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Oh Wendy - I am so sorry! Sorry for your issues with your family and sorry that you suffer from such horrible migraines!
I don't know that I can offer much advice, but I want you to get back to your doctor and see if there is anything else that you can take to get relief!
I have a friend who suffers from migraines and she had to try couple of different things before they found something that helped her.
Tons of pixies and prayers for you my friend!
My family (siblings, mother) is the kind that tries to ignore problems. They think everything will go away if you ignore it long enough. that you can work all this out.
I am sorry you are having migraines and have high blood-pressure. You do not make yourself have miagraines and I know how bad miagraines can be. It is hard to let go of the stress caused by people you love but it is time to do that. Make your own decisions and refuse to discuss them with your relatives.
Your family only have the control over you that you allow them to have. If you want to win an argument then the minute they find fault with you, find fault with them. I suspect you don't want or need to argument. Just give them your decision and tell them it is not open to discussion.
How do they contact you? If it is by email then you can also not open the email. If they call you on the phone you can cut the call short by telling them you don't have time to chat now but will get back to them, end the call, and don't call them back.
Everyone deserves to be treated good and arguments only cause rifts. If they can't respect your decisions then don't feel guilty if they are not speaking to you.
When you do meet at a party, be the first to speak, smile and then choose someone else to chat with.
We can choose our friends but we can't choose our relatives. However, you have the right to set limits in what you will allow and what you don't want to talk about. I hope this advice will work for you. When it is repeated enough times they will learn.
She emailed me and once tracked me down on MySpace and attacked me. I had to cancel my account!
My solution this time WAS to just stop talking because no one was listening. It bit me in the butt. (banging my head on wall)
Well said and thank you!!
Thank you!Thank you!! Been reaching out so far, I've nearly fell and got broken. I am angry only because she keeps bringing stuff up, like a dog with a bone she won't leave it alone!! And yeah, I wanted to be left alone, because they kept asking me to have their kids over, to feed them blah blah, and I just broke. I can only do so much.
If you have done all you can, and you keep hitting a brick wall, then of course, you can't continue to hit that wall! There are times when you have done your very best, and for unknown reasons, your best isn't ever going to be good enough for others. Then you are done. Set up the limits you need, and concentrate on you and your family and what's best for you.
I hope you find some relief from your migraines soon.
Okay, so I reached out ONE last time. I got her cell phone number from my niece and said this has to stop.
I asked her why she was attacking me?? Oh my you guys, long story short, we have come to find out that whether our mother means to or not, we have been played against each other many times.
She's "jealous" of me because I live so close that our mother comes out and drinks coffee or tea, or just because. (she doesn't know how lucky she is sometimes).
I told her I was jealous because her kids and our other sister's kids were always at mom's but my kids could never come up.
Blah, blah, blah, blah.
We also found out that while my dad might have often said he didn't want anyone to visit him if he's sick "they should visit when I'm fine", then I was the only one he told because supposedly they were boo-hooing because I wasn't there and I was only not there because of my oldest sister............... PUHLEEZE! Nobody is worth that!
Families. Ugh.
It's always been terrible because my oldest sister is my dad's daughter, my middle sister is my mom's and I am the product of my folks.
So thanks for the help, I really needed it and I am so happy that this is turning out pretty good!
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Wendy - I may be wrong but I think a new migraine medication is coming out or just came out. Ask your doctor. I'm sorry I don't have the name of it, but I read about it in a journal recently. The next time I go back tot he library I will find the article and get more info for you. I know some of the heavy migraine meds don't work with HBP and make you feel worse. I'm so sorry you go through all of this family crap. I bet they are the reason behind your HBP and migraines!
I'm sorry I don't have much more info, really! I will remember to look!!!
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Wendy,
Many on the family issues. I too am from a blended family with yours, mine and ours. Arrggh is right.
And I suffer from migraines for over 3 years now. My regime is daily meds of Topamax and a beta-blocker as preventative. Went from daily to less than once a week. And when I do get a migraine it is Imitrex (either pill or injection), motrin, and reglan. My primary doctor could not help me with the headaches. It took a headache/neuro specialist to get a handle on them. We tried a few different meds at different doses until we found what worked best. Also had to modify what I ate. Google migraine diet, it is really interesting.
you need to stand up for what you believe family can be very hard I have a sister in-law I hate I know that a strong word but it you knew have of what she's put the family through you would feel the same. I dont go to any family functions if she is there and everyone tells me she wins but I have health issues myself and I cant deal with stress very well so I stay clear and thats what you need to do
I have suffered from terrible headaches since I was a pre-teen, yet to this day if I happen to get a headache on a day where I was supposed to be somewhere else I hear the same thing....
Of course they say this stuff behind my back and it just comes back to me but I have come to the conclusion that if that is what they want to believe then let them. They want to take the pain of the headache on their shoulders so I could come to an event, I would have no problem but of course they don't suffer so they do not understand.
And I suffer from migraines for over 3 years now. My regime is daily meds of Topamax and a beta-blocker as preventative. Went from daily to less than once a week. And when I do get a migraine it is Imitrex (either pill or injection), motrin, and reglan. My primary doctor could not help me with the headaches. It took a headache/neuro specialist to get a handle on them. We tried a few different meds at different doses until we found what worked best. Also had to modify what I ate. Google migraine diet, it is really interesting.
I was about to say the same thing. I suffer from Migraines, the High BP and I have gasteropareses (GI) issue so I can't take anything that will upset my stomach - Nsaid
I too could not get a handle on my headaches until I went to Neuro. They took an MRI of my brain and could see the spread pattern of the migraines and started trying me out on a varitey of drugs until we found what worked best for me. I couldn't take Imitrex in pill form at first, I could do the injections (Sumatriptan). I take Reglan 4 times a day as well Misoprostol to help coat my stomach to handle the drugs. I get an MRI every 6 months to help maintain good control over my migraines. I now can handle taking the pill format. As other readers have indicated, it is a wonderful pain relief to a migraine headache. I get about 1 a week now and can nip it within an hour on onset with the Imitrex. Since you said that you had an issue with Imitrex, I wonder what your treatment was when you went to the ER? Maybe they gave you the Sumatriptan injection? Oh and someone mentioned a new migraine medication coming out....I too have seen this and it is from the makers of Imitrex for those who couldn't handle Imitrex though I can't remember the name of it but your Dr should be able to check it out for you!
With the family fun you are having, that will add to the Migraine situation. I do not have your situation but I do have a couple of brothers and we learned a long time ago the mom inbetween us thing and we work around it....we know that whatever we hear from mom/dad is with a grain of salt and to confirm anything with the sibling and go from there.
It has worked for my family for the past 5 years so we must be doing something right!
Good luck with everything! Hang in there! Your Passporter friends/family are here for you!
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