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Are You Ready For Ragweed Season?

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http://migraine.com/blog/ready-for-ragweed-season/

Apparently, I am NOT. I came home late the other night and my eyes were nearly swollen shut from all the crap in the air. Also, someone had either hit or spooked a skunk, which could be smelled for a good three miles. The fact that I had to take my contacts out three times and clean them like a mad woman before putting them back in didn’t help. I don’t normally use drops every few minutes, but it was maddening and the lenses are new, so I knew that wasn’t the issue. And yes, I had a migraine that made me want to die the entire time. The weather going back and forth between Spring temperatures and Fall temperatures isn’t helping either. I’m hesitant to put my contacts in today, but it’s not really an option to go without them. I’m just worried about how warm it’s supposed to be and how the thunderstorms may or may not affect the migraine I currently have.

Here’s hoping it’s quick and painless. I’m in too much pain for anything else.

Chronic Pain Linked To Attention-Deficit Disorder

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/850899?src=confwrap

Anyone who suffers from any form of chronic pain can lose their ability to focus. It doesn’t mean they had ADD to begin with or that ADD caused their pain. I can concentrate on a lot of different things when I’m well-rested and not in a terrible amount of pain, but when I’m in a full-on flare up, my attention span is close to that of a house fly. So, read this and think about it, talk to your doctor, but don’t make assumptions about yourself. Also, if you suffer from chronic pain and you’re 100% calm all the time, I’d like to know precisely what your doctors are offering you and where I can get it.

Actress Claire Coffee Opens Up About Her Migraine Symptoms

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http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/migraine/articles/actress_claire_coffee_opens_up_about_her_migraine_symptoms.aspx

I glanced at this last night when I saw it on my phone for about 30 seconds. Reading through it this morning and seeing how many migraines she gets per month, which pale in comparison to mine, just goes to show you how different migraines are for everyone.

They do run in my family, but to my knowledge, everyone else eventually found the right medication that works with their body. My brother gets them, but not as frequently as I do. I suspect a lot of his headaches are caffeine related, only because he used to damn near have an IV drip of caffeine in his system 24/7 and once he cut back, his headaches and migraines became much more frequent. We all know someone who starts their day with the biggest cup of coffee known to man and doesn’t stop drinking coffee, Coke, Dr. Pepper, or Mountain Dew until they go to sleep. If I did that, they’d have to flush it out of my bloodstream. It takes me days to finish 32 ounces of coffee, on the off-chance I was actually craving one. Outside of green tea, there is almost no caffeine in my system at all. Eliminating it and then slowly reintroducing it with Excedrin Tension Headache is all I can do, otherwise the medication won’t work. Not all triptan medications work for everyone, so talk to your doctor and see if you can find one that helps you.