Last Friday, I got what I believe was my first ever migraine. It was a little frightening. It started with a sudden pain on the left side of my head, followed by a general feeling of lethargy and nausea. Thankfully, I was able to still function for the most part, although I noticed that I was not as quick mentally (and no, I don't think that it was because I have a milestone birthday coming up).
The pain did not last very long, so I went ahead with my plans for that night and went to a concert by the Orchestra at Temple Square. But I noticed that I was still quite tired and my brain was not quite firing on all cylinders. And while I was driving home, I noticed a weird glowing halo around all the stoplights and streetlights. The tiredness and slowness seemed to last about 24 hours afterward.
Some of my sisters have struggled with migraines, as well as many of my friends, and I can honestly say it was a club I never wanted to join. I checked with my sister, and some friends, and they all say it sounds like it was a classic migraine. I'm fairly certain it was brought on by work stress from last week. So the challenge now will be to manage stress better so I can avoid these in future.
The pain did not last very long, so I went ahead with my plans for that night and went to a concert by the Orchestra at Temple Square. But I noticed that I was still quite tired and my brain was not quite firing on all cylinders. And while I was driving home, I noticed a weird glowing halo around all the stoplights and streetlights. The tiredness and slowness seemed to last about 24 hours afterward.
Some of my sisters have struggled with migraines, as well as many of my friends, and I can honestly say it was a club I never wanted to join. I checked with my sister, and some friends, and they all say it sounds like it was a classic migraine. I'm fairly certain it was brought on by work stress from last week. So the challenge now will be to manage stress better so I can avoid these in future.
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