A close one. I am not even sure I avoided it altogether.
Started yesterday with bouts of pulsating headaches, coming and going. I had spent the first half of the day walking outside in the sun, and then talking in English in a full and noisy restaurant. I think I didn't have enough to drink in the morning either, so was probably at least semi-dehydrated. I did crash for an afternoon nap, but wasn't feeling all there in the evening as well.
This morning, I felt a bit queasy, can't even put my finger on how exactly. Ended up going to the gym after all and having a good workout. I even tried some intensive exercise on the treadmill, hoping that maybe an adrenalin rush would help.
Got back home, had lunch, was feeling more or less ok. Then took a short nap and had to get up and go to Tel Aviv (urgent matters with some banks). On the way, I could feel it hitting me. I was feeling some pain already, pulsating headache, and even some nausea. My stomach wasn't doing too well either (not too bad, just uncomfy). I figured I couldn't make it through the journey like that. My gracious husband pulled over and got me some ice coffee. That and two painkillers seemed to have done the job.
Back home now, and tired, time to call it a night...
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Queasy post migraine days
At first I didn't even think this could be migraine related, but then I remembered something similar happened the last time I had a migraine, so I think it should be logged here for future reference.
I had a migraine 3 days ago. For two days after, and to some extent today as well, I have had an ongoing feeling of restlessness, anxiety and generally feeling weak and unwell. This is borderline between mental/emotional and physical. Yesterday I went to the gym, partly to counter these feelings. I figured it could be related to the lack of exercise due to my leg injury.
I think it helped,or maybe it was just a timeline issue (moving away from my migraine). I felt weak after exercising, but I was feeling much better in the afternoon. Today is better still, though not all fine just yet.
I had a migraine 3 days ago. For two days after, and to some extent today as well, I have had an ongoing feeling of restlessness, anxiety and generally feeling weak and unwell. This is borderline between mental/emotional and physical. Yesterday I went to the gym, partly to counter these feelings. I figured it could be related to the lack of exercise due to my leg injury.
I think it helped,or maybe it was just a timeline issue (moving away from my migraine). I felt weak after exercising, but I was feeling much better in the afternoon. Today is better still, though not all fine just yet.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Had a Migraine Yesterday
I started feeling strange at around 1 PM. Was working by the computer and suddenly just feeling weird. Hard to describe the feeling. Restless would be a good word, and distracted too. I just had to get up and do something, so I went and washed the dishes. I was tired too, felt like I didn't have enough sleep the previous night. I was already wondering if maybe I was "cooking" something, but hoped maybe it wouldn't be a migraine after all.
I slept for an hour and a half. Woke up, still feeling weird and restless. I felt like I simply have to get out of the house. Since I haven't been working out for 2-3 days, I thought maybe I was just having some sort of a cabin fever. My husband wasn't feeling too well either (toothache), so I packed up my younger kid and went with him to the town center. We went to the library, I picked up some books, then we went shopping for groceries. I was feeling distracted the whole time, sort of fluid and restless, but I managed to move through everything.
By the time I got back home, I was feeling worse, slightly nauseated too. I figured by then that I was heading for a migraine. I informed my husband, who's had his rest by then. I was relieved from my duties, and sent to bed, but I was feeling too restless to lie down. By now (7 PM?), I was nauseated, out of focus, couldn't talk much (or rather preferred to keep quiet - I Could still talk to the kids if I absolutely had to). I couldn't get to the computer, I just kept pacing around the house, lying down when I could. A sense of panic was building up, but I knew this was migraine related to I tried to ignore it.
Over the next two hours the symptoms grew worse. I developed diarrhea, got very nauseated and had a pulsating headache in the left side of my head. I spent most of the time lying down, propped up on some pillows, eyes closed, just thinking not very rational thoughts. I was moving every now and again, mostly moving my legs, in rythmic motion.
I am not even sure what I was thinking about. I recall coming up with a structured thought about creating a vegetable garden (I guess in my case that qualifies as hallucinations lol). I was feeling bad, emotionally and mentally. Lots of negative thoughts and scary thoughts. I tried hard to ignore them, as best I could, and just waited it out. It was not fun at all.
