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chouyu_31

Wah?!?

Jun 10, 2006 08:36

As I said in my last post on this topic, this is becoming a yearly thing. This is quite bothersome ( Read more... )

pain

Comments 8

the_eyu June 11 2006, 04:36:05 UTC

Have you talked to a doctor about it? Seems kind of bizarre.

chouyu_31 June 11 2006, 17:12:07 UTC

I haven't talked to a migraine doctor since I was about 14 or 15, except in an emergency room the early summer of 2000.

My symptoms are fairly common for a "classic" migraine; 4th paragraph down. The only difference is that my "auras" generally extend 1-3 hours before the pain starts, can be caused by a particular physical trauma, and occur at a somewhat regular frequency.

Based on what is present in the WebMD article I just linked, it seems possible, if not likely, that my almost-scheduled migraines are brought on by somewhat periodic stresses in my life. I could offer perhaps a half-dozen or so major stresses for the last few weeks, and if I were to look back on my blog on those other days, I may be able to dig up the reasons then.

In any case; the pain passed, I got to see some people I wanted to see, and aside from a light headache (that may persist for another day), I'm doing fairly well.

outfitorangefan June 11 2006, 13:50:59 UTC

Yeah, numbness on one side of your body isn't a good thing. I would see the urgent care folks.

chouyu_31 June 11 2006, 17:15:44 UTC

Well, it is a fairly standard symptom of a "classic" migraine, and I have had this particular set of symptoms before. We'll see if I get time to go to my regular doctor before I head off to Latvia.

blasphemina June 13 2006, 15:16:08 UTC

That's like the one I got when Ryan had to come pick me up from work and I cried and cried and couldn't see out of my left eye and felt like I was being stabbed in the side of my head and made run-on sentences like nobody's business. Oh Josiah, I feel your pain!

chouyu_31 June 13 2006, 15:25:53 UTC

I did OK, we happened to have the right kind of drugs on hand to make me better. I'm sorry you went through that pain. *hug*

blasphemina June 13 2006, 18:31:44 UTC

In a pinch that new Advil migraine helps to take the edge off. Otherwise Maxalt did really well for me with no side effects. Do you take Imitrex? I know most people take that.

chouyu_31 June 13 2006, 18:48:23 UTC

Yep, imitrex for me. At some point I should tell you about my first exposure to imitrex, though perhaps not on LJ.