I have zero migraine advice, bonny, but I hope someone else's (unfortunate) experience can help you to feel better.

ION: I'm not a wine drinker or a wine buyer, so I have no idea if this woot! is a good deal (or a good wine), but I thought it's name and look would interest a few here...

[link] eta: note - this deal will only be there until 9pm Pacific.

bonny,

have you tried acupuncture?

That is next on my list, le nubian. I've got a good friend that I'm going to consult tomorrow to see if he can treat me.

I've just felt so sick today, I could not do it today.

I tried drinking boiled ginger this morning for my stomach, but it had zero effect.

Good grief, bonny, I have no advice, but sympathy in droves. That has to be terrifying. I hope you find an answer soon.

Sorry, no advice for migraines.

WRT squirt guns. We had them all. plastic color ones, ones that looked like guns. Super soakers. hoses connected to the main water supply. And we had water bottles that you use for cleaning (kinda like this: [link] ) that we would fill, and put to stream, and shoot halfway across the living room. Ah, those water battles. Only thing that made hazy, hot, & humid days passable in NY. And I'm a pacifist. Of course, i do own guns, but I don't think it's because of the squirt guns thing.

...shhh, Tom and I came home early from vacation!

We woke up today and decided we wanted to be home. We missed the cats and our beds and stuff.

Welcome back Nora. Bonnie, I have migraines but no advice. Differ so much from one person to another.

Thunderstorms here in Olympia. Oh well, they were in Renton this morning so no surprise we got them eventually. I think the worst have passed.

bonny, acupuncture helped my migraines enormously. I was getting them once every 2-3 weeks, and they'd last for 3-5 days. Now I get one every 5 or 6 months, and I can usually stop it when I feel one coming on.

Anecdata, YMMV, of course. I know some people say it's a scam and just a giant plaebo effect, but -- nothing else worked. Even if it was the placebo effect, I'll take it if it means no migraines.

My feeling is that anything non-fatal that works for some is worth trying. As far as I know, nothing short of amputation is a guaranteed migraine cure for everybody.

This is why trepanation should be an option. It might work!

Oh, hey, Washington went and had storms. No wonder my brain hurts so much.

I got a few nasal sumatriptan from my ex-aunt-in-law because the generic didn't work for her. They've taken my migraines from awful to tolerable 2/3 of the time. In fact, I just took one mid-posting. But the taste at the back of my throat is pretty bad. Less bad than the full headache, but significant. I still am going to ask about a script. Some relief is better than none.

Niecelet texted today about my move and she's ridiculously thrilled. She wants to come out and star gaze. I suspect she's going to end up with a key to my place.

Also my uncle is doing a wedding tonight near me so he's taking me to brunch tomorrow. I was worried about not getting a chance to see him before I left and now I get brunch.

The last two things are helping when I am down to my last spoon and a half.