Migraines

@plebian_angel Said

Have you gone to the doctor? When I get bad ones, I go in and they give me a shot that takes it away immediately.

@crazychica Said

So I've had the same migraine for over 2 weeks now. The weight is melting off me because I can't eat or even take painkillers most of the time. I'm now the bane of managers everywhere because every time the commentary (usually by that over-loud a** at Tampa Bay) gets too loud I tend to run to the toilet to be sick. I'm missing uni and the meds aren't working. Today has got to be the worst. I got home from work and took a 5 hour nap, followed by 3 hours of being awake and an almost 12-hour sleep and I still feel exhausted and sick. The only meds that are working are probably the anti-sickness mixed with the paracetemol because the nausea disappears for a while and it buys my body time to absorb the painkillers but I feel awful still. Could it be a symptom of something else?

And what uber-sucks is that this comes at the same time the anti-depressants seem to be having a positive impact on my life

@TheMuse Said

Are you sure it's a migraine?
sometimes pinched nerves in the neck can cause pain that fills like a migraine..tingling in the arms, hands and feet..you might want to have your Doctor look into to it.

@crazychica Said

I've already been and he checked my neck because at first he thought it might be meningitis (I've got muscle problems in my neck so it was already stiff and painful) he's sure it's a migraine and now it's started causing nosebleeds. I'm going back tomorrow, I'm just worried it might be a symptom of something else.

@TheMuse Said

I had what my Doctor thought was migraines for years..they did an MRI on my neck and said nothing was wrong..I was sent to a neurologist who then did a Myelogram which showed bone spurs from the vertebra into to the spinal cord..they could not be seen on x-ray's or MRI's a two hour surgery and 6 weeks recovery and I have been pain free..almost..for about a year.

@crazychica Said

Ow! Glad you're feeling better. That sounds horrible

@TheMuse Said

Thanks..
I felt 110% better right after surgery..

I do know what your going through right now..I wouldn't wish that on anyone..
I hope you feel relieve soon..

My doctor did give me one prescription that did work most of the time called Topamax..

@crazychica Said

I'll ask about it tomorrow. My mum's going to call and book an appointment so I can sleep a little more. I'm exhausted

@TheMuse Said

good luck..

an ice pack on the back of the neck can help..

@sTreetAngeL Said

I'm thinking that it may be something more, like flu or something...I hope you get it under control soon.
Nothing worse in my book, than headaches! - I image migraines are even worse. (nausea is a close second to it! )

@Shasta Said

You've probably thought of it, but thought to mention that maybe one of the medications being taken is causing a side effect of a migraine.