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Hi Joan: While possibly coincidental, I began to experience migraines about 8 years ago -- shortly before I was diagnosed as a PWP. While intially bearable, their intensity increased to the debilitating level I know you're now encountering. In my case, I was fortunate enough to discover that the migraines were triggered by a combination of stress, lack of sleep plus a number of foods including long-time culprits such as chocolate, yellow cheese, red meat, and (more curiously) raw onions. And while my line of work hinders my ability to avoid stress, I certainly have full control over the dietary portion of the formula -- which seems to help reduce the frequency and intensity of the migraines. Also, for whatever reason, the migraines usually hit early in the morning (4 a.m. or later) which make it easier for me to go into "evasive maneuvers" which center on taking a Fiorinal (butilbitol) at the very first HINT of the BIG "M" and jumping into the shower and spending about 10 minutes alternating hot and cold water pulsating on my eyes and forehead. If it's still early enough to do so, I'll then go back to bed for a while, but the med/hot-cold shower routine usually gets me to a functional level for the rest of the day. Joan, I suspect that you've probably gone full-circle with various "remedies", but I certainly hope that by some chance, my observations at least offer the possibility of some relief. Good Luck and Best Wishes.