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Yes. Obsessive about weighing.
Right on. Does it show that you are dropping mass when skiing?
I use mass readings to control cardiac drift on long training rides.
Yes. Obsessive about weighing.
Frequent or chronic migraine disorders are more common than some would think. For years I chalked it up to hangovers.. until after I quit drinking. Been on Sulfa Sumatriptan (Imitrex) for decades now. Aimovig has helped quite a bit the past year. 20 years of trying other things to prevent them and everything but Aimovig failed after 4 or 5 weeks of good results. Hope you find something that works for you long term, but focus on the rescue triptan that works for you. Life's manageable when you can stop them quickly after they hit.
I get headaches after intense exercise. I take Inderal, which doesn't eliminate the migraine, but makes my heart pound less and so the migraines are milder. Barometric pressure swings also bring them on. So, rapid gains or losses in altitude CAN also bring them on. Fortunately, cold usually helps, otherwise how could I ride a chairlift? And when I retire to my bed with a triptan, I wear a hat with ice in it.
I've tracked various foods for years, with little success. Red wine, beer with lots of hops, that's all that has been consistent. To really nail down triggers you've got to work at it. (Migraine Buddy, an app, can help.)
For years, people told me it was a hydration problem, but it's not. I've had migraines since my 20's and they were only diagnosed in my early 30's.
For me they work as it's hitting and after it's full blown misery. Tablets take about an hour. Injections take about 10 minutes. If I'm not on an effective preventative I get them several times a week. Aimovig is a once a month injection, not daily..Are rescue triptans the class of migraine medicine that you take as needed when you feel one coming on? If it works, do you still need a daily med as well?
It is dehydration, not hydrated enough before and not hydrating during, after the fact its too late.I’ve noticed this season I’ve been getting headaches the day after skiing often. I don’t think it’s dehydration, as I drink plenty of water and electrolytes afterwards. Is it likely a result of the calorie deficit from a full day of skiing in the cold? Maybe I’m not eating enough the day after? Thoughts on how to handle this?
I did and my doc didn’t mention that. But maybe I’ll try to supplement, as I’ve heard that can help.Did you have blood work done? You may have a magnesium deficiency that could be a contributing factor.
Do you get side effects from either the preventative or the Triptans?For me they work as it's hitting and after it's full blown misery. Tablets take about an hour. Injections take about 10 minutes. If I'm not on an effective preventative I get them several times a week. Aimovig is a once a month injection, not daily..
Do you get side effects from either the preventative or the Triptans?
All those are horrible if taken daily or beyond daily dose recommendations. Excedrin Migraine is extra strength with caffiene. I used that before getting the sumatriptan. Occasionally worked well, but usually not.Also, does excedrin help? Or the Tylenol/Advil/coffee cocktail?
After a visit with @Fuller and his wife to a local brewery where I got one of those sampler trays and developed a headache halfway through one of the glasses which went onto be a two day affair, I looked up hops and headaches. Then I started tracking using IBU ratings as a surrogate for amount of hops and discovered that I'm sort of safe if it's in the 20's, but not higher. The doctor tells me at this point it's a well worn path that my body just responds with a migraine to any trigger. There are no headaches now that I can just pop an aspirin.Ive been doing some icing too. Usually the forehead, temples and back of neck.
Do you get headaches or full on migraines when drinking beer?
Years ago it did. Like when I was in my 20's and early 30's. Then they became a joke.Also, does excedrin help? Or the Tylenol/Advil/coffee cocktail?
All of those things can lead to Medication Overuse Headache, and you can't count them each separately. MOH can actually be worse pain than the migraine and you have to go cold turkey for a while. Write down everything and keep an eye on it.Are Triptans similar to Advil/Tylenol in that it’s bad to take them too often during the week to quell episodes?