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A little TOO much....
Mar 5^th, 2009 at 6:26am

I had a new one this week (since Monday). Woke up with a shadow - no problem... hit the O2. But then the day went to hellloooo....

Got a migraine (hate those damn things). Took some naproxin (that's what I take for them -- usually works if I get to it soon enough). Didn't work! Got the naseau... so I hit the phenergan. Didn't work either.

That's when the fun started. I was hitting on about a 5 iwth the migraine (already had a pot of coffee down as well as the Red Bull, frozen peas, heat packs, hot shower, etc) That's when I got the HINT that my left side was about to blow off (yep a CH had hit along with the migraine - don't think that has really ever happened before). So I'm hitting the O2, drinking another Red Bull, screaming in between puffs....

Here's the delimina... I can't lay down with the CH - and I can sit up with the migraine... I get the CH under control, but can't get the migraine to come down to managable...

The migraine is hurting so bad, I can't feel the CH until it gets to a point where it takes the O2 a while to work (usually doesn't take that long to kill a hit with it).

I finally broke down and took some cafergot, but even that didn't help (maybe I waited too long).

After about 6 hours, I finally got the migraine down to "managable" and got the CH under control. By then I was one exhausted puppy. I took my "night-time" meds with an extra dose of melatonin and crashed.

Here it is Thursday (and that was Monday) and I'm still "tired". I'm in a high cycle right now (the barometer is crazy this time of year), but I don't think I've ever had a migraine and CH at the same time before - at least not like this. I would NOT recommend it to anyone who wants to stay sane.

Anyhow, I've got an appt with my neuro on the 16th, so maybe we can get something besides naproxin (my migraines are arthritic) for those little buggers. Those damn things HURT!

But right now, the CH is back to where I can handle it with O2 - I'm just tired right now.

Wishing all you guys a PF day.

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Ray CH.com Alumnus Offline Ray Posts: 1996 Columbus, Ohio Gender:	Re: A little TOO much.... Reply #1 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 8:26am Barbara: One or the other would be more than enough, you must be one tough lady to make it through both at the same time. Sorry for dumb bad luck and wishing you PF soon. Ray
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Grandma_Sweet_Boy CH.com Alumnus Offline What Goes Around Comes Around! Posts: 4496 Georgetown,Ontario Gender:	Re: A little TOO much.... Reply #2 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 8:33am It's just not fair to get hammered like that. Hang in there, Barb. Sending all I've got. Hugs Carol
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Charlotte CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2385 Patterson,California Gender:	Re: A little TOO much.... Reply #3 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 9:01am Oh, Barb, I always think of you with the barometric changes. Good luck with the neuro - I sure hope they can help. Charlotte
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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #4 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 10:20am

Well, one thing about it -- my vocabulary is definitely increasing... I think I could make a sailor blush right now..

. My dogs definitly learned some words they didn't know before. Roll Eyes

But I'm much better now... Monday I was about ready to visit Chuckles in the padded room at the "home".... Wink

Oh well -- just one more thing to get thru.... And it SHALL PASS!!!! Cool

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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #5 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 10:22am

As another sucker who has CH and migraine make sure that neurologist checks you have not got neuralgia flare up on top of all the other misery.
For me those two headache disorders seem to think its fun to kick the trimelgic nerve as they flip between the two types of headaches.
I sincerely hope its not- I would not wish that on anyone.

Because I have two primary headache disorders my CH when it soars mimics some aspects of migraine and when the blasted things cause that nerve to inflame on top.....

thats when I hope someone will kill me if I am not already dead

Its usually playing absolute hobb for me as you have described just when its about to reset from CH back into migraine.

If this is continuing and you cannot rest and nothing is helping is there any way you can you get your appointment bought forward at all?

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: A little TOO much.... Reply #7 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 12:55pm Sux, Barb. Especially with your "officially old" birthday coming up. Pardon my ignorance, but what does "my migraines are arthritic" mean?
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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #8 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 1:04pm

Well, if the phenergan didn't work, I'd suggest you ask for some Zofran from your doc.

It comes in disolvable pills that you can put on your tongue. It's been used for years, a lot of times for cancer patients vomiting. Freaks the hospitals out that I can vomit my guts up after a large dose of it.

Can you take triptans?

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DennisM1045 CH.com Alumnus Offline One wave at a time! Posts: 3437 Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA Gender:	Re: A little TOO much.... Reply #9 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 8:23pm -Dennis-
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: A little TOO much.... Reply #11 - Mar 5^th, 2009 at 10:54pm Oh, WAH WAH WAH!!! GEEZE!!! It is JUST a headache or two ... Take a couple aspirin and go take a nap ... Damn whining old wimminz ... Chuck (Luvz ya, dear, I sure hope you get a break soon ... and no more double whammies!)
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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #12 - Mar 6^th, 2009 at 12:29pm

Yeah yeah yeah -- I just gotta whine about something don't I Chuck... Kiss

Told ya the minute I went on Medicare I was gonna turn into a hypochondriac - well I went on it Sunday and look what I did Monday..

Just couldn't wait...

I don't know what my neuro meant when he said the migrains were arthritic. I just "assumed" they were caused by arthritis in my neck or something. Usually the naproxin stops them, but Monday it didn't.

My son has migraines and he said he's had one most of the week, so maybe it's just something going around or maybe it's the damn barometer. It's rising again today and my eye is swollen shut. Not really hurting - just look awful (shut up Chuck!).

I've got clients coming this afternoon and I'm trying to get presentable. Think I scared a couple Wednesday, but they'll get over it. (I got them money back so they're happy). It's over 80 degrees here today. I know we're still in for another bout of winter, but ya couldn't prove it by me today....

