Headache Last Night
Last night around 3am I woke up with a horrible headache. It was so bad I was dreaming about it in my dreams and woke up. I've been taking Tylenol all day just to keep it at bay. It's not a migraine, I think it's a tension headache from sleeping wrong. I don't know what to do about that... when I'm asleep I don't think about where my head is at. It's a new problem but everything else has stayed the same, so it's not like I just got new pillows and it's a problem with them. The only thing that's changed is that I'm using a bigger sheet now, but how can a sheet give me neck and shoulder problems? Maybe I should try sleeping tonight without the sheet to see if it makes it any better. I have used this sheet before without problems, so I don't see how it would be a problem. I just know that since before I went to see my mom last month I have been sleeping wrong and getting pain in my arms and shoulders. I think it's moving up into my head now. I don't know what to do to stop it.
My mood today was good despite the headache. I woke up early (10:30) to go shopping for Thanksgiving with Geo's stepmother and she wasn't too happy that I needed to go to 2 stores, but I'm cooking for her, so she needs to be happy with what I do. I'm supposed to be doing the turkey, but then they said that Geo's dad is getting one from work, so I don't know if they are going to do both turkeys on the same day, or wait and cook the second one later. I just dealt with her attitude and ignored it. I'm used to her having an attitude about something, since she's always mad about something. She's always yelling at her kids and stuff, but what can you do? It's not my job to raise her kids or change her attitude. All I can control is my own mood, and I kept mine positive today. I even went to work for a while despite the headache.
Work went well today... I didn't stay for my whole day because the headache just got too bad and I wanted to knock it out before it got worse. I came home and lay down in the dark for a bit, then went online like I normally do. I'm trying to keep my routine as close to normal so I don't get funky sleep. I think that the headache is because my sleep schedule is changing, but I'm not sure. All I do know is that I don't like headaches. I like being able to work my full day without pain. Tomorrow I have my long day to do, and I know that tomorrow is going to be a better day. I'm going to be taking some more Tylenol before I go to sleep tonight to prevent another headache for the first part of the night, and when I wake up in the middle of the night I'm going to take more.
I wonder if it has to do with the antibiotics I'm taking... I doubt it, since I've been on them for only a couple days and the headaches have been around longer than that. But maybe the antibiotics made it worse somehow? I don't see how it could have... they are fighting an infection, not messing with my brain. If I had a sinus headache it would only make it better since it would be relieving the infection in my head. I doubt the headaches are connected to my hemangioma (the thing under my eye) since it's just blood vessels and not connected to the back of my head where it hurts.
Okay, enough about the headaches... I just wanted to document them so I know when they started getting worse. I know they started a couple weeks ago when they lowered my Depakote. Those might have been migraines, though, different than this. It's just that my day was routine other than the headache so I don't feel like I have much to talk about.
Food today was good... I went to the store and got some food, so I'm eating again. I ate almost my minimum calories today. I got some Greek yogurt and Peppermint Mocha coffee creamer to have a wonderful breakfast tomorrow (and for the next couple of days). I'm going to try and get up when I should (at 10:30, same time as today) tomorrow for work so I can enjoy my breakfast. I just hope I can fall asleep easily tonight. Sleep last night was good while I did sleep. I was up for about an hour in the middle of the night with that headache, but other than that sleep was good and deep. Stress today was okay... I was a bit stressed at first telling Geo's stepmother that I had to go to 2 stores, but I got over it. I just was quick in the first store. She gave me attitude, like I said, but I dealt with it. Mood today was good despite the pain, and I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep tonight!
My mood today was good despite the headache. I woke up early (10:30) to go shopping for Thanksgiving with Geo's stepmother and she wasn't too happy that I needed to go to 2 stores, but I'm cooking for her, so she needs to be happy with what I do. I'm supposed to be doing the turkey, but then they said that Geo's dad is getting one from work, so I don't know if they are going to do both turkeys on the same day, or wait and cook the second one later. I just dealt with her attitude and ignored it. I'm used to her having an attitude about something, since she's always mad about something. She's always yelling at her kids and stuff, but what can you do? It's not my job to raise her kids or change her attitude. All I can control is my own mood, and I kept mine positive today. I even went to work for a while despite the headache.
Work went well today... I didn't stay for my whole day because the headache just got too bad and I wanted to knock it out before it got worse. I came home and lay down in the dark for a bit, then went online like I normally do. I'm trying to keep my routine as close to normal so I don't get funky sleep. I think that the headache is because my sleep schedule is changing, but I'm not sure. All I do know is that I don't like headaches. I like being able to work my full day without pain. Tomorrow I have my long day to do, and I know that tomorrow is going to be a better day. I'm going to be taking some more Tylenol before I go to sleep tonight to prevent another headache for the first part of the night, and when I wake up in the middle of the night I'm going to take more.
I wonder if it has to do with the antibiotics I'm taking... I doubt it, since I've been on them for only a couple days and the headaches have been around longer than that. But maybe the antibiotics made it worse somehow? I don't see how it could have... they are fighting an infection, not messing with my brain. If I had a sinus headache it would only make it better since it would be relieving the infection in my head. I doubt the headaches are connected to my hemangioma (the thing under my eye) since it's just blood vessels and not connected to the back of my head where it hurts.
Okay, enough about the headaches... I just wanted to document them so I know when they started getting worse. I know they started a couple weeks ago when they lowered my Depakote. Those might have been migraines, though, different than this. It's just that my day was routine other than the headache so I don't feel like I have much to talk about.
Food today was good... I went to the store and got some food, so I'm eating again. I ate almost my minimum calories today. I got some Greek yogurt and Peppermint Mocha coffee creamer to have a wonderful breakfast tomorrow (and for the next couple of days). I'm going to try and get up when I should (at 10:30, same time as today) tomorrow for work so I can enjoy my breakfast. I just hope I can fall asleep easily tonight. Sleep last night was good while I did sleep. I was up for about an hour in the middle of the night with that headache, but other than that sleep was good and deep. Stress today was okay... I was a bit stressed at first telling Geo's stepmother that I had to go to 2 stores, but I got over it. I just was quick in the first store. She gave me attitude, like I said, but I dealt with it. Mood today was good despite the pain, and I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep tonight!
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yuck to the headache!!! can you take something stronger then tynelol, sp, i use alleve and it works great for me. your mother in law sounds like a pain in the ass, you are cooking the turkey so she should be gratefull not angry, so what 2 stores. the greek yogurt is supposed to be great for you, glad you are eating that instead of your norm, i should talk, lol. good idea about leaving work early, i know i cant function with a headache. i hope today is better and kudos for keeping a positive outllok. many hugssss