Ugh.

[feuervogel]

Again.

My ears were delightfully ring-free until very recently. So far it's just a quiet, background ringing, rather than the HELLO HIGH PITCHED NOISE NO YOU DIDN'T WANT TO CONCENTRATE ON ANYTHING WHAT DO YOU MEAN? that persisted the previous 3 days.

The left side of my face is tingly, and has been since before lunch. I'm getting a bit of a headache in the back of my head and in my frontal sinuses, though part of that could be the large volume of Urine-Off I poured where some cat peed on the rug earlier.

I have plans to go to a reading & signing tonight in Durham, but I don't feel confident enough to drive right now. Ben may be able to pick me up; I'm not sure whether he's going to or not.

I think I'll see if caffeine is the solution to my headache. I tried Sudafed for the sinus/facial thing, and it seems to have reduced the feeling like my eye was being squeezed, but the rest is still there.

I'm tracking my symptoms on a calendar, and I'm going to take it to the headache clinic on Tuesday. Thank god it's next week.

I hope my brain cooperates for the rally this weekend. I'll be taking my Zofran and Phenergan with me.

Ugh, Urine-Off smells so nasty.

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[botia.livejournal.com]

I use Simple Solution Cat Odor Eliminator on feline mishaps because the scent is one that doesn't make me ill (and it works well, too). It comes in both a spray bottle and a gallon jug; the jug is about $20.

Have they tried triptans for you? Your headache sounds a lot like my clusters. Nothing ever the hell worked until I tried triptans. Clusters are notorious for being difficult to eliminate, but studies have shown that about 20 minutes with an oxygen mask can also reduce or eliminate them. (The only "natural" cure that is known to work on them is psilocybin. Seriously.)

I really really hope they figure out what is going on soon. It's been far too long that you've suffered, and that's totally unfair.

[feuervogel]

I've had triptans for classic migraine with aura, and this isn't that. It's not a cluster, either -- I don't have a headache at all. Maybe a little back of the head, but nothing I'd even need ibuprofen for. It's like a migraine prodrome mixed in with aura and migraine hangover all at the same time, without the joy of an icepick being lodged in your skull.

I'm being evaluated for migraine variant (basilar, abdominal, silent...) and some of them are absolute contraindications for triptans. There aren't any abortive treatments for them, only preventives (TCAs, seizure drugs, SSRIs, blood pressure meds, etc.) Blood pressure meds are a non-starter for me (my BP lives around 95/60), and the side effects of anti-depressants make them a no-go (I have no libido as it is; I don't need to add dysfunction into the mix).

[botia.livejournal.com]

You've got some seriously cryptic stuff going on there! I hope they can figure it all out soon. :(