Never ending migraine.

After a really long time of no pain, or at least minimal pain. I feel like I have had this one for so long I've lost track.



Its now 1:30 am

I'm nauseous from the pain. I told B that my dinner might make a 're-appearance'.

I even got a nice relaxing massage today.


ugh.
This shit is getting ridiculous.

So tonight i'm sipping on sprite, rocking an ice pack on my neck and on my forehead and a heating pad on my calves.

Falling Apart - Party of 1!

Another Battle

So, In the wake of the never ending traveling gunk I've been battling for over a week now I've allowed myself to become dehydrated.

For most people it isn't so bad when you get dehydrated. you get some minor symptoms and some minor discomfort, then you drink some water and you're right as rain.

Me, not so much. When I allow myself to get dehydrated, my brain turns into the pain center.
My major trigger (from what i can figure) is dehydration.

It starts slow. I get groggy and sluggish. I get really tired and sometimes I'll sleep all day. Then somewhere in this fog the pain starts. It will either start slowly and build up like the psycho background music in some slasher film. or it just jumps up and whacks you like a 2x4 to the side of the skull.

So now i'm in bed, I've been here since 630. After my lovely conversation with my husband who can only contact me once a day, I decided that it would be good to lay down. Ice pack on the back of my neck & one on the top of my head.

My medications make me sketchy. I feel sketchy and anxiety ridden. Like i'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I need to go to bed......

Its a vicious cycle.

I had a horrid night last night.
I came home with a migraine, ate took meds. waited 4 hours with little results. took more meds and couldn't take my anti-nausea meds (1 every 6 hours) and was miserable till i finally was able to sleep after 1am.

Then I woke up roughly at 7am when B came home.

I hate days like these. after a rough night

Its a vicious cycle.

I need to eat so I can take my meds, but my head hurts so bad that I can't eat at the moment because I know I will throw up. I  can only take my anti-nausea meds 1x every 6 hours, so if i take it now i won't be able to take another one till after 9:00 tonight. but if i don't take one now i won't be able to eat so I can take my meds.

nasty cycle of doom....
I would cry, but that would just intensify everything 10 fold. 

P.s. If you google images for 'migraine' various versions of this picture will appear

Why is this the image of migraines?
I can tell you that this is NOT what I look like when I have a migraine.

this image however is oddly accurate to how my migraines occur