Living with Migraine

Hi. My name is Trish and I have suffered from migraines for many years. In the past 2 years they seem to have worsened, I have been to my GP who, to be honest, doesn’t understand how these migraines affect my life!

When I get a migraine it lasts for about 2-3 days and at least 4 times a month, where I am secluded in a dark quiet room. I feel like a prisoner as I am unable to do anything other than try to sleep it off but its not always that simple as the pain is so severe that it interferes with me trying to sleep. I have been prescribed many tablets all of which do not seem to work, the only one that may sometimes work for me is Migard but I have to take it the minute I feel a migraine attack is about to rear its ugly head!

My GP is trying to eliminate the causes of my migraines, I do avoid the many foods that can initiate a migraine, i.e cheese, chocolate, tomatoes, marmite and especially wine. I had a marina coil fitted about 3 years ago and my GP thinks that this could be the main cause and I have to say that my migraines have worsened since this was fitted, I have an appointment to have it removed and I only hope that he is right because I can no longer cope with these attacks as it affects my social life, work and my children as they see there Mum in excruciating pain and they feel helpless. I will certainly let you know the outcome!

I sympathise with every migraine sufferer. anyone who tells me that all I have is a ‘bad headache so what are you moaning about’, I want to give them a headache of there own!!!