I will call my migraines M. for short, and because I don't want to repeat the word too often. So M. came to visit. It started in the afternoon and I always know when M. is coming because I get visual disturbances. I have to really stress my eyes to see normally, and it takes a lot of effort and concentration. I also feel very sensitive to noises and I must admit I get irritable too. So I did what i always do at this stage and popped my Migraleve pills. This time I also drank two glasses of lemon water (water to which natural lemon juice have been added). I kept drinking water and at night went to sleep early. In the morning I had to take to more Migraleves, but I felt this migraine was on its way out. I am happy to report that this was a short visit, and I am very grateful for that.
There are some things I need to try regarding my M. visits, or better said, to avoid them.
1. Drink WAY more water. Not juice, not sodas, not coffee. Plain water. Tap water. I just bought this book "Your many cries for water" and started to read it. It sounds too good to be true, but I lose nothing trying it. I read the first pages only so far, but it says there that basically we are just dehydrated, and we need to drink more water to get rid of a big list of pains, aches, and even diseases. It sounds too good to be true, but I have nothing to lose by trying, except nasty migraines, and that's a very good thing to lose :)
2. Tapping. I need to remember to tap more often on migraines (for detailed explanarions on this visit my other blog EFT Mama.
3. Go on detox, again. I tried not long ago an elimination diet for a month. I quited sugar (all sugars, including white, brown, raw, honey, agave, everything), wheat (white, whole, and everything containing even a trace of it), and dairy (bye bye ice-cream). It was tough, but I felt very good while on it (it was a month-long detox). I had less migraines and more energy. I just need to willpower to go back to it... The only thing I kept from the detox month is my lemon water in the morning, upon getting up. Juice half a lemon and add hot water to it to fill a glass. Drink every morning before breakfast.
So, what are the things that help you ward off migraines? Any tips you can share? I, for one, want M. to stop visiting me, so any tips and info are very welcome.
Have an M.-free day :)
New blog, one migraine at a time.
Posted in childhood migraines, diagnosis, liver on Sunday, December 13, 2009 by Patricia
After starting my blog on EFT (my first blog) I decided I want one more, and another subject that's close to my heart (to my head would be a better expression) is migraines.
I have been a migraneur since childhood, buy it wasn't diagnosed as such until I was about 22, when my husband told me one of the girls in his study group suffers from headaches very much like mine (with sensitivities to light, noise, nausea, etc) and that she had been diagnosed as having migraines. So I made an appointment with a neurologist and after some tests, sure enough, I had an official name for my headaches. In the past they were referred as "liver related headaches" and some items were suppressed from my diet, like chocolate and strawberries. I had hepatitis as a child, so we took it as natural having "liver problems" after that. I am not sure what's the connection now, but I think migraines are connected to the liver somehow. Anyway, I grew up (mostly) without chocolate and strawberries, and longing for chocolate bars and chocolate ice cream. Sometimes the longing was so strong that I sneaked up some little pieces of the forbidden trait, to suffer the consequences later in the form of the dreaded headache, and making thus my "sin" obvious to my mom.
Back to the diagnosis and treatment. I was given Migraleve, which is a paracetamol + codeine + anti-nausea drug, very light compared to the other ones usually prescribed for this nuisance. I tried Imitrex once and felt so bad on it, that I preferred to suffer a little pain on the light medicine than to take the potent drug that wiped off the migraine but made me feel so miserable after. I have been taking Migraleve ever since as as SOS medicine (used as needed). I had acupuncture treatments for about two years, and they helped somewhat but didn't cure my migraines. I usually get my migraines around the time mu period starts, and some others times during the month. Anything can trigger a migraine, though: stress, climatic changes, noise, glare, hormones, chocolate, wine, worrying coupled with lots of thinking, you name it.
I would be happy to share my experience through this blog to all the other migraneurs out there. Let me welcome to my blog and feel free to leave your comments, experiences, questions, etc.
Hugs, P.
I have been a migraneur since childhood, buy it wasn't diagnosed as such until I was about 22, when my husband told me one of the girls in his study group suffers from headaches very much like mine (with sensitivities to light, noise, nausea, etc) and that she had been diagnosed as having migraines. So I made an appointment with a neurologist and after some tests, sure enough, I had an official name for my headaches. In the past they were referred as "liver related headaches" and some items were suppressed from my diet, like chocolate and strawberries. I had hepatitis as a child, so we took it as natural having "liver problems" after that. I am not sure what's the connection now, but I think migraines are connected to the liver somehow. Anyway, I grew up (mostly) without chocolate and strawberries, and longing for chocolate bars and chocolate ice cream. Sometimes the longing was so strong that I sneaked up some little pieces of the forbidden trait, to suffer the consequences later in the form of the dreaded headache, and making thus my "sin" obvious to my mom.
Back to the diagnosis and treatment. I was given Migraleve, which is a paracetamol + codeine + anti-nausea drug, very light compared to the other ones usually prescribed for this nuisance. I tried Imitrex once and felt so bad on it, that I preferred to suffer a little pain on the light medicine than to take the potent drug that wiped off the migraine but made me feel so miserable after. I have been taking Migraleve ever since as as SOS medicine (used as needed). I had acupuncture treatments for about two years, and they helped somewhat but didn't cure my migraines. I usually get my migraines around the time mu period starts, and some others times during the month. Anything can trigger a migraine, though: stress, climatic changes, noise, glare, hormones, chocolate, wine, worrying coupled with lots of thinking, you name it.
I would be happy to share my experience through this blog to all the other migraneurs out there. Let me welcome to my blog and feel free to leave your comments, experiences, questions, etc.
Hugs, P.
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