My First Migraine

garland
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:51:19 +0000

Medications–I take Zomig. It knocks it out, but it often comes back a half a day or so later. usually it takes a few days to get rid of it completely. The problem is that my insurance plan only allows a few of these a month, and they are expensive!!! Ibuprofen can help, but like I said, I gave myself an ulcer using it, and now i can’t!

I stopped taking the Zomig when I have an aura, because my auras and my headaches do not coincide, for whatever reason.

The light show can be impressive, though! Sometimes at night I wake up with it. It’s there even when my eyes are closed in the dark–a bright, flashing diamondback snake pattern with a kind of curlicue at the end. Pretty trippy, for sure.