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Weather- nature's migraine curse

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I can control for all of my other triggers. Simple as that. Don't eat onions, only have a small amount of ice cream, no swimming in chlorinated pools, and it's the road to health.   Now add t-storm.    Poof- migraine.   THe good news is that I'm getting by some weather ...
  1. Electrical storms and migraine with aura or worst.
    maryjuliamac
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 11:10 PM

    UndecidedI really hate being tossed around by the weather.  Rain, wind, change of weather just is not controlable.  Add high level pollen (hayfever in the eyes and face) and then I am up against status migraine and/or status aura for months. 

     

    Steroids bring me out eventually.  Thank God.  This is not such a beneign disease after all.

     

    I just feel that this is Sooooo unfair.  But then again, I could have some other worst disease. Lots of people do.

     

    Pain management and prayer and steroids. 

     

    WOW.

     

     

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    re: Electrical storms and migraine with aura or worst.
    Jamie Sohn
    Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 02:37 PM

    How often are you using steroids? They should be an emergency med, not a regular rescue medication. If steroids are overused, they can lead to bone problems and other no-fun things like that.

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    re: re: Electrical storms and migraine with aura or worst.
    maryjuliamac
    Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 03:25 PM

    Steroids only about 1 - 2 X year for status migraine or status aura, usually during peak hayfever season.  Thanks for asking.

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  2. I agree
    babybluez07
    Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 03:13 PM

    I too have suffered for several days with a mild migraine and finally it rained...then it got relieved for a bit. It is hard to try to figure out how to control the migraine without taking your drugs and making yourself tired, sleepy and non-sociable. Maintaining a good balanced diet, watching what you eat and keeping yourself as stress free as possible are things we can control (to a point) but man when the weather is changing and the barometer goes into the left field (my thoughts) here come s the pain and the agony of dealing with it and possibly cancelling plans cuz of it. Frown

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    re: I agree
    maryjuliamac
    Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 03:28 PM

    Thanks for the encouragment.  I think that we all do the best that we can around weather triggers. We are not the Goddess, so somethings we can try to fix. And other migraines we just treat and try to control. 

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  3. Weather Triggered Migraine
    smgibson
    Friday, May 30, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    I'm right there with you.  I avoid known triggers like the plague.  I closed the windows already and turned on the AC because the fragrance from all the flowers around us and the smell of cut grass is a trigger.

     

    But the weather?? Nothing I can do about it except pray.  By yesterday evening it was so bad I was staggering, and after Bible study, when my hubby took me to the store to get some things for the nausea, I think I scared the poor cahier.  She thought I was going to collapse right in front of her.

     

    I'm still suffering today, and the Doctor is booked.  So hopefully they will call in something.

     

    Susan

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    re: Weather Triggered Migraine
    Jamie Sohn
    Friday, May 30, 2008 at 08:12 PM

    Hope you're feeling better by now!Smile

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