has suffered from migraines since he was about 4. He was placed on medication by a neurologist, and though throughout the years the medication has changed, his headaches have been limited to once or twice a quarter where they used to be once or twice a week.

As he as grown he has needed less and less preventative medicine. He is now on maxalt at the lowest prescribed dose. I don't think he has had a migraine in a couple years. We may see if he doesn't even need the meds anymore. But that will be up to his neurologist.

Good luck to you. Get the preventative medication your body needs and quit the caffeine. It will cause rebounds for sure.

 

[mnoble_uk]

This is another shout for Triptrans.

Here in the UK they are available from a pharmacy counter - branded as Imigran (though they are expensive so I get them on prescription). For me, about an hour after I take them then even the most severe headache just goes away. There's no fuzzy feeling or any other effect, its as if the headache has just gone. I have had migranes on and off since I was a child and these are just the greatest.

 

[honeydiane1953]

Buying a cooling bandana for my neck works wonders. I am a nurse and have been taking INDERAL LA for years to prevent them. These are prescribed for heart palpatations but doctors learned they help dilate blood vessels in head and "cure" onset of the headaches. They DO work. I always wear sunglasses and have rx for fioricet just in case. Hope some of these work. Cooling bandana's r the easiest to obtain and DO WORK. DIANE

 

[MiJo]

My DW has suffered with migraines for many years. Recently, she began drinking a bottle or two of Metroelectro Micronutrient Water every day and it really seems to be helping. She tried SmartWater for a while but that didn't help like the Metroelectro. We get it at the grocery store for about $1.59/20 oz bottle, sometimes less. It may be worth a try.

 

[MickeyNicki]

I am completely useless when I get a migraine...DH knows the drill, get me my perscription and a coke and leave me in a very dark, very cold, very quiet room until it goes away.

If it is a bad one forget it, I am done and we dont go anywhere, I get very dizzy and nauseated and tired and the noise and smells can make me lose my mind.

If it is a baby one I just rest for a bit and I will be good to go but the issue of food is NONE...I cannot eat when recovering from a migraine.

The one good thing about WDW resorts is the dark rooms and the quietness during the day (since everyone is in the parks) helps the migraine move along fast