I've been a migraine sufferer for 30 years...wow am I that old? Anyway, I've tried everything from aspirin to Dilaudid.
Have you tried fiorinal? Sometimes that works better for me than hydro. The problem for me is that it knocks me out so I can't take it during the day. But it may work really well for you. It is really great on tension headaches as well because of the barbituate in it.