Hey guys,
As most people know I am a chronic migraine sufferer. I have suffered constant migraines for about 4 years now. They all of a sudden started when I was in university and working part time as well as living the usual student night life. My migraines usually affect my temples, forehead, back of the head and hurts one of my eyes to the point where I become sensitive to light.
Over the 4 years I have become a lot better in controlling my lifestyle and triggers I think could be causing my migraines. I found that it's literally trial and error and can be completely different for every person. I still sometimes have to cancel things out with the doctors to find the right selection; they've changed my medication quite a few times. On the good days, the pain is just a normal headache or a mild throbbing sensation. But on the other days, there is a really intense tightening pressure, in which I feel like my head is going to explode. Some days, I actually struggle to get out of bed. Not even being dramatic...
Paracetamol/Sumatriptan | I tend not to take tablets unless it's a necessity as I like to try and ride the migraine out without putting anything into my body. If it's a really bad migraine I'll take my prescribed sumatriptan as it usually kicks in within 2 hours and if it doesn't your allowed to take the second dosage.
Water | Water is an essential to daily habits anyways and everyone knows the benefits of drinking water. But I've found that when I get the early signs of a migraine it will be when I haven't drank that much water. Dehydration is a massive trigger.
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Kool 'n' Soothe Migraine Head Strips | These are a god send! At first when I saw them being advertised and in the shops, I was very skeptical. They are soft gel sheets which provide an instant cooling relief (a bit like an ice pack you was given in school for a bump - they were never that cold ahah). They usually last 8 hours which is more than an enough for a migraine attack.
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Regular sleep hours | Okay... I'm still learning this one. Im useless. I used to work in food retail so used to work all kind of hours which could be early's to day shifts to night shifts so never gad any pattern. In this job I now work 8:30-4:30pm so should be in a routine. But I'm still a sucker for going to bed late and getting out of bed 20 minutes before I suppose to leave. I tend to get tired easily after work so have naps. Maybe I should cut the naps out and then I wouldn't go to bed so late haha.
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I have my Daith pierced as I heard that quite a lot of people who have migraines believe it can relieve the pressure - similar to acupuncture. A daith piercing is a piercing in the fold of the cartilage that is just a move the entrance to the ear canal. I've had it done for a year now and although I still I get migraines I have noticed that I don't get as many attacks. They say (even though there isn't any scientific research) that the piercing 'activates' a pressure point which relieves tension on one of the impulses that is connected to the brain. I used to get about 3 a week whereas now I get 3 a month, if that.
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Nadine Alex x
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