Migraines....
Sawyer
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...anyone else get these sons of bitches...the weather changing in the good ol Chicagoland area is killing me....plus I havent had my eyes checked since high school...I'm 30....probably time to do that.
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End of problem...
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
I remember, when, as a teenager, I went to the hospital to have my eyes checked: they said I was slightly long-sighted, and it could possibly be the cause.
A few years later, I finally discovered it was because I was too nervous.
Fortunately, ibuprofen works on me.
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howl!
I hear that...but I'll take it over the ice pick in my eye.
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Some of the most helpful things you can do when you start having migraines is learning what your triggers are. You can control some of them, others you can't. Many people react to different foods (or the additives in them), different scents, or changes in their schedule. Things you can do that tend to help are going to sleep and getting up at the same time. Too much sleep or too little can be a problem. I can't skip meals without getting a headache. Being in a room that's too warm or too cold is also a problem. Common foods are chocolate, processed meats, cheese. Also red wine. Common smells that can trigger a migraine are perfume, tobacco smoke, and gasoline. Perfume and smoke are killers for me.
There will also be things that you can't control. Changes in the barometric pressure, hormonal fluctuations (one of the reasons that 75% of migraine patients are women), severe allergies. That's why treatment is so important.
If I could give you any advice it would be DON'T WAIT to see a doctor about it. You may have trouble finding a doctor that knows much about them. In my experience most migraineurs (the classy term for those of us afflicted
If you have frequent migraines, as I do, you may consider taking a prophylaxis for them. There are quite a few out there and I think I've tried em all! They each have their pluses and minuses. You just have to find the one that works best for you with the fewest side effects.
One other thing: If you have migraines, get used to people telling you "You just need to manage your stress!" Stress will aggravate migraines, just as it will aggravate any chronic condition. But you are not some kind of wimpy nut case just because you have migraines. They have an organic cause and if you check you'll probably find that someone in your family has them too. There was a theory in the early 20th century about a "migraine personality." Medically, it's a crock of shit. But there are still people who will smugly suggest that you're bringing this on yourself. As a doctor once told me, unless you have migraines or you live with someone who does, you have no comprehension of how debilitating those suckers can be.
Exactly!
My mother, brother and sister have always had them. My aunts get them. I never had a clue until I got one and found myself puking because it. Awful, awful.
I was never diagnosed with them but did discover my triggers. Given my family history, I will be going straight to a doctor at the first sign of any regular migraines that I cannot control through my current methods.
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My sister also has them and one of her kids started having them when he was about 5. I thought that really sucked.
+1!
They're horrible! My mom has always gotten them, ever since she was a kid, and then i began getting them right before going into highschool. They were the main reason i missed alot of school, and my teachers never got it, they just thought i had headaches. They've gotten better now that I'm older, but i used have lay down in a dark room with a heatpack on my head for hours just to try to ease the pain. migraines suck :evil:
Some possibilities:
1. Candidiasis: Read books/websites about candida. Try some anti-fungal drops.
2. Food allergy/intolerance: Go on an exclusion diet each week for one of the common allergenic foods like wheat, dairy, egg, corn, soy, etc. (I get a mild headache when I eat anything containing soy ingredients.)
3. Chemicals: Switch to organic food, beverages, and super-purified water. Use baking soda instead of poisonous deodorant and toothpaste. Never drink anything with aspartame. That is one of the most common headache inducers.
4. Malnutrition: Take at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 every day. Load up on Omega-3 Fatty acids. Common fish oil supplements are contaminated with PCBs. Try organic flax seed (linseed) oil instead. Get vitamin C in a non-acid form. A tablet of "ascorbic acid" in a base of talc or magnesium stearate is almost useless. The body can't utilise it.
Were you the one asking about blood pressure meds? Add 4 whole stalks of organic celery to your diet every day for two weeks, and see if your pressure improves.
BUT--
There is no "cure" for migraines. They are a chronic condition. At best, they go away with age. As I said above, there are some triggers that can't be avoided such as changes in barometric pressure and women's hormonal shifts. Also, sometimes you can't avoid your triggers. Perfume is a terrible one for me. If I'm stuck riding in a car with someone who's wearing perfume, you can write me off. I also no longer go to clubs because I react severely to tobacco smoke. Back when people still used to smoke in the workplace, I had a pretty rough time.
Telling people they can cure migraines is like telling them they can cure diabetes. With changes in your lifestyle, you can manage them much better. Believe me, I would LOVE to be free of these things that have made me miserable for 27 years.
Just sayin'.
They're insanely painful and distracting. I find it possible to continue with a small headache, but a migraine just immobilizes you. I usually experience aura ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_(symptom) ) shortly before my migraine sets in. It's almost like a warning sign telling me that the rest of my day is going to be useless. If I'm at work, I pretty much have no choice but to tell my boss that I'm coming down with a migraine and I'm going to be wasted space. Also, I've found that oddly enough, the one thing that makes me feel better is vomiting, and then sleeping for hours.
Never had an eye prescription until last September. I finally realize how unfocused my vision was. I have astigmatism, and since wearing a prescription I have not had a migraine since. I think that attributed to the problem quite a bit.
Damn migraines. :evil:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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Care to supply anyone in UT?
Just sayin'.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
I noticed improving my diet helped reduce my migraines before I got said eye prescription.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Fiorocet works for me.
I wish I could remember where I read about it. Really interesting article.
My husband has those every once in a while. He gets tunnel vision and the peripheral area is just waves. It doesn't last long. From what the doctor was saying, it's not that rare. People just don't recognise it as migraines. I suffer from the pain ones. Nothing works but laying in a quiet, dark room until it goes away. Though I do find that tiger balm does help a bit but maybe because it's cool on the forehead and temples.
But as a couple of people mentioned, the OP needs to get his eyes checked.
I get really weird cravings when i'm starting to get better... or sometimes even when they are really bad - i'll crave maybe like salt and vinegar potato chips on a sandwich with tomatoe sauce. Or crunchie ice cream bars, and then if i eat what i'm craving it usually makes me 90% better.
Since people crave things when they are pregnant due to hormones, i'm thinking my migraines might be hormone related.
They really suck though. One of my most hated things is when people say "oh dear, i have a terrible migraine" yet they are walking around and talking or working or whatever. Nooo if you had a migraine you'd be in crippling pain, throwing up and avoiding all movement/smells/sounds and light. NOT FUN.
That's what happens to me everytime I have a migraine. My vision gets majorly obstructed by just this white blur...
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
I think there's been so many ads and such about migraine treatments thata lot of people think their headaches must be migraines. I used to really hate the ad where people would say "When I have a headache I just want to tear my head off" and then they would RIP their heads off and hold them in their hand. :wtf: :roll: It looked so laughable that it made it seem like migraines are a trivial problem. Which they are not. :x
My wife's is definitely stress. She also can't touch wine and too much tomato seems to set her off. She is prescribed something I think is called Maxi-melt, a wafer that dissolves on the tongue and it works.
My daughter no longer eats cheese.
Up this morning and although head is better, still have numbness in hands and my right eye is red as a valentines day heart...
It's been a year, I almost forgot how much fun they can be :roll:
Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad