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I used to get migraines regularly, a pair of them twice a year, starting when I was about 12. I was prescribed a medication, cafergot, that was an ergot derivative, just like LSD. I was told to take it right away or it wouldn't work. Sometimes it seemed to work, sometimes not, I now think that it never worked at all, nor have I found any drug that did. Sometimes I would just get the aura, I actually go partially blind. Then I might get The Headache, or I might not. The pain is very severe.

Mysteriously, the migraines cleared up for a while after I moved away from home.

Years later a doctor prescribed a new medication for it and I said fine, but I wanted backup, I wanted morphine. She gave me vicodin instead, and that works very well, I think I lost the sample she gave me before I could try it.

There are definitely triggers, but for me, they are quite specific. There's a certain brand of cheap red wine that does it, and it didn't do it at first. Other brands don't affect me. I used to get migraines a day or two into a vacation, a doc said that it was related to changing stress levels, going from being very stressed getting ready to go, to being very relaxed. Her prescription - stay stressed longer while on vacation.

I had another doc prescribe some medication that gave me migraines about 10 hours after taking the pill, after three days I told him about it. He said there was no connection and to keep taking the drug. I said I was getting another doctor.

I have another friend who gets migraines more like yours, OTIS, and they lay her up for a couple of days. I haven't heard of any recent episodes, I'll ask her about it. Migraines can be pretty awful, keep trying things, I hope you find something that helps.