Question 1

every month it happens 1 day and i get really sick and throw up and get the worst migraine and i have to stay in the dark but the next day i'm fine.

Accepted Answer

Migraine: Please consult your prescribing physician for medication to prevent or abort the migraine. I f there is a relationship between the onset of your migraine and your menstrual cycle, please see your GYN.

Question 2

i sometimes have migraines and they last for 4 or so hours and i throw up once or twice. earlier today i had a migraine and im just getting over it now. i threw up way more than i normally do and it lasted up until now. is there anyway i can keep this fro

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If : If you have continued vomiting or your migraine is different than usual, or if you have any neurological symptoms (weakness or numbness) then you should go to the emergency department for evaluation.  There are anti-nausea medications that you can receive in the er or at home.  But a changing headache pattern needs an evaluation.

Question 3

why do i have mucus when i have a migraine and then throw up?

Accepted Answer

Spectrum of migraine: Migraine often produces strange effects in individual patients, including strange auras. Please see this site for general information and discuss the matter with your doctor as there are effective treatments for migraine.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/migraine-headache/ds00120.

Question 4

my migraines have been more frequent lately i take samaritriptan 50mg it don't work at all..i get them so bad i throw up..any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

Change meds: First, you likely should start a preventative, which includes topirimate, depakote, beta-blockers, or otc remedies such as riboflavin, co-q-10, feverfew, butterbur, magnesium.  To stop headache, consider cambia, maxalt, zomig, treximet, relpax, (eletriptan) frova.

Question 5

if my migraines are always combined with vomiting, what might be the cause of them? i always get better if i throw up...

Accepted Answer

Migraines: Are still a mystery.  Some people think it a seiure disorder because they frequently respond to anticonvulsants like topiramate.

Question 6

having migraines and sometimes they will get so bad i'll throw up in the morning advil , tylenol (acetaminophen) don't work at all! any help?!

Accepted Answer

See a specialist: Once a diagnosis of migraine has been made, effective management of migraine involves three specific strategies: 1) patient education, 2) nonpharmacological management, and 3) pharmacological (medical) management. See an orofacial pain or headache specialist for evaluation and professional management.

Question 7

csection on april 30. recieved spinal tap. i am having shooting stabing pains in neck and legs makes me throw up and migraines. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Spinal head : It sounds like you may have a problem nation called a spinal headache. This happen sometimes. You'll need to go your procedure called a blood patch and that will solve the problem.

Question 8

earlier today i had a migriane and started to throw up foam. is this a sign of food posioning?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Often with migraines, people will have some vomiting accompany the severe headache and if they have not eaten or thrown up all the food contents, throwing up bile or foam is not unheard of. I know it may seem scary, but it is most likely a symptom of the migraine and not a sign of food poisoning unless you are also experiencing bad diarrhea as well. Feel better.

Question 9

had a colnoscopy yesterday an now i have a massive migrane an my eyes hurt really bad an i feel like like im going to throw up an my neck is stiff?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms: What you are describing skunds very concerning. Go to the hospital immediately. You are describing signs of increased pressure in the brain. You need immediate evaluation.

Question 10

migraine on and off for the last 5 days, now vomiting?advice please?

Accepted Answer

Urgent care: Many clinicians consider parenteral administration of dhe-45, ketamine, lidocaine, other agents to be a very safe and reasonable treatment for migraine. DHE- 45 is still used frequently in the hospital emergency rooms or urgent care to stop a prolonged migraine. Good luck.

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Every month it happens 1 day and i get really sick and throw up and get the worst migraine and i have to stay in the dark but the next day i'm fine.

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I sometimes have migraines and they last for 4 or so hours and i throw up once or twice. earlier today i had a migraine and im just getting over it now. i threw up way more than i normally do and it lasted up until now. is there anyway i can keep this fro

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Why do i have mucus when i have a migraine and then throw up?

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My migraines have been more frequent lately i take samaritriptan 50mg it don't work at all..i get them so bad i throw up..any suggestions?

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If my migraines are always combined with vomiting, what might be the cause of them? i always get better if i throw up...

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Having migraines and sometimes they will get so bad i'll throw up in the morning advil , tylenol (acetaminophen) don't work at all! any help?!

A member asked:

Csection on april 30. recieved spinal tap. i am having shooting stabing pains in neck and legs makes me throw up and migraines. is this normal?

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Earlier today i had a migriane and started to throw up foam. is this a sign of food posioning?

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Had a colnoscopy yesterday an now i have a massive migrane an my eyes hurt really bad an i feel like like im going to throw up an my neck is stiff?

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Migraine on and off for the last 5 days, now vomiting?advice please?

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