Guuuuuuuuuuuuh.
I've basically had a month-long sinus headache. I'm so out of it that sometimes I can't even tell I have a headache, just that I feel crappy. Today, I'm so hypersensitive to sound that the sound of the air conditioner running hurts my ears. And I have tinnitus. So I can't even go with the standard "lie down and take a nap until it passes"; lying down quietly just means I can hear the ringing in my ears and the air conditioning better. I'm considering trying to nap with white noise or very quiet music to help mask the ringing, but I don't know if it'll work.
The fatigue I'm getting from these headaches is such that ... I don't even want to eat. Like, I don't even want to eat cake. And I can't tell if I'm hungry, so then I also get low blood sugar headaches. Changing the channel or paying attention to TV is too much work. I don't feel like playing computer games, and I can't read books. All my parents see is that I'm sitting around all day and EVERYTHING is tiring me out to a ridiculous degree, even for me. It takes so much energy to get up and set the table for dinner. So, you know, I end up looking super-lazy. And I feel so crappy I can't even think about swallowing pills, so I'm off my meds. Oddly, despite feeling like a truck ran me over twice, I'm … in fairly good spirits and not very depressed.
Given that I recently heard there's a strong correlation between barometric pressure headaches and migraines, I'm seriously considering hitting up my neurologist for meds. God knows, I don't need to be on another medication, so I'm hoping he has some sort of "nip it in the bud" option rather than a daily medication for me. I know the Sudafed has been hit-or-miss, and for some reason I can't clearly articulate, I really don't like taking it. It's not that it makes me feel bad, but I'm very resistant to taking it in comparison to say, an Advil or a prescription-strength headache med. Mom keeps getting on my case to do the Neti pot, but I don't feel coordinated enough right now to successfully pull it off. I have to feel clearheaded if I'm going to succeed in not-inhaling the saltwater mix. The friend who pointed me to research on the whole sinus-headaches-can-be-migraines thing suggested I try Aleve, which I've never had. Someone just suggested I try Mucinex D and chamomile tea until I can get some Imitrex from my doctor. So far I've been subsisting on sinus massages only, so I welcome y'all's advice.
The fatigue I'm getting from these headaches is such that ... I don't even want to eat. Like, I don't even want to eat cake. And I can't tell if I'm hungry, so then I also get low blood sugar headaches. Changing the channel or paying attention to TV is too much work. I don't feel like playing computer games, and I can't read books. All my parents see is that I'm sitting around all day and EVERYTHING is tiring me out to a ridiculous degree, even for me. It takes so much energy to get up and set the table for dinner. So, you know, I end up looking super-lazy. And I feel so crappy I can't even think about swallowing pills, so I'm off my meds. Oddly, despite feeling like a truck ran me over twice, I'm … in fairly good spirits and not very depressed.
Given that I recently heard there's a strong correlation between barometric pressure headaches and migraines, I'm seriously considering hitting up my neurologist for meds. God knows, I don't need to be on another medication, so I'm hoping he has some sort of "nip it in the bud" option rather than a daily medication for me. I know the Sudafed has been hit-or-miss, and for some reason I can't clearly articulate, I really don't like taking it. It's not that it makes me feel bad, but I'm very resistant to taking it in comparison to say, an Advil or a prescription-strength headache med. Mom keeps getting on my case to do the Neti pot, but I don't feel coordinated enough right now to successfully pull it off. I have to feel clearheaded if I'm going to succeed in not-inhaling the saltwater mix. The friend who pointed me to research on the whole sinus-headaches-can-be-migraines thing suggested I try Aleve, which I've never had. Someone just suggested I try Mucinex D and chamomile tea until I can get some Imitrex from my doctor. So far I've been subsisting on sinus massages only, so I welcome y'all's advice.
