Relapse! Coping, Symptoms and Tips.

[YoullNeverWalkAlone]

Hello Everyone.....
Sorry your all still struggling, so am I.... thankfully no migraines of late but I do suffer from them, have done for years, don't get them as regular now as I used to....My dad also suffered terrible migraines so much so he had to have injections of morphine sometimes, he'd have to literally craw to the bathroom....Dr did once tell me migraines can be hereditary so maybe that's were mine came from, maybe someone in your family suffered with them too....
Nora....I think you have done fantastic going out today considering what you've just been through, I hope everything starts settling down for you quickly...

Poppy....my migraines are like yours, from the back of my neck to the front of my head, I wake with it there and know instantly what it is, I also know it won't go with a couple of paracetamol, it's there for the day, if I'm lucky it's usually nearly gone by the time I'm going to bed, if not it's gone in the morning....years ago it would happen every Saturday morning and last till Monday.... didn't have suras then just headache....
Glad your feeling a lot better and making plans....

Fishman....how you feeling now, have you been doing you walking...I walk a lot but I don't think I could do six miles every day....you do really well.....

Scissel..... sorry to hear your having a rough time too, your in good company here, we seem to be all the same at the moment, but at least we can comfort each other.....

Carnation......I love autumn too, actually probably better than summer as it's not too hot or too cold for long periods...and the colours of trees are gorgeous, still got plants growing in the garden and new roses blooming, some plants have died off but plenty still going..... I've not been to the charity shop for a couple of weeks, my last trip was with a donation....
I get all those symptoms with the head Carnation, like you don't know why, I just put it down to tension but also sinus related but again tension can affect your sinuses...so we just go round in circles don't we....

I never sleep all the way through the night, haven't done for years, but when I wake I do go back to sleep but like you these last couple of months I've been waking early but full of anxiety and symptoms which makes it hard to go back to sleep again, so I get up...that's a tell tale sign for me that the anxiety is on overload.....

I really hope everyone starts feeling better soon...clocks go back in a bit so not looking forward to that.....but before we know Christmas will be on top of us....already is in some shops...

Big hugs for everyone ❤️ ❤️

[NoraB]

My cat has taken to pooing in my newly landscaped garden, just behind the Maple Tree and verging on my newly planted raspberry bush. Yuck isn't a stronger enough word. Why this sudden turn of dumping in the garden after 16 years I have no idea.

As we all know, cats have staff, not owners. This dump-change is most likely in retribution for a late meal or snack...

There's been no more dumping's in my yard (I covered up all me containers innit) but retribution has come in the guise of some Wolverine-grade scratches on my recently painted gate....

[Carnation]

Big (HUGS) for you too YNWA

I did wonder about the headaches being hereditary.
My mum suffered with auras when she was going through a very stressful period. And she I remember her saying that some perfumes gave her a headache. I never heard her mention a migraine as such but maybe as she had the auras she did.

Sorry you are struggling too. I keep saying this can't last forever but it feels like a long road.
I take paracetamol which doesn't relieve the pain, just makes me sleepy. Not sure if anything would touch a migraine tbh. I started a separate thread on this for fellow sufferers
At present I have another pain to deal with, a corn on the underneath of my foot. Had it for absolutely ages despite filing it, soaking it, moisting it, resting it. It's like walking with a stone in your shoe.

Christmas? Shops already full of it.
Personally I think it spoils it when it's starter so early and purely a marketing tool to spend, spend, spend.
I can't remember the last time Christmas Eve was a buzz with shoppers and shop tills were ringing like a Harrods sale. More likely a sale on Christmas Eve now, if not before.

Nora, I'm maid, cook, cleaner, groomer and entertainer to my cat, lol

[.Poppy.]

I've taken a lot of different migraine medications. The one I have now (Nurtec) seems to work pretty well as long as I can take it early and sleep after I take it. I got one migraine to go away the other day by taking Aleve (naproxen) for muscle pain (since it was triggered by my neck) and then I had some coffee and ate some protein. But then again, sometimes nothing helps.

I am definitely all of the above for my cat as well, Carnation. Cats are such a special species.

