Migraines

They are a nightmare!             I think I suffer with them. 


I actually have not been officially diagnosed by the doc - and probably should check this out - but having self medicated for 7 or 8 years in a manner that seems to work, I am reasonably happy. 


I know I get headaches that if not caught in time lead to me actually being physically sick. I don't get the "lights" but I do get an "aura" They are definitely stress related as I suffer less when not stressed but they are also hormonally related - you know what I mean !


Anyway - I now have a list of triggers .... 14 of them ...... and I try to be aware of a build up of any of these 14, as it seems to be a mix of any 3 together that can trigger an attack.


Seriously .... that is easier said than done !


There I am, visiting a couple of friends and they offer A COFFEE - simple - I forget to check if it is decaffeinated - add that to ... say ... a late night the night before and then some glorious unexpected sunshine (yes .... tell me about it ...... I am a major sun worshipper ... and one of my triggers is sunshine!) and BANG - I get the blitz ! 


I do try to monitor myself .... really I do .... but you can see my difficulty. 


Needless to say I nearly ended up with a migraine tonight - thankfully I also know the warning signs so I can take a tablet in time to ward it off but, as I stated, with at least 14 triggers and any combination of any 3 it is pretty hard to keep on top of.


I therefore buy several packs of my tablets in a year. So, when I popped to my local pharmacy to pick up some more tablets today, I noticed that on this occasion the pharmacist did not do the usual spiel of:

"have you taken these before" 
"are you taking any other medication" and 
"don't take any more than x in 24 hours"


I came to the conclusion that she is fed up with asking me and must think she knows me well enough by now !!!