I'm bargaining on the headaches leaving with my periods.

Mirena makes periods stop. Is there any chance something like that could help you?

It's not just the cessation of menstruation that I'm anticipating, but the whole hormonal upheaval. I haven't heard as much about period suppression due to contraception making the difference on its own. But most doctors have shrugged and said "I guess waiting until menopause isn't an option?"

Hot flashes had occurred to me too, ita, but I wasn't sure if a hot flash would cause a flair up in pain, whereas a flair up in pain could cause sweating and perhaps a bit of fever. That's why I asked which came first. But I'm feeling very far beyond my depth, what with not being a doctor and all.

Not to be the bearer of bad news, ita_!, but I'm hitting perimenopause and have noticed a (slight!) upswing in migraines.

I hope to one day come out the other end, and I can't do that if I don't start.

However, since they started, like October, I've four weeks of those flashes. Is that normal peri menopause? Those big gaps? I can deal if it's part of that thing. If it's a different thing...no want.

My migraines dropped from several a week to, maybe, four a year after my hysterectomy. should jhave had it done five years earlier.

Amy (and Jilli) these are the chocolate mice: [link] love them.

Just had more of an adventure at the airport than I needed. I was picking K-Bug up from her Vegas trip and decided to park and go in to wait for her. As I crossed from the parking lot to the entrance I saw an older woman face down on the pavement. Her husband was just standing there, unconcerned. I asked if anyone had gone for help and he nodded. There was a pool of blood by the lady's head. I made sure she was breathing then held her hand and tried to comfort her while we waited for the medic to show up. During this I texted K-Bug to meet me outside.

The medic showed up and checked her out, the bleeding had stopped by this point. The gal had bashed up her face pretty well and was also kinda drunk. They were going to take her to ER to make sure she hadn't busted anything in her face. K-Bug showed up right as the ambulance arrived. I wished the husband well (though he was a useless tit) and we left.

The number of people who stopped to make sure help was on the way outnumbered those that just walked by. A couple of others stopped to provide tissues and call for help. One gal, who is a respiratory therapist, stopped and stayed with us until the medic arrived. Some people are good people.

Yikes, Suzi. I'm glad she got taken care of.

ita, I'd be scared to add hormones, if only because I got a Pill once that gave me crazy migraines, and I'm barely susceptible to them the rest of the time. Actually, I don't think I've had one since going off hbc, but even before that I only had them very occasionally.

OMG, I am going to lose it. My roommate from 17 years ago is coming up from RI with her family to stay for a couple of days. I am trying to clean.

In the meantime, Clio (I think) has diarrhea, and is stinking up the litter box. Oz is therefore peeing anywhere but the litter box. He just peed on the floor by where I am sitting. I am spending all my time cleaning up cat messes and not actually cleaning the rest of the house.