who knows any cure for migraines?

hi,i suffer from migraines to and ohhhh they are painful!i take maxalt for mine but they dont entirely take it away,just relieves some of the pressure so i can get by the day.i also find that a nice cold cloth over my eyes and forehead helps relax to,and lots of water and even sleep!the maxalts my doctor gives me samples of becuase they are 50dollars a pack and theres only 2 in a pack so he gives me 6samples a month so i dont have to woory about paying a fortune for them!but there the only thing that has helped and ive been given alot of medicines that never worked at all

You need to see another doctor. There are medications that will not only lessen the number of migraines that you have but there are also medications that you can take once a migraine starts to stop it. I don't know the names...my best friend gets them and she's been helped by medication for a long time.

Have you tried Motrin? It's another form of advil but stronger I know when I had migranes or alot of pain they would work for me!

better have a check up. coz even if you will take a medicine for migraine, you dont know if that is compatible with the one that you have right now.
Have a doctor check you up so that you will know the medicine that will work for you.

i will tell you something, my highschool classmates' Mom died because of tumor. She tought that it is just migraine and tried to handle it drinking pain relievers. after a week she fainted and she was brought to the hospital. Later in the afternoon same day, she said that she is okay and insisted to go home. next day, she fainted again, and same thing happened yesterday she went home. her migraine shows but she does not mind it at all, taking only the over-the-counter medicines to relieve pain. The third day, while she was sleeping, she was snoring, and then she did not wake up.. and later on the afternoon that day, she died.

so with that, we better take care of ourselves, drink vitamins, have check up at least once a month or 3 months.

hope you will go to your doctor.

No there is no real cure for migraines, but there are things that help. The problem is finding out what causes them, to get proper treatment. I find your dr to be very insensitive, he could have at least ordered you Imitrex or Relpax to see if they help you. I would suggest you keep a journal of when you get them, how long they last, whether they are in the same spot of your head, what precipitates them, and what if anything will help them go away or at least be alleviated. Then you will have info to arm yourself with. Also do you have any neurological symptoms that accompany the migraine, such as dizziness, blurred vision, light sensitivity, etc. You can try Excedrin Migraine it does work well. Because it can be caused by any number of things, finding the cause would be your best bet to finding what will work. I think Relpax works wonderful, it is kind of expensive though.

Well lets see there is Depakote, Imitrex, Toradol, Topamax, clonidine, Blocadrin, benezepril....you get the picture. There is an endless list of medications used to treat migraines. I agree with the fact that there isn't a cure for them but the symptoms can definately be treated. You just have to experiment to find out what works for you. Trying to stay in a quite, dark and calm area and use cool compresses helps but unfortunately is not always possible. I would mention these to your Dr. or find another one and get soemthing for them. They are very painful! Good Luck!

I'm a firm believer in the "sugar-caffiene overload" cure.
I learned this cure in 3rd grade from my teacher who suffered migraines badly.
She'd get a coke and a snickers and practically inhale them.
I found out a couple years ago that it actually works.
Prior to actually trying it, I used Excedrin Migraine. The pop & candy bar work faster.
Good luck. I hope you feel better soon.
--Shannon

Definelty see another dr!!! people are dr. shopping these days so the doctors are less quick to prescribe things. Maxalt worked great for me. Excedrin worked well but I was eating to many of them and gave myself an ulcer so be careful with those.

Caffine works for me but my freind says it makes hers worse. Everyone is different with that. Try laying in a dark,quiet room with a cold pack on your neck when you feel the migraine coming on. The sooner that you can "catch it" the better.

Good luck to you

You may see an opthalmologist, don't skip meal, don't get
very exhausted. Don't eat chocolates and cheese, Don't look at
the bright lights. Look at the green grasses outside, take a deep
breath. I have found a new food supplement to alleviate it.
and it works.

If all else fails why don't you shop for a good acupuncturist. My friend had constant headaches and after a few sessions, her headaches did not go away completely but it became less frequent. I'm not sure if insurance pays for it, you should check anyway, but I don't think it's too expensive to do this on your own either.