migraine and high temperature

[busygardener]

morning all need some advice ,on my last hospital admission with bronchiectasis i had a migraine caused from high temp 39.4°this lasted 5 days so i was put on amitriptoine,however at present now have another chest infection and yes got temp 39.6°so migraine has reoccurred,on amitriptoline and as i,m 4 day in took garbopentin as well but nothing is shifting it.Any recommendation would be grateful,my temp has now dropped.

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

Sorry to hear you are t feeling well, have you spoken to your GP or nurse they will be able to help you. Hope you get it sorted and you get well soon. Have a good day and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx

[LWS1948 in reply to Damon1864]

Hi Busygardener.If you get a warning, such as an aura or a blind spot in your vision, that indicates a migraine is coming, take 2 pain killers and begin to slap your wrist. The idea is to transfer the inflammation from your brain to your wrist by slapping your wrist. If you are in an area where slapping would draw unwanted attention, you can repeatedly press your thumb into your wrist which will do the inflammation transfer.

When the aura or blind spot goes away then the migraine would come on with a vengeance, but it won't, because your slapping action has done its job. The 2 pain killers with numb any residue of the migraine effects.

I learned this system while browsing information at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton Alberta in Canada. I have used this system many times and it has worked every time!

[busygardener in reply to LWS1948]

thank you will try it,any particular wrist ? and how long .Unfortunately dont get an aura .Will defo give it a go 🙂.

[LWS1948 in reply to busygardener]

Either wrist will do. If your body gives you any warning of the impending migraine, this inflammation transfer will work. The half hour between the warning and the onslaught is all that is needed to relieve the pressure of the migraine.

[peege]

Tricky, we aren't medics so difficult to advise. I can only say I was treated with migraine from 1988-2007, headaches were horrendous & lasted 7-10 days. On a chance face scan (for unrelated jaw pain) my sinus cavities were found to be full of solid, er, matter. After an operation & the use of steroid nasal spray the headaches disappeared. I'm just offering that your headaches may be caused by something other than migraine especiallyas you've an infection elsewhere.

You'd best speak to your GP & soon. Good luck

[busygardener in reply to peege]

thank you its a side pain not like my old migraines where i vomited and stayed in bed 2 days,saw neurologist when i was in hospital he prescibed my meds .Had antostomies done years ago for my sinuses best thing ive had done x

[Patk1 in reply to busygardener]

I too have been getting more migraines(& have lots of trouble with sinuses).I'd ring yr dr

[Caspiana]

Hello Busy gardener, 👋

I'm sorry to hear about your migraines. I had migraines almost everyday for a whole year after I had a transplant. They started mid afternoon and went on all through the night. If I was lucky they tapered off in the morning only to start again. No pain relief helped. The only thing that did help was either a hot or cold compress depending on the season. In winter I had a hot water bottle placed on the base of my neck. It didn't remove the pain completely, but it helped enough to get some sleep. In summer I used a cold compress. My doctor also ran an MRI to make sure there was nothing sinister going on in my brain.

I know the agony physical and mental of having constant migraines. Hopefully now that your temperature is somewhat stable things will start to improve.

Sending you best wishes for a good recovery.

Cas xx 🍀

[busygardener in reply to Caspiana]

thank you,they are a nightmare worse than the original problem

[Morrison10]

Hi, I was born with PCD (see site on HU) and I wake with headache every day, thought everyone did! Now take amitriptline at night, helps, but sometimes not enough, later I take Midrid, usually helps. Years ago before diagnosed also took cafegot, both as tablet but when being sick as suppository. However long term use not advised, so no longer take them. Also use cold pads on brow Migracool, help but don’t like smell! Hope you can solve your migraines. Good luck, Jean

[busygardener in reply to Morrison10]

thank you on day 5,which happened last ,thinks amitriptiline helps a little as not as intense as first time thank you so much for your advice x

[Karenanne61]

I used to suffer from debilitating migraines. They weren't hormonal, according to gp, but have become very rare since the menopause! Anyway, last time I had surgery I had an awful headache which turned out to be my blood pressure rocketing. It was quickly sorted. I just thought it might be worth checking your bp.

[busygardener in reply to Karenanne61]

thanks my BP is 85/54 sometimes 100/60 i,m other end of the spectrum 🙂 but yes high BP can defo cause migraines thank you for your help

[LWS1948 in reply to Karenanne61]

Since getting on blood thinners, I've only been threatened once with a migraine in 6 years. I get an aura, a warning of migraine coming, then I begin the inflammation transfer process, taking 2 pain killers and slapping my wrist. Within half an hour the migraine is gone and the pain killers remove any lingering tenderness left by the migraine.

[busygardener in reply to LWS1948]

sounds wonderful 🙂

[Karenanne61]

You're welcome. I just wanted your migraine to go away!

[busygardener in reply to Karenanne61]

i agree,does it matter what wrist and time as will happily give it a go 🙃