What the Foo?

[kriadydragon]

I think it's been about... oh... I want to say four or five years, maybe more, since my last migraine. I was visiting my brother and his family when it hit me, and at quite an ironic moment as we were watching a movie in which the main character also got migraines. I was very sympathetic with her at the time :/

Then, after that, no more migraines. Until yesterday...

Yet it was so odd. Is there such a thing as reverse migraines? Because it seemed as though I got the headache first, then the headache went away, then came the flashy light thing that usually signals the start of a migraine. I had already taken a Tylenol for the headache before the flashy light, and was drinking a Dr. Pepper when the flashy light appeared. So I slapped a heat pad onto the back of my neck, drank the rest of my soda and finished the Dr. Who episode I was watching as I waited for the skull cracking pain to kick in.

Nothing. I felt fine :/ No headache. Most odd. Though I attribute it to me heading it off early with the pills, caffeine and heat pad. Mix the three and the migraine doesn't stand a chance. I also don't think it was all that heavy of a migraine, especially since the flashy light didn't totally obscure my vision like it usually does. I'm hoping this means that migraines aren't going to be as much a part of my life as they used to be. It used to be that I would get one at least once a year.

I'm still experiencing remnants of the migraine-that-should-have-been - which isn't usual, as there's always a hint or two of discomfort for at least another day. Nothing major or debilitating, just occasionally annoying. But as far as migraines go, I can definitely say I've had worse. I'm hoping this is a good sign.

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[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Mine started in Middle School, which is why I think mine may be stress related as Middle school was a rather bad time for me.

I didn't know you could get a headache before the aura. Mine usually come after. I had attributed the headache to pressure changes, but did find it odd that it was such a bad headache (pressure change headaches don't usually make me nauseas). But once I took the Tylenol, it went away quick, then came the halo.

Have you tried laying down with a heating pad on your pillow? I did that once without consuming caffeine, and I don't recall taking a pill, but it helped get rid of the migraine quicker (enough that I was able to go to the movies ;)). I hear you on finding medicine that works, though. There's medicine for migraines but I've recently (as in today) learned the hard way that they're a bad idea for me. They make me feel weird, kind of spacey (thankfully not dizzy or I'd be real worried) and don't seem to help much. Think I'll just stick with Tylenol and heat pads :P

[radioshack84.livejournal.com]

*nod* Middle school is not a fun time for anyone I don't think. We had literally 3 minutes between some classes, you'd get in trouble if you were even 10 seconds late, and the way our school was set up you'd have to walk about 2 blocks through this skywalk tunnel to get to a different building for your next class. And since you couldn't run and couldn't push people out of the way...well, it was nerve-wracking to say the least. :)

I haven't tried a heating pad, mainly because my head usually feels really hot when I get a migraine and I'm afraid more heat would just make it worse. I have used an ice pack on my neck and sometimes that helps. As for medicine, I used to take Excedrin Migraine and that worked pretty well, but then I ended up with a stomach ulcer so I can't take aspirin products anymore. :P I think you're right to stick with what you've got as long as it works for you. I'm a firm believer that the less medication you can get away with in life, the better off you are. :)