And Even More Fun…

So I don’t know if it’s the several storm systems passing through (MO rivers are forecast to approach the spectacular flooding levels of ‘93 this week), or the stress of dealing with my less than pleasant choices discussed in my last post, or both… but I have had either one continuous migraine that won’t quite go away, or several one right after the other. Which has been fun.

The (kinda, somewhat, sorta, mebbe) good news is that this last VA visit yielded my decision to finally try some Imitrex, despite my concerns about Mom’s drastic reaction to it when she tried it a while back.

After my decision, but before trying it, I asked her again exactly what her reaction was… I’d forgotten. She said that Imitrex works by constricting the blood vessels (to counter a migraine which swells them)… only hers went a bit further than that, and constricted EVERYTHING, including her lungs. She couldn’t breathe. After that alarming little revelation, I was a tad apprehensive to try them. But, I finally determined a good time to do so (this past Friday evening) and where (at my folks’ place, so I wasn’t alone) when I had a good and blaring migraine.

The good news was: I was still able to breathe just fine. The bad news was: it made every part of my body throb with the increase of my blood pressure and heart rate… including my migraine, so it essentially made it worse. But there was one last bit of good news: after two hours of THAT, the pain was completely gone. At least for the next 22 hours. Unfortunately, I don’t think you’re supposed to take it more than 2 or 3 times a week, so poppin another one every night when the previous one wears off isn’t quite an option. Even if I was thrilled with the idea of 2 hours of intense pain in exchange for 22 hours of painlessness. A somewhat odd tit for tat.

So, I’ve (kinda, somewhat, sorta, mebbe) found an alternative to the Butalbital that I normally take for the pain. They both have their pluses and minuses, and the limitations that one gives me in certain settings, might be made up by the other.

But, now that I know that the Imitrex won’t kill me or send me into contortions gasping for air, I know I can experiment with different strengths of migraines and different settings to see how it well it’ll work for me. However, the workplace is most definitely NOT an appropriate setting to try it, so I’ve been poppin the other stuff all week.

Amway, the continuous migraines have also contributed to my decision to refrain from overtime this week.