need to vent

I just left the local hospital after my neuro told me to go there for an infusion.

I've been having a low-level migraine (2-4/10) for over 30 days now with multiple days that got up to 8/10. I hate my life right now. I started a new job in april and am still in my probation period. The migraine has already caused me to miss a couple of days and is rendering me essentially barely able to work for half of the work day on nearly every day.

I had already called my neuro two weeks ago and they told me to wait it out and call back if it doesn't get any better. The symptoms started at the end of june after I got an aimovig injection, which has a half-life of 28 days, hence the neuro telling me to wait it out. It's been over 30 days now. No improvement at all.

I called them again today and they have no free appointments anytime soon. They told me to try my luck with my GP but they can get me in on thursday afternoon the earliest. And even then, what are they gonna do? I've already tried ibuprofen and sumatriptan several times without avail.

The other option was to go to the hospital and get an infusion. Which I was very hesitant about for various reasons. But I ended up going. Which I now regret. They told me they don't do infusions for migraines and gave me a prescriptions for two different painkillers (novaminsulfon and etoricoxib) I'm supposed to try. I can get these meds from the pharmacy in 24h, if I'm lucky.

I want it to stop now. And I feel so stupid for wasting time at the hospital for literally nothing. What are the chances either of these two meds working? I feel genuinely so hopeless. I just want to curl up on my bed and cry but that would just make the migraine worse.

Posted Jul 28, 2025, 6:09 PM UTC

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