Comments on: The multi-day headache

By: G Thompson

G Thompson — Sat, 13 May 2006 20:02:14 +0000

My hubby is allergic to M.S.G and will get a migraine almost 24 hours to the minute after he eats something with M.S.G. in it. He also he swears by the Excedrin migraine although if he takes it he will have another migraine with in 24 hours of the Excedrin dose if he doesn’t wean off the caffeine with a daily caffeinated soda for a few days.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:14:32 +0000

Perhaps you should just rest for one day and not do anything. Your life seems to be frantic at times. Perhaps from the running around taking your children to school.

I think you should go see a doctor.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 01:37:00 +0000

Advil is for muscle aches. It mainly works on muscles and inflamitory problems in your body.

Try asprin products for migraine headaches. Extra strength Excedrin should do the trick. If not go to your doctor.

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 03:15:29 +0000

“Taking Advil for a migraine is like pissing in the ocean.” A doctor actually said that to me. I adore Advil for all the thousands of times it has made my cramps disappear, but it can’t do anything for my migraines. I got a prescription that does the trick, but if you only want over-the-counter stuff, Excedrin is better. Good luck!

By: Clifton

Clifton — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:15:12 +0000

Diane: A true migraine can often be knocked down to bearable levels with the combination of
A small amount of caffeine – say one cup of coffeeSome aspirin or tylenolif you have access to it, 1/2 to 1 tablet of codeine or vicodin
The caffeine is the most important part of this because it’s a vasodilator; it relaxes constricted blood vessels in the brain which are one cause of migraines. Excedrin works so well because it contains quite a bit of caffeine, but a cup of coffee and aspirin/tylenol will do the same.
I get migraines maybe once every couple years, with no apparent relation to the amount of stress I’m under.

By: Allen

Allen — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:46:40 +0000

Imitrex – requires a prescription, but the pain is completely neutralized.

The migraine strength meds work well for severe normal headaches, but only the mildest migraines (without the sensory hypersensitivity to sight, sound and feel) for me.

By: toni

toni — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 01:07:02 +0000

If you haven’t tried Excedrin Migraine, you may want to — it works surpisingly better than Advil. I promise. I could eat Advil like candy and not make a dent, but the Ex. Mig. worked wonders. They even knock down my cluster headaches to a non-suidicidal level. (Great, I’m an expert in headaches. yippee.)

Anyway, I hope you feel better soon — I totally empathize.