• Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    So yall are just talking about baby meds for minor headaches. I’m up on that prescription grade headache medication for my debilitating migraines, and I can not take it more than a few times a month without doing irreparable damage to my kidneys and liver. Sometimes, dealing with headache pain is the healthier option.

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      8 months ago

      You must be on a preventative, right? Rather than just managing pain when they come on?

      I’ve tried Nurtec, Aimovig, and about to start Ajovy.

      Nurtec and Aimovig worked pretty well, though not perfect. If you haven’t tried a preventative, I highly suggest seeing a neurologist, if you can.

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      8 months ago

      Pain is healthy in so far that it indicates injury or sickness. It helps to tell you to give your body more rest. But if pain is chronic or gives you stress even during rest you do need medication

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      8 months ago

      Boo hoo, someone couldn’t go 10 minutes without making something all about them. Of fucking course this is talking about normal headaches and not chronic migraines you fucking imbecile. Do you think someone’s gonna be recommending hard medication as a daily snack or something? Yeah, we all know sometimes you can’t pop drugs like it’s fucking candy. But you’re not really here to inform, you’re here to say, “look at me, everybody, I’m the 1 in 1000 people this advice doesn’t apply to, aren’t I so fucking special??”

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        8 months ago

        Opiates are not medically indicated for migraines.

        Triptans are.

        So are injections of Ajovy.

        This person is not talking about taking opiates. They are talking about medications that suck to take, but reduce the electrical storm of a migraine in the brain.

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          8 months ago

          So my specifics are off. The point is still there. Choosing to suffer when you can easily stop it with near 0 downsides is kinda dumb. This guy clearly doesn’t have an easy fix with near 0 downsides. So this quite obviously doesn’t apply to that situation, does it?

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              8 months ago

              Dude, I didn’t day there aren’t downsides. Maybe you can’t read. I also didn’t say anything about addiction.

              Make sure you understand what I’m saying before dismissing it. Your complaints are irrelevant. Even with your amendments, their statement is still:

              “This advice for minor problems doesn’t apply to my major problem, boo hoo.”