Quick update

   So I recently got some dental work done and...Oh boy, let me tell you it is not fun!  I've had problems in the past with getting novocaine and it causing issues with my migraines, because it restricts the blood vessels.  So when I had to get additional work done I asked if there was anything else that wouldn't cause so many issues with my head.  I tried a "cousin" if you will, called lidocaine, and it's supposed to have less side effects.  For me, it was the same as taking novocaine.  I ended up with a migraine that lasted about two and a half to almost three weeks...fun.  I'm not sure if it would be more beneficial to others but I almost think it gave me a worse migraine because I get botox injections.  I did call my botox doctor and he said it shouldn't effect or interact with the botox but I have a feeling it does.  Because when they shot up my gums I could feel the lidocaine shoot up into all my nerves (I know that sounds kinda funny).  After the lidocaine wore off, which was about five hours later, I immediately felt a migraine coming on.  I had pain shooting up the side of my head and along with that I got sensitivity to the touch.  Luckily it did go away but, as a warning to other people who get botox injections be aware with other things that interact with your botox.  Especially if you're getting something else shot into your nerve endings.  So in closing, be careful because even if your doctor says nothing should interact with botox or medications, in general, that doesn't always mean it wouldn't.     

                       

How to tell the difference...

  
   Alright, so I know it may seem simple to tell the difference between a migraine and a really bad headache but it may be harder than you think.


   Believe it or not, sometimes after a period of time or if you're getting treatment for your migraines, they tend to switch up their game.  Which in return they maybe harder to distinguish.  You may think that because you have  head rippling pain, that it's a migraine, it very well could be, or you just have a very intense headache.  There are a few pretty easy symptoms that always go hand-in-hand with migraines.


   Anytime you have sensitivity to lights or noise, that is the key signs that you do in fact have a migraine.  Some people have auras before a migraine hits some people don't, some people start out not having auras and then have them later on in life, of vice-versa.  I know that with a migraine you usually have unbearable pain, but that can change as well, especially if you start some type of treatment.  For example, I would always know when I had a migraine because I would have excruciating pain along with nausea.  But after I started my treatment with Botox, I would have a hard time distinguishing the difference between a migraine and just a regular headache.  I wouldn't get the nausea that I always had, and the pain was somewhat tolerable.  I finally came to realize I was having more of them than what I thought after talking to the doctor.  It is normal for your migraines to change, but it is also very important to talk to a neurologist about it, because it could mean other things.  Just make sure you pay attention to your migraines and headaches.  Take care of yourselves and best wishes!  


P.S. sorry for the delay, my computer went haywire on me...technology.  But the good part is, is that it's up and hummin' now.