Living with Migraines

My cycle appears to be out of whack - that may have contributed to the migraine I had Monday night through Wednesday morning, but I think stress was also a culprit there.

A vent about CVS pharmacy:  I called in a refill Tuesday night, to be ready for pick-up lat night.  I went in this afternoon and was told that they didn’t have enough on the shelf to fill it, but that I could call tomorrow at noon and check to see if they have it yet.  Now, what I want to know is why didn’t the person filling the prescription (or attempting to) CALL ME and let me know that it would in fact NOT be ready Wednesday night at 7 p.m., as it was supposed to be?  And why is a prescription that is  called in on a Tuesday still not ready on a Thursday, and possibly won’t be ready even on a Friday?  It’s Maxalt, for crying out loud - not exactly a rare drug.   Really bad customer service.  But what do I expect from a gigantic chain store?  I used to go to a privately-owned pharmacy, but the owner/pharmacist eventually retired.  I need to find somewhere like that again.

Southern California is ablaze once again. Please take a moment to hold everyone affected in your thoughts - those evacuated, those losing their homes, the firefighters - everyone. It’s so scary out there.

The Santa Ana winds have kicked up something fierce this morning.  There are two fires burning in LA County and it is hot and dry outside, even at 9 o’clock in the morning.  We’ll see what effect, if any, this has on yours truly.  I hope the fires an be contained quickly.  Wild fires are always so scary, especially when we have this kind of wind.

Last Thursday I got hit with a rather bad migraine.  Actually it came on Wednesday night but got much worse early Thursday morning.  I couldn’t figure out why it hit me, as the timing was off, I hadn’t gone off my plan for avoiding triggers, etc.   Maxalt helped.  The next day, I felt bad again, although it was a slightly different feeling.  And then the winds hit.  Aha!  Big-time pressure change in the weather.  It’s been a while since our weather has changed that dramatically that quickly, but I’m certain that that was what triggered this latest headache.  And there wasn’t anything I could do about it.

Now it’s Saturday, and I’m feeling pretty good.