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    11 months ago

    I’m on the third day of a soul crushing migraine. I don’t even care about feeling normal anymore. Just getting to “Shitty” would be a huge improvement

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    Oh my version of this is the stuffy nose. It’s the worst trying to sleep when both nostrils are clogged. I’m going to take a moment to appreciate my clear nostrils rn

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    A bad headache really is among the worst things one can experience. I luckily almost never do. It’s the only thing I’ve ever experienced that I could imagine leading to suicide were it to be chronical with no cure. Not even a bad depression has made me imagine that.

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      I’m that person with chronical headaches/migraines

      It sucks but unfortunately after a while you just kinda get used to it.

      I do what I can to minimize the amount of time I’m out of commission.

      Shit sucks…but I’m still here

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        Dang, I’m in the same boat. Botox injections have started helping, but there’s usually several weeks at a time where every day I have migraines. If I didn’t have to help with kids and family, I’d probably just be in bed half the day. But, as you said, you just get used to it.

        Wishing you relief, internet friend!

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      it’s such a stupid pain too, like how exactly should i stop using my head muscles. dipshit brain

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    I have atypical trigeminal neuralgia. My head and face are always aching. It would be nice to know what it would be nice not to have that. Or at least remember.

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      Yikes I hope you can find some relief soon. Medicine is advancing every day and hopefully a cure is just around the corner

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    I suffered from middle school till my 30s. I started getting Botox treatment for migraines along with taking an emgality shot that I do myself monthly and my migraines that would end me up in the hospital almost multiple times a month started to slowly become a distant thing. Now maybe twice a year I’ll end up in the hospital. I use relpax if I feel one starting to come on and that also works well to stop it.

    There’s hope and help out there but it’s a pain in the ass road. The Botox injections hurt like a bitch but it’s only every 3 months. I get through it by squeezing my hands together while my butcher…I mean… neurologist administers the shots. It’s a lot of shots in a short amount of time.

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    my heart goes out to everybody on this thread who has chronic pain or any such other conditions that prevent them from being in a state of complete painlessness. let’s nevertheless take this moment to be grateful to our body for everything it does for us. i hope you all feel better, in some way or the other.

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    11 months ago

    On the flip side, when a particularly stubborn one finally goes away, it’s such a huge relief. It’s pure joy to just not be in pain.

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    About a year ago I had some trouble with a wisdom tooth - and it started friday evening just as my dentist closed shop for the day. It wasn’t bad enough for me to go to ER, but I was quite miserable during the weekend. I remember at one point deciding to play some Skyrim VR, thinking maybe pretending like I’m a dragon-killing hero would take my mind off the pain. That’s when I learnt that being a Dragonborn with a toothache sucks.

    Anyway, since then I’ve made it a point to think back occasionally and remind myself how great it is when my teeth don’t hurt, and I like to extend it to other people too, telling them to realise and cherish their lack of toothache. It’s your turn now. Be glad. Unless your teeth happen to hurt atm, in which case sucks to be you. Hope it does away soon.

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      Toothaches are awful. I basically had ruins for years and my mouth was constantly hurting all the time. I subconsciously blended out the pain. When I finally got to tue doctor and got all of my teeth treated my whole body felt so…silent. The pain was always there, I just endured it.

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      I have a nasty tootache right now, so… seeing this thread and your post feels like some ironic joke that the universe arranged for me :D

      (Thankfully paracetamol is helping, but most likely they will have to pull it out.)