30 Things Meme
This is a reader-submitted story.
1. My diagnosis is:Migraine with Aura
2. My migraine attack frequency is:1-4 times per month varies
3. I was diagnosed in:2004
4. My comorbid conditions include:Starts with small zig zag in either eye can be random mostly the left, not crippling pain , sometimes no pain. Lasting a day or so.
5. I take _0___ medications/supplements each day for prevention and _4 tylenol___ medications/supplements to treat an acute attack
6. My first migraine attack was:2002
7. My most disabling migraine symptoms are:the hang over of migraine , also I get really scared when I have the aura.
8. My strangest migraine symptoms are:the aura and feeling like I have the flu after the migraine goes away , dizziness, brain fog etc. seeing visual snow. Floaters and flashers in my eyes
9. My biggest migraine triggers are:I have no idea
10. I know a migraine attack is coming on when:I have the aura
11. The most frustrating part about having a migraine attack is:Not knowing how long it will last start to finish. Nobody understanding how it feels.
12. During a migraine attack, I worry most about:Having a stroke
13. When I think about migraine between attacks, I think:
14. When I tell someone I have migraine, the response is usually:Take tylenol
15. When someone tells me they have migraine, I think: I feel your pain and want to talk to them about their experiences
16. When I see commercials about migraine treatments, I think:I iwished I could take those otc things like advil but i am allergic
17. My best coping tools are:lying down, ice pack. Relaxing music
18. I find comfort in only I comfort I get is when it’s all over
19. I get angry when people say:It’s a headache/migraine get over it stop being a wimp
20. I like it when people say: Is there anything they can do..massage etc
21. Something kind someone can do for me during a migraine attack is:massage , get ice packs
22. The best thing(s) a doctor has ever said to me about migraine is:nothing
23. The hardest thing to accept about having migraine is:All of it , how it steals my life. When i want to be outside or with friends and I am laying in a dark room in bed
24. Migraine has taught me:Understanding Of people who suffer from them
25. The quotation, motto, mantra, or scripture that gets me through an attack is:
26. If I could go back to the early days of my diagnosis, I would tell myself:
27. The people who support me most are:Boyfriend
28. The thing I most wish people understood about migraine is:How debilitating they are.
29. Migraine and Headache Awareness Month is important to me because:
30. One more thing I’d like to say about life with migraine is:I just hope one day a cure is found that is not toxic or has a billion side effects.
Reader-submitted stories solely represent the personal point of view, experience, and opinion of the author, not of The Daily Headache or Kerrie Smyres.
Last Updated on May 10, 2016 by Kerrie Smyres