I recently posted about my own daily migraines, but now I have a different question. My daughter was dx with migraines at the age of 5. (She is now 6). She has had a CT scan which showed nothing. She had headaches with vomiting off and on for 2 weeks before the CT scan. She now has them about once every 1-2 months. Does anyone out there have a child with migraines and if you do what medications do they take? Right now, my daughter only takes mortin when she gets one. Thanks

Hi, I suffer from migraines and cluster headaches. My youngest son, age 12, suffers from migraines and takes impramine daily as a preventative and takes tylanol-3 as an abortive. My oldest son, age 15, suffers from migraines and now we are suspecting cluster headaches as well. Up until this weekend he had been able to just take motrin and tylanol and sleep off the migraine. He had a 2 day ha that lasted this weekend with symptoms of a cluster headache on top of it acording to the ER dr.and myself. I had to take him into er for relief. They gave him compazine and toradol. I have an apt. set up for him to see a neurologist in a month. However, I was informed in ER he cant have narcotics because he is under 18 and he can't have imitrix, zomig, migranol, dhe, etc. because he is under 18. I am not sure what they do when kids get really bad ha. I definetly plan on addressing the issue with the dr. If the medicine wouldn't have worked in ER it is not fair that they wouldn't have given him stronger stuff that could have gotten rid of the pain just because he is under 18.

That's wierd, but perhaps it is a state law or something. I am under 18, I'm 16 actually, and I take Maxalt for headaches. When they get so bad that I can't move I go in for a wonerful (NOT!) imitrex shot. I don't understand why he can't have the imitrex, zomig, or maxalt. To tell you the truth, I don't see why he can't have narcotics. I was given narcotics at the age of 14. Granted it was for pain from outpatient surgery, but the point is, they were given to me, no questions asked. I think you seriously need to ask WHY he can't have the drugs just because he is under 18. It might just be the ER doctor, and like you said, it's not fair for him to suffer because of his age.

I was also diagnosed with migraines when I was 5...although that was a long time ago they never gave me anything for them except over the counter meds. Thank god I eventually got older and they came up with the imitrex injection and midrin http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif But I know what you must be going through...my son is 5 and has also been diagnosed with them...they say they cant do anything for him and it totally breaks my heart to see him in pain. I aslo have a question...is this hereditary? My doc says its possible but to me it looks that way since I have them, my son has them and my maternal grandmother. God is this what my future children have to look forward to?

I've had headaches all my life. When I was younger I mostly used over the counter stuff until I was officially diagnosed in HS. Then I was given narcotics - even though the Dr. didn't like to and every Dr. after that always continued it with a long look and a raised eyebrow. But I didn't have them often then, so they could just give me small rxs that they did have to worry. Imitrex came out when I was in college and I switched most happily. I did like the shot (15-20 mins), but it does work a little faster than the pill (20-30 mins).

most of the people i know who are chronic migraine sufferers have had migraines since they were a child. just to note, most of them have stories about being misunderstood and not believed as a child when they had migraines. myself included.

ur 5 year old is actually lucky to have a parent suffering from migraine simply because that child will be understood and taken seriously. check with ur doctor about nutritional supplements that may help ur child. i know that magnesium, feverfew, and butterbur (petadolex) work well for some people. it may be that they, at the least, reduce the number or severity of headaches ur child is getting.

good luck finding a good solution!!

ur in my prayers,
kara

I too was dx with migraines in my 20's (not over 30) and it is within my family, (mother, aunts, uncles grandmother cousins etc) and now even more unfortunatly it is in my son who was dx at 3 and is now 4. he also has acid reflus and had poor weight gain as an infant, colic and many many allergies. he is on dairy free diet to date, we have intorduced dairy at times adn everything from migraines to reflux became worse. right now he is ona 2 week migraine. he takes zoloft (reflux) and periactin for daily migraine meds. he was onthat when younger to increase his appitite, but once off it that is when i noticed comlaining of stomach aches, headaches, vomiting more, wanting to sleep more you name it the classic signs. he neuro decided to try him on that since he already had taken it before to see if it helped.
i am sickened to hear that more and more ER's and not offering narc. i too went 3 weeks ago ( and i only go when they are to the point of vomiting and i can't even function) and they gave me hadol and atavan. needless to say the headache did not break until the foloowing night after i did my own things, (sleep, hot packs etc)
i am scared with my son already experiencing them this bad, he even has vomited 4 times inthe last 7 days in his sleep, he is on a strict dairy free diet, has rice milk, no processed foods everything i cook is cooked mainly for him to eat and everyone else eats what he can (there are the exceptions with my older son at times) my youngest is so wonderful about asking if foods contain dairy, or if he can have it. and he knows that i always have something for him no matter what.
i will be calling the doc next week to discuss his regression and what we can do about that. (last year he was sick with migraine on christmas how bad is that !!)
he does tend to want to continue to do what other kids are until it is to the point of major pain. he is in day care and preschool and we have a 504 plan so he will not be given anything for food that he is not allowed, as well as when he gets older he can go to nurse to sleep, take extra time for homewokr when attacks happen, or any other problems that arise. i am also notified at the first sign pf him complaining or even looking like one is coming on.
at present i am in a botox study and that seems to be going so much better for me ( i actually have migraine free days and almost weeks which is something my kids have been liking too)
anything t hat anyone can help wtih is appreciated, i would rather try not using more medication (even tho at times i know that is the only way)
i just feel so helpless knowing how bad he hurts adn that i have tried everything i know to help and it still is not enough, as well as i am sure you all feel the same way. but maybe i can get some info and maybe help others too

thank you so much
tracy

I too have the same problem with my 6 year old. He has gotten a bad headache 3 times followed by vomitting. He had one in July, Sept, and then today. We took him to the ER today and they said he was fine. He had a ct scan in July which showed nothing, but not today. The ER dr also said that he didn't think my son had migraines. Said he was too young. Said he thinks he has something viral. All 3 times??????? I tell ya, ER drs know NOTHING! We are going to follow up with family dr. I usually give my son Tylenol. It takes a few hours to work. After he vommits is when he feels better.

Usual treatment for a child of this age in Australia would be ibuprofen with either promethazine or cyproheptadine (Phenergan or Periactin)