OMG i truly cannot believe it , i feel like im dreaming  , i dropped off to sleep at 4am this morning (i was putting off going sleep as normal) at 7am i jump straight out of bed sweating and clutching my head , i was having a massive attack of the headaches , i chugged a can of redbull and grabbed a nasal spray and sprayed that little thing up my nose , within about 10 to 12 minuites , im completely pain free , i just cant believe it , that stuff is fantastic wow i cant believe ive spent 15 years going through hell , and something so small has just ended that hell in less than 15mins as oppose to the hour or hour n half of sheer agony id usually put up with .
Dont know wether i dare go back to sleep now ?

What was the spray?

Guiseppi wrote on Aug 11^th, 2011 at 8:58am:


  Not all of us can get relief from oxygen.  Tried it in my last cycle...and made my attacks worse.  But I do get relief from the sumatriptan spray (is that what you did OP?).  If I take it right as I'm getting an attack...it is aborted within 15 minutes to 30 minutes 80% of the time.  Truly a wonder drug...which I guess explains it's insane costs (I save up in my PF periods just so I can have "all" the sprays I need).

Imitrex is most likely the nasel spray you used and yes, it truly is a wonder drug for those times when you are not in a position to use 02 and are out in public for instance.  Please note that Imitrex can and DOES cause rebound headaches though, so use it sparingly.

The majority of us, like Joe said... can abort a headache in less than 10 mins. with 02, and 02 has no side effects, and is cheap, and safe.   So many have come here saying 02 doesn't work for them when it is discovered upon closer investigation that they weren't using it incorrectly, not a high enough flow rate or the wrong mask.   

Linda

your worrying me now linda what are rebound headaches ?
Im going back to doctors tmrrow to get more nasal sprays and to get an apointment with a specialist to see about getting oxygen or the injections .

im in the uk and the nasal spray im using is ZOMIG ZOLMITRIPTAN 5MG NASAL SPRAY

thanks for that batch , unfourtantly my gp couldnt pescribe me oxegeon or the injections , i have to go to Liverpool in 2 weeks time, to see a headache specialist , they tried sending me to two other places closer by ,but they didnt specialise in this kind of headache so i said whats the point , i might aswell travel to liverpool where i know /hope they will know what they are talking about .
but my gp told me today that its going to be extremely hard to get oxegeon , she said she has 1 other patient on her books who has succefully been prescribed oxegeon and she said it took over 2 years to get it them .she said there is alot of complications
when having oxegeon at your home and started going on about all health n safety bull, i think its disgusting if they wont allow me to have it , and i can see myself having to come up with the cash to get it some other way ,but im sure as hell going to try to get it on the nhs , ive paid enough taxes over the years to justify me having a oxegeon tank to relieve me from such terrible pain .
does anyone know the best aproach for when i go to see the specialist ?
btw these nasal sprays have been working wonders , ive used 1 a day for 3 days now and they have really saved me from the torture we all know  , im WORRIED  about using them to much, but i think my cycle is at its peak and its saving me from 9-10 kip headaches at the moment.
Thanks again for all the support and advise guys , ive been doing alot of reading on here and its a massive relief just to talk to people who know what im going through .

Wendy1 wrote on Aug 11^th, 2011 at 7:09am:


Some folks here, myself included, have found some relief with Four Way nasal spray. Tilt your head back and drop several drops into the affected nostril. Used at the first sign of an attack has helped me before.

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Read this thread that went on about the subject a while ago.  Hopefully it will answer some of your questions.



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thanks for all the help everyone , im sure gonna fight for this.