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offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 12:44 [#01535224]
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I have suffered from severe chronic migraines since I was
5. I get about 1 or more a week. Sometimes they are so
intense I vomit from the pain.

I've been to doctors about this and have been perscribed
everything under the sun, nothing works. They've increased
in intensity over the years. One doctor believes I may have
even opened up small fissures in my skull as a result from
the pressure.

Does anyone else here have this problem? How do you cope?


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-03-16 12:47 [#01535225]
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don't get 'em. neverr had one.
actually i bet i have, but i bet i coped, so shut up
whining... bitch.


 

offline Anus_Presley on 2005-03-16 12:48 [#01535226]
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woah, wait a second... you vomit frrom them... man that's
prretty rrough.


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-03-16 12:49 [#01535228]
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oh shit


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-03-16 12:49 [#01535229]
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I think you should watch Pi and realise your true purpose!


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 12:50 [#01535230]
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I swear to God I feel just like the guy from Pi (except for
the part about being super-smart).


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2005-03-16 12:51 [#01535231]
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Ah shit, that sounds bad. I suffer from really bad
headaches. I never used to get them but I seem to be getting
them nearly every day now. It's so intensely frustrating and
it fucking hurts. It's always there and it pisses me off.

I feel like I know why I get them though. I think I don't
drink enough water and I don't get enough sleep.
I try not to use painkillers but when I do it seems to do
the job.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2005-03-16 12:53 [#01535234]
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my dad is the same.. headaches all his life, increasingly
getting worse.

he started taking pills to relieve water retention, and at
the same time quit his job that was stressing him out, and
the frequency of his headaches DRASTICALLY reduced. So much
so that I can't remember the last time I saw him face down
on the couch in deathly pain.. whereas a couple of years ago
he was like that at least once a week.

that supports my theory that i'd had for a decade, that they
were heavilly stress related. also, since he doesn't have a
job he's been fucking around outside a whole lot more, and
watching significantly less television, which i believe also
plays a huge role in the lessening of his headaches.

i'd say his quality of life has grown exponentially as his
headaches have grown less frequent.


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-03-16 12:54 [#01535236]
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Did you stare into the sun when you were a child maybe??
Man throwing up because of a headache is pretty rough!


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2005-03-16 12:55 [#01535237]
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Wow the worst I've had is not being able to move, the
vomiting part is (sad smiley).


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-03-16 12:56 [#01535238]
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Shit I subconsciously copied your wording there.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 12:56 [#01535239]
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Yes, I stare into the sun everyday. You don't think there is
a connection, do you?


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-03-16 12:57 [#01535241]
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fuck i used to do the same ; i didnt know it wasn't good
when i was young
shit


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2005-03-16 12:59 [#01535242]
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my dad's tried all the prescription medicines you have too,
pdt.

topamax is the worst soul-sucking poison i've ever seen. i
hated seeing him when he was on that bullshit. he lost like
40 pounds, and didn't enjoy anything. it was scarilly sad.
but, then within a week or two of stopping it he was getting
better.

that shit should be illegal.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 13:00 [#01535245]
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Yeah I remember that. I think I copped some from him..


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-03-16 13:01 [#01535246]
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i REALLY don't like speaking of diseases and that, really


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 13:04 [#01535248]
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There is this great book "The Devil's Larder" by Jim Crace
(total recommendation) with a story about migraines. They
list things that could trigger a migraine. It is hillarious,
and so true.. because so many of the triggers contradict
themselves. Like "too much exercise / not enough exercise.."
I'll dig it up when I get home and transcribe it (if I am
not dying of death pain) *(i have a migraine right now)


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2005-03-16 13:05 [#01535251]
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pops is back to his old self now. life is good.

he's probably in one of his sheds working on making a hot
air balloon out of dogwood branches, or drawing up
schematics for some experimental pair of eyeglasses or
something right now.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 13:07 [#01535253]
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post a pic of him.


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2005-03-16 13:08 [#01535255]
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I've never vomited for no reason, but I do get incredibly
stressed and I feel it all over my muscles and in my head. I
forget to breathe normally and have to remind myself. So how
do I deal with it?

I smoke weed and drink after work almost everyday.


 

offline Raz0rBlade_uk on 2005-03-16 13:09 [#01535258]
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stress is a major trigger for me


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 13:10 [#01535260]
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post-stress is a big trigger for me.

I can have a huge stress thing and be fine, but as soon as I
relax i get a migraine.


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2005-03-16 13:11 [#01535261]
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i have a headache after an exam for instance, i think it's
becuz i watch the text of the exam and my pieces of papers
too near, whereas eyes need to look far


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2005-03-16 13:15 [#01535266]
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thats odd.

I dunno what to tell you except, stop taking the B.S. the
doctors give you and experiment on your own. Not like, 'hey
lets ingest random shit' but like, maybe a change in
lifestyle.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2005-03-16 13:15 [#01535268]
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oddly, at work i seem to only have an old picture of him
when he was on topamax, and it's too sad looking.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 13:34 [#01535287]
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oh shit you got to post it now.


 

offline hanal from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2005-03-16 13:46 [#01535300]
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man thats tuff shit,really feel for you,had them myself
since about 5 but over the years get them less an less,prob
1 or 2 a year and still throw up now.


 

offline epohs from )C: on 2005-03-16 13:47 [#01535301]
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rcs


Attached picture

 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2005-03-16 13:54 [#01535304]
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you may regret that later on in life.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 13:55 [#01535305]
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That is exactly what I look like right now (except I don't
have my scrubs on).


