When You Get Migraines, it Seems as Though No One Else Does
by Terra Atrill
In line with the previous author’s post, I want to express my extreme annoyance with people who say they’ve got migraines when what they really mean is that they have (what to them) is a bad headache.
A migraine is not:
- just a headache, when you don’t normally get them;
- a dull pain in your forehead;
- something that you can work in loud or overly bright environments with.
A migraine is, for some people:
- debilitating;
- a cause of extreme vomiting, leading to dehydration and possible hospitalization and further headaches;
- vision-altering;
- something that puts your life on hold, until it decides it’s done;
- completely predictable, or unpredictable;
- an extreme stabbing pain behind one or both eyes that sometimes comes with warning or as a complete surprise.
I’m glad we cleared that up. If your headache falls into the first list, please, for the love of all things holy and with us migraine sufferers in mind, please don’t say you’ve got a migraine.
I’m Terra, the new writer here at Dealing with Headaches.
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July 11th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I totally agree with this! I cannot stand that. When I was working in a pharmacy we had those florescent lights. There were 3 switches in all & if the middle one wasn’t turned on, my headaches weren’t as bad. The pharmacist, didn’t mind me doing that but our manager wouldn’t allow me too. He said headaches were no big deal, ugh! I really felt like pounding him over the head, so he could feel some pain. People just do not understand what migraine & headache sufferers deal with. Finally I was able to keep that light switch off, but I had to get a note from my doctor, lol.
July 12th, 2007 at 9:27 am
My mom constantly got MIGRANES when we were younger, she is still plagued by them and they are nothing to laugh about. She hated the light, noise anything. Once she got home she went straight to her room to lay down and that’s where she’d stay for a day or two until they left.
I never even got a headache growing up, as an adult I have got both. Migranes are much worse, ya actually wonder if something is wrong with ya. They can come on suddenly and you wind up in the bathroom from them, ya can’t take a step without feeling it in your head.
I look forward to reading your articles. I have extremely long, thick hair and have a feeling it’ll soon need to be cut due to the headaches/migranes.