It never fails. A few days before I get the migraine, I start becoming moody and all these negative thoughts come into my mind. Things all of a sudden become too bright and I become very sensitive to smells. That comes close to also getting nauseated which is a sign I am aware of but as it follows after the other sensations, I never connected the two.
When you have ME/CFS, you are alert to symptoms I think more than the healthy individual but I never connected the emotional disturbances. It is always a relief when the migraine comes on which explains the other symptoms. The negative of all this is that it is great to get a warning but as I get the auras etc., a warning doesn’t do me any good as I cant do anything about it except wait for it to pass.
Not knowing what I was dealing with and as I have heart problems, the first thing I must always do is check my blood pressure. Interestingly I discovered that my BP goes up when I get a migraine. I wonder how many other people are aware of this.
I started keeping tabs on things I do in an effort to avoid triggers and so far I have discovered that cola of any kind brings on a migraine for me as does msg. I’ll keep this up for a couple of weeks to see if I can see a pattern forming.
My youngest son has had migraines since the age of 7 and as he got into his 20’s, he has been getting them every day with the auras as well as excruciating pain. His pain gets so bad that his blood pressure becomes dangerously high and needed to be put on medication to control it.
My mother had migraines all her life but did not have the auras with it. She had gotten into the habit of taking aspirins in the morning every day to control the pain.
My oldest son knew nothing about migraines and although sympathetic, did not understand them. Then apparently a few weeks ago he had a migraine attack and was out of commission for days. He said he was unable to function and had no idea how incapacitating a migraine can be.
I had some warnings today of an up-coming migraine but this time I am prepared and knowing that the emotional issues will go away the moment the actual migraine starts. I don’t look forward to the migraine but I am relieved that that is what it is and not another issue to deal one. It is the same one but now with enlightenment.
Lydia
