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by HNJohnC 4331 days ago
"Since my adolescence I've also been a migraine sufferer, which is where I originally "discovered" Aspirin, because it helps lessen the impact like no other substance and over the " Really? I've been a migraine sufferer since adolescence and nothing short of morphine would make any difference.

Perhaps you are not referring to actual "migraines" but simply bad headache (the term gets tossed around loosely a lot but it actually does mean something very specific, not just a headache)?

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Yes, really.

I think the misunderstanding here comes from your assumption that I'm using Aspirin as an analgesic, which is incorrect. For me, it drastically reduces the frequency of the attacks, not their severity - but then again, I already said that ;)

Sorry to judge too quickly. I'm sure if you suffer from real migraines you know what I mean about people claiming they have a "migraine" which turns out to be just a headache.

I can say for certain what you describe never worked for me but good for you if you found something.