Hi Kristyl.
Sorry to hear about your challenges getting triptans. In the short term yes you can get triptans shipped to you from overseas, but it is a grey area and you have to find a willing shipper and risk them being turned back at customs. I have ordered triptans overseas several times and they arrived at my house without a problem although shipping is slow. In the meantime if possible you will need to find a new doctor that is more open minded and reasonable. You might buy the book by Dr. Mauskop and copy the pages on triptan safety and give it to them to read. If you order overseas keep in mind nothing will happen to you if customs stops them other than getting a notice they seized them. However my shiptments have always gotten through without a problem, Germany and Poland are good choices. Simply go to the German website for Amazon and then search for the triptan you want to buy and several sellers will be given. Usually one or two of them will show they ship to your country. Then just order what you want and pay for it and in a few weeks it will show up. If you X is willing to buy and ship all the better. Just put on the customs declaration "health supplements" and it should reach you no problem.

If you are open minded about alternative views on triptains, read further. First of all I take triptans daily. Keep in mind there are about 6 different brands of triptans and you need to experiment to find the one best for you. They are different for example the half life varies from 2 hours to 26 hours which makes a huge difference in how they work in your body and for how long. I am taking naratriptan now as its 6 hour half life works best for me. All the talk of MOH and cardiac events is largley a myth and not supported by the evidence. Millions take them safely everday like myself with no MOH or cardiac issues. They are available in European countries over the counter with no prescription and you can go and buy all you want of any type anytime because in Europe they believe them to be extremely safe and effective. You do need an open minded neurologist to work with you. For the truth about triptans read Dr.Alexander Mauskop's book: The end of Migraines available on Amazon. He is a professor of neurologhy and heads up a headache clinic in NYC

Cleveland clinic did not want me taking anything over the counter like Advil Tylenol aleve Advil migraine aspirin cold meds sleep meds pain meds allergy meds (nothing unless prescribed by dr.) then rescue meds like imitrex no more than twice a week to avoid rebounds.

I feel as if I take maxalt almost daily, it's in the same "family" as imatrex.

In regards to Botox. I wasn't sure if it was that effective but now that I'm off they are just as bad before I ever had my injections. It usually starts wearing off at the end of the second month. Botox does not take mine away completely but does stop the intensity and frequency of the migraines. I been on this site a lot lately cause its been almost six months since last Botox treatment and I'm back to having a migraine everyday just fluctuates with the pain.