Medical

[unixronin]

The bad news:  I just spent seven hours in the ER at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center with a blinding, skullsplitting migraine.  IV, CAT scan, spinal tap, vomiting, the works.  I had to have cymrullewes stop the car four times on the way home so that I could open the door to throw up.

The good news:  It wasn't either an aneurysm or meningitis.  The various tests found no organic cause.  (Which of course means we don't know what caused it.)

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Oh, GARBAGE!

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't start having them regularly. If you start having even serious headaches regularly, please consider limiting your tyramine intake. Even if tyramine-containing foods haven't seemed to be problems for you in the past, they can begin to be a problem for you if something else is going on. I don't seem to be sensitive to all of them, but I no longer drink wine (even one glass at Thanksgiving was a problem), can't eat bananas, almonds or peanuts, and avoid all preserved meats like the plague. Admittedly, there are viruses that can cause migraine. Did your temperature rise or fall at all?

I recommend an icepack for the after-effects. You may want to keep one in the freezer for emergencies. We always keep a cold bag ready for me.

If you can stand Gatorade, it might not be the worst idea. I find it's good for the insult to the system after a really bad migraine. Your vagus nerve was apparently involved, which is not uncommon. If you find you don't want to eat at all for the next day or two, don't worry, but for the gods' sake, DRINK!

Re: Oh, GARBAGE!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

My temperature dropped about one degree, to 97.4. I hadn't eaten anything out of the ordinary. I have a slight headache left today, and I'm very dehydrated, and setting about a project of re-hydration.

[yndy.livejournal.com]

Oh my.

Clinical migraines run in the family here. My brother and my dad both swear by Imitrex, but it does nothing for me.
I had nocturnal seizures (always when I was sleeping, wouldn't 'wake up' until after the seizure) as a child - then they went away around puberty, and resurfaced as migraines (light, sound, motor) about 10 years ago.

But nothing that horrid of late!! You poor thing!

I'm glad it wasn't an aneurysm or meningitis - but sorry they couldn't finger a cause. Are they thinking about doing EEGs on you? I had dozens of those as a child - all I know is that putting electrodes all over an 8 year old's head, putting her in a gurney in the middle of a room, turning out the lights, and having 4 people watch her through a window? not the way to get her to "go to sleep dear, so the nice doctors can read your brainwave scan"...

Seriously - I hope they find something causal.

I do have a horrid recommendation for you tho - monitors can trigger optic migraines. Stay away from the computer for awhile hon.
Seriously.

[smandal.livejournal.com]

Man that sucks. Stress and bad lighting can also bring on attacks ... something to consider.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

And stress is unquestionably present here .... with my unemployment benefits about to run out, we're in a certain amount of concern about keeping a roof over our heads long-term.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Oh _dear_.

I hope you feel better soon!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I have a slight residual headache and a lot of dehydration today. I'm hoping the headache is just low blood sugar, and I just made myself a soft-boiled-egg sandwich, easy on the stomach, and a pot of Castleton Estate darjeeling tea.

In my experience, and from what docs have told me

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

It's your vagus nerve that's acting up, more than your stomach. If your head keeps hurting after you eat, it's probably because the blood vessels are still a bit out of whack. Try a cold pack for a while. Don't do too many acidic foods today if possible, and rest as much as you can.

Re: In my experience, and from what docs have told me

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

No. It's his stomach. Morhpine tends to have that affect on him. Unless you are stating that morphine acts on the vagus nerve...

Poor thing! The vagus nerve is probably involved as well, though

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

Dr. John Ewing, a friend who treats a lot of similar cases, says that most violent migraines do leave the vagus nerve as sensitive as the eyes. Just as the eyes are sensitive to the light after a migraine, so the vagus is sensitive to acids, etc. There's a documented connection between vagus nerve problems and migraines, hence the frequency of nausea during migraines. The vast majority of migraineurs experience mild to severe nausea during many migraines. Most of us have an emergency compazine prescription as a result.

As for the morphine, my sympathies. Did it help the pain at all?

[beckyzoole.livejournal.com]

I hope they at least gave you some powerful painkillers!