Post-Treatment > Headaches

Indomethacin for headaches/migraines

<< < (2/2)

jerseygirl:
Phyl,

That is correct, I only took it as need vs. regularly because of 1) potential serious side effects with long term use and 2) chance of getting used to the dose of medication and it no longer working.

Another thing that I learned was that the only way to control the headache was to "kill" it at its onset as soon as possible, otherwise it would last for days, weeks, months. The longest headache I had was for 7 months long without a break. Since the start of my headaches was always in the morning either upon waking up or before, I kept suppositories at my night table within easy reach. It worked and it was convenient. Good luck!

           Eve

Janet:
Hi All,

I took Indomethacin and it works very well for the stabbing type, back of the head pain.  There is a catagory of headaches called Indomethacin Responsive Headaches. The very first diagnosis I got from my headache neurologist was hemicrania continua which is responsive to Indomethacin (Indocin). I took it daily. If I took it morning and night it worked well. If I missed a dose, I would get a headache. It comes in 25mg, 50mg and an extended release of 75mg. She started me out on a heavy dose, then I backed down to 2x/day. I couldn't go below that or I would get a headache.  It is cheap! If I did get a headache, I would take Maxalt at the first sign and that helped too.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14731379

http://www.medlink.com/medlinkcontent.asp

My headache neurologist was concerned that I was taking it so long term but my quality of life sucked without it!

mbf:
Hi,
I was just prescribed Indomethacin a few of weeks ago.  Saw a new Dr. and he instructed me to stop taking Motrin, which I was trying to wean myself off of, and take Indomethacin 3x a day at 25mg.  The first week transition was tough, but now I am very happy with how it works, much better then what I was taking and have found that most days I only take 2x a day.  I did wake up one night with a headache and took one, and was pleased to see how fast it took effect.  I know the Dr. wants to completely get me off of this med as he is slowly ramping me up on another, but for this right now, I have been pleased as I feel I am functioning in daily life much better.  He did also prescribe something to take to protect my stomach, which I have been taking.  Good luck!

Mary Beth

ppearl214:
thank you SO much Janet and MaryBeth (and Eve!) for sharing this. This is the kind of info I need and it is truly appreciated. I've been side-lined with flu-like/brochitis this week (nope, not the H1N1 flu) and have been on antibiotics (also bringing on GI issues), so I haven't started the Indomethacin yet. She wants me on it for 3 wks straight/daily doses, yet, some of you note take as needed.  I'm not sure how to proceed on this.... but your info is VERY helpful. 

Phyl

Julia Perry:
I took Indomethacin for several years and was always pleased with the result. It is very important to determine the correct dosage

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page