After 2 yrs I HAD A MIGRAINE;(

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After 2 yrs I HAD A MIGRAINE;(
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Thu, 06-01-2006 - 12:53pm

I AM so upset.I woke up at 8 am with the familiar auroas.My migs are one of my fears (phobias)I had a panic attack from hell.I called Dave at work and begged him to come home.He avoided my begging.He stayed on the phone with me until meds began to work.I am scared to death of the triptan meds for migs.My fear to them is real,they are very dangerous drugs,that constrict blood vessels and can be dangerous .My fears began when I had a reaction to a different one,that landed me in the hospital,and the way the DO was talking I was lucky I didn't have a heart attack.I am just petrafied of these headaches.I cant begin to tell you how scared I am of them.uggg the anxiety and panic were exhausting,and so strong in waves.I went to sleep and woke back up 5 times in a panic.Help me out here ladies.I don't want my fear to get so bad again that I am confined to my bedroom and my whole life is upside down,and in complete fear.Dave says he didn't come home because he wants me to see I did it all on my own (exposure)and that I did well and I am ok.


Gracielace,I think it was you that said migs follow a stressful time.Well being in the delivery room on monday was awful for me.I had anxiety all night after that.Although she needed me,it really upset me,I wanted to vomit.just to much for me.I am just so afraid that this will set of my full blown panic again.I am happy that Dave didn't come home and I held it together.when he has to leave work and come comfort me,it makes me worse sometimes,like I am a failure and so helpless.


Jeanie;(

 

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Thu, 06-01-2006 - 3:29pm
Jeanie, You did good, you got through it without Dave coming home. Thats a big step and each step makes you stronger. I do believe stress brings on the mg's. It also brings on our panic attacks. Thats why we need to find skills to cope with stressful situations. I thought I was going to have the auroas the other day. I managed to relax before it came completely on. I have been able to manage that alot lately. I am under some real heavy stress right now so am using every coping skill I can just to control the panic. I am determined to get through this tough time without alot of panic. As i said , you did good. Concentrate on that not the fact that you had a mg. (( HUGS)) Sharon

GRACIE

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Thu, 06-01-2006 - 3:53pm

(((Jeanie))) I'm hoping you are feeling better by now.

Sheri Ann

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Thu, 06-01-2006 - 4:49pm

Thank you Gracielace and SheriAnn,I do feel better and even much better because Dave is home now.I just hate having to lean on him so much.He don't even know how grateful I am for that.I just hung up with my doctor.I had an appointment with him this past

 

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Thu, 06-01-2006 - 8:52pm

I am glad that you're doing better, Jeanie. These feelings that your migraine might be something more serious, must be very hard to deal with. Sometimes, to stay alone & ride out the fear is the best that we can do. There is NOTHING wrong with that. I think you did a great job:) Now, convince yourself of that!


I think you had it right when you identified the extra stress as being a trigger. Now that you know that, you can work on keeping that stress level down. I keep forgetting to ask, have you been working out? If you let that slide a little, maybe you would consider getting back to the gym. You were coping very well when you were able to burn off that anxiety. Good luck & GBU! Enjoy Dave:) I hope he's doing something nice for you. Such a lucky lady! (((hugs))) jan




 

 


 



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Thu, 06-01-2006 - 9:37pm

Jan,Yea I have to say I havent been to the gym in over 2 weeks.My whole life revolves around anxiety.A few weeks back I read something about ppl working out and getting migraines.I freaked,and never even read the rest of the article.So I noticed ,I have been avoiding the gym.I am having a rough time this evening.My old anxious feelings are coming back.i am fighting the feeling of hiding in my room.I have a desperate need to keep Dave home from work tomorrow.I dont want to do that though.I am really nervous today,and really sensitive to everything.I asked Dave to drop some film at the 1 hour,when he asked why I couldnt do it,I felt like he can sence my anxiety, and in his mind hes like omg not again.I made up some reason why I couldnt go do it.He dropped it off anyway,I picked it back up.I wish I would come across one magic word to snap me back.I dont want this to spiral.


Jeanie

 

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Fri, 06-02-2006 - 8:27am

(((Jeanie)))

I hope the migraine passed and you are taking care of yourself! I am off to school but hope to check in with you later.

Lisa

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Fri, 06-02-2006 - 10:28am
(((Jeanie))) How's it going this morning? Does Dave have the weekend off? Maybe you can hang in there one more day. I know that the migraine has you worried, but it's ok to pamper yourself & rest up for a bit. We all need that *me* time to get our balance back. Exercising has many health benefits. I am certain those benefits would be more to your advantage than an increase in migraines. I bet it isn't a very significant increase. Hope you feel better, friend. jan




 

 


 



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Fri, 06-02-2006 - 10:53am

(((Jeanie)))

Sheri Ann