Migraine: What is the cure? How do I get rid of it? Any specific medication or remedy?

I have been suffering from migraine since I was 13 years old. Back then, the migraine had been constant but did not last long and it was easy to cure with plain paracetamol.

Over the years, the migraine lessened but seem to last longer than it had been before and I have also grown immune to paracetamol thus, changed my medication to ponstan.

When ponstan stopped having effects on my migraine, a local pharmacist prescribed me with a different medication which later on lead me to the hospital because I was allergic to it.

Now, the migraine attacks are less frequent but very excrutiating everytime it strikes. My family doctor prescribed me with cafergot initially and it worked well until it too had stopped having effect on the migraine.

I have had enough with prescriptions and medications and was wondering if there is a way to get rid of it. For your info, my migraine is associated with symptoms like bleeding mucus, seeing stars and nasal pain.

For your information, whenever I take caffeine, the migraine worsen. Any other suggestions? I'm not quite keen with another medication since I'm worried there might not be any more effect on me after 2-3 months later.

I also had bad headaches...HAVE YOU HAD AN MRI? ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION ONLY SHOWS UP ON MRI- NOT CT. I was finally diagnosed when I was 25..had surgery, and never get the headaches like that anymore...by the way, my son-8- also has this.

i find sleep is the only thing that works for me, is lying in a dark room with a cool face washer or ice pack on my head.

I suffer also. I don't know if there is a cure but it is a try this and try that situation. I've suffered since early elementary school. But I have found that Excedrin for Migraines works really well for me. When I have a full blown, kick "a" migraine I have to go to my doctor for a shot of demorol. I have a friend who uses imetrex (sp?) and she speaks highly of this medication. Ask your doctor about these and see if they help. Lying in a dark, quiet room, cold compress over the eyes helps. Believe me when I say I feel your pain, good luck.

My god, honey. It sounds like more than a migrain. I take Immatrex.

There are two drugs out there, topamax which you would take every day, and relpax which you would take when you get the migraine. I took relpax a few times and each time i got terrible chest pains that shot down my arm and i would fall asleep. once i woke up my headache was gone. My neurologist is going to put me on topamax in 2 weeks for my daily headaches, so i don't know a lot about the side effects. the doctor did mention that a significant side effect is weight loss...so now, of course, i can't wait to start taking it!

For now though, take some advil and drink something with a lot of caffeine in it, preferably coffee and lie down. I was amazed that this actually worked.

Feel better!