Migraines can be like that - presuming it is a migraine.
I'm really sorry. I had those for a time, and it really sucked being spontaneously debilitated.
If you can learn how to calm yourself, and control your blood pressure, you can start to manage the symptoms on your own. Once, on my first day at work at a new job, I started to get a migraine. I went down the street to my gym instead of eating lunch, and just floated in the hot tub. That worked: for years afterwards I'd take a hot bath and just soak to relieve migraines.
Here's hoping you can find something that works for you.
I don't know a lot about this area, but I understand that things can trigger them. Thought about keeping a journal of what happened/you ate/you did before each episode to see if you can find if there is a trigger?
It might work and you'd at least be doing something proactive, which might help since bashing the heck out of the migraine isn't an option.
I've been trying to track them the best I can, and so far I can't find any triggers. They've been at different times, right after I ate, when I hadn't eaten for a while, in a dark car, in a bright hallway, in front of the tv, during quiet conversation, with NPR in the background, every different scenario I can imagine. Now that I think about it, it's funny how little they all seem to have in common.
The only thing I can trace is that up until yesterday, they were happening fairly regularly, with 27 days between, until the double whammy of yesterday.
I'm going to try to keep on this, and thank you for the sympathy.
Your dr. needs to get you some Imitrex chop-chop. Somebody in your healthcare system needs to pony up.
So sorry. During the recovery/after-symptom period, be extra-gentle to yourself in any and all ways you can think of (whether that means a bath or macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, only you know best).
In particular: loud noises, bright or flashing lights, strong smells, and any additional stress can bring it all right back.
I had to work today, and I was really concerned that the cafe (beeping timers, steaming milk, roaring ovens, etc) would bring it back. I felt like I was on the edge of a migraine pretty much all day, which was pretty unpleasant, but so far I haven't gotten one.
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Date: 2009-02-20 04:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 04:24 am (UTC)I'm really sorry. I had those for a time, and it really sucked being spontaneously debilitated.
If you can learn how to calm yourself, and control your blood pressure, you can start to manage the symptoms on your own. Once, on my first day at work at a new job, I started to get a migraine. I went down the street to my gym instead of eating lunch, and just floated in the hot tub. That worked: for years afterwards I'd take a hot bath and just soak to relieve migraines.
Here's hoping you can find something that works for you.
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Date: 2009-02-20 01:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-20 03:23 pm (UTC)I don't know a lot about this area, but I understand that things can trigger them. Thought about keeping a journal of what happened/you ate/you did before each episode to see if you can find if there is a trigger?
It might work and you'd at least be doing something proactive, which might help since bashing the heck out of the migraine isn't an option.
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Date: 2009-02-20 09:22 pm (UTC)The only thing I can trace is that up until yesterday, they were happening fairly regularly, with 27 days between, until the double whammy of yesterday.
I'm going to try to keep on this, and thank you for the sympathy.
Yes, sorry, they come in waves
Date: 2009-02-20 05:25 pm (UTC)So sorry. During the recovery/after-symptom period, be extra-gentle to yourself in any and all ways you can think of (whether that means a bath or macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, only you know best).
In particular: loud noises, bright or flashing lights, strong smells, and any additional stress can bring it all right back.
Good luck, sweety,
-N
Re: Yes, sorry, they come in waves
Date: 2009-02-20 09:19 pm (UTC)Thank you.