Dreadful one sided head pain and told it's Hemicrania Continua.No history of migraine but pain comes on suddenly.. usually wake up with it .

[LaPainting]

Hemicrania Continua... anyone else got this.Gaba has made me put on weight but still have pain..no aura just terrible pain one side going into my hairline.Co codamol 30/500 no relief.Brain Scan clear and Gaba was just hit on by my GP..I change about the dose as I hate weight gain but it still comes and goes and I can go couple of weeks without any episode.thank you.x

[Wrexham16]

HiI was diagnosed with Hemicrania some years ago after I was finally referred to a consultant. The recommended treatment is indomethacin but I could not take that because it caused me to have migraine on the other side of my head. I was moved onto melatonin which works really well for me. We tinkered with the dose but finally settled on 8mg a night of prescription melatonin. There is always a lingering felling on that side of the head and I have never got rid of the autonomic symptoms but I am so used to those that it does not bother me. Prescription melatonin is expensive so I have had fights when my surgery has tried to discontinue it but worth a try. Good luck