I am soooooooooooo tired of people who say that they had a migraine, but that taking an Excedrin, Tylenol, Advil, whatever, made it go away. Have these people ever really had a migraine? Have they laid on the bathroom floor, their head pressed against the cool tiles, lights off and waiting for the next round of dry heaves because there is nothing left in their stomach to vomit up? Have they begged their spouse to shoot them in the head because to suffer one more second in pain is just too much to bear?
People who have never really experienced a migraine cannot possibly imagine what an actual migraine is like. If I catch one early enough and take my naratriptan, I may be able to remain at work...if it isn't too noisy and there aren't fluorescent lighting fixtures or other bright lights. However, the medication makes me extremely tired, and often sheer exhaustion overtakes me. I have had many people tell me "I have a migraine, but I am working through it," as if accusing me of malingering when I have to leave because of a migraine. Believe me, if I could, I would love to save up my sick days in case I ever get the flu, or need surgery, or become injured.
Television doesn't help. The commercials that show people having migraines, taking Imitrex and then participating in a kid's birthday party make migraines seem trivial and easily cured. For me taking an abortive when I have a full blown migraine means the difference between crawling and stumbling to the bathroom to puke my brains out. I'm certainly not even thinking about a party.
On a positive note, I think my caffeine fast has helped. I only had three migraines in February...one because I forgot to take my preventatives.
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