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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Headthrob

It has almost become a daily ritual now. Every afternoon I would get migraine. It would start with what I would describe as a tremendous pressure building inside my skull, followed by intense pain on one side of the head. The pain may be on the right or left side of the head. But one thing for sure, you could see my throbbing veins popping up the skin on the side where the pain is.

I have been to the doctor twice already. And I have been prescribed a drug meant to ease my migraine. It does work, but I'd rather not take it as it makes my body shiver and causes my legs to cramp. I'm not sure if it's related, but my blood pressure these days has been pretty low.

I'm waiting to see if there is any improvement in the next few days. If the migraine persists, I may have to make an appointment to see my neurologist.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Are you experiencing a lot of stress at work these days? Hope the migraine does not come while you're driving in the afternoon. That would be dangerous. I used to have a friend whose migraine became so bad that you could see one side of her head bigger than the other. Let us know your progress.

Dr. Shaikh Mohd Saifuddeen said...

Thanks for the concern. Will update when there is progress.

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JIE said...

Salam Kelana,

Sounds pretty serious huh? Better get it checked by a specialist kot... I thought it's a HIGH blood pressure that causes veins to throb and pop up, by pumping more blood...? *LOL*

Dr. Shaikh Mohd Saifuddeen said...

Jie: That's what I thought. That's why I said in my post that I'm not sure whether the low blood pressure is related. When I have a check my blood pressure during a migraine episode, my blood pressure is low, which is odd.