I love that we both have headache themed icons on our journals. That makes me laugh a little.
I hate migraines so much. I never got them until I went to college so it was pretty random. They've definitely been getting worse over time which is really annoying. I had one that lasted for 3 days and kept me from doing anything the whole time.
*grins* I use it for everything from migraines to WTF moments too brain farts where I should know better or can't remember what it is I'm trying to say. It's very handy. Though there is definitely something for an arrow through the head to make a point.
Have you tried detoxing? It's done wonders for my mom; hers used to be crippling and happened with such frequency that planning things was a challenge. Now they rarely last more than a day and she doesn't have to barricade herself away in complete darkness.
What is detoxing?? I've never heard about it before so I've never tried it. But anything has to be better than spending days on the couch wishing that my brain would just explode and get it over with.
Detoxing is the removal of toxins from the body in any number of ways. The one my mom uses (and swears by) is a foot spa device (http://www.lectrochi.com/). She's since become a distributor, and by law she can't say that it's anything other than a beauty device.
The reason I thought of it is because you said it changed when you went to college, and that told me it was something different in either the air, food, or water. *shrug* Or it could be stress related for all I know. *taking a wild guess*
Hmmmmm. I'm going to do some more looking into the detox idea because that sounds like a pretty cool deal. And if it helps with migraine control it will be even better, because I really don't like the migraine meds I've tried before. Excedrin is good, but I tried two other more high-power things and they were awful.
I'm pretty sure it's stress-related because they've kept occurring since I've been home, or in other places. College stress is just so lovely. It gave me a stress-induced eye twitch too.
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I hate migraines so much. I never got them until I went to college so it was pretty random. They've definitely been getting worse over time which is really annoying. I had one that lasted for 3 days and kept me from doing anything the whole time.
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Have you tried detoxing? It's done wonders for my mom; hers used to be crippling and happened with such frequency that planning things was a challenge. Now they rarely last more than a day and she doesn't have to barricade herself away in complete darkness.
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The reason I thought of it is because you said it changed when you went to college, and that told me it was something different in either the air, food, or water. *shrug* Or it could be stress related for all I know. *taking a wild guess*
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I'm pretty sure it's stress-related because they've kept occurring since I've been home, or in other places. College stress is just so lovely. It gave me a stress-induced eye twitch too.