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So yall are just talking about baby meds for minor headaches. I'm up on that prescription grade headache medication for my debilitating migraines, and I can not take it more than a few times a month without doing irreparable damage to my kidneys and liver. Sometimes, dealing with headache pain is the healthier option.

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

You must be on a preventative, right? Rather than just managing pain when they come on?

I've tried Nurtec, Aimovig, and about to start Ajovy.

Nurtec and Aimovig worked pretty well, though not perfect. If you haven't tried a preventative, I highly suggest seeing a neurologist, if you can.

My medication is just for managing the pain/alleviating symptoms. I have seen neurologists and have been thoroughly examined.

My migraines are caused by having received multiple traumatic brain injuries due to blunt force trauma and concussive shock waves from being blown up while deployed overseas in active combat. Unfortunately, nothing much can be done about this accept for trying to manage the pain.

The good news is that I seem to be getting them much less frequently than I used to, so maybe my brain is attempting to heal itself. I used to get a migraine just about once a week. Now it's only about once every other month.

[-] mapiki@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I'm really happy it's getting better for you! Hopefully it keeps improving.

[-] Arcity@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago

Pain is healthy in so far that it indicates injury or sickness. It helps to tell you to give your body more rest. But if pain is chronic or gives you stress even during rest you do need medication

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Pain is not always an indicator of injury or sickness, such as OP's migraines or people with nerve disorders. There are many causes of pain, including unknown causes.

[-] Arcity@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's what "in so far" means

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Boo hoo, someone couldn't go 10 minutes without making something all about them. Of fucking course this is talking about normal headaches and not chronic migraines you fucking imbecile. Do you think someone's gonna be recommending hard medication as a daily snack or something? Yeah, we all know sometimes you can't pop drugs like it's fucking candy. But you're not really here to inform, you're here to say, "look at me, everybody, I'm the 1 in 1000 people this advice doesn't apply to, aren't I so fucking special??"

[-] sudoshakes@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Opiates are not medically indicated for migraines.

Triptans are.

So are injections of Ajovy.

This person is not talking about taking opiates. They are talking about medications that suck to take, but reduce the electrical storm of a migraine in the brain.

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So my specifics are off. The point is still there. Choosing to suffer when you can easily stop it with near 0 downsides is kinda dumb. This guy clearly doesn't have an easy fix with near 0 downsides. So this quite obviously doesn't apply to that situation, does it?

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