yeah there’s also something called like… anti-CRG? something like that? that you can only have if you’ve tried all the other shit.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 20:13 (two months ago) link
https://www.nationalmigrainecentre.org.uk/understanding-migraine/factsheets-and-resources/anti-cgrp-treatment-for-migraine/
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 20:14 (two months ago) link
It depends, at least in the US. Ubrelvy is an anti-CGRP medication, and I didn't need to fail all the others to be prescribed it, but if I want one of the preventive ones like the aimovig shot, then I will have to try topomax and an antidepressant first.
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 21:04 (two months ago) link
what was it like?
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 20 March 2024 21:36 (two months ago) link
My new migraine doc has also suggested some or all of the following, as preventative, in addition to the Candesartan
- Magnesium supplements. Magnesium citrate, glysinate, oil spray or epsom salts
- Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 1 400mg tablet once a day
- Co-enzyme Q 10 - 100mg THREE times a day for a minimum of 3 months
- Vitamin D - 3000-5000iu daily
- Migraea probiotic
Needless to say I hate my migraines and want them gone but I am a little reluctant to start a regimen of like many pills every day
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 5 May 2024 13:43 (four weeks ago) link
Eletriptan, which last longer and works faster. They are also recommending that whenever I take a triptan I also take 900mg of aspirin, two paracetemol and 10mg of Metaclopramide , which will act to flush the triptan away from my stomach and into my bloodstream more quickly. I am excited!
I got a chance to try this new regime and it worked great - headache gone in about 40 minutes
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 10 May 2024 13:37 (three weeks ago) link
My migraine doc also put me on a lot of supplements - mainly Sam-E, Boswellia, and B-12 - but I'm really bad at taking any except the Sam-E regularly. It also turns out I'm sensitive to magnesium and it makes my heart skip, which is frustrating as it's in a lot of supplements in trace amounts, so if I take too many assorted supplements at once I start to feel it. So the many supplements approach is not for me, but I understand it works for a lot of people. My uncle swears by riboflavin.
― Lily Dale, Friday, 10 May 2024 13:45 (three weeks ago) link
I've decided that I'm only going to take one supplement at a time so that I can tell if any of them have any effects. I've started with the riboflavin and it has turned my pee EXTREMELY yellow.
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 10 May 2024 14:03 (three weeks ago) link
(No other effects noted...)
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 10 May 2024 14:07 (three weeks ago) link