Well, that's good at least.
Yes, this is another whiny headache post.
The nasty headache started this evening around 7. I suffered through it while I watched Bones, because if I have something to distract me, it's easier to ignore the pain. But House hasn't been as amusing for me lately as it used to, although I still enjoy it, so before long I was crying and fussing like an infant again. I begged Matt to call someone to find out if the Darvocet would interact with the Topamax. He called the pharmacist at Walgreen's and he told Matt that they did very different things and would not interact. So, the Darvocet doesn't really kill the headache either, but it helps me to ignore it better. Or maybe it lessens it. It's really kind of hard to explain the pain.
Sometimes it doesn't really seem to actually hurt less, but it's easier to deal with or ignore. And sometimes it DOES hurt less. And sometimes it hurts really bad and cannot be ignored. This is when I start crying and fidgeting and stuffs. I hate crying, too. Because all this does is make my face hurt (nose stuffs up, etc.) and that adds to the headache. But it's SO frustrating and it hurts so much that I can't NOT cry. Vicious circle.
That probably wouldn't make much sense to anyone who hasn't felt like this, but that's okay. I'm mainly writing all this down so I can tell the doc when she asks me about it. It's easier to print it out later than to try to remember this shit.
It actually kind of stuns me to realize that this has been going on for over two weeks. Two weeks!!!! 16 days so far of horrible headaches. Will I be writing about this in another two weeks? Or will the pain be a fading memory? Will the Topamax work? Will the MRI show anything? Why am I having these horrible localized headaches?
I've noticed, too.. to jot this down, that sometimes even when the pain is on 'low', it'll hurt when I turn my head too quickly. Just a quick 'dart' of pain, and then it is gone.
The nasty headache started this evening around 7. I suffered through it while I watched Bones, because if I have something to distract me, it's easier to ignore the pain. But House hasn't been as amusing for me lately as it used to, although I still enjoy it, so before long I was crying and fussing like an infant again. I begged Matt to call someone to find out if the Darvocet would interact with the Topamax. He called the pharmacist at Walgreen's and he told Matt that they did very different things and would not interact. So, the Darvocet doesn't really kill the headache either, but it helps me to ignore it better. Or maybe it lessens it. It's really kind of hard to explain the pain.
Sometimes it doesn't really seem to actually hurt less, but it's easier to deal with or ignore. And sometimes it DOES hurt less. And sometimes it hurts really bad and cannot be ignored. This is when I start crying and fidgeting and stuffs. I hate crying, too. Because all this does is make my face hurt (nose stuffs up, etc.) and that adds to the headache. But it's SO frustrating and it hurts so much that I can't NOT cry. Vicious circle.
That probably wouldn't make much sense to anyone who hasn't felt like this, but that's okay. I'm mainly writing all this down so I can tell the doc when she asks me about it. It's easier to print it out later than to try to remember this shit.
It actually kind of stuns me to realize that this has been going on for over two weeks. Two weeks!!!! 16 days so far of horrible headaches. Will I be writing about this in another two weeks? Or will the pain be a fading memory? Will the Topamax work? Will the MRI show anything? Why am I having these horrible localized headaches?
I've noticed, too.. to jot this down, that sometimes even when the pain is on 'low', it'll hurt when I turn my head too quickly. Just a quick 'dart' of pain, and then it is gone.