 

offline stilaktive from a place on 2005-03-16 13:56 [#01535306]
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i always go to sleep when i get a headache, put on some
chill music and
reeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaxxxxxxxxx.


 

offline horselover from VALIS (Finland) on 2005-03-16 13:57 [#01535309]
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sleeping too long (usually for more than eight hours), and a
too long pause between meals are the triggers for me. I
don't get them so often though


 

offline godataloss from Cleveland (United States) on 2005-03-16 14:03 [#01535316]
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If you brain was putting enough pressure on your skull to
open fissures you'd be dead.
dead.
dead.

You're doctor is a tool! Fire him and you are sure to feel
much better.


 

offline tallyho from Vladivostok (Russia) on 2005-03-16 14:53 [#01535355]
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i know how it feels... i suffer from regular headaches that
are often so intense that i feel like throwing up, too. the
only thing i can do is take painkillers and try to fall
asleep asap (tho i often even cannot sleep 'cause of that
pain)

but i've noticed that neck & back massage REALLY can help
ease the muscle tension and relieve the pain... so you might
get somebody do a relaxing massage on your back, neck and
shoulders (better on a regular basis, of course).


 

offline modular from Vatican City State (Holy See) on 2005-03-16 15:49 [#01535442]
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Had them my whole life (since i was about 11 anyway) i
usually go about 80% blind. Then once i can see again the
super brain pain kicks in. Dark room, no sound + vomiting. I
really hate them. Use to get one about every 2-3weeks,
nowdays about 1 a year thank fuck.


 

offline horselover from VALIS (Finland) on 2005-03-16 15:57 [#01535447]
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yes: dark room, no sound and sometimes vomiting. I usually
get them in the morning, so I'm more or less disabled the
whole day. luckily they have always gone away during next
night's sleep.

have anyone of you had migraines lasting several days? it
must be horrible.


 

offline modular from Vatican City State (Holy See) on 2005-03-16 16:06 [#01535453]
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i normally have them for about 12 hours, but for the next
few days my brain feels "bruised" , kinda like i've been
kicked in the head.


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-03-16 16:10 [#01535454]
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Blimey there's a lot of migraine sufferers here.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2005-03-16 16:19 [#01535461]
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I get a decently bad headache every Sunday but nothing that
drives me batty. But I feel for you, chronic things like
migraines and back pains and tinnitus and whateverandever
must be uncool.

So many people suffering from migraines, so many people
don't seem to know why. Thcary.


 

offline clint from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-03-16 16:20 [#01535462]
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Electronic music maybe?


 

offline horselover from VALIS (Finland) on 2005-03-16 16:27 [#01535468]
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I was about to say the same :)


 

offline horselover from VALIS (Finland) on 2005-03-16 16:30 [#01535469]
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for me it's got probably something to do with that my
parents have migraines, i'm not in a very good shape, i
don't go out enough and i don't eat properly


 

offline ngenstudios from United States on 2005-03-16 16:38 [#01535473]
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I also get really severe ones with the whole "aura" thing
causing partial blindness and the vomiting. This link
address' what might be the problem for some people:
Pain in the Head,
Hole in the Heart?



 

offline modular from Vatican City State (Holy See) on 2005-03-16 16:49 [#01535480]
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Hole in the heart!? "It is passed into the heart after being
inserted through an incision in a vein in the groin area."
!!?? Thats kind of scary.......


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2005-03-16 20:38 [#01535747]
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I have only had a handful, it must be horrible for you to
have them so frequently. I haven't had one for a few years
now, I think 4 years.
Mine were always precluded by a blind spot in the center of
my vision. The first time I was in fifth grade, about 11
years old? I didn't know what was going on, I was in band
class and I couldn't see the notes direclty in front of my
vision, it was blank right where I looked.
Another time it also caused facial deformities. It looked
like everyone had a black/deformed left eye when I looked
directly at their face.
If I have these symptoms I try to fall asleep very quickly
before the pain sets in. Also get loss of sensation in
extremeties, tingling hands/feet.
I have vomited once from a migraine.

I feel your pain.


 

offline pomme de terre from obscure body in the SK System on 2005-03-16 20:42 [#01535755]
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>Also get loss of sensation in
extremeties,

me too

tho i have never had any auras or vision distortions.. when
my headache is gone though it does seem thaht i can see a
little better.


 

offline modular from Vatican City State (Holy See) on 2005-03-16 20:47 [#01535763]
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yep i hear the loss of sensation in extremeties part.
Apparently there is a corrolation between the onset of
puberty and migraines something to do with hormones (hence
why a lot of people like myself and mappatazee started
getting them at about 11 years old) or so one doctor told
me.


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2005-03-16 20:48 [#01535764]
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I never figured out what my triggers were. I get spotty
vision temporarily (a small dot or blotch for a minute or
two) when I haven't eaten for a while.
The pain for me is (or was, I haven't had one for so long)
right behind my eyes, like I want to rip them out. I really
don't get headaches anymore other than hangovers, so I'm
guessing it probably was triggered by hormones while I was
growing up, being that migraines are a chemical thing.


 

offline mappatazee from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2005-03-16 20:48 [#01535767]
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Ja, wrote my response before reading yours,
but that must be it.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2005-03-16 20:56 [#01535781]
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sleeping too long (usually for more than eight hours), and
a
too long pause between meals are the triggers for me. I
don't get them so often though

fuck. i think you've solved my problem. seriously. lifestyle
change time. i am a waster


 


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