I had a lot of migraines recently(in december of 2022), enough that i feel i really need to try to make a journal, something i'm supposed to do anyway. It's the start of a new year so it might be a good time to refocus on doing this better.
migraine rating: 1
Though not entirely cured, i have been feeling better in general lately, i still have the eye problems, the neck thing that the doctors seem to think isn't a problem, i guess it's not hurting them. Also sometimes my teeth are sensitive, but none of this is a migraine, though they might all be migraine contributing factors, any problem can be. I have had some dizzyness and some times when it felt like a migraine might start in the last few weeks, but it hasn't been as bad as normal, certainly nowhere near what it was in decemberr. I have recently started really trying to go to bed and wake up earlier. I've been getting slightly better sleep. I threw out my protein drinks because they had tyramine, i wasn't drinking them that much anyway, but i've also been slightly improving my diet with more awareness of tyramine.
migraine rating: 1
A day off, was able to take it easy, some nausea.
* * *migraine rating: 2
at one point felt on the edge like I was about to have a bad one but then slowly recovered and felt ok.
* * *migraine rating: 1
some nausea and dizzyness.
* * *migraine rating: 3
I had some nausea. Felt like I was on the edge of having a serious migraine, some head pain, top left.
* * *migraine rating: ?
I didn't keep any records during this time and can't remember right now.
* * *migraine rating: 1
some minor headache pain, eye pain was starting to go away but now might be back.
* * *migraine rating: 0
some tinnitis, ear problems, but I guess no real headaches.
* * *migraine rating: 1
Eye pain slightly better today. Some Dizziness, but overall not bad today.
* * *migraine rating: 3
This morning i seem to have a regular headache. Tinnitis and eye pain also. Some confusion, a little difficult to write this.
took ibuprofen.
* * *migraine rating: 3
Still had the other issues, but this time started to feel nausea and like my eyesight was starting to go.
took sumatriptan.
* * *migraine rating: 1
Eye pain, thing in neck started hurting again, more sinus issues. can't really remember, did not write anything, must have had some head pain because i took asprin and ibuprofen.
* * *migraine rating: 0
I'm having lots of eye pain and tinnitis, but no real migraine pain today.
* * *migraine rating: 2
refilled emgality and injected it. Had some dizziness and pain in the morning.
migraine rating: 1
this morning i had that sinus congestion when i woke up again, i think it is related to migraine symptoms. I have no real pain but i keep briefly getting scary feelings like for just a second i lose attachment to my arm or start to lose control of eyesight. This comes with starting to get nauseous, but i seem also to be able to adjust to it and stop it better than i ever could. Also noticing the back pain again.
I also am planning to move this journal to its own site when i understand what the doctors actually want me to be keeping track of. I'll keep this page here too but maybe just do a monthly summary or thoughts that i don't want to put in the journal that they see.
* * *migraine rating: 1
I have quick feelings of losing control/nausea and then am able to stop them. My back feels kind of broken.
* * *migraine rating: 1
I did not write anything here during these two days, i know i took sumatriptan in the morning at one point, but kind of don't remember how it went after that and I think in general it worked and i was still in my feeling slightly better state.
took suma
* * *migraine rating: 2
Had trouble waking up and also had some confusion and nausea at one point, but overcame it and felt better as the day went on.
* * *migraine rating: 1
Kind of felt better, but still not entirely better. writing this the next day, so can't remember.
* * *migraine rating: 2
Just extremely tired all around from work, couldn't do much, did feel dizzy and nauseous at one point, but since friday, I have felt clear on the left side of my head and have felt better overall.
* * *migraine rating: 2
unfortunately woke up with a lot of sinus pressure, tinnitis on the left side, slight pain in left eye, slight numbness in left arm. Front left of my head not feeling so good. Out of all of my drinks and stuff i was using to keep my sinuses extra clear. Will have to get more of them tomorrow. Hard to say if this is actually a migraine or something like a sinus headache, but i think it will cause a migraine if it keeps going.
* * *migraine rating: 0
A day of feeling better, probably all the way better. Didn't sleep much though, haven't been sleeping much, so that will probably catch up to me.
* * *migraine rating: 1
Actually did feel some dizziness in the morning and took sumatriptan but it went away throughtout the daythe pressure on the left side of my head stopped completely, so i felt normal.
