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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[tridget.livejournal.com]

I have a 15 migraine about 15 days out of a month when I have a migraine. That's 5 migraines a month because they always last exactly 3 days. I have tried about every drug and treatment on the market in the last 13 years. It is hard to pinpoint triggers when they are that constant. However, I do know that having any illness, even a slight infection usually triggers a headache (headaches are very infrequent for me.) However, a headache always triggers a migraine. Sometimes, if I nip the headache in the bud, the migraine isn't too bad (relatively speaking.)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I get headaches when the weather changes, so I wonder if the headache led to the migraine... attempt I guess you could say. And then heading it off made the difference :D

I really can't complain about my migraines, since they are so few and relatively easy to treat. I know some get them so bad that they can't even move, and some so bad that it's agony :S

[radioshack84.livejournal.com]

What you described there almost sounds more like cluster headaches. If it is, they've been experimenting with oxygen therapy rather than drugs (breathe pure oxygen for 15-30 minutes right when the headache starts and it goes away). Chances are you've already heard of that, but if not it might be worth checking into. :)