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I was sleeved on 1/28 and before surgery Migraines was a common thing for me and was prescribed medicine for me. Just the last couple days I've had a headache. And advice on what I can take? I don't know if I can take my naproxen or not.

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I have Migraines as well and on my discharge paper my doctor gave me he listed the medicine I take as okay to use. I use sumatriptan though, not sure if that would make a difference.

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You are safe taking whatever the doctor gave you for post surgical pain. I am a Migraine sufferer who is also allergic to aspirin and all forms of NSAIDS. Limits me in pain treatment to Tylenol or opiates for really severe pain.

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The pain medicine he gave me is something with codiene, and I am allergic to it, in regards to it upsets my stomach. So why he gave it to me after a gastric procedure I do not know, but I stopped taking it 2 days after coming home because I was nauseous the couple days I took it.

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Sumatriptan makes me feel like crap. I've had luck with atarax for Migraines -- maybe you can ask about it at your next appointment.

In the meantime, all I can suggest is make sure you've had enough Water and head to bed early. Good luck <3

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Sumatriptan makes me feel like crap. I've had luck with atarax for Migraines -- maybe you can ask about it at your next appointment.

In the meantime' date=' all I can suggest is make sure you've had enough Water and head to bed early. Good luck <3[/quote']

It makes me feel like crap too! lol if I can't go to sleep when I take it I don't take it because of how bad it makes me feel but I've never taken Migraine medicine before so I thought that was the norm. I'll be talking to my neurologist now haha

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It makes me feel like crap too! lol if I can't go to sleep when I take it I don't take it because of how bad it makes me feel but I've never taken Migraine medicine before so I thought that was the norm. I'll be talking to my neurologist now haha

One of the side effects is muscle tightness, which always happens in my face for some reason -- my jaw gets tight, my head hurts worse...

The very first time I took sumatriptan, I thought something was wrong with my kidneys because I had that muscle tightness in my back. I don't know a single person that actually likes sumatriptan...

I've had two different atarax -- one was coated and it just magically made my migraine disappear. I was ecstatic. The other one wasn't coated and it knocked me out.

My doctor gave me a sample of a tablet that you let dissolve on your tongue, but I'm saving it for a desperate occasion (and idk why cuz if it works I could just get a prescription...)

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I wonder how bad the dissolving one tastes haha I'll ask my doctor about the coated one, it'll be nice to have one that doesn't make me feel gross when I take it for a change

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I just looked up atarax because I remembered it isn't specifically formulated for Migraines.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyzine

The only Migraine symptom I can't handle is the nausea, and that's what atarax knocks out. So I don't know if it's the best recommendation anymore, but hey... Migraines suck so bad I would try just about anything!

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Ugh, I had one today. Eight this month, but a couple of years ago I was having double that number per month. I was more than a little worried about the medication thing. I don't take Naproxin for headaches, but I have taken it for other aches and pains and cramps. Great stuff.....it is a no no, it was specifically listed in Dr. Davidson's list of meds we can't take.. It has whatever we aren't suppose to have in it. I take Maxalt or Imitrex. Imitrex (generic) pill is first then the Imitrex injection for the 2nd course of action if the first one didn't work. After than, I have fioricet w/cod - I might have to take this, my "rescue" medication, twice a year. Very seldom. Imitrex is my miracle drug.

I was sleeved on 1/28 and before surgery Migraines was a common thing for me and was prescribed medicine for me. Just the last couple days I've had a headache. And advice on what I can take? I don't know if I can take my naproxen or not.

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