The History

I suffer from chronic daily migraines.

This means essentially that I always have a headache of some varying degree. I am currently 22 years old and have had a headache roughly since I was 13. This gives me almost ten years of dealing with, coping with, and treating headaches. You might think I have the experience under control in ten years, but I can tell you, I do not. I have gained experience living my life by numbers; "How are you today?" "7." This of course means that my headache is at a 7 on a scale from 1 to 10. 

There are many options for migraineurs. Either try to prevent the migraine, treat it once it comes, or both. In my case, prevention doesn't seem to work, although I am still trying, and treating it once it comes can be hit or miss it feels.

In the past for acute treatment I have tried:

Imitrex (pills, injections and nasal sprays)
Frova
Maxalt
Relpax
Migrazone
Migranal
Tramadyl
Ultracet
Midrin
Tylenol with Codeine
Fioricet with Codeine
Vicodin
Darvocet

I have tried preventative treatments in the past as well:

Inderall
Seroquell
Flexeril
Skelaxin
Lexapro
Effexor

Currently I have Topmax, Verapamil as preventative measures, and Toradol injections or DHE injections with nabumetone and compazine by mouth that I take.

At the very current moment I am in the middle of a very bad flare up of migraines. I am starting this blog to try to keep track of my migraines and make some progress, a place to keep notes on my thoughts on my headaches.