Friday, 4 July 2014

A day on the western front of migraine land

The weather has been hot, very hot, nearly an entire week of hot. Which could be an additional factor to migraines. But it's not just the hot weather, it's bright sunshine, you just can't get away from it. So it has been about 4 days of intermittent migraine harassment.  It has not been so debilitation as to be unable to work but rather just above a headache.  And like suffering from a hangover, with the dizzy feeling, like any moment I am about to fall over in a staggering way.  Whether it's the weather or not, I walk everywhere slowly, dragging my feet because I feel tired all the time.  It doesn't help waking up at an unearthly hour of the morning and not being able to sleep. Then during the day as a migraine hits I can feel a need to close my eyes and sleep. While at my desk.  I fight it off.  Rubbing my temples, momentarily closing my eyes.  In the open plan office (a nightmare in itself) the sound of people chatting around me becomes an intolerable noise.  I put in ear plugs and then ear muffs on top. I can still hear their voices, I just wish there was a higher level noise suppression than these almost pitiful devices.  In an effort to ensure I am not dehydrated I drink copious amounts of water, I'm not sure if it helps but I do end up pissing a lot. Then again a few minutes away from the mad noise of the office floor is a godsend.

The evening comes and salvation begins by laying on a bed in a hot room closing my eyes and still with a half numb head sleep.  At least when sleeping I can't feel a thing, until that is waking at 3 a.m. for no apparent reason and fighting to sleep again.