fellow migraine sufferers?

[~QP~]

whats up farmers...

i thought i would get this thread going to see who else here suffers from migraines. i get pretty bad cluster migraines so i am curious to hear what strains other migraine sufferers find relief with or what other natural alternatives you may use to combat an attack...

~QP~

 

[Thick Smoke]

yeah i get migraines!!! it sux. usually last 2 days i have not found anything that gets rid of them. i had them when i was young. they wenty away for awhile then came back when i hit my mid 20's

the best thing i have found for any relief is acupuncture. i get a few needles in my feet and some in the hands. it does help draw it out a bit. i would pay everydollar i own for a permanent cure.

i was diagnosed with glaucoma 3 years ago and sometimes when i blow glass to long i get them in my eyes.

i also get tension headaches from an accident i was in.

 

[jah_hoover]

There is an article in Ty issue 12 about Migranes and the use of LSD or Extascy to get rid of it for about a year, basically sum guys are doing research on migranes and they have found out if you take one E a year that would be enough to get rid of it for probably a year or two. Check it out in Treatingyourself issue12

 

[~QP~]

i would pay everydollar i own for a permanent cure.

you and me both bro...

There is an article in Ty issue 12 about Migranes and the use of LSD or Extascy

yes, i am familiar with these studies... shit, i have experimented with this myself.. LSD works and so do shrooms. you can see reports on this at clusterbusters as well. that is the site were i learned these type of experiments were going on. E seems to have the same type of effect on them as well but i don't know about relieving them for a whole year ime.. but it does seem to keep them from coming back for awhile. you are supposed to dose in small amounts which is easier to control with the shrooms and E but with LSD its more of an all or nothing scenario so LSD may not be the best choice if you suffer from frequent severe migraine attacks imho. anyways, i am getting older and i am not trying to drop LSD all the time and E isn't really my thing but shrooms seems to be a viable treatment


i'm still interested to hear about strains tho... i get good results with an old NorCal Grape Romulan cut and another buddy of mine likes that same Rom cut as well as the Arcata TW cut. we have not been able to find anything better over the years

 

[Zoolander]

I get anywhere from 2 to 4 serious migraines a month that last 2 sometimes 3 dayz each and is the worst pain i've ever felt . I have had 2 MRI's and nothing and I take 4 10 / 325 Norco and they barely touch it and then weed just makes it worse .

 

[~QP~]

I get anywhere from 2 to 4 serious migraines a month that last 2 sometimes 3 dayz each and is the worst pain i've ever felt . I have had 2 MRI's and nothing and I take 4 10 / 325 Norco and they barely touch it and then weed just makes it worse .

hey Zoo...
you run through alot of different strains. you haven't run across one that has helped you with your migraines?

i have had MRI's also, seen the specialists and all that. they don't know why i get them which is frustrating but at least i know there is nothing really serious wrong with me like a brain tumor which is what i was scared of.. but shit man, the pain from these migraines aint no joke!

i get cluster migraines so i will get them everyday sometimes and then i won't get any for a few weeks (hence the term cluster) then they will start up again. sometimes i get them 2-3 times a day and that shit is hell. i agree with you that Norco don't do much for real migraines.. it takes something really strong like morphine but you don't want to be on that shit all the time... i am currently taking a migraine med called Maxalt that works OK but i would prefer a natural alternative..

that's why i am always curious to hear about what strains other stoners might like for migraines. for me, the indicas make my migraines worse and are better suited for aiding the after effects of migraines (depression, anxiety, upset stomach.. ect) but i find some sativa dom strains to work pretty well like the NorCal Rom cut i mentioned earlier... if i smoke the Rom when i feel the migraine coming on (the AURA) half the time it will either cancel the migraine or i will still get the migraine but it will not progress into one of those crazy full blown head crushers...

 

[Zoolander]

See thats what I get , The full on head crushers that feels like a needle is pushing through the back of my head and out my eye while my head is being crushed and this is no lie on how bad the pain is . They also put me on anti depressints to relax my mind because i'm so high strung and can't sleep more then 3 or 4 hours a night .;(

 

[~QP~]

Zoo,
looks like we are in the same boat as far as the pain goes... mine are always on the left side..

when i am getting migraine attacks every day i can't sleep for shit.. and when i do get some sleep i usually end up waking up with a killer migraine.. which sucks because it starts the day off on a negative tip...

so you haven't run into a strain that helps your migraines yet?

 

[Big Buddy]

Hey guys, this is one that I've been fighting with for some time now, I've only found two that really helped, and sadly they are clone only strains that came from compassion club in BC, Krush, and Burmese, I know you can get burmese seeds, in fact have a female running upstairs right now, but you know, its not that one.
I find mine re usually on the right side of my head, but i do have them on the left and all over, I'm a chronic pain patient with a lot of pain issues in different parts of my body, have had heart surgury, collapsed lung the day after(of course i wasnt doing much then) but aside from that, the only thing that ever puts me all the way down is the migraine, if you dont suffer from it, you cant even understand the pain, completely debilitating. I feel for all you folks that have to go through it as well.

