Published on 12, July, 2020
I and my Aspergers son, suffer from Migraines which is considered as both genetic and caused by snxuety. I read an interesting article whuch said...
"Most doctors agree that migraine has a genetic component. Does this mean that there is also such a thing as a migraine personality? I looked at Hustvedt, so intense, so clever and so pale, and I wondered. In 1963 a doctor called HG Wolff characterised migraineurs as: ambitious, successful, perfectionistic, rigid, orderly, cautious, emotionally constipated, and driven"
Sounds like the perfect description of someone with Aspergers???
I tried all the prescriptive prevention medication but its my anti-depressant tablets which greatly reduce my attacks.
I was given Migramax, which is just a big dose of Aspirin and has limited effect.
Does anyone have any prescription that they take before an attack?? In my case i continuously yawn before i get a Migraine.
I've had migraines since I was 10, my dad gets them so definitely a genetic component (all the inherited medical conditions in our family seemed to have culminated with me from both sides...migraines, asthma, GERD, as well as autism). I'm more likely to get them around my period but not always and other things-some wines, exposure to flashing and strobe lighting, tiredness-trigger them too. Their frequency fluctuates, anywhere from a couple a month to 1 every couple of months.
I find if I take aspirin early, it stops me developing the headache and pain so I don't need to go and lie down in a dark room, but often I will still be spacey and have aura symptoms (my vision focus goes weird-I had one a while ago where I couldn't work out why I had managed to miss something I was transcribing on my laptop, until I realised I had this weird blindspot and literally couldn't see it-sometimes I get an odd taste in my mouth or pins and needles in my face and my coordination gets worse than usual) so won't be a lot of use to anyone anyway. Also, sometimes taking painkillers just results in it coming back persistently over the following days (it will usually go away eventually but sometimes it's like it's better to just have the migraine and get it over and done with). The headache phase of mine has never really lasted more than a few hours, it's the post-drome that's sometimes worse; at least I need a really good sleep, but at most it can sometimes be 2-3 days of feeling exhausted and depressed.
Edit: Meant to also say, my dad hasn't had a single migraine since he got put on beta blockers for his high blood pressure in the last few years; not as in, the high blood pressure was causing his migraines, but beta blockers can be used to treat migraines so it's like he got a bonus out of taking them! So they're obviously really effective for him.
I agree Anadin Extra (Aspiri, Paracetamol & Caffine) is the only thing that works for me (Ibuprohen is useles) but too much Aspirin gives me stomach ache And like you the post headache days, I feel totally washed out like if I've been on a long night drive