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(Message started by: prcole18 on Oct 5^th, 2006, 6:56am)

Title: Imigran jabs making it worse, help needed!
Post by prcole18 on Oct 5^th, 2006, 6:56am

Hi again people.

Right I dont use O2 as it does nothing for me before we go any further.

Also just gone up to 720 verap 2 days ago.

My Imigran jabs have been a life saver for me untill last night!

I know you souldn't but sometimes I do use more than 2 of these in 24 hours & have never had any problems.

I had 2 jabs yesterday prior to last night, at 14:00 & 17:00, the one at 17:00 took longer to work than normal.

Ok, last night, this is where I need your opinions.......

10:30pm.
In a resturant, felt one coming on, went outside, had a jab, 5 then 10 minutes, the only thing happening is the thing is getting worse.
So, jumped in the car, got home & the thing has turned into a full scale kip 10, the injection seemed to make it worse! This has never happened before after a jab!

11:30pm
went to bed.

1:15am
here we go again..... kip fucking 10 again, didnt take a jab, took a sumatriptan tablet for what its worth & the headache lasted 20 minutes, a lot shorter than the previous one.

1:45am
back to bed.

4:15am
awake again, only a kip 2 - 3 though, took another Sumatriptan tablet, 10 - 15 minutes later, headache gone.

Thats it so far no headache since.

So do you think the problem I had with the two kip 10's is to many injections?

Has this happened to anyone else where the injection seem to make it worse??

I am praying that the injections haven't decided to stop working as I really do not know what I would do!

Any opinions greatly appreciated as usual.

Paul

Title: Re: Imigran jabs making it worse, help needed!
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 5^th, 2006, 8:28am

Yes, I have a cpl of comments.

(1) why would you take Imitrex for a Kip 2 - 3 ??

(2) Imitrex injections always make my attacks worse, but only for a matter of minutes, then it 'kicks in' and stops the pain within 15 minutes or so.

(3) I never take Imitrex unless I absolutely have to !

UNsolved

Title: Re: Imigran jabs making it worse, help needed!
Post by prcole18 on Oct 5^th, 2006, 8:32am

on 10/05/06 at 08:28:40, unsolved1 wrote:

Yes, I have a cpl of comments.

((1) why would you take Imitrex for a Kip 2 - 3 ??

UNsolved

This wasnt an injection, this was a tablet. The idea was to take a tablet to try & stop it getting much worse

Title: Re: Imigran jabs making it worse, help needed!
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 5^th, 2006, 8:40am

I read that it was a tablet you took but still wanted to ask the question. I can see why you took it though ... to try and stop it from getting worse. Understandable. Imitrex may be the wrong drug to try using as a preventative though. IMO, Imitrex is for the 'bad ones'.

Goodluck

UNsolved

Title: Re: Imigran jabs making it worse, help needed!
Post by prcole18 on Oct 5^th, 2006, 9:48am

Just got back from my Neauro again (had to check my ECG was ok on 720mg Verap)

Had a quick word with him about Imigran jabs & he said they shouldn't make your headaches worse under any circumstances,wasn't quite sure why that happened last night.

He said (quote) " don't spare on them, if you need one use one, money no object"

Basically i'll see what happens next time I have to use one.