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Suggest Treatment For Recurring Migraines
My daughter-in-law got a migraine approximately 2 weeks ago. Her doctor prescribed a ralpac(?) and some nausea medicine. Two days later we took her to an urgent care facility, and they gave her an IV with an anti-inflammatory, benedryl and something for her stomach. This weakened the pain, but did not completely do away with it, so they gave her a shot of morphine. The headache was gone. The next day, it was back. She has had a headache everyday (9 days) since. She will be fine in the mornings, but when she gets up and moves around, it comes back. She hurts across her forehead, and sometimes it moves around to the back of her head. Your ideas?
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Hello,
Your daughter-in- law is suffering from migraine. Once the pain starts it continues to for 7- 9 days. Since she is suffering from recurrent migraine, she should keep herself away from the triggers like stress, she should not skip meals, she should take appropriate sleep, too much sleep or lack of sleep will trigger migraine.
Caffeine in coffee, tea, or soda, or caffeine withdrawal may cause migraine. She should avoid taking alcoholic drinks and foods with nitrates, tyramine, or aspartame. She should stay adequately hydrated, dehydration causes headache and pain at the back of the head. She should avoid staying near to too strong smells like perfumes, chemicals, gasoline, bleach, etc.
She should take breaks between works while working on computer use. She is suggested to get clinically examined by a GP, get MRI and CT done to detect any pathology causing her symptoms so that treatment can be started at the earliest. In the meantime, she can take pain relievers like Advil or Motrin, one SOS when needed. Taking triptans, sumatriptan, (Imitrex), one SOS when needed, will help to reduce the hurt.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
Your daughter-in- law is suffering from migraine. Once the pain starts it continues to for 7- 9 days. Since she is suffering from recurrent migraine, she should keep herself away from the triggers like stress, she should not skip meals, she should take appropriate sleep, too much sleep or lack of sleep will trigger migraine.
Caffeine in coffee, tea, or soda, or caffeine withdrawal may cause migraine. She should avoid taking alcoholic drinks and foods with nitrates, tyramine, or aspartame. She should stay adequately hydrated, dehydration causes headache and pain at the back of the head. She should avoid staying near to too strong smells like perfumes, chemicals, gasoline, bleach, etc.
She should take breaks between works while working on computer use. She is suggested to get clinically examined by a GP, get MRI and CT done to detect any pathology causing her symptoms so that treatment can be started at the earliest. In the meantime, she can take pain relievers like Advil or Motrin, one SOS when needed. Taking triptans, sumatriptan, (Imitrex), one SOS when needed, will help to reduce the hurt.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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