![]() ![]() I downloaded a migraine app to help me identify my triggers and found them to be altitude and dehydration. Eventually, I had to step it up and get my own prescriptions of Imitrex and Zofran. I began having them so frequently that I had bottles of Excedrin migraine on my nightstand, in my car console, in my desk drawer and in every briefcase and purse I carried. It felt like internship all over again! Mix in frequent flights to the West Coast and it apparently was the perfect formula for migraines. I worked the longest hours under the most stressful conditions on the least amount of sleep with not enough time to eat or drink enough water. The new job, while exhilarating, was absolutely crazy. Once I put two and two together, I switched birth control methods and went for more than two years before the next migraine took me out. Only occasionally did I ever get the throbbing headache. Sudden onset of feeling all the way wrong associated with severe nausea in response to lights and sounds. She gave me an Imitrex, I went to sleep and woke up the next day just fine.Īfter that day, I began to have migraines very predictably once per month each time I removed my Nuva-ring. Somehow, this was a migraine with no headache. When I got in the car, she took one look at me and said “You have a migraine.” At first I balked, but then I put on my doctor’s hat - photophobia (sensitivity to light) yep… phonophobia (sensitivity to sound)… yep…nausea…clearly… headache? Nope. I called my cousin, asked her to come get me and told her to bring a plastic bag with her in case I had to puke again. I went to the bathroom and the rest is history (let’s just say God bless the cleaning crew). As everyone was talking, my nausea throbbed and grew and throbbed and grew. The same feeling came over me - something was wrong although I had no idea what. I came home, went to bed and woke up the next morning having no idea what had happened.Ībout 4 years passed and I was in a meeting at work. He talked the entire time and I just remember an overwhelming sense of nausea with every syllable that came out of his mouth. ![]() One of the ER technicians who was getting off at 11pm just happened to live in my neighborhood and drove me home. I knew I couldn’t finish my shift and I knew I couldn’t drive myself home. I couldn’t put my finger on what it was, but I knew I wasn’t right. But one night, while about 7 months pregnant, I was working a shift in the psychiatric emergency room. Until the age of 28, I could count on two hands how many headaches I’d had my entire life and would probably have some fingers left over. Let’s start with a little history of my migraines. I figured this formula might help someone, and so here’s how it all went down. I’m happy to say I won as defined by having the shortest migraine I have ever had (6 hours from 5:15am – 11:15am) and no migraine hangover. I decided that I would not let a migraine steal my joy and went to all out war. It started at 5:15am when I woke up with the beginnings of a migraine. I'm a big fan!Įmily, 45, Hull, MA, not stretchy but trying.Today turned out to be a great day. Thank you for not taking yourself too seriously, for sharing your vast knowledge and experience online for many to follow, for creating a wonderful yoga program for anyone to try. I'll admit whenever you "take your dog for a walk" I usually end up in child's pose, and wait for the dog to come home.but lately, I've actually been attempting Down Dog and occasionally managing to keep it up for a few seconds before collapsing in anguish to the mat! Today I did Yoga for the Future, which is my favorite so far, and I felt the need to express to you how wonderful I think your yoga programs are! You crack me up with your singing, goofy jokes, and many 80's references (how do you know all of them - you're too young!) The yoga routines are challenging, but I love the way you accommodate for people who are less stretchy (I claim to have the flexibility of a roof rack!). I just finished Yoga Revolution last week, it took me a year, because I alternated yoga with other exercise routines.
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