lines said:

I dont know what your habits are like but I would try spending less time on the computer and reading less stuff in general. I would also try sleeping more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraine#Triggers

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No offense, but these are the types of responses that make migraneurs want to fly into a fit of rage and start mercilessly killing people.

I've lived with migraines my entire life so I've taken tiny steps like abstaining from too much visual aggravation and minded my sleeping patterns.

I'll try to be nice though... yes, I've done those things. Trust me. If it were that simple, I'd perfect those things and avoid any other easy migraine triggers.


REAL migraines are far more than just bad headaches with a little nausea, I've seriously contemplated suicide at times. I've sat there with a vial of humalog (fast acting insulin, 10mls which is more than enough to send me into a diabetic coma and eventual death), tons of benzos and zopiclone. I've thought about just injecting the whole vial of insulin and popping just enough pins to fall asleep without my body trying to vomit and purge the poisons. Yes, they are that bad at times!

smmu, it's Eagle Brand medicated oil that I like. My grandma is Filipino and her house totally smelled like this. My in-laws also use this as well. Cambodian people adopted a technique from the Chinese (Gao Yaw - just spelled it phonetically... Viet translation means to scratch wind) where they'll rub an old soup spoon against your skin to damage the capillaries and bring blood to the surface of the skin. They'll lubricate it with the medicated oil. I think it's mostly just the aromatherapy and "faith" that do most of the healing. I like dosing a small napkin with it, rolling it up and just breathing it in from time to time when I'm at work. I smell like an old Chinese lady but it works well for me. I think the hugest part of it is the nostalgia though. Reminds me of my grandma and helps to ease my migraines.


I've also been careful with the steroids too. My blood pressure is very good, lipid profile is good, liver and kidney values are in check, but I am aware that inflammation brought on from both steroids and bodybuilding can have a part to play. Muscular hypertrophy is largely cause by the inflammation of muscles. I've read about prostaglandins, cyclo-oxygenase, cytokines, interleukin, etc. Lots of people in the health care industry in my family so I've had lots of books to read. Those books were a precursor for my interest in pharmacology. Not understanding much biology, I went online and read more books. That piqued my interest for psychedelics and drugs and eventually led me to this site! lol

I don't really use many recreational drugs anymore aside from anabolic steroids and marijuana though. I've met a lot of people who specialize in inflammation and I've been able to pick at their brain thankfully enough. It seems that inflammation hasn't actually aggravated my migraines too much, ever since I started lifting and eating better they've subsided. Even when inflammation was on the rise. Certain food allergies and muscle stiffness from sleeping wrong (fiance rolling on top of me in my sleep or getting tangled in a mess of blankets) seems to be the worst.

I've had tons of blood work to no avail, inflammation can aggravate migraines when they're there, but doesn't seem to be the cause - thank goodness! Thank you for your concern and your experiences though. I'm running low on Almotriptan and thinking of trying other triptans. Wish I could just get a damn medical marijuana referral though!!

veda_sticks said:

I remember reading a few years back about people using LSD and mushrooms to help prevent migraines.

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smmu said:

mushrooms do not prevent anything for me. neither does acid. however, if I take a triptan medicine, i can't trip on anything but 2ce for at least 7 days. I wont feel the effects at all.

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browndustin said:

smmu said:

mushrooms do not prevent anything for me. neither does acid. however, if I take a triptan medicine, i can't trip on anything but 2ce for at least 7 days. I wont feel the effects at all.

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How much experience do you have with triptans? Any bad side affects other than the ones listed in the drug description? And aside from RCs, are there any other drugs that have lost recreational value?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I've felt no negative sides but I wonder what else it could affect. I really like to research substances before I put them in my body but I can't find jack shit about triptans.

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smmu said:

WHOA. Hold on there CH.
I don't get clusters... for me, it's a migraine 3 times per week on average. Triptans literally are a lifesaver. There are 8 or so different triptan meds. I have tried Zomig, Imitrex, Relpax, Maxalt, and Frova. EVERY TRIPTAN IS DIFFERENT in its mode of action as well as an individual's side effects.

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