by
Teresa
Thursday, December 04 2008
My name is Teresa and I suffer from migraines.
I live in Roanoke Virginia. I have had migraines all my life-27 years to be exact. I suffer from tension headaches, left ice pick migraines, and the skull smasher. I call it the skull smasher because my neurologist has not told me what kind of migraine... Read more
by
Teresa
Wednesday, December 03 2008
Things You Should Never Say To a Person With a Migraine Headache
"Smile! I need to see if the flashon my camera is working!"
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by
Teresa
Sunday, November 23 2008
One, two -what do I do? Three, four- bang my head on the door. Five, six- on with the ice picks. Seven, eight -this is my date. Nine, ten -here we go again. Eleven, twelve -I think I've gone to hell. I have horrific pain in my brain.The skull demons think my head is their home for... Read more
by
Teresa
Sunday, November 23 2008
There's a man on the couch with a hammer in his hand sitting next to me,We are chained together,I to him.He to me.There's no escape, for I do not have the key.Our days and nights are spent together as you can see,He uses his hammer to smash my brain until I cannot hear and cannot see.I laugh in defiance and pretend I am free.But smash! Crash!... Read more
by
Teresa
Sunday, November 23 2008
Migraines are not just a headache, they are a neurological disease.
I get tension headaches, dull headaches, left ice pick migraines, and then of course the Skull Smusher AKA the brain ATTACK.I've had a "tension headache" for about a week now. I have tightness around the forehead and back of the head. It feels like a rubber band being stretched... Read more