* * *migraine rating: 2
Some nausea, small pains, feeling on the edge of things going bad, but still able to function. Eye pain remains, pain from lump in neck moved down last night, and is at the moment almost gone, which is good. Might be getting better, but still not normal.
migraine rating: 2
Still feeling the eye pain, the slight nausea. took suma early in the morning, kind of gave up on the try not to take it idea. Not as much numbness. Overall maybe getting better.
took suma, ondansetron, may be out of ondansetron
* * *migraine rating: 4
later started to feel worse, pain or numbness behind eye, scrunchiness, some numbeness on and off in arms/hands. changed rating from 3 to 4. kind of able to function though and still haven't taken medicine, am going to take 1 ibuprofen, but can't be taking sumatriptan 5 days in a row. Called doctors and made apointment, but they were going to call me back and they didn't.
After changing my diet and eating healthy, i thought i'd get up and be able to do stuff today. I ate breakfast, but then the top/top-right of my head started feeling like it was electrically overwhelmed, it hurt, i had to lay down. I didn't take any medicine this time, i think i've taken way too much. Now i've kind of recovered from that headache but i feel electrically burned, and still very tired and aching all over my body. Also a slight feeling of numbness in my hands.
* * *migraine rating: 4
Symptoms in morning, just muscle weakness, numbness, were bad enough to prevent me from doing most things. Almost lost eyesight but rest and medicine were effective.
took suma, ondansetron
* * *migraine rating: 3
Made it to work. started to recover but it was very shaky.
took suma, ondansetron
* * *migraine rating: 5
Had to call in sick from work. Max symptoms.
took suma, ondansetron
* * *migraine rating: 5
After waking up with an odd feeling of pain in my nose, and not feeling particularly great, maybe a 2 or 3 most of the day, i got a really bad migraine at the end of work(nothing was happening at work). Lost eyesight, lost connection with arms, skeletal pain, nasal pain, nausea, etc.
took suma, ondansetron
* * *migraine rating: 2
at about 6:00 i was watching tv and felt the thing on my neck start to hurt, then the left part of my nose started to hurt, and i felt some dizziness.
I have been kind of confused this morning, had trouble waking up. Strange noise(?) and ear ringing woke me up in the middle of the night last night, but I have had this happen to me before and i have hearing protection next to my bed which i think helped me get out of it. that's not exactly migraine related.
* * *migraine(+migraine symptoms) rating 1-11-23 1-5(0 = nothing, 1 = not so bad, 5 = the worst): 1
around 6:00 i went to the grocery store, started getting a bit confused, lightheaded in there. then i hit myself right in the face with a bottle of gatorade somehow while unloading the trunk. Then i went and exercised at around 7:30, i guess the pain in my face went away, but my back started feeling weird after i ran. after i got home i noticed more tinnitis again.
11:26 am: tinitis and heart beat sounds in my left ear, but actually feeling pretty good headache wise other than that.
* * *January 10th at 10:57 am: dizziness, difficulty reading, some numbness near upper left temple. missed possibly related appointment, rescheduled, will try again tomorrow.
* * *days i went blind and had to leave work: 2. 1 on december 16th, 1 on friday january 6th. My job has no stress anymore. It is not because of the job. I think it's got to do with my neck, my eyes, my sinuses, a possible infection under the left side of my jaw, that is not in my mouth or really under my skin, kind of in between. I'm going to get that xrayed tomorrow.
This month was terrible. I was only entirely taken out of work for two days, but i only work 3 days a week. I had postdrome symptoms, dizziness, nausea, numbness every day. The day before yesterday, sunday the 8th and saturday the 7th too i think, i had facial numbness, a sense of disconnection from my limbs while i was trying to go to sleep, very scary stuff as usual.
This is especially disappointing because it was after almost a year of injecting myself with emgality once a month, which I felt was helping me. It really didnt' seem to protect me at all in december. I think i was having migraine symptoms even before the actual first in a while classic debilitating migraine with the loss of sight, speech, dissociation of my arms from my body, and numbness. It's enough to make me want to write this journal.
I need to make a separate website that is just a migraine journal.
need to record ideas about dietary changes or medicines i need to refill, just any ideas i have.