Migraine

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Originally posted by Leeloo:
So far I've been doing what I consider great on Toprol. I went 3 weeks straight no migraine this month, and then went through hormone changes and suffered--though definitely not as bad as usual!

Today, of course, we had storms push through the area, not so bad on the head though I did feel one coming on. Sometimes the Toprol keeps them from lasting as long, so I didn't think anything of it.

I went with a friend to her aunt's tattoo shop so that she could get a new tattoo. I have never made a worse move...

First off, I am not a smoker. I have asthma and allergies, not to mention it smells disgusting and I hate smelling like it. It makes me sick to my stomach. My friends are very awesome about steering clear of me if they need to smoke, however, bless their hearts. This tattoo should have taken 1.5 hours--instead it took 4 with all the smoke breaks both my friend and her aunt took! This was wrong step number two. I had visual disturbances at one point and spiraled straight into pain.

Problem is, my friend drove and it was way out in no man's land--even if I could have driven myself I never would have been able to make it home on my own. I was stuck. I hadn't eaten since noon today. Strike 3.

I am out of triptans. I had to take a vicodin which is bad, I know...but anything to make the pain go away as it was attacking the left side, and those are the worst ones. I was in such a state of panic when I got home I was crying.

I am promptly grabbing my phone to call in my refill. I keep having to go back and reassess what I have written because I have been typing the wrong things constantly. Tonight when we finally made it to IHOP I kept telling the waitress I wanted to sit in smoking far away from non--and my husband kept having to correct me as it's the other way around.

I wouldn't have gone had I known this would happen. I love my friend, but the string of triggers is just too much for me to ever bother with going again....Even for the great company.

Deb