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I get migraines from extreme weather changes and some food/drink triggers - I'm actually terrified that they'll get worse during pregnancy and I won't be able to kill them with Relpax.

My grandma said pregnancy stopped hers. Mine have been much more infrequent--one of my few blessings of pregnancy.

I usually get 3-4 a year, very debilitating, I am non-functional for the rest of that day until I have a full night's sleep, even the next day I feel hungover. Major stresses bring them on.

During pregnancy I had very few headaches of any sort until my last 2 months, for those last few weeks any big activity or stress would bring on a very minor migraine- I was able to catch most of them very early with Tylenol (which never works for me when I'm not pregnant).

So far 3 months out I've only had a couple very minor headaches.

I had migraines at the very beginning, and then they slacked off until two weeks ago. Lately, I have had one every day for just over two weeks (I see a neurologist this afternoon), but it has really been a struggle. I have tried Fiorcet, which can take the edge off the big ones, but nothing gets rid of the migraine completely. The only thing that has ever worked for me has been Imitrex injections. Currently, I wake up around 1:30/2:00 a.m. with a migraine, get an icepack and try to relax and go back to sleep, only to have the alarm go off just after falling back to sleep. *Fingers crossed* that this will slack off soon and/or that the neuro has a magic trick (or two!) up his sleeve.

@artbee: I was just scanning a website ( http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/259724-overview#aw2aab6b5 ) due to some weird pain I'm having in my arm right now and came across this. Made me think of you and this post:

Will changes in headache patterns occur during pregnancy?
For most women, headaches remain unchanged during pregnancy. Some women improve, but some may worsen. Because migraines have a hormonal component, many women's migraines improve with increasing estrogen levels, such as those that occur during pregnancy. For women whose conditions remain unchanged or worsen, treatment options are limited, especially in the first trimester. Some clinicians suggest acetaminophen, narcotics, and antiemetics. Nonpharmacologic treatments include relaxation strategies, eliminating stressors, and a good exercise program. These should first be attempted before pharmacologic therapy.[1, 2]

What are your ladies suggestions for dealing with these headaches? I'm going on day 5 of a headache. Tylenol didn't work. I don't know what else to do. A few nights it was so bad I woke up in the middle of the night to my head pounding. I can't take it anymore.

@MsLipGloss: Thanks so much for the suggestions. I called my OB's office today and they told me to see my primary care physician. But I would feel more comfortable taking something my OB recommends that is safe. I tried caffeine for the first time today and it definitely helped. I'm used to headaches. Had them my whole life, but nothing like the one I've had this week.