Migraine overview
A migraine is a headache that can purpose intense throbbing suffering or a pulsing sensation, typically on one facet of the head. It's often accompanied with the aid of nausea, vomiting, and excessive sensitivity to mild and sound. Migraine assaults can closing for hours to days, and the discomfort can be so excessive that it interferes with your each day activities. For some people, a warning symptom viewed as an air of secrecy takes location until now than or with the headache. An air of secrecy can consist of visible disturbances, such as flashes of mild or blind spots, or different disturbances, such as tingling on one thing of the face or in an arm or leg and concern speaking.
My experience-Frustrated and need to vent
So I've been dealing with an increase in aura migraines over the last year and a half now. I went from having 1-2 a year to none for 3 years. In the last year and a half, I've had over 80. I'm on 120mg of propranolol and take Sumatriptan when my aura starts. I get very sick from these migraines and end up on the toilet while throwing up in a trash can and then pass out for 3-6 hours. It takes me a few days to recover and feel somewhat normal. I'm in a constant brain fog and dizzy all the time.
I've been to several doctors to rule things out. Had an eye exam, eyes are healthy. My prescription changed just a little bit. Allergist, was prescribed zyrtec and antihistamines trigger my aura migraines so can't take those. MRI, didn't find anything that could be causing them. ENT thinks I'm having vestibular migraines and possible tmj. She thinks my dizziness and fullness of the ear feeling is caused by my migraines. So I got referred to a physical therapist.
Had my first pt session today and he doesn't think it's vestibular migraines based on tests he did but wants to keep seeing me to help work out my muscles and neck issues. I have degenerative disc disease in my neck. He thinks it could be Cervicogenic headaches but they don't produce auras. So he's just as confused but wants to see if treating me for that will help.
I'm going to be tapering down on my propanolol over the next month or so and start taking amitriptyline along with it. I finally got a referral to a neurologist but still haven't been able to set up an appointment.
I'm just very frustrated because I thought I was getting somewhere finally just for it to not actually be what they were thinking. And it possibly being something else but still unsure.
I just want to feel like me again and not a disappointment. I've missed so much work from this and my friends and family are frustrated because I don't feel good enough to go places with them. I'm just kind of stuck right now..
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