Having trouble keeping attacks under control
Hi all, I don’t post much about myself but I’m really having a large blip at the moment.
Four days ago I experienced my first migraine ever and it came with an aura, although I was able to rationalise what it was quickly as I’ve heard stories from others that had experienced migraines the aura it’s self was utterly terrifying. Took all the steps of taking painkillers and an antiemetic as soon as I could (Called the Doctor the next day to get switched off the combined pill so all good there!)
Since the first I’ve then I’ve had a further three in the following days, two yesterday that resulted in a really not good moment of lots of ugly crying and a very down moments. It just seemed like there was no end, as the pain and other unpleasant symptoms would only ease for and hour or so before the next aura started.
I think it was the combination of feeling so unwell for the previous 72 hours, how terrifying (yet I know completely harmless) the auras are and just such an overwhelming amount of helplessness to it that got me. My mum and husband were brilliant and called my favourite doctor who prescribed a medication to stop them. - this seems to have worked, but the problem lies in that I’m just so anxious about another one happening- not because I’m worried about them being something else, or even the pain, it’s just those auras.
Every little floater in my vision is causing me to panic, I’m waking in bigger attacks than my usual and the general levels have been a lot higher than I’ve been dealing with for such a long time, which is upsetting really.
I still deal with a lot each day but I’m really not one to complain, I have my ways of coping with things and I’ve been building a much better life for myself. This just feels like another thing on top of what I was handling that I just can’t push through.
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