Not sure if you guys already know, i get REALLY bad migraines. Like REALLY REALLY REALLY bad migraines.
The kind with aura.
If you get weird headaches and it's something like i'm describing below.. You might have migraine, AND the aura.
Migraine is like headache but more painful than that. It's usually biased to one side of the head. Left or right.
The pain sometimes gets to your eye area.
For those who gets aura.. Some of the effects are..
- Nauseousness
- Numbness of limbs
- Numbness on the tongue
- Numbness on the back
- VERY stiff, achey neck suddenly and it persist
- WORST OF ALL, BLIND SPOTS
The main idea is.. Try not to sleep irregular hours. And take good long rest. Like 6 - 8 hours. And then avoid little naps. I ever tried waking up after a nap, and then catch a migraine about 30 minutes later. It's bad. If you wake up after the nap with a very stiff neck.. It's probably coming.
Now something light-hearted.
The kind with aura.
If you get weird headaches and it's something like i'm describing below.. You might have migraine, AND the aura.
Migraine is like headache but more painful than that. It's usually biased to one side of the head. Left or right.
The pain sometimes gets to your eye area.
For those who gets aura.. Some of the effects are..
- Nauseousness
- Numbness of limbs
- Numbness on the tongue
- Numbness on the back
- VERY stiff, achey neck suddenly and it persist
- WORST OF ALL, BLIND SPOTS
This is something like blind spots. Don't look at it for too long.
Except that everyone gets different kind of blind spots. There was once i kept doing sudoku and i get 9 boxes blind spots. No joke.
If you have migraine and blind spots, don't join in when people ask you to look at those stupid illusion graph. Don't read blogs with black background and white fonts. Hahaha. No really, i kena migraine before for looking at those.
Also if some places is wayyyy too noisy and loud, like the squeaky kinda loud, stay away from those places or cover your ears. When i was 16, a netball burst and i get blind spot afterwards. Follow by a migraine.
Not sure how it all links up. But just be really kiasi. Everything can avoid also avoid.
Okay say real one, this is how to PREVENT and build a good defense against migraine.. We try. Not fool-proof.. But we can only try. And our bodies are all different, so what might trigger my migraine might not trigger yours. But i'm telling you all the triggers so you can watch out for all.
1) Sleep regularly
The main idea is.. Try not to sleep irregular hours. And take good long rest. Like 6 - 8 hours. And then avoid little naps. I ever tried waking up after a nap, and then catch a migraine about 30 minutes later. It's bad. If you wake up after the nap with a very stiff neck.. It's probably coming.
2) DIET
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. VERY VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT. VERY, okay?!
There are many food items that are superpower migraine triggers. Some and likes of, that you have to avoid or only take minimal of are:
- cured food like ham, bacon, cheese
- pickled everything
- salty chinese food like salted egg, preserved vegetables, salted fish
- salty chinese food like salted egg, preserved vegetables, salted fish
- M.S.G (seasoning powder included)
- Salt
- Coffee (caffeine)
- Tea (caffeine)
- Low grade cocoa (chocolate)
3) Things to AVOID
Sight: Looking at bright lights especially HATE cars with LED head lights nowadays. WHAT THE FUCK FOR. Avoid looking at red stuff for too long. Avoid looking at stripes and patterns and those stuff that ask you to stare for 15 seconds and then look up the ceiling. Lol. Really one, those might trigger blind spots.
Sound: Avoid loud, high pitch sounds.
Smell: Avoid smelling over toxic, chemically stuff.. Hmm.. How do i explain this. Like.. The smell of new leather. Like.. Paint. Like thinner.. Like smelly rubber shoes section. I CANNOT stand the leather/ rubber shoes at Mustafa. Have to literately hold my breathe. And i'd ask for the driver to open all the windows if the car smells of toxic leather.
Taste: Try to avoid.. Overly sour or overly bitter food. I can't take super bitter ginseng. Or 70 over percent cocoa.
Okay so by now.. You probably think i'm some kind of fussy freak who cannot this, cannot that. Not really lah.. These are just some tips to watch out for. I can't fight bacon, ham and cheese. But i've stayed off coffee and tea for yearsss thou.
I've gotten my first migraine at the age of 13. So with 11 years of expertise and horrible experiences with migraine.. You gotta trust me to somewhat extend. Lolol.
Oh and, for some girls, you might get migraine before your menses.. So.. Just watch out for it.. And try to get sufficient sleep + eat well. Nobody can help on that lol.
Oh and, for some girls, you might get migraine before your menses.. So.. Just watch out for it.. And try to get sufficient sleep + eat well. Nobody can help on that lol.
So now on HOW TO COMBAT MIGRAINE when it happens!!!
