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Go to the doctor. I get migraines, and the best medication I have found is Zomig. I don't go anywhere without it. There is a pretty good variety of prescription migraine medications out now, so if one doesn't work for you, ask your doctor to prescribe another. They are expensive (but worth every penny), so find out the maximum number of pills your insurance company will pay for per month, and ask your doctor to prescribe that many. For example, I'm allowed 12 Zomig each month. OTC drugs won't touch my headaches.
Some people also have luck using muscle relaxers and beta blockers to prevent migraines, but I haven't found them very useful. Again, you may respond differently to them.
Learn what your triggers are. Certain foods bother some people. I can't eat bananas, but chocolate doesn't hurt me, thank goodness! Light is one of my main triggers. I have huge, geeky wraparound sunglasses to wear outside and a glare filter on my computer at work, both of which really help. Keep a diary, and backtrack to what might have caused a migraine when you get one. You should be able to narrow down your triggers and avoid them somewhat.
Good luck. You have to get migraines to understand just how disabling they can be. I've done a lot of research on this, so feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
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