Migraines

[kestrell]

Bored now. I would think it might just be me, but I'm also getting tired of seeing the MediClime alerts telling me"Your migraine is more likely to be aggravated in the next 24 hours. Please follow your doctor's advice as closely as possible."
I've given up chocolate, Coke, and real coffee. I'm now considering creating a goddess of migraines with a giant nail through her head and sacrificing chickens to her.

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[jesse_the_k]

Sacrificing pigeons would be cheaper and you wouldn't have to go all the way to the Shop'n'Stop. Now I must investigate this MediClime of which you speak.

I've got a snake-shaped sand bag which I initially got to wrap around my ouchy neck. And it turns out that it's also a great migraine tool. I curl it up into a U shape, and then nestle the bottom-of-my-skull-with-the-2-bumps onto the bowl of the U, and the arms of the U hug my ears. Got that? Amazing. Because first I've nuked this sand snake to get it hot, and then I wiggle into place, and then it's so weird that I don't feel the migraine for a while.

[kestrell]

Alexx got me one of those, although it's somewhat larger, sort of a mini-cape to fit over the shoulders also, and it's purple and fuzzy. I will have to try nuking it. I have a big comfy reading chair and a selection of pillows for various self-care (bolsters are better for propping up arthritic hands, legs, and shoulders).

I've also found that, if I notice early enough, I can take a couple of Excedrin with a shot of oj, drink lots of water, turn on classical music, and use my lavender pillow, and the combined effect will often diminish the migraine in an hour or two. The problem is that I'm usually wiped afterward. Oh well, it's still a heap better than having a migraine.