How are you feeling right now?

[odeon]

Mine are usually not totally incapacitating but enough to make my life miserable.

[Parts]

I used to get sick to my stomach all the time with them and have major vision problems when I get them

[earthboundmisfit]

Same here. The nausea, sensitivity to light, and not being able to focus are terrible.


I get them mainly when I don't sleep. Which, lately, has been almost every day.

[odeon]

I get the nausea a lot, plus the visual stuff--spots that won't go away for days on end.

I also have problems with what often is referred to as "visual snow" (look it up) but I don't know if it's connected. I know it's worse when I'm in a migrainy period.

[Celticgoddess]

Have you guys been documenting this with your doctors? Men with migraines are 24% more likely to have heart issues. Just sayin.

[earthboundmisfit]

Yes. I think we have narrowed it down to the way I sleep. The migraines tend to be hypoxic, my breathing when I don't sleep well can be erratic.

[Celticgoddess]

really? So your breathing is regular when asleep but not when awake? That's interesting. Do they know why? *the little scientist in my head thinks that's cool but feels badly that it causes you pain*

[Celticgoddess]

Oops...forgot the thing I was going to post about..

Feeling happy. Just poured myself a glass of white wine and I'm listening to Midnight Bottle by Colbie Caillat. I'm a wee bit obsessed with her music as of late.

[Parts]

Have you guys been documenting this with your doctors? Men with migraines are 24% more likely to have heart issues. Just sayin.

Doctors are evil

[earthboundmisfit]

It's just when I'm not sleeping very well. I think it's when I'm tense and breathe short shallow breaths.


I'd like to try some yoga. I'm thinking the breathing exercises would be beneficial.

[Celticgoddess]

Have you guys been documenting this with your doctors? Men with migraines are 24% more likely to have heart issues. Just sayin.

Doctors are evil

Heart attacks are more evil.

[Celticgoddess]

It's just when I'm not sleeping very well. I think it's when I'm tense and breathe short shallow breaths.


I'd like to try some yoga. I'm thinking the breathing exercises would be beneficial.

It's excellent. I love yoga and pilates.

Have you tried a new routine right before bed? Every night at 8pm I light candles and put on quiet music. Helps my body to unwind a few hours before I turn in. At night I have two mixes that I listen to when I'm ready to go to sleep. My body is so conditioned to unwinding with those playlists that if I play them during the day, I fall asleep. That's just me though.

[Parts]

Have you guys been documenting this with your doctors? Men with migraines are 24% more likely to have heart issues. Just sayin.

Doctors are evil

Heart attacks are more evil.

I'm shopping for one now that is at least not that evil my crazy doc is helping me I like her

[earthboundmisfit]

It's excellent. I love yoga and pilates.

Have you tried a new routine right before bed? Every night at 8pm I light candles and put on quiet music. Helps my body to unwind a few hours before I turn in. At night I have two mixes that I listen to when I'm ready to go to sleep. My body is so conditioned to unwinding with those playlists that if I play them during the day, I fall asleep. That's just me though.

I have a hard time finding mellow music that doesn't irritate me. I've got some Mazzy Star, but that's more of a make-out cd than a go to sleep cd.

[Celticgoddess]

Have you guys been documenting this with your doctors? Men with migraines are 24% more likely to have heart issues. Just sayin.

Doctors are evil

Heart attacks are more evil.

I'm shopping for one now that is at least not that evil my crazy doc is helping me I like her

Awesome. I find that you have to shop around for these sorts of things, if you live in a place that doesn't have a doctor shortage.