Migraine Cocktail Landed Me in ER

After five days of no relief, my neurologist sent me to a local infusion center to get a migraine cocktail. The cocktail consisted of compazine, Decadron, and magnesium.

I didn’t even make it to the magnesium before I started having a terrible anxiety attack. I made them stop the infusion and went home. I ended up having to take two Ativan in order to calm down enough to go to sleep. When I woke up this morning, it started over so I went to the ER.

They did a cardiac work up, gave me an IV of Toradol, Benadryl, and Decadron, and then eventually admitted me for overnight observation. They’ve given me some Xanax and some metoprolol as well. I had them list the Compazine in my chart as an allergy so that I never get it again.

It was an absolute nightmare, and I would endure a lifetime of migraines to never have to go through that experience again. I was freezing cold, my entire body was tensed up, and I couldn’t move, couldn’t speak, could hardly even shake my head to answer questions.