People who get migraines
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Wait till you have one - you'll be the needy queen then!
They aren't nice things to have, I've had a couple - brought on by stress I think (one was during exams, another during a bad time at work).
Severely throbbing head and flashing lights for a few hours, followed by puking up. Completely debilitating.
I do agree though that perhaps there most commonly appears to be a certain "type" who seem to get them, who seem to be the the people who catch the worst colds, and have the worst luck in life, and feel most put upon by family and colleagues.
There are obviously people who get migraines who don't fit into this category, but they soak them up and get on with life. You would notice them less.
They aren't nice things to have, I've had a couple - brought on by stress I think (one was during exams, another during a bad time at work).
Severely throbbing head and flashing lights for a few hours, followed by puking up. Completely debilitating.
I do agree though that perhaps there most commonly appears to be a certain "type" who seem to get them, who seem to be the the people who catch the worst colds, and have the worst luck in life, and feel most put upon by family and colleagues.
There are obviously people who get migraines who don't fit into this category, but they soak them up and get on with life. You would notice them less.
Edited by prand on Tuesday 30th August 10:01
prand said:
I do agree though that perhaps there most commonly appears to be a certain "type" who seem to get them, who seem to be the the people who catch the worst colds, and have the worst luck in life, and feel most put upon by family and colleagues.
I'd go so far as to say that the "type" mentioned in the OP don't actually get migraines, they just like to make a song and dance about a headache to get some time off.There are people who sit at their desk with their head in their hands moaning that the headache they have is a "migraine" and then there are the people who get migraines who know that if these people had a migraine they would be flat on their back in a darkened room knocked out for up to a day.
I get 3 or 4 per year, generally on a weekend (of course) and I have to spend the day in bed in a dark a room as possible, feeling like the side of my head is being removed with a hammer, the contents of my stomach being ejected from both ends, alternating cold and hot sweats, unable to take any medication that will stay long enough to make a difference, pretty much the only thing that I can do is try to sleep.
I get 3 or 4 per year, generally on a weekend (of course) and I have to spend the day in bed in a dark a room as possible, feeling like the side of my head is being removed with a hammer, the contents of my stomach being ejected from both ends, alternating cold and hot sweats, unable to take any medication that will stay long enough to make a difference, pretty much the only thing that I can do is try to sleep.
MKnight702 said:
There are people who sit at their desk with their head in their hands moaning that the headache they have is a "migraine" and then there are the people who get migraines who know that if these people had a migraine they would be flat on their back in a darkened room knocked out for up to a day.
I get 3 or 4 per year, generally on a weekend (of course) and I have to spend the day in bed in a dark a room as possible, feeling like the side of my head is being removed with a hammer, the contents of my stomach being ejected from both ends, alternating cold and hot sweats, unable to take any medication that will stay long enough to make a difference, pretty much the only thing that I can do is try to sleep.
Mine are exactly the same as you describe. I have found I can stop them / decrease the intensity if I see the signs in time.I get 3 or 4 per year, generally on a weekend (of course) and I have to spend the day in bed in a dark a room as possible, feeling like the side of my head is being removed with a hammer, the contents of my stomach being ejected from both ends, alternating cold and hot sweats, unable to take any medication that will stay long enough to make a difference, pretty much the only thing that I can do is try to sleep.
In my experience, if you can say the sentence "I've got a migraine" then you haven't got a migraine. I get them in waves every 8-10 years and they can be totally debilitating. The last batch I had started when I was 3 months into my gap year so I was probably the least stressed I've ever been. They're getting less intense as I get older- when I was a teenager my aura was so bad I'd be essentially blind for an hour before the headache phase, I'd lose the power of speech and would feel grotty for days afterwards.
I count myself lucky though- a friend of mine had a hemaplegic migraine which displayed all the symptoms of a stroke and put her on sick leave for six months.
I count myself lucky though- a friend of mine had a hemaplegic migraine which displayed all the symptoms of a stroke and put her on sick leave for six months.
The majority of people that say they have a migraine don't have one. I get them sometimes and the only thing I can possible do is lie in a dark room and try to stop myself being sick or moving. Anyone who's driving or moaning about their migraine is lying about having one or just stupid and thinks that a headache and a migraine is the same thing.
My son gets about 3-4 a month, he has to sit in a totally dark room and vomits constantly from the time he wake up until about 8pm, any light has him recoiling in agony.
He is prescribed drugs for it but they only work if you catch the migraine in time.
I feel terribly sorry for him when he has one
He is prescribed drugs for it but they only work if you catch the migraine in time.
I feel terribly sorry for him when he has one
Sheets Tabuer said:
My son gets about 3-4 a month, he has to sit in a totally dark room and vomits constantly from the time he wake up until about 8pm, any light has him recoiling in agony.
He is prescribed drugs for it but they only work if you catch the migraine in time.
I feel terribly sorry for him when he has one
Oof, poor kiddo - I struggle to accept that this is the best medicine can do... he's only about 12 isn't he? Worth seeking a second opinion?He is prescribed drugs for it but they only work if you catch the migraine in time.
I feel terribly sorry for him when he has one
BlackVanDyke said:
Oof, poor kiddo - I struggle to accept that this is the best medicine can do... he's only about 12 isn't he? Worth seeking a second opinion?
He used to get loads more but while trying to find triggers we stopped him having a popular "max" diet cola and he gets far fewer now. We always get several opinions because he has so many consultants, all offered triptans and he takes a huge amount of prednisolone which is also supposed to help reduce them.He's 11 now btw
Sheets Tabuer said:
My son gets about 3-4 a month, he has to sit in a totally dark room and vomits constantly from the time he wake up until about 8pm, any light has him recoiling in agony.
He is prescribed drugs for it but they only work if you catch the migraine in time.
I feel terribly sorry for him when he has one
Knowing what they do to me, I think I'd find it heartbreaking watching a kid suffer through that.He is prescribed drugs for it but they only work if you catch the migraine in time.
I feel terribly sorry for him when he has one
Lets hope he grows out of them
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