Migraine and extreme vomiting - Headaches & Migraines Message Board

anxiousalot · 04-23-2007, 01:08 AM

Hey guys..i know the title sounds gross. This is what has been happening to me. I will see this weird moving flash of light in front of my eyes, and then the headache hits, and I cannot stop vomiting. The first time this happened I went to the hospital. They gave me morphine and some meds to stop me from puking. I had this again the other day and I was wondering..does anyone have this awful thing? What do you do? Do you work knowing that it could hit any time? This is hell! Thanks for your response..-A

anxiousalot · 04-24-2007, 08:43 AM

Does anyone have this?

ricenbeanz · 04-24-2007, 09:07 AM

Hi. I get migraines and very often the first warning signs are little dots of light and sometimes just a weird kind of light, or aura, as they call it. There are medications that can be taken at the very first sign of a migraine, before the pain hits, that will help. If I haven't taken my medication (Fiorinal) then the headache will be accompanied by nausea, which just makes the pain ten times worse. If you haven't seen a doctor for this, you should.

Mrs.Wilson · 04-24-2007, 03:12 PM

I get migranes quite frequently and unfortunatly the only thing that helps me (the medication doesnt even help me) I have to sleep. I have to put myself in a dark room, and if it is not dark enough I cover my eyes. I also get a cold cloth and put on my forhead or back of the neck or i fill a bag with ice and put it on the part of my head that hurts the worse. The cold seems to help with the pain. Sometimes I might even take a small amount of sleep aid to make sure that I stay asleep cause if I even wake up in the slightest I am running to the restroom to vomit and then the pain hits again and it is hard to fall back asleep. Sometimes 2-3 hours sleep with cure it...and sometimes after an 8 hour night I wake up and I still ache but it is not as intense and I can take an over the counter med and that helps get me through the rest of the day. Either way, I remain queezy long after the migraine is gone.

I hope that this helps!

anxiousalot · 04-24-2007, 10:06 PM

Thanks for the responses..They say no one is for sure what actually causes itit, but what do you think makes the naseua and/or vomiting happen? Is it that the pain is so intense? I have to do more research on this, and I will definatley talk to my Dr. aboutmeds..Thanks again.