YouTube: Is It A Migraine?
This blog tends to go into medications and alternative therapies for migraines and chronic headaches, my personal misadventures like the pain and other details on trying to manage the pain and on the debilitating symptoms (with a whip and a chair, preferably). But perhaps you need a quick review of the basics.
First off, migraines are different from headaches. Yes, the pain is still located in your head, but also becomes the center of your world. There are a lot of other symptoms and debilitating problesm with migraines. To go over the basics, here’s a neat little video by Illumistream that I discovered today on YouTube. I’m especailly glad that they note that “there is no such thing as a typical migraine.”
Just a couple of personal critiques on the video. When I have a migraine, my dog knows. She also knows when I’m trying to fake it. (I wonder if migraines put off a particular smell?) So, the chances are very good that the Golden Retriever at the beginning of the video, knew the model was faking it.
One critique — they say a migraine can last “as long as a week.” My longest migraine lasted TWO weeks.
Also, be sure to check out the visuals around “Feeling Off Balance.” Just think of what Stephen King could do with that character!
And, as always, don’t use any YouTube video (or a blog post) in the place of a qualified doctor’s diagnosis.
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