https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:43:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-996720 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:13:10 +0000 mrswin 996720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: Sorry to hear its back.<br /> I have suffered with migraines for years and if I can't take medication then I usually rely on one of those gel eye masks that I keep in the fridge at all times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-996701 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:07:11 +0000 mrsjyw 996701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh i'm so so sorry.</p> <p>i am a chronic migraine sufferer and TOTALLY understand your pain. :(</p> <p>ice pack is usually my only cure since i cant take meds right now (bfing) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-996693 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:05:19 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 996693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Migraine came back today &amp; hit me hard! I took Tylenol, sent the guys to get me a Pepsi, &amp; sat in a dark roon for 30 min and I feel so much better! Omg this can not continue on like this, its insane! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-994865 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:55:31 +0000 MsLipGloss 994865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: I hope you feel better too. ((hugs)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-994576 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:53:08 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 994576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: That's what I took before pregnancy &amp; I miss it! I'm feeling better just really tired. The chiropractor did a laser treatment to my neck and temples and strangely I think it work. I wasn't convinced going into it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-994549 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:46:15 +0000 Katrocap 994549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sugar.biscuit: I hope you are feeling better now. Migraines are horrible. I couldn't take my regular Rx (Maxalt) during pregnancy and nothing else really helps, so I just had to wait them out. Sometimes the nausea was so bad I would try to make myself vomit - which never even worked! ((hugs))</p> <p>@mslipgloss: Five weeks! You poor thing, what a trooper you are.</p> <p>@mrscb: I love your coke/shower suggestion. I'll try that next time I have a migraine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-994375 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:51:53 +0000 autumnlove 994375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope you can get some relief! My friend says she drank caffeinated sodas from time to time when her migraines hit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-994364 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:49:33 +0000 dagret 994364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: my cousin had migraines throughout pregnancy and took fioricet. Good luck - migraines are the worst. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993865 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:03:33 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I called the Pharmacy and they said that its a category C drug. That there is no conclusive data for the medication use during pregnancy &amp; that the Dr. will prescribe it if he thinks the benefits out way the risk of side effects. I wont take Tylenol unless I feel like complete crap. I'm going to have to be on my death bed before I take this stuff. So thanks for the heads up ladies!</p> <p>I'm feeling about 2 cents better now that I am not at work. I'm going to the chiropractor &amp; will pick up the meds to have on had encase I have to take them. Now that I'm off work I feel like I can suffer in peace. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993783 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:33:42 +0000 MrsF 993783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't allowed to take imitrex during pregnancy. It hasn't been studied in pregnant women and it works on blood vessels so they are not sure how it would affect the placenta. I had a hard time with migraines without my meds and spent a lot of time in the dark with ice packs on my head. I took excedrine tension headache (tylenol and caffeine). It wasn't a miracle drug but it was nice to have something i could take. I got through it one day at a time with my beautiful baby as motivation. I hope you're feeling better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993777 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:32:09 +0000 MrsH 993777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: I take imitrex and was told not to take it while KU too :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993758 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:24:14 +0000 Shutterbug 993758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: I have migraines and while I'm not pg yet, my GP, OB, and RE all said the only Rx migraine med that was safe during pregnancy is Fioricet. I take Relpax, and it's deemed "not safe" only because it hasn't been studied in pregnant women. Maybe Imitrex is the same? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993676 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:00:15 +0000 MrsBrewer 993676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: I was going to say the same thing about Artbee!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993636 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:46:19 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: I probably would have been able to go without had I been able to go home &amp; sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993601 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:35:32 +0000 lovehoneybee 993601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: I know Artbee (I don't think you can call her to a thread anymore?) has struggled with bad migraines, you might reach out to her. I got pretty frequent migraines when I was pregnant (and not-pregnant) and my doctor told me there would be a point where it was worth the risk to take the better meds. </p> <p>I would actually do the same as @MrsCB: . It didn't always work, but it almost always got me to a point where it was a much more manageable pain (and then I would sleep, if I could). