I suffer from migraines. They started at about age 12 when I entered puberty and I would sometimes have 1 or 2 a week that incapacitated me for a couple of days. Through high school and college, I would have to go to the emergency room about once a month for a “knock-out” shot, then I’d sleep for 12 hours and be ok afterward.
Mine are less common now and I’ve learned how to manage them (for the most part). If I have a headache that progresses to early migraine, I take 800mg of ibuprofen and then lay in a tub of (almost) scaldingly hot bathwater. For some reason, the hot bath suppresses my vomiting reflex and allows the ibuprofen to take effect. If I get out too soon, the nausea returns and I still risk tossing up the pills. I stay in the heat for at least 20 minutes to allow the pills to dissolve.