Information and opinions on MyMigraineConnection from jennyc http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521 en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/ http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/25954/migraine Thu Apr 24 20:45:38 -0400 2008 jennyc How do I explain my migraines to others?  They ask politely how I'm feeling.  They offer words of advice and sympathy.   "Migraine?" they say.  "When I have a 'headache' I just sleep it off."   Sleep...if only it would come.  "Maybe someday I'll be able to just sleep it off, too."   My migraine is so much more than headache. My migraine is the mania that comes days before the other symptoms... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/25954/migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/22852/medications Tue Mar 25 12:51:00 -0400 2008 jennyc (Jenny opens the medicine drawer and stares in her migraine haze at the bottles waiting inside...) OK, medicines!  I'm feeling really rotten right now.  I've had a lot of pain for a long time, so I know I need one some of you meds to step up to the plate... OK guys, line up!  Let's put you in order of uses...abortives HERE!  Rescue meds HERE! Maxalt melt, you look like a good choice. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/22852/medications http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/21885/normal-life Mon Mar 17 17:15:00 -0400 2008 jennyc Every so often, I have little glimpses of what life would be like without the interference of migraine disease.  My migraines are chronic now, with daily pain that usually ranges from a 3 to an 8 on any given day... BUT, lately, my nerve blocks have been giving me a week or so of pain-free time!  I get the injections every 8 weeks.  I never thought I'd be looking forward to a doctor putting needles in my head over... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/21885/normal-life http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/21198/easy-combo Thu Mar 06 09:52:00 -0500 2008 jennyc If I have severe migraine disease, can I be a good parent, too? I have two young kids who still need a lot of help and support.  I brush their teeth.  I give them a bath.  I help them with homework.  I make sure they are dressed neatly and well fed.  I read stories to them.  I love them and hug them and give everything I have inside to make sure they know that they mean the whole world to me. My migraine... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/21198/easy-combo http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/21050/juggling Mon Mar 03 11:29:00 -0500 2008 jennyc I'm the juggling migraineur.I will keep all of the balls in the air. I will not give in.I will not disappoint!I will smile, and laugh, and say things like "Good!" and "OK."I will swallow my pills when no one is looking.I will throw up when no one is around.This will be the best show ever! I can cook, hold ice on my head, and breathe through my mouth all at once.I can help the kids with homework, do the laundry, and... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/21050/juggling http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20832/scary Tue Feb 26 12:33:00 -0500 2008 jennyc My last severe migraine was very scary.  Just thinking about it gives me the shivers.   I'm used to it hurting.  I'm used to the vomiting.  I'm used to feeling shaky and feeling the need to go to bed in the dark. But last time, my new rescue med didn't work as planned.  My Imitrex failed and I needed something--anything--to take the pain down.  I was throwing up too much to keep down... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20832/scary http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20461/today-feel Sat Feb 16 11:09:00 -0500 2008 jennyc Tired.I'm just very tired.My kids have been sick and none of us are sleeping.I'm sure that's making this feeling worse. But sometimes I get tired of this whole migraine process.The endless prodrome, pain, postdrome.Doctor's appointments, med changes.I want everything to feel OK right NOW!! I'm growing very tired of the medicines.One bothers my stomach.One makes my head feel fuzzy.One is supposed to help me sleep but... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20461/today-feel http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20265/after Mon Feb 11 14:03:00 -0500 2008 jennyc When it finally goes away, it takes most of me with it.I feel like me on the outside with not much on the inside.I'm not hungry.I'm not thirsty.I don't want to have company.I'm just tired.  Very tired.  And I want to be left alone to sleep. The medicines I had to use (in the ER) put me to sleep right away.But that was yesterday.I needed help to walk to the car.I don't even remember what I said to the nurse.I... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20265/after http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20186/knew Fri Feb 08 16:38:00 -0500 2008 jennyc This one won't get bad.  I'll feel better really soon.It's going to go away quickly.I'm not going to throw up anymore.It won't hurt for long.The medicine I have will take care of it.I say these things.Over and over I say these things. But the Imitrex really hasn't done its job.And it's getting steadily worse.And the kids just walked in from school.And I'm tired.  Very tired.I just need to... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/20186/knew http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/19883/migraine-family Fri Feb 01 00:27:00 -0500 2008 jennyc My family struggles with severe migraine disease.  We're not all migraineurs--In my immediate family, it's just me and possibly my youngest child.  But we all are affected by migraine disease.  We're a migraine family. My children look in my eyes and know when I'm just starting to feel sick.  They'll say, "Mommy, you better take us home now.  You're getting a bad headache... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/521/19883/migraine-family