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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 354785" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Fioricet is butalbitol and tylenol. Fiorinal is butalbitol and aspirin. Or vice versa. Very sedating from what I remember. Also not rx'd as much because even taking 1 dose each day for 2-3 days can cause rebound headaches according to my pain doctor AND my reg doctor. Can the doctor call in imitrex tablets? They are generic now and work incredibly well. I get the 100 mg tabs and can cut them if I don't need a whole. They SAY not to cut them but I have done it for years. </p><p></p><p>I can almost NEVER use ice because it sends me into horrific muscle spasms every time. (One PT didn't believe me and insisted. She spent most of the next 3 weeks of our 3X a week session doing massage to try to loosen up those muscles. SHE called the doctor to beg for stronger muscle relaxers because she hadn't believed me when I told her this would happen.) Put an ice pack on the very TOP of your head and a hot pack (heated rice bag or whatever) on the back of your neck. Make SURE the one on your neck stays in place. With really bad headaches sometimes this helps.</p><p></p><p>There is a fairly new migraine medication your doctor may have a sample or 2 of. It is called treximet and is imitrex with aleve added (sumatriptan with naproxen sodium). My reg doctor was speaking about it like it was the Holy Grail. At first. Now she says it is helpful but not worth the increased price. Esp not for me (allergic to NSAIDS). </p><p></p><p>At this point you and easy child should both be seen by docs. These have lasted long enough that you need to be evaluated. Or so they tell me when I get long-term headaches (after 5 days you get to name them).</p><p></p><p>I am sorry you both feel ill.</p><p></p><p>OH - if it is sinus, get a sinus rinse bottle or a neti pot. They do the same thing, most walgreens carry them, and they will rinse the pollen and dust out of your nose and sinus cavities. They are awesome. When you run out of packets mix 1 tablespoon salt with 1 teaspoon baking soda. Put 1/8 of a tsp of this mixture into the 8 oz warm water that the sinus rinse bottle needs. MUCH cheaper than the packets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 354785, member: 1233"] Fioricet is butalbitol and tylenol. Fiorinal is butalbitol and aspirin. Or vice versa. Very sedating from what I remember. Also not rx'd as much because even taking 1 dose each day for 2-3 days can cause rebound headaches according to my pain doctor AND my reg doctor. Can the doctor call in imitrex tablets? They are generic now and work incredibly well. I get the 100 mg tabs and can cut them if I don't need a whole. They SAY not to cut them but I have done it for years. I can almost NEVER use ice because it sends me into horrific muscle spasms every time. (One PT didn't believe me and insisted. She spent most of the next 3 weeks of our 3X a week session doing massage to try to loosen up those muscles. SHE called the doctor to beg for stronger muscle relaxers because she hadn't believed me when I told her this would happen.) Put an ice pack on the very TOP of your head and a hot pack (heated rice bag or whatever) on the back of your neck. Make SURE the one on your neck stays in place. With really bad headaches sometimes this helps. There is a fairly new migraine medication your doctor may have a sample or 2 of. It is called treximet and is imitrex with aleve added (sumatriptan with naproxen sodium). My reg doctor was speaking about it like it was the Holy Grail. At first. Now she says it is helpful but not worth the increased price. Esp not for me (allergic to NSAIDS). At this point you and easy child should both be seen by docs. These have lasted long enough that you need to be evaluated. Or so they tell me when I get long-term headaches (after 5 days you get to name them). I am sorry you both feel ill. OH - if it is sinus, get a sinus rinse bottle or a neti pot. They do the same thing, most walgreens carry them, and they will rinse the pollen and dust out of your nose and sinus cavities. They are awesome. When you run out of packets mix 1 tablespoon salt with 1 teaspoon baking soda. Put 1/8 of a tsp of this mixture into the 8 oz warm water that the sinus rinse bottle needs. MUCH cheaper than the packets. [/QUOTE]
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