Well I went to my Dr an she said to take theese migraine meds. They are called maxalt. I dont know if i should try them. I am so scared that something will happen to me like I would go into a coma or crazy or sumthing. i dont kno0w im just thinking the worst you know
thank you
carl
kinda scared about migraine med
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I understand your fears. The first migraine med I tried I sat on the couch and cried before I finally took it. I also have migraines, and it is completely trial and error what will work. What works for some doesn't work for others. I have tried 4 kinds. 2 made me drunk and 2 had no side effects at all. Maxalt is actually the next one I will try. I get nervous with each new try, but also desire to find the best med to work for me. I can tell you from experience that for the med to work best you need to take it AS SOON as you feel it coming. Do not wait!! I am sure your like me and hate to take meds so I would wait hoping it would go away. Well with migraines it is too late once the migraine is full blown.
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i had migraines as a child (horrible horrible things lol) i don't have them anymore, but i do have the unrelenting fear of medicine. i just had to be put on vicodin for my wisdom teeth and i cried so much just knowing i had to take this pill! it is scary, i understand. if it helps at all, my step-sister takes maxalt for her migraines and they seemed to help. she took it for a long time and i think eventually they seemed to wear off. perhaps maybe she took them too long (you can become immune to medicine i believe) anyway, they did seem to help her a lot when she started taking them. the only thing i have to say about it is do you handle caffiene well? some can, i personally can't (another crazy fear lol), but i do know maxalt has caffiene in it because caffiene helps headaches. the way i look at it is, i used to take medicine all the time before i got panic attacks, and i was just fine. millions of people take millions of medications everyday and are just fine. my body has not changed, only my mind, so i have to tell myself the pills didn't used to hurt me, they won't hurt me now. i'm not saying the meds will work for you, but they won't hurt you. i actually had a scary experience with medicine messing with my heart (my biggest fear) and i even lived through that, lol! maxalt is a common medicine that many many people take and i promise you will be just fine. if i can do it, you can do it too 
llok at it as "this will help my migraines", not "this will potentially harm me". it is in your head, that's where our fears come from. if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work and that's okay....but if it does, you will know you faced your fear and come out strong and discovered something wonderful to help you with your migraines. i hope that helps, i realize i ramble, haha...best of luck and DON'T BE SCARED!!!!
llok at it as "this will help my migraines", not "this will potentially harm me". it is in your head, that's where our fears come from. if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work and that's okay....but if it does, you will know you faced your fear and come out strong and discovered something wonderful to help you with your migraines. i hope that helps, i realize i ramble, haha...best of luck and DON'T BE SCARED!!!!