First, if your migraine has aura, you need proper medication. Having tried many medications, from preventive kind to the kind that helps soothe the pain, and having many drug allergies.. That turns me into THIS and THIS, i personally think that nothing, NOTHING, can fight Caffox.
Caffox is like the grass for cows, milk for baby, red hair bow for Minnie. Caffox is the best painkilling + medication for migraine.
The doctor who prescribed my first ever Caffox to me explained that during a migraine attack, if i get aura like blind spots, it's like the capillaries around my eyes collapse. So Caffox will somehow.. Do something to our blood and relax the nerves and inflate the capillaries to normal. I DON'T KNOW. Lol. I just vaguely remember he said these.
From what i go through, i used to spend hours and hours, sometimes one whole day, with blind spots. And the nauseousness will last for as long the blind spot is around. It's bad. Imagine these happening, WITH the severe headache. And stiff neck.
I tried taking up to 8 panadol extra in a day. Didn't help on bad days.
With Caffox, the blind spot and numbness will be gone within two hours. The rest depends. But nothing goes over half a day. Super thankful.
Next, whether or not you have aura, if you have a migraine, the best thing to do is to be in a dark place (or close your eyes), with no noise, or with very soothing, soft music.
When you're there (after taking your medication i.e painkiller or Caffox), this is what you can do. To help ease the pain and headache even faster.
Since migraine is usually on the left or right side.. Whichever side is the painful side, you massage the other hand.
The doctor who prescribed my first ever Caffox to me explained that during a migraine attack, if i get aura like blind spots, it's like the capillaries around my eyes collapse. So Caffox will somehow.. Do something to our blood and relax the nerves and inflate the capillaries to normal. I DON'T KNOW. Lol. I just vaguely remember he said these.
From what i go through, i used to spend hours and hours, sometimes one whole day, with blind spots. And the nauseousness will last for as long the blind spot is around. It's bad. Imagine these happening, WITH the severe headache. And stiff neck.
I tried taking up to 8 panadol extra in a day. Didn't help on bad days.
With Caffox, the blind spot and numbness will be gone within two hours. The rest depends. But nothing goes over half a day. Super thankful.
Next, whether or not you have aura, if you have a migraine, the best thing to do is to be in a dark place (or close your eyes), with no noise, or with very soothing, soft music.
When you're there (after taking your medication i.e painkiller or Caffox), this is what you can do. To help ease the pain and headache even faster.
Since migraine is usually on the left or right side.. Whichever side is the painful side, you massage the other hand.
If i massage my left hand, it is for the right side of my head that is painful.
If i massage my right hand, it's for the left side of my head with migraine.
The pink part is where i mean.
What you do is VERY GENTLY, massage the meaty part in between your thumb and index finger. In small, soft, circular motion. This will really help. But the downside is.. After you recover, you'd be quite sensitive to this part of your hand. I don't like people touching or poking this part of my hand. I'm afraid they'd mess with my nerves O.O Lol.
Another way to directly, temporarily sooth the pain..
Use your knuckles to gently massage your head. Where it hurts. I like to start from the top, with two knuckles doing circular clockwise and anti-clockwise, then comb the knuckles down to the side, til it reach my temples.
And then when you recover, don't do vigorous actions too soon.
That's all. I REALLY hope i helped. And for your info.. Only 10% of the people who get migraine will get aura.
Please tell me if you're one of the lucky ones also. So i don't feel so lonely. So far in my life, i met two person who has aura.
I thought of sharing this cox the second person i met who has migraine aura is a 51 year old taxi uncle. He had migraine since 13 or 14 yro. And he is on Caffox as well. But he has migraine attack around 6 times a month.
That's WAYYYYYY too frequent!!! And his doctor never instruct him not to take tea, coffee, and watch his diet etc. His favourite food is salted veg, salted egg and salted fish with porridge.
Before i read up more to learn how to watch out for migraine triggers, i had migraine about once or twice a month. Then later when i learnt about Caffox, i get migraine about once every two to three months. That's more than what i can ever bargain for. So much thankfulness in me it's no longer once a month.
So when we share about our experiences.. We both felt so happy. He feel happy cox he learnt about how watching his diet can lower the frequency he gets his migraine attack. And i'm happy cox i find someone who understands the horror i go through sometimes.
And i'm also happy becox he gave me a 60 cents discount..... O.O Lol.
Now something light-hearted.
I did my pretty GELISH at Milly's again =D Nice ma?! This one is Little Twin Star inspired lol.
Super sparkly in real life!!! This design good! Cox my nails grow out already still can't see one, cox it's clear base at the bottom =D Tina very smart. Yeah Tina from Milly's did this!
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PS: I just remember from reading the comments, HUNGER might trigger migraine too. Don't go too hungry okay. And also, if it's wayyyy too cold or too warm for some people, they might get migraine too. Just.. Be comfortable lol.