Wednesday night, I got no sleep, but did take a two hour nap during the day. Last night I managed to sleep nine hours. Yay.
Yay, until 1:00-ish when I got my optical aura. For years, I never got the headache afterwards. That changed a couple years back. Now 50-60% of the time the aura is followed by a headache.
Today I’m the loser – getting off the computer and letting the TV watch me. I just started binging Heartland.
Are you binge-watching anything in particular?
I used to get the aura and migraines once or twice a year, lately it’s been once or twice a week, so I know how you feel.
The hematologist I see said to try a small cup of regular coffee before bed because some people get them due to a caffeine deficit hitting through the night.
It has helped me a lot, but occasionally I have to resort to Imitrex in order to function for work!
Mine have been a couple a month and I even had one twice in one day. Fortunately, many times I don't get a headache or if I do, it's a minor one. I've never gotten to the migraine level – yay! My daughter gets those. And coffee – all day long. LOL!
For a time in my late 30's and early 40's, I would get several migraines a year. They started with the optical aura and progressed to the pain and sensitivity of light. I found that an OTC pain med that had both aspirin and caffeine helped me a lot. I'm not even sure they make it anymore. I would also get migraines if I flew (which I haven't in years but not for that reason) within a day after landing .So grateful that I haven't gone through one of these headaches in years. I'm sorry you suffer. Even if you never get the full migraine experience, it impacts you in some way.
I only hope mine stay at the current level, if I have to have them. In the past I've had headaches to put me to bed and I'd rather not do that again. Sigh…