Surviving

I’m prone to 24-hour migraines, and wanted to share some tips for in case you find yourself experiencing one.  Feel free to add on!

How To Feel A Migraine Coming On

(Different for everyone, please add your symptoms!)

Loss of peripheral vision

Blurred vision

Squiggly lines in vision

Checkerboard/pixelated vision

Pain behind eye(s)

Feels like someone’s pushing on backs of your eyeballs

Letters/numbers blurring.  Difficult to read/focus on.

Fighting a Migraine!

Take painkillers as soon as you feel one coming.  (Source: my doctor at PAMF)  Definitely ask a responsible adult/doctor about your personal dosage.

Remove glass/contact lenses.  

You won’t be able to/won’t want to take contacts out when your eyeballs feel like they’re going to fall out.

Lie down.

Turn off all lights (your eyes will be sensitive to brightness).

Politely silence your surroundings.

Put an icepack on your temples, or something slightly cold on your eyelids.  Emphasis on slightly for the second part.

SLEEP.

IF YOU CAN FEEL ONE COMING ON BEFORE IT HURTS A LOT:

Go outside.

Lie down on a towel/grass.

Try to stare off into the distance/roll your eyes around.

Relax.

Close your eyes for 10 seconds, then open and stare out into distance.