Some of you have asked: Yes, I still get migraines. If you recall at the beginning of my posts, they really kicked in about ten years ago when I began caregiving for my mother. However, what I didn’t realize was that even before then, I was having these occasional weird vertigo episodes. What I didn’t know at the time and for some time later, that this kind of vertigo is attributed to migraine, not to a vestibular component. I have been tested about four times and there was never a correlation. At least with a vestibular component, there … Continue reading →

What a typical ocular migraine looks like   Let me begin here as we are about to revisit our old nemesis, the migraine. Here’s a tip: if someone you know gets migraines and mentions they have one, NEVER say, “oh, are you STILL getting those?” Because … ✻ you may get a pie in the face ✻ it shows how much you don’t get it Migraine is an ongoing neurological disorder, it doesn’t go away over night—if ever. It is a hereditary issue where neurological signals get bolluxed, in my case, the occipital lobe, the vision center, has psychedelic trips … Continue reading →

I had a great health week last week; I managed to make it from Saturday the 19th after two ocular migraines for almost one week without any form of migraine. I had begun a plethora of methodologies to eradicate my almost two years of intrusive visual migraines. Therapeutic massage and acupuncture along with a Chinese herbal tonic were regular. And don’t forget all the Botox injections at the neurologist. I added the Cephaly machine, Gunnars’ computer glasses, a regimen of magnesium and vitamin B12, and “cell salts.”  (see this blog: Kicking Migraine’s Ass). With all the intervention I figured I … Continue reading →