It all started when I was 18. I thought I bonked my head in my sleep or something to that effect. I seriously thought my brain would turn to mush and come out my ears, I wasn't so lucky...I discovered I had migraines. These pesky impediments started getting worse and frequent. I didn't know what to do. As I got older, in my early 20's, they seemed to become harsher and frequent. I thought I was going to have brain damage because the pain was so intense, but the doctor assured me that migraines do not damage the brain (supposedly).
One cannot imagine the pain and inconvenience this causes on a daily basis. For instance, my fiance and I took a trip to Philadelphia and my worst fear came true. A migraine crept on in the middle of our trip. I tried to put on a fake smile and tell him everything was just peachy, that is until the pain got so bad I tried to drown myself standing up in the shower. To no avail, he came to my rescue and put me to bed with my cocktail. My cocktail is a mixture of Relpax and another pill. This doesn't always do the job, but I found it's about 85% accurate. I spent 25 years coming up with my concoction, only to be told later I wasn't to take the other drug. (Bastard doctors)
Anyway, I was recently put on a mixture of three medications. These worked like a charm and I have only had two migraines since I have been on the meds since last September. The caveat to this glory was insomnia. I told my doctor that I've been having insomnia since I have been on these medications. By insomnia I mean staying awake till 3-4am and waking for work at 7am.
I'm like a walking zombie.
I recently started doing weird things like typing different words than what I was thinking of and being forgetful. This is so not me, so I went to the doctor and she said, "You have to make a decision to be on meds that make you feel loopy or stop and have migraines." I was thinking, "Really? Are these my ONLY options?" So much for "progressive" medications.
Oh, add insult to injury, I'm ALLERGIC to Imitrex. I hear it's a wonder drug for migraines. Sucks to be me I guess. Well, not really, I have a lovely companion that cooks, snuggles, and has time to wake up in the early morning to talk to help me sleep. With that in mind, I guess I don't have it too bad. ;)
