Anyone else married to someone with migraine headaches?

lovinpink809
#1. March 18th, 2009, at 2:42 AM.

No.. but my dad gets a lot of headaches..
I wish you and your wife all the best~~

Beth W
#2. March 18th, 2009, at 4:52 PM.

My stepfather gets them. Ive had one. My stepfather went to Dr and got special med. he also sits in very dark room and places heating pad or warm cloth on bottom of his neck. says it helps.

I took byndrell sinus headache and slept it off

Nichole H
#3. March 20th, 2009, at 4:37 AM.

My sister has had migraine headaches since I can remember. She doesn’t live with me now (we are both married) but I can tell you that she still lives a full life. She is a Legal Assistant (I think it’s much more than that, she actually prepares the cases and presents them to the Attorney so that he can present them in court) and she has 3 lively girls who demand her attention. She just has to deal with these stupid headaches. She went to the Dr about a year ago and had a CAT Scan and they told her that she has some sort of ruptured vessel or something along those lines and that is what is causing her headaches. Has your wife had any kind of scans done to rule out that possibility? If she does there are treatments out there that can lessen the severity (not get rid of) the headaches. I know for a couple of years my sister was basically useless until she went and had that scan done, now she’s on meds that actually help her keep her mind on things and she can focus on things besides waiting for her next headache. Good Luck to you and your wife and I hope you find something that can help you!!

turtle
#4. March 20th, 2009, at 9:07 AM.

I hate that you are so inconsiderate of your wife’s horrible condition and pain. I had severe migraines as a young child; they disappeared from my life totally upon becoming pregnant. A migraine totally takes you down. I used to lay on my bed in a dark room and cover my head with a pillow because the pain was so bad and I couldn’t tolerate light, or sound while having a migraine. Sometimes they lasted for a week at a time. Yes, doctor’s are perplexed by migraines. The are very debilitating and if you’ve never had one you just can’t imagine the pain, it’s indescribable. I feel so very sorry for your wife. My sister has them as an adult and her doc put her on Topamax which has helped immensely. Her migraines have diminished in quantity quite a bit. I hope you tell your wife about this medication if she hasn’t already tried it. Tell her to try everything and anything out there, maybe hormones. Sometimes it’s a food allergy or a hormone imbalance. At any rate, get over yourself that you can’t plan anything in advance. Work on helping your wife’s condition and stop feeling sorry for yourself. Everyone is just going to give up on her and let her wallow alone in her misery? You and her sisters need to be there for her for moral support, there’s not much more you can do for her except pick up the loose ends around the home when she is sick. That in itself will be a very big help to her. When she is feeling well, talk to her about plans and hopefully she will understand that sometimes when she is sick you must fufill some commitments when they involve your young daughter. The adults can sacrifice, but hopefully the illness won’t be too hard on your daughter.

imasis2
#5. March 21st, 2009, at 9:01 AM.

Switch primary care Dr.s. There are other ways to deal with migraines. Does she have sinus problems that trigger the migraines? Does she have an autoimmune disease, like lupus, that can be a trigger? Have the doctor tried meds like topomax? Does she take a preventative? Is she on too much medication and having rebound headaches?

Please contact the Diamond Headach Clinic. They are great at this type of thing.

Bren Oneal
#6. April 10th, 2009, at 12:54 PM.

There are many types of migraines so finding out which type your wife suffers from would help her and learning there are triggers, also. I never had a headache in my life until after I was 20 y/o and wish I could say the same now. Now I’ve suffered from migraines more than 25 years on a monthly basis.Weather and stress can be 2 major triggers and yes even certain foods. It is difficult to make plans I know I’ve had to live through the same nightmare. I’m positive your wife feels the stress from you and her sisters expecting her to perform her own miracle of no more migraines which only make matters worse. Raising 2 daighters myself I was always honest with them in keeping my promises if I could and no migraines interferred.Plus, I have been blessed with a husband that is compassionate and understanding that remembers in our wedding vows through sickness and health. When I was diagnosed there were no migraine medications available only pain pills. Yes I’ve changed meds many times as of today I take Frova which has been a miracle to me however I’m only allowed 9 pills a month for now and no that doesn’t always carry me through at all. Keep her room dark, cool, she may want to wear sunglasses in the home or while watching television. Please, I pray you come back and read this seriously. Get your wife away from Methadone as a painkiller, asap. Methadone has been prescribed as a painkiller the past several years and is killing innocent victims at an epidemic rate all across the United States. It is the numver 1 prescription painkiller since doctors, dentist, clincs etc. have been treating chronic to severe pain with it. We lost our 33 year old daughter on April 5, 2006 due to a negligent doctor that prescribed her methadone for pain no other drugs or alcohol in her system. Now I work with MAMA ,mothers against medical abuse.org , TRYING TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS AND SAVE LIVES… IT COULD BE YOUR WIFE.