Any one have a child who gets migranes?

How old is she? Excedrin migraine has the same exact ingredients as Excedrin Extra Strength. (250 ibuprofin/250 acetominiphin/caffiene I believe), that helps for many of us who get them. Obviously it depends how old she is if she should be taking otc meds like that, but you could call her pediatrician and see what they recommend.

Also, your household has been under a ton of stress for quite a while (I don't think there is any way all of the problems you've been discussing are being kept totally private between you and your husband). Stress can exacorbate migraine problems. I would be doing everything in my power to make sure that is not a contributing factor.

check her diet. Is she eating something more often than before? Perhaps she is eating a trigger food. Too much sodium can do it to me. A friend gets one from eating bacon. Dark chocolate helps keep my migraines at bay. The darker the better. Smells can be a trigger as can specific tones. Are you using a new cleaning product or candle scent? One of DHs incense scents is a quick trigger for me. Is she drinking enough water? With the heat she is more likely to hit dehydration which can set off  a migraine. Extra water can help keep those away. Depending on age of child there are some decent OTC meds. I'll be honest, The 2 times my dd11 had them (both in the last 6-8 mo) when water, caffeine and ibuprofin didn't help I did in fact give her a half a shot of rum in coke to disguise the taste. Within a half hour her migraine was gone. I know all the reasons we arent' supposed to give kids alcohol and did it anyway. It was that or the ER. I also fessed up and told the dr next time I saw him. He said he would pretend he didn't hear me but if it worked... LOL Of course he cautioned me to bring her in if they became more frequent but twice in 6 months was not a big deal.

R was 14 when she started getting migraines.  Her pediatrician suggested a neurologist and she was treated for almost three years.  She was on a bunch of type of preventative medicines (Topamax, etc), but nothing worked.  

They suggested Aleve for over the counter saying it works better than most pain relievers.  They also said to avoid caffeine since it can trigger rebound headaches.  R gets them frequently--at least 12 to 15 a month.  So she's on imetrex which she takes with Aleve.

You can try an ice back on her head, but I'm not sure that will help.  I would highly suggest you take her to your doctor and see if any preventative meds will help.  

Sodium and nitrates are common food triggers, both are abundant in things like deli meats.

The reason I suggested excedrin migraine is because the caffeine constricts blood vessels which can relieve symptoms, chocolate also contains caffeine so I guess that would be something she needs to avoid as well. I've heard cranberry juice also has those vasoconstriction properties, I haven't checked into that though. If anything the cranberry juice could help considering the dehydration risk she's running given the vomiting and the heat.

Niacin and riboflavin (B2) can help prevent their occurance. If she's having them pretty consistently that might be worth looking into to see if you can reduce their frequency/severity.

Depending how old she is (you didn't answer) you are probably better off scheduling an appt with her doctor rather than testing things on her, especially given the frequency and severe nature. Migraines accompanied by vomiting are severe migraines.

Again, environmental stress could be a factor.

One other thing they put R on, which is an over the counter supplement is Coenzyme Q10.  They said that most people who do suffer migraines (or seizures) have low levels of this.  After a few years, R decided not to take them anymore because nothing was really helping her and she was tired of taking so many meds.  Many of hers are hormone related and she eventually went on the pill to help with that.  We are still trying to decide if the pill has done any good as well.  

Hormones most certainly could be the culprit. I get the worst ones just before my period and just before ovulation. Like clockwork. Their bodies start changing long before they start a period. I see no sign of that coming in DD11 but boy oh boy has she gotten the boobies and the bootie! Before those we had some major teentude.

DS gets them once or twice a year. the last one he got AT school and they had a teacher actually drive him home as DH was out of the country and my boss would not let me go and get him( i was working not far from the school). the teacher( his homeroom one) made sure he got in the door and went back to school.( they are not suppose to do this but DS was so sick and they did not want him to walk home...40 minute walk, alone).

he took an excederin migraine and went into the basement and laid on the futon and went to sleep.