Posted by bookgurl99 on October 16, 2002, at 16:26:18
In reply to Re: migraines, etc. » BeardedLady, posted by Dinah on October 15, 2002, at 9:29:23
Must be migraines, the calcium channel blocker is helping. I feel a big difference when I don't take it. I can't tell, though, if it makes my migraines worse or if it's just that I'm used to feeling well on some days. (I get them, or at least the aura, every day. Talk about an overactive CNS.)
I was probably having migraines for a while there, but didn't notice as they were not causing the severe aura. I used to have 'panic attacks,' where it felt like a racing sensation in my head. These left when my other symptoms began, so they may have been a different kind of migraine.
The CCB makes me tired, so I drink caffeine to balance that out. I know, though, that caffeine undoes many of my good habits. So I'm working on that.
My long-term goal is to be free of all drugs, minus the thyroid hormones I need to take. I sometimes wonder if long-term exposure to antidepressants has made me any more vulnerable to migraines. Nontheless, with a tendency towards severe anxiety, obsessiveness, and depression, I really need to change my ways.
Luckily, my gf is really pushing me to eat at home more (for us to save $), and exercise every day (I started out nudging her), so at least I have those positives. My new goals are to:
* quit caffeine
* establish a better sleep-wake routine; maybe switch from Zoloft to another AD that helps me sleep better.
* give up refined carbs except for one day a week. (Wheat and sugar are major triggers for me.)
* relax!:D
Thanks for the advice, y'allbookgurl99
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