Migraines and Me
I was eleven when I got my first migraine . This is my story about migraines and me .
CHAPTER 13
Recently I had another migraine ! This one was strange . The first sign came when I was at work and typing on the computer , all of a sudden I couldn ’ t remember how to spell the words I was typing . I was deleting them after mis-spelling them but then couldn ’ t even put them in the right order . I felt like a fool as I had someone sat right next to me who probably wondered what I was doing !
I stood up and went to get lunch and thought maybe fresh air would help . Then the numbness in my hand started and it even caused me to lose feeling in my whole right arm ! Somehow I managed to work through it but it wasn ’ t pleasant to say the least . I immediately took some pain relief tablets because I feel like if I don ’ t take tablets quickly before the headache starts then my whole day is ruined .
I have been having a few minor headaches when I wake up in the morning and before I sleep . They ’ re a right pain ( excuse the pun ) as they affect my thinking and make it harder to sleep , causing me to wake in the middle of the night and then to feel tired the next day .
I thought I would try a new theory and I think it ’ s actually working ! Whether that ’ s my mind telling me or reality , I ’ m not sure . Since it ’ s brighter outside now earlier I have been keeping my blind open at night and still setting an alarm , but waking to natural daylight than my phone / alarm light . It ’ s much more natural and doesn ’ t have such an impact on my eyes first thing in the morning .
I ’ m really tempted to buy one of those lights for winter that are supposed to give off natural light slowly to make it easier to get out of bed . If anyone knows of any good ones , please let me know !
I ’ m hoping this will solve my headache situation completely but I think I may have to go back to eating less sugar and having a healthier diet again . I must confess chocolate has been a daily habit recently , I just love it !
If anyone is feeling the same , please test out my theory and let me know how it goes , I ’ d love to hear feedback !
Migraines and Me
I have recently created a Facebook page called ‘ Migraines and Me ’. If you would like some more detailed information and some recipes , please feel free to take a look . I have put on a few personal favourite recipes of mine .
If you would like to contact me to speak about your experience with migraines you can email me at nataliegerrish @ hotmail . co . uk
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