Comments on: It takes 2, baby

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:06:44 +0000

The er is the last place ill go now. That used to be the only place I could go for relief, however when you are told that you aren’t going to be treated next time you come in why go. He said they don’t specialize in migraines. Yes I know this but as a chronic migraine sufferer when I get one that lasts a few days and will not go away and it’s unbearable, im visiting the er.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:56:48 +0000

First of all, I want to say thank you for the postings. I am just learning about migraines and have been dealing with them for six years. Speaking of the last six years, I went to countless doctors and emergency rooms and was shoved back out the door with the same symptoms I walked in with. (If I could walk at all) This last time I went to a different one and told the doc that I didnt care about anything else but the pain. Please take away the pain!! They gave me a pain med mixed with Benadryl and shot it in my arm. I went to sleep and woke up coming out the migraine. Do I believe sleep helps? Oh yes!! Along with the meds, I think the brain needs the downtime to deal with what is going on and uses sleep to heal itself.

By: Lynette

Lynette — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:49:19 +0000

Usually, when I go to the ER, I wait there for four or five hours snuggled up to my barf bowl while the sound of everyone around me and the florescent lights stabbing into my eyes want to make me jump out of my skin. Then, I am moved to either: a. a ward which is still bustling but a little quieter and oederly, or b. a nice private patient room. I wait there for a half hour or so, and then a doctor comes in for all of thirty seconds, and a nurse administers the shot. Then I am told to go home and sleep. They never ask me to wait. And that is why I hardly ever go, because, if I’m out of meds, I’d rather suffer at home in silence and the comfort of my own bed, unless, of course, the attack has lasted for a couple of days.

By: ErinM

ErinM — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:08:54 +0000

You’re totally right! This is exactly what I do if I wake up with a migraine. I take my abortive, call into work and say I’ll be late. Then I’ll go back to sleep for another 2 hours or so. More often than not, I’ll wake up well enough to function.

Sometimes I’ll wake up with a full-blown migraine and I know an abortive won’t work. In these cases, I’ll skip work altogether and take something to throw me into a deep sleep. I’ll sleep for several hours. I’ll typically wake up hungover but it’s better than suffering through an attack.

There are sometimes when this plan doesn’t work, but it’s a safe bet.