It was a matter of time...
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duareGreat, just great... Let's talk about it:
Migraine is a neurological disease that can cause a wide range of symptoms during an attack. The most commonly thought of symptom is headache. [...]
And maybe you are wondering how I know I have migraine, well for once my doctor told me three years ago when I had my first migraine (until that time I inly suffered tensional headaches). Just look at the symptoms of the migraine without aurea:
Typical characteristics of the headache are unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate or severe intensity, aggravation by routine physical activity and association with nausea and/or photophobia and phonophobia. In order to diagnose migraine without aura, there must have been at least five attacks not attributable to another cause that fulfill the following criteria:
Migraine is a neurological disease that can cause a wide range of symptoms during an attack. The most commonly thought of symptom is headache. [...]
Usually migraine causes episodes of severe or moderate headache (which is often one-sided and pulsating -and that's I suppose it's the etymological origin of the word: from the Greek hemicrania, "half head") lasting from several hours to three days, accompanied by gastrointestinal upsets, such as nausea and vomiting, and a heightened sensitivity to bright lights (photophobia) and noise (phonophobia).
Defining severity of pain. The International Headache Society defines intensity of pain on a verbal 4 point scale:
Well, let's just said that I spent all Sunday with a mild and moderate pain, I think it started at morning as mild and was increasing all afternoon till a moderate pain. And obviously that same night I woke up with a grade 3, severe pain, that lasted around 2 hours after I take some pills and put a cold&wet cloth on my forehead. The next day I arrived late to my job (well not really late because I can arrive whenever I want, I just need to do four hours but I usually arrive betwen 9 and 9:30) and I suffered all morning a moderate pain that remained till evening, what a fucked day, really. All Tuesday morning I had a mild pain and at least today I'm alright.Defining severity of pain. The International Headache Society defines intensity of pain on a verbal 4 point scale:
- 0 no pain
- 1 mild pain 'does not interfere with usual activities'
- 2 moderate pain 'inhibits, but does not wholly prevent usual activities'
- 3 severe pain 'prevents all activities'
(from Wikipedia: migraine)
And maybe you are wondering how I know I have migraine, well for once my doctor told me three years ago when I had my first migraine (until that time I inly suffered tensional headaches). Just look at the symptoms of the migraine without aurea:
Typical characteristics of the headache are unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate or severe intensity, aggravation by routine physical activity and association with nausea and/or photophobia and phonophobia. In order to diagnose migraine without aura, there must have been at least five attacks not attributable to another cause that fulfill the following criteria:
1. Headache attacks lasting 4-72 hours when untreated Mmmm I've never wanted to prove how long will it last without any treatment, so I really don't know, but you know... 2 hours treated...
2. At least two of the following characteristics:
2. At least two of the following characteristics:
- Unilateral location check
- Pulsating quality check
- Moderate or severe pain intensity check
- Aggravation by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity mmmm... not sure
3. During the headache there must be at least one of the following associated symptom clusters:
- Nausea and/or vomiting check nausea sometimes
- Photophobia and phonophobia check both of them
Funny, isn't it? I hate genetics... I'm so fucked¬¬
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Date: 2007-11-21 08:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-22 12:12 am (UTC)JUSTO MAÑANA ME VOY A HACER UN CHEQUEO GENERAL PORQUE LLEVO VARIOS DIAS SEGUIDOS CON UN DOLOR DE CABEZA MODERADO Y YA ME TIENE FRITA...PERO SE LO QUE ES UNA MIGRAÑA DE LAS BUENAS, OH SI.
LO UNICO QUE SAQUE EN CLARO, ES QUE APARECEN POR LO GENERAL CUANDO ESTOY MUY PREOCUPADA/ESTRESADA, QUE NOS PASA MAS A LAS MUJERES QUE A LOS HOMBRES Y QUE LAS HORMONAS TIENEN BASTANTE QUE VER...Y LOS GENES, AJ
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Date: 2007-11-22 05:56 pm (UTC)I'm sorry... I hope you will be alright soon. Loads of kisses and hugs!!!
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Date: 2007-11-23 10:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-23 10:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-23 10:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-23 11:01 am (UTC)Además está el tema genético, y suele ser normal que si alguien en tu familia las sufre una pueda acabar con ellas también, como en mi caso.
Y nada, al médico puedes ir, pero no hay mucho que puedan hacer y los medicamentos especializados para migrañas son tan fuertes y depende las persona pueden tener semejantes efectos adversos que al menos yo, si puedo evitar tomarlos, prefiero quedarme con algo ligeramente más flojo y descansar 8a no ser que me durante el día en el trabajo, en cuyo caso no hay más remedio que arriesgarse o marcharse a casa)
Pero bueno, lo soportaremos en común^^ Nos podemos llorar mutuamente via lj
Besos!
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Date: 2007-11-28 12:28 am (UTC)Y fui al medico, pero mis analisis de laboratorio dan asco de lo buenos que estan, podria enmarcarlos bajo el rotulo "Salud" asi que...es stress y hay que aguantarlo. De hecho, hoy supe de una conocida del trabajo que fallecio y el dolor de cabeza acudio puntual, una migraña en toda regla...
Asi que ahi va mi porcion de "llanto", pero espero que no sea mutuo, ojala no nos doliese nunca mas ^-^