It's strange...two weeks ago I was a mess. My anxiety was getting the best of me and I was not in a good place at all. Flash forward to now...I've been in a really good place. I've felt rested, relaxed and just enjoying my time off with my children and husband. So could someone enlighten me? Why is it when I am relaxed I get the worst migraine that I have had in a long time?
Just the other day I was thinking that I hadn't had a real migraine in a couple of months. I keep trying to attribute the cause of my migraines to my mood or my stress levels. I keep thinking they are my bodies way of telling me to slow down. Well I'm slowed down right now and I still get one so there goes that theory.
It started Friday night. Hubby had Friday off so we had a great day. Molly ( our puppy) slept until almost 8:00am...I took her out for a nice walk, came home and fed her and than she played with the children while I went for a quick run. Hubby slept in. Came home from my run, made a nice breakfast for everyone. Hubby and I ate out on our backporch. We worked outside for awhile, mowing the lawn and weeding. The children played with friends. We layed around and read our books while the children played and than later we went to dinner and watched a movie. It was one of those relaxing wonderful days where you aren't constantly going but just enjoying being together. Nobody fought, everyone just had a nice day.
So we put the children to bed and I went to go and walk the dog. All of a sudden out of nowhere I got a wave of nausea and I was seeing spots. Hubby went to walk the dog instead and I went to take a Compazine and go to bed. The thought was I would sleep it off and be fine for Saturday. I woke up Saturday morning feeling kind of woozy but okay. I wanted to run but hubby thought it would make things worse so I didn't go. As the morning wore on I began to feel better.
We went to my mom's for a barbecue and about halfway through the day I felt it coming on again. Stupidly, I tried to ignore it and go about my day. By 9:30pm last night (just in time for the fireworks) I was in agony. I felt lightheaded and nauseous and the pain was horrible. I skipped the Compazine and took a Percocet and went to bed.
This morning I feel better. My head still hurts but not nearly like it did yesterday. I'm sure by tomorrow morning I will be totally better. I just need to be careful today. I have already brewed the coffee and I am sure I will not be able to run unless things get drastically better soon. I do have my period so I am sure it is hormone related but if it is hormone related than why am I not getting the migraines every month like I was before?
This really stinks...I hate feeling like I am missing out on things because of my head. I hate trying to pretend it doesn't hurt and I hate the look in my families eyes when they realize that I have yet another migraine. Ugh...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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always a puzzle. Yes I do the same thing with my joint pain I wonder if it was sugar or dairy or etc then times when I don't partake and still have pain I wonder why. The human body is a mystery.
Hey btw does your hubby have a NY accent?? For that matter do you? Something that never comes up in cyber space.
I wonder the same thing about my migraines. My past couple of cycles I haven't had any but I have no idea why ~ I hope I'm not jinxing myself. I hope you feel better soon :)
I can't quite put my finger on why I get mine, but a lot of it has to do with pressure changes in the weather system, as one goes out or comes in, BAMM! Major headache.
You sound so much like me too, I try sometimes to put off taking anything hoping it won't develop into a full blown migraine but they eventually do.
Hang in there and I hope it gets better today!
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Oysterblogger...Nope...no NYC accent! I've lived in Florida since I was 14 so I think I have a pretty neutral accent. Hubby's first language is Italian so he doesn't have a NY accent but certain words he says in his own way...not english but not Italian either!
Heart 2heart...interesting thoughts on pressure changes. Yesterday was the first sunny day here after a lot of rain..maybe that has something to do with it...
I jinxed myself also the other night. I made a comment about how I haven't had a migrane in forever. Next night felt horrible and tried to ignore it. The next day was even worse. I feel your pain!
BTW...my dad is from New York and doesn't have an accent either.
Ugh I know how you feel!
When I was charting mine on the calendar I noticed that I would get a major migraine AFTER a stressful event/period etc. Seems as though my body likes all the adrenaline and stress hormones. I have to be carefull not to get too worked up because the let down is horrific.
Hope you're feeling better today!
I got hit quite hard this month! My cycle, our weather, I hate it. One of my biggest worries before my daughter was born was my migraines, how will I care for her when I get one...somehow we find a way! Keep smiling.
this may fall under the heading of "Too much info" but here goes:
After my kids were born, my periods were horrendous so I went back on the pill (plus, if I get pregnant again at this point, there will be no consoling me and hubby hasn't had snip-snip yet).
I was getting sinus infections and unbelievable migraine headaches. So... two things. 1) have you seen an ENT about a possible deep seated sinus infection? I had clear breathing, no drainage, no clue that what I had was a blocked sinus cavity that was causing sinus infections and nearly unbearable headaches complete with light/sound sensitivity; untouched by any OTC meds, etc.
After sinus surgery I was somewhat better. But started to see some patterns. Salt is not my friend. And my period is not my friend. Both of those things cause my sinus passages to swell shut and lead to horrible migraines.
Now, I limit my salt. I take Mucinex to make sure that everything is thinnned out and draining properly and 2)THIS IS A BIGGIE: I take my Birth Control so that I only have a period 4 times a year. Actually, I got the okay from my GYN to take it for 6 months at a time.
It's helped me. I haven't had a migraine in a really long time since I got that all worked out. Plus, call me unnatural -- I can totally live without my period! I freakin' love not having it but twice a year.
Something to think about. I know it's just a one-duck study as they say -- but ya never know.
Hope you are able to kick those darn migraines someday!
oh... and I also take Zyrtec and use Flonase and Astelin. Controlling my allergies (to everything from grass to mold to pets) has been key.
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