Migraines

I understand this subject all too well. I have suffered with migraines since I was a small child. Certainly, my childhood experiences found me looking for anyway out of feeling anything. But the migraines were ferocious. There was nothing I could do to alleviate the problem. I suppose that this was the beginning of me using prescription medication. I would do anything to stop the pain. After a while, I became addicted to the pills I found in my grandmothers cupboard. What I found interesting was the fact that eventually my suffering was what is called "rebound headaches". This is a headache that you get from taking the medication. Eventually, nothing worked. Daily I would have headaches and upon taking meds, the pain increased. It wasn't until I went to detox to get the pills out of my system that I began to gain relief from the dreaded pain. While in the mix of all this pain, I could actually feel every ounce of pressure from my blood. I thought I would explode.

Thankfully, I no longer have the medication addiction and although the pain still comes in headache form, I can ride it out with a few tylenol, a cold pack and a quiet room.

I had to comment on this subject as I saw my friend Helene checking out this headache site. We are, unfortunately, two people who suffer from this horrible affliction.