Migraines are very odd. Paramax works only for me when I take it during the aura phase of a migraine - taken after the pain starts it does nothing for me. It's just a pain killer combined with anti-nausea since the aura symptoms often make you feel sick as well as the enormous pain in the head - I don't think there's anything out there that treats the aura. I only took Triptans once - after 72 hours of continuous migraines. I lay down, rigid and unable to move* for 4 hours whilst my skin crawled with pins and needles. I've never taken them since as that was worse than the pain :) I've never lost words like her, but I do lose vision. It's pretty scary sometimes - worst was cycling down High Holborn when I suddenly realised I couldn't see where I was going. Because the brain fills in the missing gaps, it's always a short while before you notice what's wrong... *I felt unable to move - this could have all been in my head. No idea.