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...Sleep is just the only time you don't notice the pain, unless of course it's bad enough to wake you from that bliss

...How can you explain the daily pain of migraines to someone?...

...I would be partly bent over walking from class to class, trying to hide the look of pain and terror....

...What I've learned is that the more brains working together on my case the better....

...My mom recently mentioned how when I would get an eye ache, she felt so bad for me because all I could do was cry...

...So she prescribes another med for the pain. I ask what's in it and why it might work better....

...I’m due to take it again on the 5th, which is 6 days away....

...And so many times I see people just give up to their pain instead of fighting for a better quality of life....

...OH THE PAIN!!...

...By thursday, I still have some pain behind my eyes and the left side of my face and neck. But it is bearable and I'm functioning again....

...I have to take it first in order to keep the others down, but it offers no pain relief only nausea and vertigo....

...However, my husband lost his job and we lost the insurance, so I lost my medication, too. I was on my own again....

...I would take a pill and have stomach pain for 3-5 days....

...The pain of the migraine itself is very bad and is on the left lower back side of my neck but one time ...just one ...

...Or just eye pain, neck, and back pain even though they are constant every day, they just get worse when my dreaded sidekick enters stage right....

...nuance to a daily pain with extreme side effects; extreme sensitivity to light, nausea, sensitivity to all smells, sensitivity to sounds and extreme tiredness...

...The pain, nausea, and vertigo along with a long list of neurological symptoms would have sent me to the emergency department in the past....

...This may be a long rant/post and while it may sound depressing, I really am trying to find my joy and life again and would welcome...

...I don't want to take preventative medication-because of side effects.  ...

...Over the counter pain medications did absolutely nothing for the pain....