So, a few days ago, I began the switch from one antidepressant/anti-anxiety medication to the third on the flowchart of fun. So far, I’m simply grateful that none of the nasty side-effects have emerged, especially headaches.
I’ve grown up with migraines. I remember taking myself off to my bedroom, with a cold cloth for my eyes, to shut myself off from the rest of the world while I felt like my head was going to explode. Inevitably, I would throw up, and then my body was satisfied and sleep could finally settle within and stay.
To my knowledge, there were no triggers. As I got older, oversleeping on the weekends would produce a migraine. That goodness, that has long since passed. During both of my pregnancies, the migraines where especially nasty, rising up from nowhere and taking me to Hell in short order.
After having babies, the nature of my migraines changed. The entire process dropped to half the time, and while this is definitely an improvement, the intensity conversely grew. I also noticed that there were a few triggers. One is “gray light”, as I call it; when daylight isn’t bright enough for sunglasses or dim enough for indoor lights. Guaranteed day down the drain. Another involves a specific direct blast of light which pierces my pupil and enters the centre of my brain. Not clinically proven, just how I can describe it. I believe this is an ‘ice pick’ type of migraine. Hideous however it’s described.
After speaking with many other migraine sufferers, I am convinced that every individual’s experience with this pain is unique. No need for one-upping with gory details. The Migraine is horrid. Nuff said.
Back to the new medication. My hopes are high with this one, as long as the laser pain of headaches never emerge.
On second thought, if breathing through a headache (as opposed to a migraine) is necessary for my brain to adjust positively, you’ll find me praying for continued progress.
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