I’m 7 weeks pregnant with baby #3 and have been experiencing extreme migraines for the past week.

It first started around week 5 with very bearable headaches & it became more frequent, intense & constant.

The last one lasted 24 hours in a pitch black room & it was extremely difficult. I could not lay down (had to sleep upright with 3 pillows behind me) couldn’t look at any light, couldn’t lay my head right or left cuz it felt x5 worse & barely had proper food to eat.

I’ve had migraines in the past only when I’d finish my period & that was assuming there was a drop in hormones, but nothing like the last episode I had!

Best way I can describe the pain of the last episode would be 1) a constant brain freeze. 2) being upside down with a lot of hot throbbing pressure. 3) All my nerves/veins being tightly pulled. 4) Sharp waves of pain/aura.

I finally gave in 24 hours later & took 1 pill of excedrin, I know it is not pregnancy safe but the pain was beyond bearable & 1 pill of panadol did absolutely nothing when I took it earlier this week. I had to make a conscious decision that the state I was in was not tolerable & I needed to relieve the pain, I however don’t want to resort to taking any more pain relievers.

I asked my gyno about this & she recommended I see a neurologist as there might be an underlying cause. This is absolutely new to me & I need more insight on what could be going wrong here. Any help with experiences or remedies is highly appreciated 😭