Dealing With Headaches

This week, my Mom has been diagnosed with diverticulosis; the Internet connection went kerflooey and two of my teeth needed the attention of my dentist, including one that fractured and is now sporting a lovely $700 temporary crown. And oh yes — there were the hurricanes and the Republican convention.

All of this naturally got me thinking about Armageddon, or Ragnarok, or The Coming of the Great White Handkerchief or whatever you want to call it. Would a migraineur have more or less migraines after the dust subsides?

Some Assumptions

There are many different variations to the Armageddon myth, so if I mess up on some details, please forgive me. I’m using the word “Armageddon” as a catch-all phrase for when the sh** hits the fan. Western civilization goes belly up, governments and banks collapse but the planet still remains. Personally, I call it the Revolution. This is what I’m referring to when I say “Armageddon”.

Now — back to the original question. When the dust settles and somehow you manage to survive the chaos, will you wind up having more migraines or less now that there won’t be any more Big Pharma or drug manufgacturing plants?

I Vote Less

As a migraineur, I believe that I will have less migraines after Armageddon, even though I will have less access to medicine. If I am the only survivor in my home town of Clifton Heights, then I automatically have access to my deceased neighbor’s medicine cabinets. However, after a coupe of decades, the medicines will either run out or will be too old to be any good.

Will the migraines come in force then?

Personally, I think not. I think I’ll still have them, but not with such frequency. Just trying to survive can make a body impervious to many aches and pains. Also, many of the reasons I get migraines (usually due to interactions with rude people) will be gone, so I wouldn;t get the triggers that could cause a migraine.

One thing that would definately happen is that I would go through a week or so of incredibly painful caffeine withdrawal symtpms once the tea and chocolate runs out. I would have to face weaning my body off of caffeine entirely. But if I can survive that (and Armageddon) then I’ve got a feeling that my head would feel pretty good.

Or perhaps I’d have two heads, in case one of the nearby nuclear power plants blows up.

Just a happy thought for the weekend. Off to take some Excedrin.