Information and opinions on health from ozzygirl at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/31757/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/31757/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/31757/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/33982/reducing-disease Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:32:46 -0400 ozzygirl Having spent the last five years struggling to find ways to manage (or should I say control) my current migraine status (I've had migraines since a child), I recently decided a little support from counselling would be a good idea.  Best decision I have made in a long while as the counsellor helped me to realise that I had become so focussed on finding ways to control the migraines, that my life was on hold until the right solution... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/33982/reducing-disease http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/24126/good-day-miracle Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:29:00 -0400 ozzygirl Today is a good day, at least so I think,My brain's sort of working, it's not on the brinkOf swelling and bursting and pushing me downI'm gonna hold in there without feeling that frown ...The one that sneaks up as the light starts to glare And sends me for sunnies, I really do careThat I wear them at night-time, indoors, at the flicks,When I'm shopping or playing or dancing, it stinks. Today is a good day, at least so I... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/24126/good-day-miracle http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/16848/long-adjust Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:52:00 -0500 ozzygirl Hi All, I started on topomax 21 days ago, and as I am super sensitive to most drugs, was on only 12.5mg for 10 days and then have had 25mg (split dose) for a further 10 days.  I am finding myself to be struggling to stay afloat emotionally, really close to tears all the time, snappy and quick tempered (so not like me at all), and wanting to just sit in a chair and not move, even for things I normally enjoy.  My body feels... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/16848/long-adjust http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/16476/ending-journey Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:52:00 -0500 ozzygirl Don't know if anyone will read this, but it doesn't matter, you are all out there too.  Just like me.  It's nice to just write about how I'm feeling, and I'm feeling like crap.  It's day three of my period and although I've had much worse days and the topomax seems to be helping I still feel like crap.  I can't write for long - can't stand looking at the screen.  Can't read,... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/16476/ending-journey http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/15976/australia Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:29:00 -0500 ozzygirl Hello all you gorgeous people, I have been awed by finding this site - like most of you my life has been incredibly damaged by migraines, for me to the point where I have been reduced over the last few years from working full time, to studying from home with a little part time work, then dropping the part time work and finally deferring the study until I can get my migraines under better control ... after a lifetime of migraines which were... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/31757/15976/australia