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Migraines worsen when I lay down

Karen L

Karen L

Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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Please someone out there tell me they have migraines like mine. I never have an aura or sensitivity to light or sound. I have only thrown up a handful of times. But I have suffered with daily migraines almost my whole life (I'm 44). To lay down or have anything come in contact with the back of my neck makes my HA worse. If I go to sleep with a migraine - I wake up with it (sometimes worse). I already know my neck and upper back are a mess of sore, knotted muscles. I'm seeing a chiro to correct the curve in my neck and it has helped some. For about 6 months, I received a 10 minute neck/back massage prior to chiro treatment. It never got rid of a HA and sometimes it made it worse. But I thought that after six months of this, those muscles would feel more relaxed and loose - therefore helping bloodflow and decreasing my HAs.  It's not happening. My tense muscles feel no different after six months (3x a week), so I stopped the massage part of it.

 

Does anyone out there suffer from migraines like these?  I think this is the end of the road for me in terms of trying to ease my pain without drugs. I have tried every treatment known to man and tons of different meds. I guess what I'd really like to know is does anyone have any success with a medication that helps this kind of HA? I'm so tired of being on so many drugs that don't work and am still in pain. I've gotten real good at sleeping completely upright on the couch with nothing touching the back of my head. I feel so desperate. 

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This animation shows one of the key causes of pain during a migraine--changes to the blood flow within the brain.

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