oh god hun,i really feel for you,,i do get migraines but rarely,i use cool and sooth patches,go to bed in a dark room and just sleep it off,,i think your best option is to go see your doctor about it

Speak to your doctor hun, I'm sure they can put you on something else perhaps, amy is prescribed for a variety of things, some you won't even believe..ie bedwetting in children!

It's also used as a tricylic antidepressant, so DO NOT STOP WITHOUT DISCUSSING WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST!

This was one of the most prescribed meds I gave out as a pharmacy dispenser when I worked for Boots & if any of the symptoms did not improve adequately enough we always told the person to pop back to the doctors first.

What kind of migraines is it, the aura type? Do you get vomiting with it?

Perhaps Imigran (sumatriptan)might be an option to discuss if you have not had it already? It is one of the most prescribed specific meds for migraines.

EDIT..forgot to say it is also only taken if it is needed.

Zolmiptriptan (Zomig) is an alternative too

Ok...have you tried Topiramate? I think it's called Topamax under brand name, it's a completely different medication & I think only recently began to get prescribed for migraines as it is more widely used for epilepsy sufferers instead.

Welcome, hopefully they will find something that works good & avoids problems with weight gain as well :)

Ick..I was gonna try that..but was put off of it..mind you..it could be because I just found out I am diabetic so could explain a little as to why I have some weight problems.

Yeah my mum is type 2, they can't tell which one I am so they need to do more flipping tests :(

But hopefully your docs will find something that will work for the migraines etc & fewer icky side effects :D

I have a BNF here.... British National Formulary...
Will have a look 2moro for you for anything it could possibly be replaced with!
Will help me toward learning my drugs too :)

i take it and it works pretty well, tried to stop taking it and was ill for days. haven't noticed a big weight gain really. it has helped my migraines haven't had one for ages just small headaches.
if you wanna chat let me know x

I take Amy, i didnt know it causes weight gain!! i only have mine at bedtime to help me get thru the night with my leg pain & so far no probs. xx

im going throught the same thing at the moment, iv been having really bad headaches every day and its driving me up the wall. iv been prescribed Ami, but im a bit weary of taking it at the moment until iv had an mri scan in a couple of weeks, as i have multiple sclerosis and diabetes which is very bad at the moment and either of these can damage a nerve, or there could be another leigon on my brain which could cause the headaches. i really dont like the sound of putting on weight because of these tablets, and the first dose i had dindt seem to do anything! i have co-codamol and tramadol for other pain relief but doctors have given me strict instruction not to take these for headaches as they make it worse, stick to ibuprofen. xx

I love reading them as well, i've got one to hand here as well. xx

i've been taking it nonstop for about 3 years now, stopped taking cerazette a few months ago, in case that was causing weight gain and me and h2b decided we could live without it :) and with any consequences.started on 25mg, but moved up to 50mgs in about sept last year and up to 75mg this last month, though apparently this is still a low dose. take it every night just after tea time as it makes me drowsy, but this gives me the chance to wake up with a clear head.

changed jobs 4 times in the time i have been taking it, and completed two degrees at uni, and am doing a job i love (3 jobs actually) at the minute.
I have a really high stress threshold, not just saying it, i am organised and have a way of dealing with anything thrown at me (including being robbed at knife point in my own home last year - h2b has been on sleeping pills and antidepressants since) without it bothering me too much.

wear glasses for reading and pc as apparently one of my eyes is rugby ball shaped and needs a bit of nudging to keep it in line with the other :) only recently started bothering with the glasses actually as only just (in last 2 months) started noticing a difference when i wear them, though doc said they arent wonky enough to cause migraines to the effect i am having.love reading so if thats the cause i am buggered! but not noticed it worse on days i read more than on days i am bookless (which are rare but do happen!)

was on cerazette for last 2 years, but stopped that cause we figured it wasnt helping the weight gain and h2b and i decided we could deal with any consequences not taking it may bring. still use protection so i know i'm not pregnant and do tests every 3 monthsto be sure! tried the implant and had an endless period for 3 months straight so that was a bust!

:) helps to know that other people are in the same boat, consultant was about as useful as my dad telling me it was all in my head! ha ha ha love his sense of humour!
think me and doc are in for a bit of a chat :)