Feeling "Weird."
Does anyone else find that you get in this I guess zone when you get a migraine where you just feel weird in a way that you may not always recognize because you can't put into words what you feel when you aren't in the headache zone and it just feels like you are almost in another world? Like, right now I have a migraine. I think. But I also just feel weird. And I feel weird in a way that feels unusual and new. But I get that feeling a lot with migraines. So I don't think it is actually new. I think my brain just thinks it is new because it is kind of out of it when in migraine zone. But this feeling of not knowing what I'm feeling triggers anxiety for me.
Hi there
- Thanks so much for posting your experience. The first thing that comes to mind while reading your post is brain fog. When I've experienced brain fog in the past, it had felt like I was wading through thick smoke, my memory was diminished, and time had a fuzzy, less clear progression. Very hard to describe if you've never experienced it. I encourage you to check out this article on brain fog and see if it resonates: https://migraine.com/video/missing-prodrome-signals. There are many comments below the video, so be sure to check those out. There is also a fantastic article written by a fellow community member, which describes what their brain fog feels like for them. Check that out here: https://migraine.com/stories/foggy-day. I will also tag , since she was the author of that first article. If she has anything to add, she should be along shortly.
Wishing you well, and please do let us know if these resources resonate with your experience. We're happy to help in any way we can. - Cody (Team Member)
You are definitely not alone in experiencing this weird, nameless funk. In addition to the articles Cody shared, I want to add one more because it's one of the most popular articles we've had in recent memory. I wonder if it will hit home with you -- just feeling off, and not knowing why.
https://migraine.com/living-migraine/just-dont-feel-well
Thinking about you. You've been really active here, and I'm so glad you feel comfortable talking with us. 😀 -Melissa, migraine team
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to offer my experience with migraine and an inexplicable mood of gloom I get into usually before or at the start of (prodrome) migraine attacks. You are not alone. I begin to notice something off that I can only describe as an extended and elongated perspective or stance - hearing things in slow motion and processing much slower than usual, seeing things extended out like in a slow-moving tunnel with peripherals dim - a moving in slow motion - with a feeling of darkness coming over me - the gloom. I also become feeble, and sickly, and find I am slow in movement and can't complete things as I usually do. Last but not least, I become angsty and full of anxiety or less accepting of situations - annoyed quite a bit over normal things. This is usually when my husband asks if maybe a migraine is coming on and, as usual, he is very perceptive to the signals. I head to the medicine cabinet to grab my Triptan and motion sickness pill. 95% of the time migraine is the reason I am in this "funk" as Melissa calls it. It's truly a different feeling. Sending thoughts of healing and less pain. I hope others log on and offer up their experiences. Warmly - Rebecca (team member) 
Agreed. I think most of us living with migraine are looking simply for some compassion and understanding rather than judgment and disbelief! Doesn't seem too much to ask! Hope you experience some relief today. Thinking of you- Holly (team member) I don't think it is to much to ask either I hope your ok and thank you for all your assistance and advice and just general chit chat I've loved every second so thank you x
thank you once again for replying it's nice to hear from someone who knows what it's like andconsidering migraines are not as uncommon as people think I don't know anyone with them
As for the sensitive area on my head it's not all the time but I have mentioned it to my GP and head specialist and nothing more ever came of it
I wouldn't put down the brain fog or weird dreams or thoughts to the medication I just meant in general like being to tired to think or think logically or the easier way about things or having to much time and overthinking things or things that you never really give much thought before
Many thanksIt's a pleasure to engage with you, James. And yes- it is odd how many millions of people have migraine and yet how few we encounter in the real world, isn't it?
Allodynia- that painful sensation that can occur in the scalp doesn't necessarily happen all the time. For me, it comes and goes. I can go weeks without it and then it hits terribly for a number of days in a row. I can't attribute it to anything as I have migraine pain all the time. Who knows why the scalp pain is intermittent?
Re: the brain fog/odd dreams- yes- sounds more migraine than med-related. I have a friend with migraine (online- not in person 🤣) who notices an uptick in worried/anxious over-thinking prior to attacks hitting. I likely tend toward that as well. A bit hard to parse that apart when I'm fending off daily attacks. At any rate, I think you're in good company on this front!
All the best to you. Warmly - Holly (team member)
