I’m very discouraged. Although, yesterday was a good day. I did yoga twice and got a massage. I read last night that if you have 15 migraines within a month, for more than three months, then it is considered Chronic Migraine. Either way you put it, that doesn’t sound good. And is definitely not fun!
My migraine attacks started to increase last May. That is what got me to filling my Imitrex to the point that I can no longer get them at the pharmacy. It was also what indicated that the Elavil wasn’t really helping. I was taking a triptan at least 3 times a week. I haven’t experienced rebound headache yet. I always get all the same classic migraine symptoms. Although, I was able to abort several of the migraines, if I hadn’t taken something, then they would of become full blown.
I am concerned about rebound now because since July 2nd, I’ve taken a triptan 5 out of 7 days in a week. Although, reading about rebound, I don’t have just an overall pain, it can start on either side of the head and includes all the other fun symptoms. I have switched triptans, so in the past month, I’ve gone from Imitrex to Treximet to Maxalt. The struggle is that once I get the indicators that one is coming on, there is no use waiting. No first line of defense works anymore. And if I wait to take it, then I suffer because I don’t end up getting any relief. My triggers have been outrageous since the beginning of July.
Here is a small list of what has been happening in my life:
Storms almost daily (since May)
Went off Elavil
Had company (two different times)
Summitted a mountain
Refrigerator died
All day meetings
A marriage retreat
A wedding
Female monthly issues
A day trip
More meetings
My oldest started back to school
I do want to start some major trigger avoiding. It doesn’t help that I live a mile above sea level, in a state that has sun 360 days a year and is extremely dry! Not to mention has the daily thunderstorm in the summer. I do need to eat at a regular schedule and do yoga. Consistent sleep is just not possible with three kids under the age of 8. The littlest is really teething right now, too.
If the trigger avoiding doesn’t help and the yoga, I’m not sure what to do. I’ve tried daily Elavil and Verapamil with no luck. And for some reason my doctor is against Topamax. So, we’ll see…
