Mine started in Middle School, which is why I think mine may be stress related as Middle school was a rather bad time for me.
I didn't know you could get a headache before the aura. Mine usually come after. I had attributed the headache to pressure changes, but did find it odd that it was such a bad headache (pressure change headaches don't usually make me nauseas). But once I took the Tylenol, it went away quick, then came the halo.
Have you tried laying down with a heating pad on your pillow? I did that once without consuming caffeine, and I don't recall taking a pill, but it helped get rid of the migraine quicker (enough that I was able to go to the movies ;)). I hear you on finding medicine that works, though. There's medicine for migraines but I've recently (as in today) learned the hard way that they're a bad idea for me. They make me feel weird, kind of spacey (thankfully not dizzy or I'd be real worried) and don't seem to help much. Think I'll just stick with Tylenol and heat pads :P
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Date: 2010-02-24 12:15 am (UTC)From:I didn't know you could get a headache before the aura. Mine usually come after. I had attributed the headache to pressure changes, but did find it odd that it was such a bad headache (pressure change headaches don't usually make me nauseas). But once I took the Tylenol, it went away quick, then came the halo.
Have you tried laying down with a heating pad on your pillow? I did that once without consuming caffeine, and I don't recall taking a pill, but it helped get rid of the migraine quicker (enough that I was able to go to the movies ;)). I hear you on finding medicine that works, though. There's medicine for migraines but I've recently (as in today) learned the hard way that they're a bad idea for me. They make me feel weird, kind of spacey (thankfully not dizzy or I'd be real worried) and don't seem to help much. Think I'll just stick with Tylenol and heat pads :P