I got up every now and again to run to the bathroom (diarrhea) and I even tried to throw up once, but it wasn't quite there yet. I knew from past experience, that throwing up is where it starts to get better, but I had for "it" to go through its full course.
Finally, I ran to the bathroom one last time and this time it was "it" and I got to my knees and vomited. The relief wasn't as instant as I had hoped for it to be. When I was done, my head still hurt and I Was feeling very weak. I was wondering if maybe I had another bout of vomiting ahead of me, as I crawled back into bed after brushing my teeth. Fortunately, it was the finale. As I lay in bed, I gradually relaxed into motionless sleep.
I kept feeling weird today as well. Still do, actually. Just a little restless and not quiet. On the edge, in a way. I did wake up feeling groggy and slow. My stomach hasn't settled completely either yet.
Possible Migraine Triggers:
Weather - Weird weather, not a heat wave, but Eastern winds that grew stronger during the day and turned into something of a storm by evening time. I was listening to the wind howling during the worse parts.
Food - I did have some chocolate over the past few days (ok, ok, I had some today as well... ). Other than that, can't recall anything out of the ordinary. I wasn't hungry through out the day yesterday (prior to the migraine), but I was very hungry today and had food cravings even.
Stress levels - nothing out of the ordinary, but I have been working harder than usual and skipped the gym this week because of my leg injury.
I hope this is it for this one...
I slept for an hour and a half. Woke up, still feeling weird and restless. I felt like I simply have to get out of the house. Since I haven't been working out for 2-3 days, I thought maybe I was just having some sort of a cabin fever. My husband wasn't feeling too well either (toothache), so I packed up my younger kid and went with him to the town center. We went to the library, I picked up some books, then we went shopping for groceries. I was feeling distracted the whole time, sort of fluid and restless, but I managed to move through everything.
By the time I got back home, I was feeling worse, slightly nauseated too. I figured by then that I was heading for a migraine. I informed my husband, who's had his rest by then. I was relieved from my duties, and sent to bed, but I was feeling too restless to lie down. By now (7 PM?), I was nauseated, out of focus, couldn't talk much (or rather preferred to keep quiet - I Could still talk to the kids if I absolutely had to). I couldn't get to the computer, I just kept pacing around the house, lying down when I could. A sense of panic was building up, but I knew this was migraine related to I tried to ignore it.
Over the next two hours the symptoms grew worse. I developed diarrhea, got very nauseated and had a pulsating headache in the left side of my head. I spent most of the time lying down, propped up on some pillows, eyes closed, just thinking not very rational thoughts. I was moving every now and again, mostly moving my legs, in rythmic motion.
I am not even sure what I was thinking about. I recall coming up with a structured thought about creating a vegetable garden (I guess in my case that qualifies as hallucinations lol). I was feeling bad, emotionally and mentally. Lots of negative thoughts and scary thoughts. I tried hard to ignore them, as best I could, and just waited it out. It was not fun at all.
I got up every now and again to run to the bathroom (diarrhea) and I even tried to throw up once, but it wasn't quite there yet. I knew from past experience, that throwing up is where it starts to get better, but I had for "it" to go through its full course.
Finally, I ran to the bathroom one last time and this time it was "it" and I got to my knees and vomited. The relief wasn't as instant as I had hoped for it to be. When I was done, my head still hurt and I Was feeling very weak. I was wondering if maybe I had another bout of vomiting ahead of me, as I crawled back into bed after brushing my teeth. Fortunately, it was the finale. As I lay in bed, I gradually relaxed into motionless sleep.
I kept feeling weird today as well. Still do, actually. Just a little restless and not quiet. On the edge, in a way. I did wake up feeling groggy and slow. My stomach hasn't settled completely either yet.
Possible Migraine Triggers:
Weather - Weird weather, not a heat wave, but Eastern winds that grew stronger during the day and turned into something of a storm by evening time. I was listening to the wind howling during the worse parts.
Food - I did have some chocolate over the past few days (ok, ok, I had some today as well... ). Other than that, can't recall anything out of the ordinary. I wasn't hungry through out the day yesterday (prior to the migraine), but I was very hungry today and had food cravings even.
Stress levels - nothing out of the ordinary, but I have been working harder than usual and skipped the gym this week because of my leg injury.
I hope this is it for this one...
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