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Dear Jon,   Thank you for your comments. You and your wife are very welcome. It's gratifying to know that I've helped you.   You are right -- Midrin is not a narcotic/opioid. One of it's ingredients can make one very sleepy, so it is a DEA scheduled medication, but not a narcotic.   Your request for a rescue medication is quite reasonable, Jon. Proper Migraine management has five components:       1. Diagnosis and finding a doctor to work with.     2. Trigger identification and management.     3. Preventive therapies if needed.     4. Abortive medications.     5. Rescue medications to be used when abortives fail or when abortives can't be used.   Optimal health care can only be achieved when patients are educated about their health, and patients and physicians work together as treatment partners in an atmosphere of mutual respect. That's my philosophy, and I stand by it. It appears to me that you are doing your part in this. You're learing about Migraine disease and treatments, and you're working with your doctors to find effective preventives.   In your place, I'd fire this one's "sorry butt" too. Have you considered an actual Migraine speciaist? Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists.   Jon, I'm proud of you for advocating for yourself so well. That can be very, very difficult. It's easier to advocate for someone else than for yourself sometimes.   Good luck, and please let us know how it goes? Teri