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I'm pregnant and I get migraines. Luckily I've only gotten a couple of them since I got pregnant. Before the only thing that worked was excedrin migraine, which is funny because all the rx meds didn't put a dent in them. Since I can't take excedrin now, I do warm showers in the dark with some coke and tylenol. Warm packs to the back of the neck can help too.

If you get really desperate, can you take fioricet and then pump and dump until it's out of your system? Obviously it's not ideal, but if you're in a huge amount of pain that won't go away it might be worth it as a temporary solution.

Yep- same routine, dark room, ice pack, water, sleep... sometimes if it's really bad I take ibuprofen and that dulls it a bit.

My story isn't very helpful. I had to quit breastfeeding early because of migraines. For me only meds help, and if I don't take them early it will just grow and grow until I'm in the er. You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of your baby, and in my case meds were my only answer.

@dagret: I had horrific migraines before geting pregnant (one month I had 20+). I had some during pregnancy, but for the most part, caffeine worked (which was weird, because it never helped me much before pregnancy). I only had a few doozies. The first month or two post-partum I didn't have any, despite crazy sleep. However, in the last 3 months I've had a number of them. I had one two weeks ago that lasted 2 days and had me vomiting half the night. Fun times! I had some Percocet left over from what I was given when I went home from the hospital for my tear. I tried to take that but vomited it. I was able to keep one down the other day when I had a migraine and I think it helped. I know they said it was ok for breastfeeding. I'm out of it now, so I'm going to see if maybe I can get more. I'll also ask about Imitrex. I have zero milk in reserve, so I can't pump and dump. Otherwise I have injections that work.

All this to say, I feel your pain sister!!!! It's awful! I seriously would choose childbirth over a really bad migraine. I hope you are feeling better now.