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[bertine]

I am getting another migraine. Stupid head, this is 5 days in a row.

Yesterday I read The Migraine Brain which was a good overview of migraines and some tips on how to treat them. I should be tracking my migraines in a better migraine diary, which I will start doing tomorrow. Also, the book convinced me to try taking Imitrex when I think I am getting a migraine instead of trying to solve it with advil & caffeine.

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[heathrow.livejournal.com]

YES YES YES!

I go through this as well. I want to push off taking the dang Imitrex, because I know I'm going to feel a bit cruddy after taking it for about an hour _even though_ I'm truly aware it's a migraine. It's like I'm hoping against hope it's not a migraine. I need an angel on my shoulder to pop the pill in my mouth.

Saturday, a huge rainstorm rolled into town and I was driving to a get-together about an hour away. All of the sudden, I had that "band of steel" headache settling in. I took a couple of Aleve hoping that it would go away. 15 minutes later, I wrestled open the Imitrex and took the pill, even though I knew I'd feel bad. Surprisingly, the hour of yuck wasn't as bad as I feared. I drank my water, put on soothing music, and lowered my driving speed. (Wow, long anecdote.)

Even though I only get my migraines once or twice a month now, I still forget the right way to treat them from time to time. I still try to wish them away. ;)