migraine

i hate it when it attacks. yesterday's was one of the worst i've had. the nausea was so bad until i gagged, which never happened before.

i could endure the light-sensitivity. i could endure the throbbing pain. i could endure the sense of helplessness.
but i couldn't endure the nausea.

even though i wanted to hang on till i fall asleep, in the end i took the pill anyway. coz the nausea was just too much. i just couldn't stand it.

today, the chinese medicine sifu said it was because of stiff neck and shoulder due to prolonged hours at the computer. lack of neck movement and oxygen to the brain triggered the attack. he also mentioned that the migraine pills may provide pain relief, but it's no good for the nerves.

well...i'm no doctor. but what he said made sense to me...coz i barely moved my shoulders and hands and neck at all in the past week coz of playing games and reading mangas on the phone.

but i also know migraine attacks are not that simple. and my past episodes were triggered by a combination of stress and other factors.

so yesterday's attack just provided another piece of the puzzle to my condition. and i'll be careful from now on to avoid it from happening due to stiff neck.

regarding migraine pills, i'll still endure the attacks and hold out till i can't take it anymore before taking them. well, i still believe that pain relieving pills are not that good and gradually you build a tolerance to it. i'd rather build mental tolerance to pain rather than chemical tolerance.