I think it's pretty official in my life that stress doesn't cause migraines

GBCK

so much as 'change of stress level' causes migraines.

The week of my *big event* @ work every year, I don't get migraines...I get them when the stress lets off, the week after.

I started getting one on our way back from ugent Care on sunday and yesterday it really sucked (I'm sure Buffy screaming for 3 hours may ahve contributed, but I didn't get one while in the adrenaline rush, running around.  I got it once the stress lifted)

Maybe I need to get myself into a state of perpetual stress...:-P

MinM

positive stress can cause migraines....so maybe the stress relief is causing part of it.

GBCK

That's what I'm thinking.

I mean, negative stress sometimes triggers them, but if I'm in a 'high stress' phase for 2 weeks or a month or whatever, it's once it's better and I relax that I hurt.

I wonder if there's something preventative I can do?

I started drinking caffine as soon as my fingers started going numb (that's one of my 'warning' auras) yesterday, but that didn't help.

MinM

I don't know....but mine are gone and I am SO SO SO HAPPY about that. Today was my GYN appt and she asked if I wanted to use the ring or something to regulate my periods and I almost punched her in the face. Going off BCP preceeded the migraines going away....I'm never taking BC again. I'll deal with wonky periods, I don't care. Migraines....I'll fcking kill you.

GBCK

That is why I threaten to stab anyone who says I should wean Buffy.

I mean, i want to--I'm kinda done w/ BFing, but...I will do it for another year or 2 if it keeps the migraines...well, not gone, but better.

I'm glad yours are improved--because they suck big fat goats.

MinM

Having experienced migraines has given me a whole new perspective. And when people are all like..."Oh, I have a migraine" but they are up and walking aorund I want to kill them. Liars!

GBCK

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[QUOTE]Having experienced migraines has given me a whole new perspective. And when people are all like..."Oh, I have a migraine" but they are up and walking aorund I want to kill them. Liars!
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<div>Yeah--I have 'mild' migraines but there's a difference between a headache and "I'm curled up on the bathroom floor, in the dark, trying to breathe quietyly"</div><div>
</div><div>The Mr. gets grilled every time he tells a doctor he has a migraine because they assume he has headaches that he pretends are migraines.</div><div>
</div><div>I've gotten a new appreciation for 'spoons' theory too--It's not always applicable, but I've learned to appreciate the good days and to not over-exert myself (so...if Church on Sunday is my 10th thing to do over the weekend, I'll skip it--I'll be fine on Sunday, but doing more than 8 things in a weekend = migraine later in the week because I"m spread t thin)</div>

MinM

I told my eye dr I used to get migraines and she said "Let's see if we can get you seeing better so you don't have headaches anymore." I said "MIGRAINES. Not headaches. And they had nothing to do with my vision."