Ok, so both DH and I had Chronic Migraines when we were kids.

My son (who is 5 years old), had his very first migraine today!:( :sadeyes

I was really hoping that he would not have to suffer frome these, but apparently that is not going to be the case. So, I am curious if anyone knows if there is a treatment out there for kids in regards to Migraines? Any meds?

We gave him Children's Tylenol, and he's been asleep now for over an hour. I know after he wakes up he should feel fine, but it just tears my heart out knowing that he's going to have to deal with these horrible headaches!! :tears

I am so sorry that this has happened to your son. When my oldest was about 4, he started to throw up for no reason. He would get up, puke, go back to bed and in the morning he was fine. I was panicked. I had to go to a peditrician (hard to see in Canada). The doc told me that he had the precursor to migraines. That this was just a system and it would get worse as he got older.
Certain things that can set off migraines include the following:

Strong or unusual odors, bright lights or loud noises
Changes in weather or altitude
Being tired, stressed or depressed
Changes in sleeping patterns or sleeping time
Certain foods (see the list below), especially those that contain tyramine, sodium nitrate or phenylalanine
Missing meals or fasting
Menstrual periods or hormones
Intense physical activity
When a migraine headache happens, your child should go to a cool, dark place and lie down with a wet cloth across his or her forehead. If the doctor has given your child a medicine for migraines, your child should take it as soon as he or she knows a headache is starting. Don't wait! If your child feels nausea, the doctor can also prescribe a medicine for that.
While there are no sure ways to keep from having migraine headaches, here are some things that may help:

Eat regularly and do not skip meals.
Keep a regular sleep schedule.
Exercise regularly.
Look for things that might trigger an attack, like certain foods, stress, too much exercise or physical activity, certain activities or stress. Sometimes, life stresses are a trigger. Many psychologists can teach stress management and/or biofeedback to help your child manage stress.
Look for foods that might trigger an attack, like cheese, processed meats, chocolate, caffeine, MSG (a preservative in many foods), nuts or pickles. About one third of people with migraine can identify food triggers. Your child only needs to avoid eating these foods if one of them triggers headaches.
Good luck to you!

Our son has had migraines for years. Check his triggers. Keep track of his daily activities including foods and see if there's a common food or activity that happens on the days his migraine come. Stress also brings on migraine so maybe it's due to the move coming up. Another thing that causes temp. migraines are sinus infections. There are meds for kids and dh was on them but they made him a zombie even when taken just before bed time. Now he takes a Motrin every day w/his lunch and that has helped a lot.

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Our son has had migraines for years. Check his triggers. Keep track of his daily activities including foods and see if there's a common food or activity that happens on the days his migraine come. Stress also brings on migraine so maybe it's due to the move coming up. Another thing that causes temp. migraines are sinus infections. There are meds for kids and dh was on them but they made him a zombie even when taken just before bed time. Now he takes a Motrin every day w/his lunch and that has helped a lot.

He started feeling badly at school and got worse after we picked him up...so as of now, I have no idea what his triggers could be. His teacher said he was fine most of the day, but at the end of the day he started saying he had a headache. :dunno

hmm was wondering if my 6yr old was getting them thanks for all the info

I hope you can find something to help him out girl!!!! Poor kiddo!!!!! My younger sister has migrains every once in a while. She's 15 now, but they started when she was 9.

My dh used to have them often when he was a child. Studies have shown a connection with migraines and peanuts. it turned out that dhs mom ate a lot of peanuts while she was pregnant and for about a year during his migraines he ate nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwitches. Now when he eats any kind of nuts he still gets them. Just a though.

Is he getting enough to eat at lunch? Hunger triggers our son's headaches. Flourescent lights can trigger headaches/migraines which are what schools use. Jill is right peanuts are a big trigger along w/smoked meats and cheeses.

Kristen... :hugs... my prayers are with your family tonight... I had migranes as a child, I can remember being small and laying by the toilet with my blankey for hours on end while my mommy massaged my temples..

My sister is a ped RN at a cancer ward, she says the best thing that you can give to a child with migranes is a high dose of benadryl. She says that's what the doctors at the ER give to kids... I know it's not a pain killer, but it makes them sleepy so that they can rest until the pain subsides.. It doesn't hurt them, it won't make them sick, but it will help them sleep..

I hope that you can find the triggers, or at least make him comfortable in the meantime...

Elizabeth gets them and I was hoping she wouldn't because I've suffered from them since I was 4, we took her to the opthamologist to have her eyes checked and they were fine, the doc told us to keep a journal and see if we notice anything that triggers them. Also if she has them in the next 6 months by the next check up she wants us to see a neurologist. Right now I give her motrin like the doctor said because it's an anti inflammatory and it seems to work for her.