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woke up at 6 this morning with the throbbing pain of a migraine. realized that the anger, crying, emotionality of the past couple days must have been prodromey. can i be prodromey for 2 days or more? i guess so. i useed to chalk it up to PMS but since i have a migraine today, i think it bears watching.
but i didn't take anything at the first sign of a migraine like you're supposed to. course, all i have is zanaflex still. they haven't given me anything migraine-specific yet. but i can't afford to be off work for the day because of what's happening with my boss being all discriminatory with me. oh yeah, he can say sure, devgurl, i don't believe migraine makes you less promotion-worthy. but it's what he does that really counts. so i guess i have to work through it. i've closed the blinds here in my office at home. that helps a little because the light is really bothering me today. the pain is in a different place than usual, which tells me it's not the rebound headaches it's an actual migraine.
and we're strapped for cash and i'm down to my last topamax. i won't be able to afford any more until january 1 when my health care flex spending kicks in. what do i do now? i'm sure worrying about this, along with how to pay for christmas and other bills, has been a trigger.
whine whine whine 
is one of the four stages of a Migraine attack, and can start hours or even days before the actual attack hits. This phase can be considered the "yellow light" so to speak, that a Migraine is coming. This is when you can try to abort your attack. Do you use triptans to abort your Migraine attacks?
Anatomy of a Migraine explains in detail the four phases of an attack.
Holidays are a tough time of year for Migraineurs. Have you seen this interview with Marcia Cross? Marcia Cross on Navigating Holiday Parties with Migraines. It discusses some strategies on dealing with the holidays.
Hang in there and take it easy on yourself.
my doctor hasn't given me any abortive medications yet. all i have is zanaflex, a muscle relaxer. i know that weather is a real trigger for me, and we had a lovely front come in over night and today (thanksgiving) has been a real joy along with the pain. i don't normally look forward to the holidays anyway for some reason, i get real depressed -- a lot of people do.
and now with the money situation. i'm going to be off the topamax for about a week, until i get paid next friday, before i can afford to get some more. i know that's not good, but that's the way it is.
i see the headache doc in mid-december and i will be asking about abortives. i have never tried triptans; i'm guessing he'll start with those. typically in the past, i've had migraines about 4 or 5 times a year, but now that i'm getting older, they're coming much more often.