Migraines? Related to amitriptyline, Levsin, Imodium?

ferrarisa said:

I just started to get headaches over the summer. I was referred to a headache specialist. I had to keep a headache diary and saw him twice. Could not tell me why I was getting them. No patterns. So annoying. I have had two migraines now this year. Scared me a bit as the other headaches were a 3 or 4 on a scale 0 to 10. I have taken Imitrex for them but it seems to upset my stomach. I'm not having any major stress or anything in my life right now. Have you had any headache side effects from Amitriptyline, Levsin, or Imodium? I have been taking these medicines for years now...

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• changes in weather (for me it's going from high pressure to low)
• amitriptaline should reduce your migraine symptoms but if you're taking it every day, check with a doctor to see if this making things worse.
• might be food (keep a food diary, especially notice citrus fruits, chocolate, alcohol, caffeine)
• check your sleep patterns (lack of sleep, sleeping at different times, over-sleep) try to sleep and wake up at the same time every day
• don't take pain killers more than three times a month if you can
• remember, migraines themselves can give you bad stomach problems.