Children or Teens with Migraines (wakes up, pills, support, parents)
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Has anyone had to deal with this? I am besides myself as I have never seen my daughter in so much pain or in such a dehabilitating condition. She just started experiencing severe migraines and it is very much affecting her life. It is taking weeks to get into a neurologist (for most the wait was months but I finally found one that said 3 weeks). I found her screaming in pain this weekend, she is on painkillers that do not help, her MRI was normal luckily however. She wakes up in the middle of the night in pain, the migrain medicine does help better than the pain killers, but then she is somewhat woozy the rest of the day. Wondering what other parents' experiences have been?
both my kids have had migraines....for us, dehydration sometimes played a part....It is horrible to watch your kids suffer so.....sorry you are going through this....
have you tried almonds? I know this sounds odd, but my good friend who is a neurologist at UCLA told me awhile back, when I was complaining of my own migraine issues, that magnesium helps a lot. He told me of studies where they found mags. to be more helpful than painkillers for some.
Hence, the handful of almonds suggestion, as well as a whole lot of water, B vitamins and caffeine.
So sorry to hear that your child is going through this. It is awful, but if she likes almonds, give a handful a try as she feels one coming on.
I am so sorry you daughter is having these. We had them in my family and discovered a lot of them were because of high blood pressure (yes, even in a teenager who was very athletic) and allergies. Something to consider.
both my kids have had migraines....for us, dehydration sometimes played a part....It is horrible to watch your kids suffer so.....sorry you are going through this....
Thank you for your support, its no fun to watch kids go through this.
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Originally Posted by bellalunatic
have you tried almonds? I know this sounds odd, but my good friend who is a neurologist at UCLA told me awhile back, when I was complaining of my own migraine issues, that magnesium helps a lot. He told me of studies where they found mags. to be more helpful than painkillers for some.
Hence, the handful of almonds suggestion, as well as a whole lot of water, B vitamins and caffeine.
So sorry to hear that your child is going through this. It is awful, but if she likes almonds, give a handful a try as she feels one coming on.
I will look into it...I have 3 kinds of almonds in my pantry lol, so I would love that to help. Caffeine? I have taken her off of caffeine, well limited it to a tiny cup in the morning instead of a big cup, my husband's recommendation. But she drinks ALOT of water all the time, and takes daily vitamins.
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Originally Posted by DewDropInn
I am so sorry you daughter is having these. We had them in my family and discovered a lot of them were because of high blood pressure (yes, even in a teenager who was very athletic) and allergies. Something to consider.
Thanks, I am going to make an appt with an allergist as well.
Thanks, I am going to make an appt with an allergist as well.
Make sure it's an allergist who can test for LOCAL plants and grasses. I'd start there and look into food allergies after that. Have you kept a blood pressure log? We have a family history of migraines stretching back 2-3 generations and, for us, it was narrowed down to allergies and BP. I feel for you and her.
Does she have a medication to stop the migraine? There is one (name escapes me) that came out 10-12 years ago that was a big help to my son. He also had something to take for the nausea. (You know about the dark room and all that?)
Yes, initially she was put on prescription pain pills, which did not help, but now she is taking migraine meds, AXERT I think, which we think help, but not 100%. Light does not seem to affect her though, and she only feels nausea sometimes. Yes, she is keeping a log however. I think I will look further into the blood pressure, who knows that may have something to do wtih it as well.
It helps to know what triggers the migraines. My friend has migraines triggered by light so she wears sunglasses outside almost all the time and that helps a lot in preventing them. She's had migraines since she was very young. Mine are triggered mostly by stress (and somewhat by light) so I try to do relaxation exercises. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. I only started getting them in college.
There are a lot of different migraine pills out there so chances are you can find one that is effective. Some pills you take once per day as a preventative. For myself and my friend, we have pills that you take right at the onset and those are effective for us.
Pain pills don't do a thing for me; the only thing that works once I have a migraine is an actual migraine pill.
Have you already met with the neurologist, or are you still waiting? I never experienced anything as bad as what your daughter is going through, but figuring out the triggers was one of the top advice.
My current neurologist (I see for something other than migraines, though) treated some of his chronic migraine patients with botox; I believe it's only been recently approved by the FDA for that purpose (I know he was having trouble earlier getting insurance to cover it as a medical expense, but presumably that has now changed), so if you haven't spoken with neurologist yet and just got the other medication from your regular doctor, maybe the neurologist can tell you whether that, or any other new treatment, would be appropriate.
I'd also ask the doctor about the caffeine. Caffeine helped mine, but I know that for some people it can be a trigger.
Yes, initially she was put on prescription pain pills, which did not help, but now she is taking migraine meds which we think help, but not 100%. Light does not seem to affect her though, and she only feels nausea sometimes. Yes, she is keeping a log however. I think I will look further into the blood pressure, who knows that may have something to do wtih it as well.
Have you taken her to a ENT specialist? It could be a deviated septum/sinus issue or allergies.
I've had a few migraines in life along w/ horrible sinus headaches due to hormonal changes during pregnancies. Light was a BIG stimulant.
I've always suffered from headaches from an early age. My mom told me when I was in the early teens, too much chocolate or sugar brought them on.
Also make sure your child is getting enough proper food & liquid. Dehydration & hunger play a big role.
What is your daughter's age? The headaches could be brought on by hormonal changes.
Good luck!!
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