You don't need to suffer with migraines like I did!

Posted on May 9, 2016

Hi everyone this is my first time starting a blog. But here I go.

I'm 34 years old and I feel great, health wise I'm happy with myself which is new for me. I'll go back 3 years to when I think my body started to shut down.

I was 31 and pregnant, I woke up one day in my first trimester and couldnt stop throwing up. I was very confused, in my last pregnancy I randomly threw up but nothing like this. I couldn't hold down anything not water or saltiness. I decided to let it go maybe I was sick. But no, after the 3rd day, when I was depleted of all energy I went to my OB and she diagnosed me with hyperemisis graverarum. I was hooked on to an IV for fluids and handed some Zofran (anti-nausea pills). These pills worked some times, but only for a few minutes. I threw up during my entire pregnancy, I even had to take a leave of absence from work because I had to run to the bathroom every 5-10 min to throw up. During this leave of absence that's when "they came" they who you ask....the horrible migraines. Oh my goodness I couldn't catch a break, I was given Norco for the pain the only safe drug to give to pregnant womem. So I medicated myself and was either throwing up and having a migraine or just having a migraine. I was super miserable. The doctors are suppose to help me but I wasn't feeling helped, I was scared I was going to lose my baby. 5 months into my pregnancy I went back to work, and stayed strong still having migraines and the hyperemisis I just wanted to keep myself busy. At this point I was getting weekly IV infusions with magnesium. In the following appointment with my OB she told me I had lost a total of 10% of my body weight and I was told that if I lost more weight I would have to be hospitalized during the rest of my pregnancy. I got scared and cried. I prayed and prayed. But thank God I slowly started to gain weight. I was eating ice cream since it stayed in my stomach not the healthiest but it had fat and milk. I didn't lose any more weight, but the hyperemisis never went away during my pregnancy and neither did the migraines. Fast forward to my labor, I was in my hospital bed with a bucket next to me, yes I threw up till that same day. I had a horrible migraine during birth I thought my head would explode. But I had a normal labor and a healthy beautiful baby girl. In my 2 month check up with my OB I asked when the migraines would go away, and she said they should have. I was like WHAT???? But I'm still getting them. Back to the neurologist I went. That's when I got diagnosed with chronic migraines (more than 15 a month). My life got complicated after this.I was given Topamax to take at night and sumatriptan for when the migraines came. Medical terms are preventative medication and abortive medication. I took my meds and followed the instructions. But I had 9 abortive pills a month and I sure got more than 9 migraines a month. It didn't make sense, I was currently just seeing a neurologist so I transferred to a headache specialist. We'll let me tell you something if you suffer from migraines find a specialist that cares, and wants to help then your in good hands, but this was nit the case for me. I was constantly having to request procedures that I know are covered by my insurance but she wasn't offering. My baby was 2 at this time, I got my first botox treatment hoping this would help, at this time I'm having daily migraines and I had taken all the measures known to see if it's not just me using too many meds. Yeah that's what she said. I detoxed from all the drugs for 2 weeks while on prednisone ( a steroid) and she said I would see results. ......I didn't, and I think that's when she realized I wasn't faking. The botox was administered and it didn't help. So I said fine, in 2 months I'll get the next botox treatment what do I have to lose? Well let me tell you, what I was losing was my faith in doctors and in modern western medice. Just because one treatment had worked for a previous patient it didn't mean it should be applied to me. But that is what was happening. Fast forward to my job, I was in my second leave of absence due to the daily chronic migraines and Im sad, I've been in this job for 9 years, love the people I worked for and I was beginning to feal defeated. I had to choose my health over my job. I resigned from my job and cried on my way home. I didn't know what to do at this point. I thought maybe just being home relaxing would help, but Nope that didn't help.I finally did some online research and read about detox. I hired a nutritionist and we started healing my Gut. And slowly the changes to my pain went from daily, to every other day. To daily but not severe. And now I can honestly tell you that I haven't used any migraine medication. I'm enjoying my toddler, I can clean, cook play and exercise. I'm so happy I wanted to TELL you all that there is hope. You just have patience believe. This might not work for everyone but it worked for me.

Here is a list of my triggers, light, sound,smell. Change of weather, stress and hormones (TOM).

This last menstrual cycle I did have a migraine or two, but it didn't last All day, and I didn't feel like I was going to have my head explode. I had to take a couple of Tylenol but that was it. I didn't have to use all my 8 ice packs. And I didn't have to be in my room (cave because it's dark). Its all these changes that motivated me to write this blog.

Stay tune and I will write who helped me, and what I've been doing to help me.

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Mari

05/11/2016 2:52PM

Hope someone is reading this, I'm currently wheat,dairy and gluten free. I shop at sprouts and buy a combination of organic and farm fresh products.I make sure everything is natural, no preservatives or antibiotics or artifical sweetners.For my girls and husband I buy them organic milk 2% and 5%. If you ask why, the United states is the only country that allows Cows to be injected with antibiotics to increase their milk production. This in the long run will some how affect my kids in a way I rather not know. My husband was a little hesitant at first but realized it's for the good of all of us. Changes I've noticed, my daughter goes to the bathroom more often she's no longer constipated.

Julie Lama

05/09/2016 12:17PM

Also the flax in the skinny muffins really does a great hormonal clean up/ balancing. You can eat them every day and would only benifit health wise.

Julie Lama

05/09/2016 12:02PM

Another think to consider is the balance of electrolytes. Magnesium can throw potassium off and vice versa. Dehydration too can effect headaches as well. Greens, an avocado (high in potassium and also anti inflammatory), coconut water are great additions daily. Could be part of what was helping with the detox. You can use Emergency C as your daily Vitamin for a few weeks. Another is R&R by beach body {work out recovery}. These are better potassium options the pills that would need to be closely monitored. Also good to be working with a natural path or doctor either way. Organic is another great option too. I personally suspect chemicals to be another cause of headaches as well. Canola & corn oil are heavy sprayed crops. Just switch to coconut oil (also anti inflammatory) if you can. Flax instead of wheat. Good luck. Let's get you back to 100% healthy.

Mari

Thank you Julie. Those are some of the current changes I've already made. Coconut oil,dairy,gluten, and wheat free. I just started adding flax seed to my natural protein shakes. I am excited to get healthy again!