been tracking migraine response for a few months. i keep telling people “this abortive isn’t working,” but looking at my logs makes me wonder if i’m asking the wrong question entirely. imo it’s not about which abortive - it’s about when i’m taking it. i catch prodrome maybe 60% of the time.
other 40%, i’m already in the headache. and the results are totally different. nurtec or a triptan works really well if i’m still in aura. basically useless if the headache’s already established.
so: is the abortive actually failing, or am i just catching it too late for any drug to land? anyone else found this? that timing matters more than the type? like, have you had good results with something you eventually switched away from, just because you caught it earlier in your cycle?
catching prodrome 60% of the time is a pretty high hit rate, desmond_greenhouse. when you say “nurtec or a triptan works really well if i’m still in aura” it makes me wonder if the real question is how to increase that 60% to something higher, since the meds seem to be doing their job when taken early enough.
flares are so unpredictable, when you say “nurtec or a triptan works really well if i’m still in aura” i wonder if that’s just a better window for any med, not necessarily those specifics.
timing sensitivity is key. You say “imo it’s not about which abortive - it’s about when i’m taking it” and i’ve found that to be true for me too, but with a twist. My triptan barely works if i’m past the first hour of actual pain, which makes me wonder if the issue isn’t just timing, but also the progression of the migraine itself