Living with Migraines

My head toyed around all day with the idea of developing a migraine.  I thought about taking some medication this morning and then waited to see.  Things were basically fine until this evening, ad then it got iffy again.  I tucked a Maxalt in my pocket before heading out to meet  up with friends for dinner, but I didn’t need to take it.  We had some pretty strong winds today and the weather is changing, so it’s not surprising that my head was complaining off and on.  But by and large I feel alright, and I’m grateful.  Coming up on the guessing game of when to take the Frova; as usual, I hope I guess correctly.

Last Thursday (2/28) I took some Maxalt after a tension headache that started brewing Wednesday night refused to break. The Maxalt helped, though Friday morning I again felt off, but it resolved itself without any other medication. This week has been TENSE and I am hoping very strongly that in the letdown phase I can avoid the migraine that often follows these kinds of situations. Where ballet would often serve as a release for me mentally and physically I have had to miss it tonight and will have to miss it again one night next week. So I need to take good care of myself and find other ways to release this tension before it creates physical problems for me.

Can I post now without the errors?

When I go for more than a couple of weeks feeling good, I’m always reluctant to write about it because of an irrational fear of jinxing things.  But here I am, writing, and it hasbeen a pretty good couple of weeks as far as the  migraines are concerned.  I would guess the next week coming up will be the one to be particularly careful with in terms of all knows triggers, and I need to figure out my best guess as to when to take the Frova at night for 2-3 nights.

I used Frova and seemed to keep at bay the usual monthly migraine. Last week I slept wrong on my neck a few nights which triggered some headaches and pain, but I got through that. It’s hard to manage my sleeping posture unless I somehow get myself to sleep lightly and evaluate my posture throughout the night. This, however, leads to fatigue which - well, guess what happens when I’m overly tired…

I feel really down today, and some of it is work stress. Some days I just want to escape from the entire world and sequester myself in my safe little home. But the world doesn’t let that happen, and it means I’m not dealing with whatever needs to be dealt with. There are always lessons to be learned, but sometimes I just don’t want to learn them.

Just checking in to say I called the clinic today and made an appointment!  Made a dentist appointment today, too and ordered more contacts.  Feels good to stop procrastinating and just get things done.

I followed up with one of the nurses from the headache clinic, finding out whether or not I should continue my care with them.  The short version is that yes, I will make an appointment with the neurologist to check in and bring him up to date with my headaches and such.  I’m glad, because while going in every six months seems like overkill when there isn’t much change, it really is comforting to speak with professionals who thoroughly understand migraine and all of its implications.

I haven’t made the appointment yet.  Need to put it on my to-do list so that it gets done.

It just went from bad to worse yesterday, and I spent the entire day either in bed or lying on the couch.  I had to call in sick to work, which is a first in quite a long time.  I’m grateful to have family nearby to help out, especially with DD.

In refill news I have one refill called in, with instructions to switch care to my primary physician if my migraines are “under control” and I only get them “rarely”.  I’m going to find out more specifically what those conditions might mean and then go from there.   It might be easier to see the local doctor given things aren’t really changing for me and I just needs the meds when all else fails.  But it was also nice being seen by people who truly understand migraine.