Another Day Begins.

[swestrup]

Not unexpectedly, the fact that I had to take three AC&C last night kept me up until 5:00 am this morning. One of those 'C's stands for Caffeine after all. So, the fact that I woke up by myself at noon is a bit of a surprise. Still, I woke up out of a restful sleep so I didn't see any need to try to grab a few more winks.

I'm not sure if I dreamed or not, but I awoke to thoughts of thebabynancy, Robert Palmer and old-time rock and roll.

So far this morning I've been drinking coffee and doing some research on migranes. It does indeed appear that what hit me last night was a migraine, despite it not being caused by my usual triggers, and having a different set of symptoms than is usual for me. I had not known (until a few minutes ago) that intense sinus pain is a common migraine symptom.

Nor did I realize that cranial vascular over- (or under-) dilation is no longer seen as a primary cause of the pain, but is more often now seen as a symptom of an entirely neurological condition in which a generalized cortical depression leads to the release of imflamatory agents which affect nerves in the head, especially the trigeminal nerve.

It still doesn't help me figure out what triggered yesterdays event though. I suppose I shall just have to keep alert for incipient symptoms of it happening again.

I also wasn't aware that there are common treatments that involve ice-cream and cannabis.

Comments

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

Intense sinus pain and migraines are definitely connected in my headaches. When I start feeling a migraine coming on, I usually take sinus decongestants along with my usual painkillers. I don't know if the migraine triggers the sinus pain or the other way around, but if I don't treat both, the headache usually won't go away.

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

and what were these thoughts...?

[swestrup]

Oh, just the usual ;-)

I woke up reminiscing about a lot of old songs like Robert Palmer's 'addicted to love' and 'old time rock and roll' by whatshisface and the silver bullet band, and wondering if you liked those particular songs as well.