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Vicodin? My Dr. doesn't even want me to take Tylenol! I took some today and it didn't do anything.

I also drank a caffeinated soda and used my Neti Pot tonight and it seemed to help a little but my headaches have only been bad for the last month!

I hope you feel better!!!

How far along are you? I got hormonal migraines (one almost every cycle) before pregnancy, and had a period of about 3 weeks as I was transitioning from the first to second tri where I got like 4 bad migraines in 3 weeks. It was brutal. However, they completely cleared up after that and I've only had one since (30 weeks now). I did continue to get headaches through the first half of the second tri, but they were very minor.

Like the other ladies, tylenol and caffeine typically helped some, as did laying in the dark. I wouldn't stress too much about the Vicodin. My understanding is that it's very safe in pregnancy, and I'm sure your doctor wouldn't have prescribed it if they didn't think it's safe.

Hoping this is just a brief phase for you and that things improve soon.

I'm so so sorry! I am right there with you, both in and outside of pregnancy!!

ICE PACK!!! THat's what always did the trick for me. + sleep in dark room/time... I was too paranoid about meds and didn't take them, tho the doc said that there was prescrip anti nausea meds that could've helped with headaches.

I've always gotten a lot of headaches and mind got a lot worse when I got pregnant. Then I would feel so bad even taking Tylenol, even though the midwife said it was totally fine.

Things that helped me:
Soft ice pack on the back of my neck, resting in a comfortable position
Laying down and maybe napping in a dark room (preferably combined with the ice pack)
Massage/tension relief at the base of my neck
Tylenol with a little caffeine for the bad ones
Acupuncture! I think this is the biggest one (though, it could very well be that I'm just later in my pregnancy so it would have gotten better on its own, but I give acupuncture the credit.) I went for several weeks and I really think it helped. Since you get chronic headaches, it might be worth looking into.

The other big thing for me is watching my computer time and my posture-- I tend to slouch on the couch with my head forward looking at the laptop which definitely makes them worse.

Bad headaches are brutal, especially when you have to combine it with the mommy guilt, but if your doctor says it's ok, take the medicine when you really need it. It took me so long to get over the guilt, and there were tears involved, and that couldn't have been great for the baby either.

I'm so sorry. My frequent headaches totally stopped during pregnancy, except for a few bad weeks. So sorry, there's really nothing to be done except suffer.

YES. I had a migraine from week 16 to week 21. I was finally referred to a Neuro who prescribed Fioricet and Benadryl (to be taken together). He also wrote me a prescription for hydrocodone, but I didn't take it. The Fioricet/Bendryl combo was a god send. It would make the pain tolerable enough to sleep through. It was awful! I hope you feel better soon!