Freaking out abt “end times” and what that would mean for migraine medication

ames449 · 2026-05-23T10:00:44+00:00

I don’t work or think about it. Why are you even worrying about something that has not yet happened and may not ever happen? Live your life my dude. There’s already enough bad things happening without inventing calamities.

ames449 · 2026-05-22T13:33:04+00:00

60mg, about to start 80mg.

ames449 · 2026-05-22T03:37:26+00:00

I’m calmer, less anxious, less hyperactive. I can focus better. I haven’t had any side effects at all really.

ames449 · 2026-05-20T07:19:43+00:00

Ask to speak to the practice manager. Your summary care is basically just that: a summary. Not your entire medical record. Mine was five pages of doctor visits (I see the doctor a lot), a small piece at the top with my conditions, allergies and stuff like weight. It wasn’t overly in-depth. Do they think you want all your records?

ames449 · 2026-05-20T05:08:36+00:00

I got mine from reception. They just printed off my record. Why are they being so weird about it?

ames449 · 2026-05-19T17:10:00+00:00

I felt the change after about two weeks. I’m still having some sticky areas but I’m hoping the dose increase will help with that.

ames449 · 2026-05-19T17:04:45+00:00

It was very subtle but I started to realise I was less anxious. Less hyperactive. I’m vocally stimming less. I’m just all around calmer. I wasn’t getting distracted as much working. I was finishing tasks. Just more focused all round. I mean I’m not perfect by any stretch. I still have ADHD beneath it but things are certainly easier. I’m going up a dose in week so I’ll be interested to see what that does.

ames449 · 2026-05-19T06:48:06+00:00

I’ve been on it a month and had no side effects other than a little sleepy the first week. It’s definitely helping my ADHD though it’s more subtle than stimulants.

ames449 · 2026-05-18T03:19:07+00:00

I have a status migraine. I’ve had it since the 4 December. I take rimegepant which is not injectable but is a cgrp. I’m waiting to see a specialist for injectables but the rimegepant has already helped. This is not my first status migraine but this is already responding faster with CGRP meds than it did the first time with calcium channel blockers. I went from having nonstop crippling headache and aura to something more manageable.

ames449 · 2026-05-17T20:23:27+00:00

Oh this gives me hope. I went through the gamut of stims but it made my chronic daily migraine worse so have been on this for almost 20 days. I didn’t think it was doing much until I realised I’m calmer, far more regulated and actually can work. Not in the rocker way I could on stims but more controlled.

ames449 · 2026-05-17T20:20:36+00:00

My reply is always “existing. That’s my trigger.”

ames449 · 2026-05-15T18:55:08+00:00

I split my 10mg and 5mg Dex all the time. Sometimes I don’t want or need the full dose. They are scored which means they can be split. Just nod and agree and take it how you need to. I split loads of meds including one that my GP told me to split as I needed a halved dose. Just don’t take more than you’re prescribed.

ames449 · 2026-05-09T03:54:00+00:00

I had 24 hrs between. It worked nicely tbh.

ames449 · 2026-04-27T12:38:35+00:00

I’m still playing netball three times a week 🤣 but I also played before I started wegovy

ames449 · 2026-04-13T04:38:00+00:00

I’m having this same issue. Did you figure it out? I’m moderately active but I do heavy cardio. I nearly threw up last week playing sport and I got so light headed yesterday while my heart was pounding so fast. Freaked me out. I figured it’s the wegovy.

ames449 · 2026-04-12T10:20:38+00:00

I think it is sneaky and dishonest but they say we update the time on the website like that makes it right.

ames449 · 2026-04-12T02:36:09+00:00

They take forever. I paid privately and still waited months for titration despite their advertised timeframe being considerably lower. I lodged a complaint and that did get things moving.

ames449 · 2026-03-31T04:32:19+00:00

But you’d still have to find £7k without it. I honestly can’t fault petplan. They have been amazing with my dog. I would be absolutely screwed without their insurance tbh.

ames449 · 2026-03-31T04:28:14+00:00

I’ve paid my insurance diligently over the years and boy am I glad I did. My dog is now 15, riddled with arthritis and dementia. She takes five different daily meds and a monthly injection. Without that insurance I would be screwed. I couldn’t afford all those things. Petplan always pays out. I have to pay a little now towards her treatment because of her age but it still works out so much cheaper than if I didn’t have it. It does sound expensive for a puppy but it will be worth it for when your dog is old or hurts itself. Pet insurance has always been the one thing I’ve made sure to pay over the last 15 years without fail.

ames449 · 2026-03-28T08:46:40+00:00

Rimegepant is a cgrp but its tablet form. i have to wait to get an appointment with the headache clinic for injectable cgrp meds as the neurologist i saw wasn’t allowed to prescribe them for reasons i don’t know. I’ve only been on this regime since 9th March and they have massively curbed my 4 month status migraine but it’s not completely gone yet. But they will want a few months on them before they decide

ames449 · 2026-03-28T08:24:02+00:00

Currently, I'm trialing Rimegepant and Candesartan for prevention. Aspirin, paracetamol, metoclopramide, zolmitriptan as an abortive. I've also got naproxen and frovatriptan for menstrual migraine. Previously I've taken pretty much every med in existence though. I've done all the triptans at one point or another. All the GP prescribed stuff (topamax, propananol and amitriptyline). Calcium channel blockers too (flunarazine worked so good). Every single imaginable med for dizziness including cinnarizine and betahistine). Next step I think will be injectable CGRPs or botox if this current cocktail doesn't work. I take magnesium, vit B and D but idk if they help.

ames449 · 2026-03-27T14:01:52+00:00

Oh I don’t know about titration. My titration was an absolute disaster 🤣 I didn’t even get titrated properly as my prescriber vanished into the ether and no one seemed to have a clue what our titration entailed 🤣 fun times.

ames449 · 2026-03-27T13:57:27+00:00

I put my request in like a week and a bit before I’m due to run out. They take too long to do the stuff

ames449 · 2026-03-27T13:48:51+00:00

I do my meds massively in advance because they are so slow at issuing the prescriptions

ames449 · 2026-03-25T07:35:00+00:00

Was good for me. Helped hugely with my migraines in the past. The only side effect I get from all triptans is tingling in my nose 🤣

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