I finished reading “The Headache Files: True Tales and Real Relief” by Werner J. Becker MD tonight and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in nonfiction about migraines, history, medicine, and/or the memoir of a doctor who has treated many patients who have chronic pain.

It was a thoughtful and educational read that included many treatment options for migraines and anecdotes about his patients.

#Books #Migraine #Spoonie #History #Medicine #Nonfiction

@bookstodon

Moi, j'aime pas la #migraine, le dimanche matin.
#schtroumpfgrognon
If I don’t call it a #migraine, it’s just a sparkling headache.

'Migraine en beroerte'

"Mensen met migraine waarbij vooraf waarschuwingssignalen optreden, lopen mogelijk meer kans op een herseninfarct. Vooral mannen jonger dan 72 jaar lijken volgens nieuw onderzoek een verhoogd risico te hebben."

"Migraine zonder aura liet geen duidelijk verhoogd risico zien."

"Het absolute risico op een beroerte bleef relatief laag. Bovendien kende het onderzoek beperkingen. Zo baseerden de onderzoekers zich grotendeels op meldingen van deelnemers zelf. Niet iedereen kreeg een officiële diagnose volgens neurologische richtlijnen.
Ook konden de onderzoekers niet achterhalen hoe lang mensen al migraine hadden, hoe vaak aanvallen voorkwamen of welke medicijnen zij gebruikten. Daardoor blijft onduidelijk hoe groot het risico precies is en welke factoren het meest bijdragen.

"Artsen zouden migraine met aura mogelijk vaker moeten meenemen bij het inschatten van het risico op hart- en vaatziekten. Zeker bij mensen die ook andere risicofactoren hebben, zoals hoge bloeddruk, roken of verhoogd cholesterol."

https://medischdossier.org/migraine-en-beroerte/

#gezondheid #beroerte #migraine

Migraine en beroerte

Migraine en beroerte

Medisch Dossier

Gotten woken up at 🤷🏼‍♀️ o'clock last night, head kicking off & huge! thunder storm happening outside, wind picked up & was rattling blinds as windows were on the snib. Took pain meds, didn't really get back to sleep, head still miffed, will take more pain meds & see how we go. Likely do the 3Cs protocol.

#ThreeCsProtocol
#CarbsCaffeineCocodamol
#BarometricPresdure
#WeatherMigraine
#Migraine

The heat is getting to me. Had my first heat related migraine yesterday. Luckily I noticed early and could counter with meds before it got too bad. But damn, if that were are more regular state, I would be in trouble.
#heatwave #climatecrisis #migraine

Only managed minimal outdoor work today. Slightly cooler day tomorrow! Doing a stone border around a patch of garden.

#Migraine in the way, and while meds made it go away, it made me very sleepy and low energy.

#gardening

Sometime #migraine makes the world small.
#spoonie

Cognitive Speech Therapy homework

Time: 08:28.48

My short term memory and speech issues are partly linked, and exercises like this have not been easy. But I’ve made some strides, at least with the exercises, over last couple of weeks.

#FND 🧡
#Migraine 💜
#ChronicIllness 🫶🏻

If you have migraines and are currently working, what do you do and are they currently hiring?

I’m looking for a hybrid or work-from-home position.

My work experience includes customer service, retail sales, data entry, social media management, and many years of writing, both fiction and nonfiction.

Open to other ideas, too.

I live in Toronto, so Canadian leads and recommendations are most helpful. General advice is welcomed as well, though.

#Migraine #Work #AskFedi #GetFediHired