This is similar to my symptoms. So far I haven't found any over the counter painkiller that helps me reliably. At least not in the doses you're supposed to take.
A few years ago I read something about a theory that migraines have to do with the body's heat regulation, and it was suggested to try a hot shower. That does seem to help me. So nowadays when I get a migraine (thankfully only about five times per year or so) I run a hot bath and stay in the tub for two to three hours. It's not fun, and for the first few minutes the headache gets worse and really starts pounding (blood pressure changes due to the heat maybe? I don't know). But then the heat does seem to take a lot of the edge off, and after a while the pain actually stops. Which it doesn't reliably do with painkillers only. Much better than lying around in bed, unable to sleep.
Not medical advice, your mileage will vary. But might be something others would want to try. If you're going to suffer and wait for it to stop, you might as well consider doing that in the bath.
A few years ago I read something about a theory that migraines have to do with the body's heat regulation, and it was suggested to try a hot shower. That does seem to help me. So nowadays when I get a migraine (thankfully only about five times per year or so) I run a hot bath and stay in the tub for two to three hours. It's not fun, and for the first few minutes the headache gets worse and really starts pounding (blood pressure changes due to the heat maybe? I don't know). But then the heat does seem to take a lot of the edge off, and after a while the pain actually stops. Which it doesn't reliably do with painkillers only. Much better than lying around in bed, unable to sleep.
Not medical advice, your mileage will vary. But might be something others would want to try. If you're going to suffer and wait for it to stop, you might as well consider doing that in the bath.