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.
Since Saturday, I have had a nasty migraine somewhat worse then usual. Felt more depressed panicky, restless, irriitable. I suspect I mixed too many foods on Thanksgiving. Got a whopper. I don't drink alcohol. I am on disability and single and work part time. I made an effort to to some work yesterday but it was so hard. I was so spacey and the lite bothered me, I was uncoordinated and when I was try to explain a project my sentences were so choppy, It was embarrassing. I left early Feeling scared how long I can keep working sometimes and safely driving. At thanksgiving my brother who has no empathy ever suggested if I take some new expensive vitamin I'd be better. Maybe I'll look into it. It's just my self esteem has taken a beatng. I have tried so many things over 35 years. THere are periods when it has been better, when I got ulcerative colitis 2 years ago. the migranes got worse. The jokes and insensitive comments of others still get to me. Like I haven't done enough for the answer. Feel alone and isolated. The meds help with the pain butr the combination of it all leave me drowsy. That's all. thanks for reading
You have been such a great help to me in explaining food issues that effect migraine that I hate to see you not feeling well. I often wonder - what is worse, the migraine or the meds to kill it?
I don't even feel like I am spacey but I must be because my family can always tell when they talk to me on the phone that I had/have a migraine.
Kudos to you for being able to work. I don't know how I can go back to work.
Hang in there, we are here for you. We completely understand.