Living with Migraines

I’m still adjusting to being back to work, and it’s catching up with me!  I feel more and more tired as the week goes on, and it’s getting harder and harder to get up in the morning.  I wasn’t feeling so great this morning in terms of headache, but I’m feeling OK this evening so I think that’s a good sign.  I haven’t been terribly active this week, as there have been lots of meetings and lots of time spent sitting.  I know that’s not helping, but it will be better once I’m actually teaching again instead of going through the in-service/prep week.

I have started taking some supplements again.  I figure at this point, they can’t hurt and might help.  I had done a lot of research a while back on what to take, and then for some reason I just stopped taking everything.  Aside from feverfew, which I’m now out of, I’m back to taking all of the stuff I had picked out for myself before.

It’s also back to work for me this Monday, after a nice long summer break.  Wish me well!

I’m surprised that I didn’t write at all here in July.  That is odd for me.    I’ve started tracking my cycles more closely against my migraines and use of medications, though I’m doing it elsewhere as it’s a bit personal to share in a blog.

I’ve been very tired lately as I’m looking after a litter of five motherless kittens.  I’ve had them since they were about a day old, and I’ve been getting up at night for a feeding, so it’s starting to wear me down.  I had a migraine yesterday that’s lingering, and I am attributing it to fatigue.   The kittens are getting bigger, thoug, so if I time the last feeding of the day just right I ought to be able to go 7-8 hours before their next feed and get some decent sleep.

I go back to work in a couple of weeks and would like to feel rested, not exhausted!  But it’s worth it, knowing we’re raising some sweet little kitties who will make loving pets in new homes.