 

[kid606]

hey folks..
this shit sounds familiar..was under medium pain yesterday..got worse in the evening..had to do some gardening and it was crazy..couldn't fall asleep and thought about tryin a few tokes..had this tiny menage a trois and orange diesel buds next to me..so i mixed em and it helped me a good bit..allthough the pain was still present it was way more relaxed and my crazy stomach opened up for some munchies..all i could do was tryin to fall asleep quickly cause the pain would come back in full effect after some time..never had full relief from mj..
however..managed to fall asleep and pain is almost gone today..lets hope it's over for the next few weeks..

it also helps (at least me) to focus your thoughts on different things..maybe that's why some have good results with sativas..you almost forget about the pain..

 

[FastForward]

I posted this in another thread but I'll repost it here in the hope it helps others:

One of my best mates suffers from terrible cluster headaches, and has done for years and has spent 000s to seek help (think migraine x 100000).

To cut a long story short he asked me to get him acid out of desperation (he doesn't smoke, let alone trip) because someone on one of his forums said it can help. I did some reading and in a nutshell the ergotamine can be beneficial for cluster headaches...so I got hold of some shrooms instead for him and pulverized them, and gave him 4 x 0.5gm sachets and told him to take 1 every 1 hour to 2 hours in tea until he felt something...then stop.

Apparently he talked shit and giggled for a few hours but nothing heavy (this guy is a CEO of a massive stockbrokerage...seeing Elvis or Jerry wasn't the intention) That was over 2 years ago and he hasn't had a headache since. He's now bugging me for more because he's terrified that if he doesn't do it again they'll come back....medical shrooms...who'd have thunk it??

 

[Thick Smoke]

i eat prolly about a 1/2 oz of mushy's a month. i still get them. when i get them so bad sometimes my eyes water constantly. kinda like crying but slower.
as far as the mushy's i just love goin full bore and usually consume the 1/2 oz in one trip. i did alot of lsd when i was younger but wont take it anymore.
i wont take due to the seratonin (sp) depletion it does.
the norco 10/325 are good for pain but dont do shit for the head.
i think yall need to start growing every strain and smoke the shit out of it. when ya find the one please post? lol

 

[Blaner123Doobie]

Hi all
I also suffer from the migraines :-( I see I am far from alone. I have never tried LSD or Mushroom treatments(For migraines, 20 years ago I did both for fun), actually never heard of them till now, but like most who suffer, would be willing to give almost anything a go at this point. MJ does not help me with this and in some cases can actually make them worse. The MJ does help a lot with my back pain, I find Indicas to be more effective for pain. The only thing that helps is to lay down in a dark and quiet room and pray I fall asleep, if I don't, as the migraine progresses it will actually make me physically sick to the point I vomit.
So if these treatments work I may have to head out to the cow pastures to find some magic shrooms.
Peace and I hope relief to my fellow sufferers, Remember you are not alone :-)

 

[Thick Smoke]

yeah i have puked from them too. makes it all the more fun:headbang

 

[~QP~]

anyone interested in reading more about treating migraines with psychedelics should check out clusterbusters.com.. lots of good info there. that site is what convinced me to give it a try as a treatment for my cluster migraines.

i agree with you guys about being willing to try almost anything when the pain gets ridiculous.. cluster migraines are also sometimes refered to as suicide headaches and i know what they mean... sometimes when i am getting severe attacks daily i wonder how the hell i'm supposed to live the rest of my life with this shit..

and man.. it sucks trying to work in the garden when you've got a migraine going on. that is the only time i am stressed out working in the garden because most of the time it is one of the most relaxing things i can do..

 

[Zoolander]

!00 % they are suicide headaches , When you get them so often you start to think is this how the rest of my life will be ? I think the DR can prescribe Phyclobin or however its speeled and I may hit up my head DR

 

[poutpup07]

damn zoo thats the equivalent of 4 loratab 10s bro thats some seriose medication.........
but i am sure i dont need to tell you.... you seem to be a pretty responsible person ..... i got carried away with the pain killers and bad shyt happend ...... but thanks to this forgiving herb and alot of reach down grab your balls and suck it up <and a couple xanax when it got real bad> i am now clean from them....but there isnt a day that goes by that i dont wake up and thats the next to first thing on my mind other than wheres the weed at?....lol i guess i just love the warm fuzzy glow of em.
peaxe
pup

 

[Zoolander]

Yeah bro I went thru self detox 2 years ago and stopped cold turkey and that was 30 days of pure hell but I had no choice to use them again and it sucks but no only do I have these fucking migraines but also no L5 and half my L4 dics in my back are gone .;( But I'm a strong person so when the time comes I'll just stop again

 

[budkatz]

I use the hydrocodones as well, they do help, tried cannabis via pipe - the light from the flame about killed me (I am extremely sensitive to light during a migraine). Then we got a volcano, which made it possible to use pot for pain relief. I used to be able to take Imitrex, but can't anymore due heart condition. Migraines are the worst pain ever.

 

[budkatz]

And sorry to hear about your L4-L5 condition. I had that fused last year, and did get some relief from that pain, but it is not complete. Pot definately makes that better, especially ingested. The vaporizor is quicker releif, but the cookies last longer.