Migraines

I want to try and describe how migraines feel. I know they are different for everyone who gets them, but I want to try and paint even a small picture of what a migraine feels like for those who are lucky enough not to have to endure them.

To begin, we will quote "KD" from Yahoo answers:

"pain like nothing I've ever felt began in the back of my head and it hurt so bad I couldn't cry and when I tried to move, it felt like the only thing that would alleviate the pain was to chop my head off.

I tried to drink some water and within minutes, I began projectile vomitting. I ended up passing out from the pain. I couldn't talk and there was drool coming out of my mouth. Forget about crying from the pain because that would have caused my head to move and that would have been way too painful.

I kept thinking that I needed someone to chop my head off because it was so painful."

That is just the beginning...there are lots more awesome things that happen while "migraining".

Personally, here is how it usually happens for me:

I wake up at 3:00 am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning. I have a blinding headache that explodes when I open my eyes, when I close my eyes, when I roll over, when I stand up. Explosions all over. I try to fall back asleep but its kind of hard when land mines go off every 32 seconds inside your skull. especially behind your eyes. Not conducive to sleep. 

The only thing that lessens it for me enough to fall back asleep is to get in the shower. So I take whatever pain killers I have and then get into the shower. Lights off, because lights are pretty much the worst thing besides moving. so I sit on the floor of the shower, in the dark, letting the sound of the water soothe the migraine out of me enough for me to fall asleep. That usually takes about 40 minutes. It's nice, thats when I feel the best. Then when I think I can stand up and get out of the shower, and go back to bed I do. 

Certain sounds make me want to vomit while I'm migraining. It's weird. Like that annoying beeping when a truck backs up makes me feel like someone is playing with my uvula. Plenty of sounds make you want to retch. 

Another thing I experience: a craving for diet coke. I don't drink soda and I haven't since I was a sophomore in high school. But when I get a migraine I crave diet coke. (And another thing: I hate diet coke, I think it tastes like soap). I want it. I know it will help. So if there is someone nice enough to get me one I will drink it. 

Anyway...that is just a small part of the migraine experience. Hopefully you never have to endure one!