Happy birthday, Zen!
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Connie Neil - Jul 13, 2012 8:20:48 pm PDT #17019 of 30001
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meara - Jul 13, 2012 9:12:06 pm PDT #17020 of 30001
Happy Birthday, zenkitty!
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
If you don't want to swallow pills, I highly recommend (except for the price) the dissolves-under-tongue version. The nasal stuff was weird for me (though I also was doing it wrong--more squeezing it up my nose/inhaling, when apparently you're supposed to just sort of let it get all up in your nose so it absorbs through those capillaries. Or something). I dont' like pills for migraines because I get nauseated, but the dissolving thing isn't so bad, and works pretty well (especially if I can take a nap for an hour or two after I take it)
Cass - Jul 13, 2012 9:33:26 pm PDT #17021 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
If you don't want to swallow pills, I highly recommend (except for the price) the dissolves-under-tongue version. The nasal stuff was weird for me (though I also was doing it wrong--more squeezing it up my nose/inhaling, when apparently you're supposed to just sort of let it get all up in your nose so it absorbs through those capillaries. Or something).
I skip the nausea mostly. Well, I get it. But I skip the actual throwing up so it is less of an issue. I might see if I can just get a script for the pills.
Oddly as much as I thought this dose didn't work, I am feeling significantly better after a while. So maybe it was a time lapse. No way was I going to feel this much better just randomly.
Anne W. - Jul 14, 2012 1:46:43 am PDT #17022 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Happy birthday, Zen! That is an awesome gift your BFF got you.
Calli - Jul 14, 2012 3:04:43 am PDT #17023 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Zenkitty!
WindSparrow - Jul 14, 2012 3:14:05 am PDT #17024 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Happy birthday, O Most Zen of Kitties!
I can't think of a suitable, semi-silly wish that truly expresses how much I wish I could kick migraines out of this galaxy for everyone.
SailAweigh - Jul 14, 2012 3:35:56 am PDT #17025 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Happy Birthday, Zenkitty!
bonny, if you aren't completely through perimenopause and into the real deal, it could be a symptom of your variety of perimenopause. I started getting migraines in my mid-40s very similar to yours. Mostly all sensory related and they started happening around the same time as having hot flashes. One of the triggers for me was red wines and dark beers. You might want to start paying attention to what you're eating, there may be one chemical/nutrient in there that's setting them off. The good news is that the closer you get to true menopause, the less often they occur.
le nubian - Jul 14, 2012 3:40:57 am PDT #17026 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Zenkitty!
Happy birthday! I think it is kind of hilarious you forgot about it.
amyth - Jul 14, 2012 4:01:37 am PDT #17027 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Happy Birthday, Zen!
beekaytee - Jul 14, 2012 5:34:22 am PDT #17028 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I have all the migraines in the world, but clearly no idea how to stop them, or I wouldn't have all the migraines in the world. No one ever goes to the ER when I suggest it, so I dunno. I don't have abortives.
ita !, truly, if anyone had been around, I'm certain I would have been whisked to the emergency room. It was that violent and scary. I was having too much of a problem getting up off the floor to navigate anything else.
I know I don't feel your pain...not even remotely...but I certainly have a huge sympathy over feeling powerless in the face of the migraine.
bonny, if you aren't completely through perimenopause and into the real deal, it could be a symptom of your variety of perimenopause. I started getting migraines in my mid-40s very similar to yours. Mostly all sensory related and they started happening around the same time as having hot flashes. One of the triggers for me was red wines and dark beers. You might want to start paying attention to what you're eating, there may be one chemical/nutrient in there that's setting them off. The good news is that the closer you get to true menopause, the less often they occur.
Sail, I think you are really onto something here. The migraines seem to be tied to my, still fairly regular--but changing, cycle.
I don't drink, but I do have killer carb/flour/fat cravings just as I'm puffing up to bleed. Unfortunately, at this point, I can't tell which comes first, the hormonal surge or the craving.
Today is much better. My stomach is still iffy and the pain is coming on...which is generally the good/bad news. The pain portion of the program is generally the last stage before more throwing up and then, blissful peace.
Thankfully, my only plan is to clean house today.