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I started having migraines at 8 years of age, several a week. This persisted all through my life till 42 years later, I had a blood pressure emergency where I e
by groos 2y ago
I started having migraines at 8 years of age, several a week. This persisted all through my life till 42 years later, I had a blood pressure emergency where I ended up in ER with 190/100 blood pressure. Thankfully, it never repeated and was never diagnosed but as a consequence I was put on Olmesartan, a blood pressure medication that relaxes the blood vessels. Eventually, the dose was reduced to the lowest, 5mg, once a day, to which I added 240mg magnesium glycinate, which they sell in Costco. I have been mostly migraine free since for several years and ones I do get are mild compared to before.
My cardiologist, who prescribed the blood pressure medication, is mystified saying that while beta blockers are a migraine prevention medication, olmesartan isn't a beta blocker and maybe it was just my (mild) hypertension which needed to be treated. I doubt that I had hypertension when I was 8 but I'm just thankful that decades of pain have come to an end.
- fireflash38 2y agoHmm, I was prescribed Verapamil (calcium channel blocker, also a blood pressure medication), and they helped reduce the severity of my migraines with aura for a while. I eventually went off it, and haven't had near as many since. Early twenties was so awful for those migraines.
- nooron 2y agoDid you find Verapamil had any mood altering or cognitive properties for you? I take it for migraines. I think it makes me a little more emotionally stable but a tiny bit slower cognitively, especially in the mornings. It's a good trade off, especially in light of how it basically stopped my migraines, but it's one I have perceived.
- nik9000 2y agoI'm on a sartan and my migraine doctor thought it might help.
- internet_points 2y agoCandesartan has been massively helpful and has very mild side effects compared to beta blockers like metoprolol.