I spent years without an idea that my epic episodes of migraines were related to my menstrual cycle

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June is the national month of consciousness for migraines and headaches.

As Nicole Audrey Spector tells

I was on the college when I had my first episode of Migraines. It was so serious that it was put down for three days. On the second day, I joined a dark room in which I didn’t vomit and I wanted to get out.

Screamed and thought that I had a cerebral aneurysm and went to the medical clinic of the campus as soon as I could run and tolerated the luminosity of nature. I was still excited when I described the symptoms to the doctor, but he examined me. He told me that he had nothing wrong and told me I should go home.

I called my mother, with whom I have a very close relationship, and she insisted that we pay advice with the family’s header. He picked me up and took me to his office. Fortunately, he was worried and received a consultation with a neurologist on the same day for a cerebral TC to exclude tumors, spots and seizures. The results were normal. They also made an EKG because I felt that I had lost awareness. I also had normal results for it.

None of the medical specialists I visited had an idea of ​​what happened to me. I returned to the university with analgesics that do not need a prescription and hope that this will not happen again. But it happened. These episodes occurred from time to time for no obvious reason, accompanied by a lot of pain, weakness, dizziness and fear.

Jaclyn with his mother and his nephew

A positive aspect was that I could ultimately predict if an episode of migraines occurred that enabled me to program my activities at a time when I didn’t have these episodes. After the university, I started working on a long career in the field of public education, initially as a substitute teacher. I planned my life depending on these episodes and when I felt that I had an episode of Migraines, I did not commit to possible jobs.

Every time I had an episode of migraines, I felt that I was dying. They were always so serious. Once when I had an episode, I went into the emergency room. He was muddy before vomiting, he had sleepy eyes and was clearly in very bad condition. The duty doctor accused me of pretending to do my episode of Migraines as if I were getting narcotics. After I confirmed that I could ask someone to get home, an analgesics injected me. I am not sure what he gave me, but I slept for 12 hours in a row. But this time was the only time that I felt a real relief of pain. All products that did not need a recipe they had taken were useless. He vomited everything.

I have suffered this mysterious agony for 10 years. Sometimes, when I live with episodes of migraines, depressed and disturb me. I often thought I would go crazy, so easy, but I have to say that with these episodes I could live an independent and rewarding life. It was really difficult. It was always the woman who had a rare illness that would occur spontaneously.

When I was 28, I went for advice with my obstetric gynecologist for a routine examination and told him about my migraine episodes. He listened carefully to me and said: “I think you have menstrual migraine.” I didn’t know at the time, but these words changed my life in a miraculous way.

Jaryn with his sister and his niece

I had never heard that the episodes of migraines could refer to their menstrual period, but my obstetric gynecologist explained to me that it was common. For some people, our hormones, especially during ovulation and menstruation, can occur a lot of fluctuating, migraine episodes. It seems that their migraines occur accidentally, especially if they do not have their menstrual period if they have an episode of migraines, but in fact this has a rhythm.

My obstetric gynecologist recommended that they take a kind of contraceptive to interrupt my menstrual period for three months and prevent my hormones, which caused my migraines. I endeavored to find relief and started without hesitation. When I started taking the medication, the migraine pisodes took off radically. I experienced her a day instead of six days a month. This drug was effective for a while, but finally stopped working. I started using another contraceptive that was very useful.

During this time I had advice with my family’s doctor, just before he retired. I told him what happened. A nasal spray was prescribed to treat the occurrence of migraine pisodes and significantly reduce pain and nausea. This also worked for a while (although it had the unpleasant collateral effect that it felt that the world was in slow motion). After a few years, the aerosol also worked on using another drug. Everything was so far. The positive side that a medication no longer works? Usually it can replace something or at least that happened to me. I’m not worried.

I’ve just turned 44 and I’m fine. My migraine pisodes are almost completely under control and when they occur, I can fight them before they get serious. I am in top form, concentrate on my career, strengthen relationships with my family and just do what I want to do in my life.

I want others to know that they should not give up if they suffer from something that has not been diagnosed or has been incorrectly diagnosed. Talk about it! If a doctor treats you with insensitivity, visit another doctor. You will find someone who visits you and will help you, even if it is after a decade. Of course I hope that I don’t spend so much time.

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