• OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, I’m not sure if Vicodin or perc would help a migraine, different pain killers help in different ways. I think opiods are the least helpful when it comes to migraines, if I remember correctly.

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        1 year ago

        but we’re not talking about migraines.

        we’re talking about caffeine withdrawal headaches.

        neither of which are 💯 understood but that doesn’t make them the same.

        plus, Vicodin has Tylenol in it. so i was taking Tylenol.

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          1 year ago

          Caffeine withdrawal can absolutely trigger migraines, easily.

          Not sure about the Tylenol in Vic, but just that opioids in general don’t work well. You can easily Google it.

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            1 year ago

            I guess I don’t associate caffeine withdrawal headache with migraine as I don’t generally get migraines but tension headaches instead.

            The caffeine withdrawal felt like my head was imploding, if that makes sense. Not sure if that’s a migraine or if opioids were making it worse, but the Vicodin I was prescribed absolutely had 500mg of Tylenol in it; and only 5mg of hydrocodone.

            A week of this was terrible and it did not improved. I have sense learned to moderate caffeine and often drink tea instead of coffee or even decaf or halfcaff when I want to cut down. I will never try to cold turkey it again.