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.

Comments

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

***hugs***
have been there, done that in spades in the past,
I hope it is just a passing thing and not the beginning of an ordeal
for you.

[crashbarrier.livejournal.com]

I had one like that last year.. no halo, or anything just wham!.. couldn't figure it out at the time but I came down with a heavy cold a few days afterwards so my other half speculated that it might have been something to do with the infection..

Might be dehydration???

[radioshack84.livejournal.com]

Ick! :( With any luck you won't start getting them frequently. I've been getting migraines since my freshman year of college (about 5 years ago), and unfortunately for me they've increased lately so I get them about once a month.

Depending on the cause of your migraines (mine are hormonal) you can vary from having the aura before the headache, during, after, or not at all. I occasionally get auras, but usually they don't even coincide with the headache itself. My dad will get really bad auras that completely black out his vision, sometimes followed by a headache the next day and sometimes not. *shrug*

There's really no scientific pattern to it that I've ever heard of, so I wouldn't worry too much about the timing. You're just lucky that Tylenol and caffeine take care of yours. I'm in the process of trying to find something that works for mine without bothering my stomach. Midrin is the current candidate, but I think it gives me some sort of withdrawal symptoms which I definitely don't care for. Anyway, I've rambled enough. Hope you feel better! :)

[tringasolitaria.livejournal.com]

Yikes! I hope you feel better soon. I'm glad it wasn't worse.

[ninja007.livejournal.com]

sucks so much. I used to get them frequently.

(((HUGS)))

[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.)