Migraine Headaches Support Group
Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.
So i was in the ER again a couple days ago with a migraine so intense i could no longer cope with it....however,i've also been going through something stressful,and i asked to talk to someone in the crisis unit. (i live with severe anxiety,OCD,and PTSD).
i had assured the triage nurse that i had no intention of harming myself,just that,on the advice of my pyschiatrist,who was away that day,that if i felt i needed to go in and talk to someone..
i guess they considered the fact that i wanted to talk to crisis more important than my migraine,but i still think it should've been treated first...i was in intense pain,they put me in a bright room (i actually put my sunglasses on for a bit,but they gave me little relief)...i realize they were probably concerned with making sure i was safe,and that was why they put me in that room,but i was out of it,my cognition bad,my migraine needed to be treated first,i believe.
anyway,the crisis worker came to talk to me,and i did my best to talk about why i was there,and finally i was given a shot of tramodol,which abated it a bit for awhile i guess,but not entirely.
it did help to talk to the counsellor as i had been holding something in for awhile,but in the end they said although they really wanted to help me,"If you don't want accept the help,there's nothing we can do." the only reason for that was because i have absolutely no one to care for my cat,otherwise i would've stayed.
but,this is getting far off the topic off migraines,i'm so sorry.
i once again feel there is something i need to express,and i can't.
and now i have another migraine.
so,just wondering if anyone has times where they feel like their emotions are locked up and they are unable to express them,and that leads to a migraine...
at the same time,the last time i ended up at the ER,it was a couple days after a really intense therapy session,so....maybe it is a complex thing,or has nothing to do with migraine at at all...
and lastly,everyone,please know i am in no way saying that migraines are only a pyschological issue....i'm just wondering if anyone experiences the same thing...
I have had times in my life where my emotions got to a point where a migraine was triggered. I consider that a type of stress. But for me that's very rare. Just about everything else though will give me one. It all sucks.
(Also didn't really mean to go into such details that were probably really not necessary,sorry.)
I'm getting one right now....it's at about a 6, and it's growing....It's going to be bad. I have NO idea what brought it on. Anyway, you are not alone in this. Just feel free to post or vent anytime :)
I've previously noticed that intense emotional experiences, and/or the withholding ("repressing") of intense emotions, can trigger a migraine for me.
I've also noticed the importance of good breathing, and how I tend to constrict or breathe shallowly when extremely upset, crying, etc.
My primary doctor suggested a more "natural," possible preventative: taking 200-500mg each of Magnesium and Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) every night. These supplements may not get rid of a migraine, but they may be able to help prevent or ward them off. I think this combo has been helping me, which is why I'm mentioning it.
Good luck!!