I had a Dr appointment last monday, to see if there was anything he could do about my migraine disorder. He is not only a western dr, but he also practices homeopathy and he is very holistic. I havent seen a dr in years, but he seems great and I am very hopeful about the long term benefits of treatment with him. Yesterday, we had a huge amount of snow, and I had to call into work because it triggered a migraine attack...and for the first time, I had a dr to turn to.
Years ago, when I first started getting the migraines, I went to drs of course...and they ran all kinds of tests on me and then they turned me loose with a bottle of caffeine pills and the advice to "live a stress free life". Needless to say, that wasn't helpful to me at all. After that, when I turned to other drs, I encountered a great deal of homophobia and what I consider to be abuse...so eventually I stopped going to them. I guess I thought, why continue paying for mistreatment. Of course I also didnt have insurance for a very long time either, which didnt make it any easier to access proper medical treatment. Over time, I learned to isolate some of the triggers for the migraines on my own thru research and observation of the patterns during my migraine episodes. Sometimes, they can be so severe...people who dont get them will never know the suffering and pain involved...not only in the attacks, but in the ramifications of them too, in other areas of your life. Its difficult to make plans because you never know when you will have an attack, and then of course, people treat you in all kinds of strange ways, like you are weak or hysterical or something...its a nightmare.
So now, with my new dr, we are trying a holistic approach to begin with...I now take magnesium suppliments and standardized feverfew, and a homeopathic remedy called iris versicolor when I have an attack...and we are going to see how that goes. Like I said, I am very hopeful and its good to have a dr who is willing to treat me like a human being. He seems like a very compassionate man and my first impression is that he is someone who is a true healer.
Anyway, I will do updates here from time to time about whats going on in the course of my treatment. Wish me luck.
Blessed Be,
Alex )O(
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hey Alex, Mo here from YouTube. I hope your work with your Dr on the migraines is beneficial and helpful, it sounds like a good therapeutic relationship. I suffered from migraines over a few years (flashing lights, visual disturbances, feeling non-verbal and spaced for 48 hours afterwards - later I started getting the pain mainly). When I looked back I realise I actually suffered from them since adolescence but they were undiagnosed. What really worked for me personally was acupuncture and Chinese herbs, it seemed to be the only thing that got me off unending pain killers. Everyone is different of course, and I hope the homoepathy does it for you, a good homeopath can work wonders. I get mild attacks occasionally, but nothing like they were, and I wouldn't say I really suffer from migraine to speak of any more. Blessings Mo.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting and telling me your experience with them. I always find it edifying to hear from others who have dealth with migraine and what has worked for them. I am glad that yours have become milder and I am optimistic that mine will too. Since I have been taking the feverfew and the magnesium, my attacks have been much less severe...but I am unsure because, they usually become somewhat milder this time of year for me. Barometer is a huge trigger for me. The homeopathic remedy I was taking didnt work for me...so I am taking another one now and we will see how that goes.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind comments and beautiful energy...they were such a blessing.
Blessings,
Alex )O(
I will also look into the chinese herbs...do you reccomend any in particular?
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Alex )O(
heyy! kimd53275 here from youtube. luv ur vids on youtube...and nice blog (way better then mine :P).
ReplyDeletejust dropping by to say hi! :)
Neo-Pagan 13,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :-) that really means a lot to me. Many many blessings to you and Blessed Be.
Alex )O(
Hi Alex, sorry for the delay in writing, I thought the system would e-mail me in case of a reply - I'm getting too used to the internet doing things for me lol.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember what the herbs were now, they mixed them and we had to boil them up, but some places do them in capsules too I think. I'll ask a friend of mine who does Traditional Chinese Medicine what her recommendations are, though they may need to do an in person diagnosis to treat your energy balances individually.
That's interesting about the barometer effect, I'm very affected by the weather in any case, and I usually feel a cold front coming very slightly ahead of time (and it don't feel good in my case! lol). Thank you for your kind words.
Blessed be
Mo.