satin.mama
03-09-2014, 09:09 AM
Hey everyone,
It seems really unreal to me to be back in the "land of the living," and I still feel kind of woozy, but I *think* my migraine that began on Tuesday is finally gone. It's a really long story, but I have never had that much pain in my life, nor that many drugs in the span of a few days. Also never rode in an ambulance before! Not nice "firsts."
A few questions:
1. I am breastfeeding. What can I take for prevention? I've heard of 400 mg per day of B2, which my doctor mentioned, but upon researching it, it sounds like Dr Hale et al don't recommend it during nursing. My doctor also mentioned magnesium, but she didn't know how much was OK. Anyone have experience with this?
2. It might sound silly, but I really think I might be somewhat traumatized. I reacted badly to one of the pain drugs in my IV at the hospital, I couldn't nurse my daughter for 36 hours, and most of all there was just SO MUCH intolerable pain it made me go a bit crazy. I came home on Thursday night, and for two nights I'd sleep a couple hours and then lie awake for most of the rest of the night, anxiously reliving the hospital experience and worrying that the migraine would come back. (It did try a few times - so I just kept taking drugs like a crazy person at the first sign of it.) Do I need to go for counselling or something? I am so :shiver at the thought of this ever happening again.
3. My husband had to take 4 days off work and watch our kids himself for 5 days. I really hope I can get up and help some today, because he is so worn down and exhausted and I feel guilty for not using drugs sooner (which is why it got so bad) so that he wouldn't have had to deal with all this. Not that I knew it would happen, but I still think he's having trouble forgiving me.
Thanks for listening. :heart A couple good things have come out of this - I've gotten some perspective - you know how you get bogged down in daily cares and worries? Now I figure I can handle anything as long as I don't have a migraine like that! Also very thankful for our medical system!
It seems really unreal to me to be back in the "land of the living," and I still feel kind of woozy, but I *think* my migraine that began on Tuesday is finally gone. It's a really long story, but I have never had that much pain in my life, nor that many drugs in the span of a few days. Also never rode in an ambulance before! Not nice "firsts."
A few questions:
1. I am breastfeeding. What can I take for prevention? I've heard of 400 mg per day of B2, which my doctor mentioned, but upon researching it, it sounds like Dr Hale et al don't recommend it during nursing. My doctor also mentioned magnesium, but she didn't know how much was OK. Anyone have experience with this?
2. It might sound silly, but I really think I might be somewhat traumatized. I reacted badly to one of the pain drugs in my IV at the hospital, I couldn't nurse my daughter for 36 hours, and most of all there was just SO MUCH intolerable pain it made me go a bit crazy. I came home on Thursday night, and for two nights I'd sleep a couple hours and then lie awake for most of the rest of the night, anxiously reliving the hospital experience and worrying that the migraine would come back. (It did try a few times - so I just kept taking drugs like a crazy person at the first sign of it.) Do I need to go for counselling or something? I am so :shiver at the thought of this ever happening again.
3. My husband had to take 4 days off work and watch our kids himself for 5 days. I really hope I can get up and help some today, because he is so worn down and exhausted and I feel guilty for not using drugs sooner (which is why it got so bad) so that he wouldn't have had to deal with all this. Not that I knew it would happen, but I still think he's having trouble forgiving me.
Thanks for listening. :heart A couple good things have come out of this - I've gotten some perspective - you know how you get bogged down in daily cares and worries? Now I figure I can handle anything as long as I don't have a migraine like that! Also very thankful for our medical system!