ache of the head

[arguchik]

can anyone out there describe for me what migraines feel like? i get these intractable headaches sometimes, and OTC pain relievers don't touch them. i have one today. it feels like i'm wearing a hat knit of pain. bright lights are bad. moving around too much is bad. i don't feel nauseous, and food still sounds yummy, but i don't want to eat any of it.

i've always assumed these headaches are related to my TMJ (which in turn is stress-related), but i'm not so sure. if it were muscular pain, it seems like aspirin or ibuprofin would alleviate it.

Comments

[alice-at-night.livejournal.com]

You should see a doctor. Well, I say that, but I never have seen one for painful headaches I get. My gyno called them migrains, but I've never been formally diganosed. (Quiet with direct pressure behind my left ear make mine go away. go figure. I think mine are sparked by meteorological changes.)

My rule of thumb is: whenever something starts interfering with life more intensely or more often a typical hangover, time to seek a professional.