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993588 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:32:04 +0000 walnutems 993588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: I was the same way. I would have coffee every morning before finding out I was pregnant and even during the first few weeks. After about 6 or 7 weeks I just didn't want it anymore and quit cold turkey and didn't have any withdrawals at all. No headaches, nothing. Then all of a sudden at 16/17 weeks I started with migraines. It was almost as if my body was like "oh yeah...I remember now, you just up and quit that really good caffeine stuff and I'm going to make you pay!" It was bizarre! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993567 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:27:39 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@walnutems: I haven't had caffeine for over 3 months. I had an ice tea &amp; took Tylenol at noon. Its not helping. I can't wait to get home! I have a chiropractor appointment in 2 hours so hopefully that will help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993468 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:59:52 +0000 walnutems 993468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry! I've been fighting with them too and couldn't stand it and called my doctor. She said 2 extra strength Tylenol and a can of coke or coffee would help. A lot of times migraines are connected to caffeine and people don't realize it.</p> <p>I kept getting them on and off for 2+ weeks and couldn't take it. I started having a half a cup of coffee in the mornings and that's made a world of difference! I still have an occasional headache or the beginning stages of a migraine but the Tylenol/caffeine combo will nip it in the bud now.</p> <p>I also bought a weighted eye pillow from amazon and that's helped when I've surpassed the point of being able to stop it with medicine. It's just an eye pillow with beads in it but it darkness, coolness and pressure/weight really help.</p> <p>I hope you get relief, I know how miserable it is! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993381 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:40:15 +0000 MsLipGloss 993381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: Well, I should say that your OB knows better than I do, but my OB and Neuro (and the OB he consulted) all said no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993307 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:20:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 993307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the worst headaches, migraine and regular, of my life early in my pregnancy. What finally worked for me was several sessions of acupuncture. I finished those sessions in feb and I have not had a migraine since! I was getting them at least weekly before that. If its a recurring problem I can't recommend acupuncture highly enough. (Though I'm aware it doesn't work for everybody, sadly). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993303 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:19:43 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: WTH my OB is the one that prescribed it to me. The nurse even said its safe during pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993285 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:17:13 +0000 ShootingStar 993285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: LOL, it's what works for me. There's something about the warm shower relaxing your muscle and the cold soda with caffeine. I read it forever ago on a board about migraines. But then, I respond very well to Excedrin for migraine relief, which is caffeine, tylenol and aspirin. But of course you can't take asprin while pregnant. For rx meds I'm either allergic to them or they don't work for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993268 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:14:26 +0000 MsLipGloss 993268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: If you're pg, you CANNOT take Imitrex. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993267 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:14:16 +0000 Sunshine1810 993267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend has been having migraines during her pregnancy as well. She ended up going to the dr and was given a prescription (I'm not sure what it is for). It was the only way she got any relief. I hope you feel better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993264 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:13:57 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: lol those are very specific instructions. Dr. Called in imitrex but I won't be able to take it till I get off work. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993260 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:12:59 +0000 MsLipGloss 993260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Talk to your OB about a prescription for Fioricet (it is safe during pg). I had a migraine that lasted 5 weeks (weeks 16-21), and it took a combination of Fioricet and Benadryl to get any relief (and a few trips to the Neuro as well . . . he worked with my OB). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993252 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:11:02 +0000 ShootingStar 993252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Warm shower in the dark, 2 tylenol, and a can of coke.</p> <p>ETA: take the tylenol, then drink the coke in the shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993227 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:59:06 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: on a daily allergy pill already :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993201 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:53:22 +0000 T.H.O.U. 993201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to pin point mine to being due to sinuses. I ended up on a daily dose of allergy meds and sudafed when needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/migraines-blow#post-993193 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:52:17 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 993193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been suffering from migraines the last 2 weeks and this one today is out of control! I'm stuck at work and its all I can do to hide my tears. </p> <p>What did you do during pregnancy to help your migraines? I'm calling my dr in a few min after they get back from lunch. This is ridiculous! </p>