Anyhow, I'm doing ok right now - just being a bit bitchy.... but I'm OLD...

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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #14 - Mar 8^th, 2009 at 9:26am

This is really weird, but this thing is just hanging on. I'm not sure if it's the CH or the migraine. It's just dull (about a 3-4) but it's there - kinda goes up and down. It'll be on the left side so I'm thinking it's CH and get on the O2 and it goes down and then both sides rev up, so I take a naproxin and it fades and then the left side hits and back to the O2.... and then..... etc...

I took another cafergot yesterday and it mellowed out, but the barometer is rising this morning and we're back to jumping around again. Everyone around here has sinus infections so I guess it's normal for me to get hit when everyone has sinus problems, but I've just never had anything like this that I can remember.

I've upped my topamax and melatonin so I'm sleeping pretty well at night, but by the time I get in bed I'm exhausted from the day's "activities".

But I think I've got it figured out.... Thinking back over the years I ALWAYS get hit really bad during this time of year EXCEPT the years I've been under some really HIGH STRESS (the year my mom died and I was dealing with her estate during this time - the year Bill had his stroke during this time and a few other things during this season). Those years I was episodic and didn't even have a twinge of CH.

But as I've gotten older, I've quit letting things stress me out, so now I get hit really bad come spring time. SO, if ya'll want to help me out here - you'll come up with something to get me really stressed out!!

I've sat here and TRIED to think of something to get me stressed out and can't think of a darn thing. I tell my kids what I'm thinking, so I don't worry about that (not that they listen much). I write Congress and the President about once a week so I get all that hostility out. My state rep and I are on first name basis as is most of his office staff. My neighbors have no doubt what I think about anything, so I really don't get stressed about what they think (I don't care). I get aggraviated at my clients, but I have a little blue zap gun that gets me over that (I just zap them). And I'm writing a murder mystery so if I really get pissed at someone I just kill them in my book. What the hell can I get stressed out about????

Ok, I'm going to go cook breakfast now... Maybe I'll get stressed about the eggs overcooking.

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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #15 - Mar 8^th, 2009 at 10:07am

You want stress??

Did I tell you I am moving ??

Yes, I am going to be your next door neighbor ...

And I am going to mow my lawn NEKKID!!!

And I am going to have loud drunken parties PAST 9pm, and I am NOT going to invite YOU!!

And I am going to remove the muffler from my car ...

And .... And ...

Well, you get the idea ...

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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #17 - Mar 8^th, 2009 at 11:56am

ClusterChuck wrote on Mar 8^th, 2009 at 10:07am:

You want stress??

Did I tell you I am moving ??

Yes, I am going to be your next door neighbor ...

And I am going to mow my lawn NEKKID!!!

And I am going to have loud drunken parties PAST 9pm, and I am NOT going to invite YOU!!

And I am going to remove the muffler from my car ...

And .... And ...

Well, you get the idea ...

You'll have to do better than that... I'm half blind, can't hear worth a darn and would love to see the other neighbors (visual is just giving me the biggest laugh I've had in a month) when you move in Cheesy

-

Seriously Chuck - I've got a BIG house - could you move in with ME - I'm rolling on the floor picturing the faces of my neighbors... Grin

(and half of Linden after they CALL them!) This could be the "social event" of the year.....

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Re: A little TOO much....
Reply #18 - Mar 8^th, 2009 at 12:57pm

BarbaraD wrote on Mar 8^th, 2009 at 9:26am:

This is really weird, but this thing is just hanging on. I'm not sure if it's the CH or the migraine. It's just dull (about a 3-4) but it's there - kinda goes up and down. It'll be on the left side so I'm thinking it's CH and get on the O2 and it goes down and then both sides rev up, so I take a naproxin and it fades and then the left side hits and back to the O2.... and then..... etc...

I took another cafergot yesterday and it mellowed out, but the barometer is rising this morning and we're back to jumping around again. Everyone around here has sinus infections so I guess it's normal for me to get hit when everyone has sinus problems, but I've just never had anything like this that I can remember.

I've upped my topamax and melatonin so I'm sleeping pretty well at night, but by the time I get in bed I'm exhausted from the day's "activities".

But I think I've got it figured out.... Thinking back over the years I ALWAYS get hit really bad during this time of year EXCEPT the years I've been under some really HIGH STRESS (the year my mom died and I was dealing with her estate during this time - the year Bill had his stroke during this time and a few other things during this season). Those years I was episodic and didn't even have a twinge of CH.

But as I've gotten older, I've quit letting things stress me out, so now I get hit really bad come spring time. SO, if ya'll want to help me out here - you'll come up with something to get me really stressed out!!

I've sat here and TRIED to think of something to get me stressed out and can't think of a darn thing. I tell my kids what I'm thinking, so I don't worry about that (not that they listen much). I write Congress and the President about once a week so I get all that hostility out. My state rep and I are on first name basis as is most of his office staff. My neighbors have no doubt what I think about anything, so I really don't get stressed about what they think (I don't care). I get aggraviated at my clients, but I have a little blue zap gun that gets me over that (I just zap them). And I'm writing a murder mystery so if I really get pissed at someone I just kill them in my book. What the hell can I get stressed out about????

Ok, I'm going to go cook breakfast now... Maybe I'll get stressed about the eggs overcooking.

Hugs BD

Convince someone to steal your dog! It's a GREAT stress inducer!

I hope you feel better, Barb.

I've had plenty of migraines that have lasted a week, or more. It ain't fun. Though having constant severe shadows due to the DXM crap in cough syrups was a lot like having migraines.

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