Some of you may know this, and some of you may not, but I think it’s
time for me to say (a.k.a. blog) it out loud…I have chronic migraines. To be officially diagnosed with
chronic migraines, you have to have more than 14 migraines a month, and
unfortunately I fall in that category. I’ve basically had a constant headache
for over 18 months, with 3-5 migraines a week. Anyone who can do the math can
see that 18 + 5 + constant + severe + pain = a not so fun time.
I’ve been seeking treatment for a little over a year now. I’ve seen numerous
neurologists, and tried countless medications, supplements, etc., but to no
avail. The most interesting thing so far has been all the remedies that people
suggest. It seems that all of the sudden, everyone I know either has/had
migraines or knows someone who has/had migraines. I have been told about enough
remedies (medicinal and naturopathic) to write a book…and someday I just
might--working title is 1001 Ways to Stop Feeling Like You’ve Been Kicked in the Head.
I’ve gotten to the point that I’ll try just about anything. I’ve become
so desperate that I even gave up chocolate. Yes, I know—I must really be going crazy,
but see I’ve read that sometimes chocolate can be a trigger to migraines. It
was my husband’s idea, of course, because only a man would dare tell a woman to
give up chocolate—women know this suggestion should never be uttered to another
woman. But I thought, why not? I had to find out if chocolate was my migraine nemesis.
The minute I gave it up, I was craving all things chocolate—chocolate cake,
Snickers, chocolate ice cream, brownies, etc. I guess it’s the old adage, you
don’t know what you have until it’s gone. I didn’t realize how much I LOVE
chocolate. I desperately missed it. If only I could be one of those people that
HATE chocolate…but well, then I guess that would just make me a guy.
A few days into my no-chocolate challenge I thought, wait a minute, do
I really want to know the results of this experiment? Would I be willing to
live a chocolate-less life? I wasn’t sure that I was. Perhaps it was my lack of
faith, or my prayers that chocolate wouldn’t be a trigger, but after two weeks
of no chocolate I luckily (and unluckily) still had my migraines. I never
thought I’d be so relieved to have a migraine.
So crisis was averted. I don’t have a give up chocolate, but I do have
to keep searching for my migraine cure. I’m sure I’ll find it someday, and in
the meantime with a sigh of relief I’ll say, TGINC…thank goodness it’s not
chocolate.
7 comments:
I feel like every third person I know gets migraines, and everyone does have some interesting remedy. It's like the body has something wrong, no matter what the problem, it decides to respond with a migraine. So there are a billion remedies and only five people that each remedy works on. One friend had migraines from high school until now (so just over 10 years), and when she had to get one of her kidneys removed for another problem, BOOM! the migraines were gone. So strange.
ANYWAY, all this is to say that I'm sorry you get migraines (especially with such frequency and severity!), I'm glad chocolate isn't the problem, and here's hoping you can some day find your own bizarre remedy!
I've had a headache (not a migraine) for the past 2 days, and I can't imagine how mean I'd be if I'd had one for 18 months!
What a pain (hehe)! Glad it's not chocolate. Maybe the problem is that you should *only* eat chocolate
So sad because you still have migranes. But soo happy it wasn't chocolate!!
I think that moving to a tropical island would be a good cure. You can sit on the beach and eat chocolate all day!
so happy and sad for you. but what i really want to know is....where do i find that chocolate cake you have pictured! it looks divine! we need to find it and eat it to celebrate your migraines. =)
Did you make that cake to celebrate that it wasn't chocolate?
Paigepants,
Sorry about the migraines, but congratulations on being able to indulge on chocolate whenever you want!
I love your guts,
Kathypants
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