[Carnation]

They are poppy. You have to admire their attitude

Here's a new symptom for me.
Bouncy eye vision (just in one eye).
Freaked me out at first, then was followed by the common eye twitch. I'm presuming the nerve that was affected is pressing on the eyeball. I carefully did some investigating and it can occur with sinuses and anxiety and as I have both in taking that as the cause.
Although I've had an improvement with the sinuses and head doesn't feel so feel of mush. I'd like to think it was my homemade soup I made and consumed because I'll definitely be making some more for future use.

[.Poppy.]

That does sound like it would be concerning, but I agree it's likely sinus related. Are your sinuses still improving?

I had the worst migraine I've had in years yesterday. It was a regular migraine, but in addition my entire head felt like it was going to explode and I could hardly keep my eyes open. To top it off, in the middle of the afternoon I started to have a panic attack, which was really hard to move through since I already wasn't thinking clearly. I felt better, aside from some early morning panic, this morning but the headache is creeping back. It's no fun, I'm just hoping it goes away tomorrow as I have to work and have a very busy week ahead.

[Carnation]

My sinus situation is improving poppy, thank you for asking.
That feeling in your head, I had that with my migraine.
It's a horrible feeling and was responsible for a rise in my anxiety and panicking with a few panic attacks thrown in.
Have you had a recent weather change there? That can sometimes do it.
I've still got the twitch / vibration in the eye and I'm just trying to get on with my normal stuff. No one can see it, I can't see it, but I can feel it. I've noticed it gets worse if I start to get a bit stressed. Lol, a bit
Poppy, it's so hard to think clearly and rationally when a panic attack comes. The thoughts have kicked in and somehow you have to try and untangle the thought that got you there in the first place. I will move slowly, carrying on with whatever I am doing. I don't do the breathing exercises during one, it makes it worse. I do them after. And I think, maybe if I'd done them beforehand then I wouldn't be in this state. So I make a point of doing them regularly now.

[.Poppy.]

No weather change really, but I got my Covid vaccine the day before. I was counting on feeling crummy afterward, and I did a bit, but I also think I just slept in a bad position and messed up my neck. It does feel better today.

I always want to move when I have a panic attack, but am still working on coping strategies. It’s so much easier when there is a clear trigger with a clear solution, which of course is rare. My worst ones are when I start thinking about things that can’t really be changed, or when I get them with no real thought at all, just panic.

Funnily enough, I wasn’t even panicking about the headache, I even thought “okay, if my head explodes so be it, just call it.”

I’m glad to hear your sinuses are improving. Hopefully that pattern continues.

[Carnation]

I want to move when I feel a panic attack coming on or just generally feeling panicky.
It's the hardest thing to stay calm and relax when your brain is telling you "you're in danger".
I had this a week ago when I visited a friend.
Almost 3 hours of hiding my panic, sitting for an hour wriggling and fidgeting and she didn't notice a thing.
By the time I left I felt my eyes were in the back of my neck and I was as stiff as a board with all the adrenaline running through me that I actually felt it difficult to walk or focus. Once in the car I sipped water and had some chocolate from my emergency stash I keep in the car. Cried a little and waited for the feelings to subside.
Once home I already felt the relief and just carried on getting dinner ready. But I was exhausted.

You mention 'no thought' but that's not quite true if you take the subconscious into fact and are we fully aware of all of our thoughts when we have so many. You might have been thinking of a person, a place or something triggered you. The way we feel can be enough to make us panicky and you had just had the vaccine and feeling off then hey presto, health Anxiety kicks in.
So many people tell me if they didn't have health Anxiety then they be ok. It's a desperate need to feel safe, to know they are healthy, to know they are not about to die.
Understandably the fear is so strong you want to run away from it.

[Carnation]

Well I'm plodding on slowly and nervously.
Just about managing to get out and about.
The sinuese have improved in my head, now seem in my eyes and ears. Constant sound in my ear, a bit like when you haven't tuned in properly to a radio station. More noticeable when it's quiet.
Two weeks since I've had an ocular aura and headpain seems to have settled for now.
Wish I could say the same for the anxiety.
Still thoughts making me panicky, verging on a PA.
No warning, just comes. Might even be a thought from an hour ago, who knows? There are so many throughout the day.
I'm keeping busy but taking time for relaxation too. A little exercise to prove to my brain I am OK and regular breathing exercises.
I'm actually enjoying the more cosier evenings and dare I say it, thinking about Christmas!