Well they do actually, and have done for many years. It seems we IT people get them from time to time and suffer because of our work and other factors.
Over the years I have tried regular medicines such as Asprin, Paracetamol, Codeine, Ibuprofen, and even Sumatriptan, the supposed effective cure. All have failed, some made me more ill than I was initially.
In the last few years I discovered something that ALWAYS works albeit slowly. A medicine that I should not be taking as it is not technically my prescription.
She has found her own cure in the form of running. Yes just go for a 20 mile run and the migraine will curiously vanish. It works for her, but my poor calves can’t take it, and even if they did I doubt this strategy would work for me.
Getting back to the medicine,
The problems with her migraines are a little different than mine and are something I don’t want to mention here. Let’s just say that the medicine didn’t work for her, so one day I tried it.
Nothing happened. Wait didn’t you say they worked for you?
Yes I did. Nothing happens for around an hour or maybe 90 minutes. This medicine rests on your tongue and melts into it thus entering the blood stream fast. That’s the theory but it’s still not very fast.
It does however work FOR ME, every time I have a migraine regular as clockwork. When I take a ‘Maxalt Melt’ I know the migraine is living on borrowed time.
How do you get ‘Maxalt Melts’? In the UK they are on prescription and could directly requested from you doctor I suppose if you are bullish enough to ask.
The NHS prescription charge for England is currently set at £8.80 per item.
If you live in Scotland or Wales then it will cost you a big fat £0.00. You are the lucky ones.
A prescribed pack of these tablets will only get you 12. What? Yes, these are the types of tables that come in stupidly sized plastic boxes with only 3 in each.
What does that tell me? They are expensive to produce, or the pharmaceutical company is trying to get back the cost of their Research and Development budget.
Obtaining the tables once you have a prescription can be somewhat difficult. ‘Oh we don’t have any of those’, is a common answer I get from pharmacies.
If they say this to you, just order some. Next day they will have them in stock. Don’t let them fob you off. I have had this answer many times, these pills don’t seem popular.
I have added a few pictures in case you try to gain these in a non UK location. I’m sure they will be available everywhere if you know what to ask for.
May you never have migraines again!
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