Last night I curled like a fetus under my blanket and cried myself to sleep in the dark. I was IN PAIN. I couldn't believe myself when I started crying like a baby. Hot tears were streaming down my cheeks and I didn't even bother wiping them. I prayed. I waited for Tylenol to kick in (it usually doesn't work), and did breathing excercises I learned from a nurse who looked after me when I was hospitalized last year. Intrepid breathing excercise. That's what they call it. Lateron, thanks to Google, I found out that migraine is also caused by lack of oxygen to the brain, which perfectly explained why breathing excercises can be helpful for headaches. Maybe people with frequent palpitations and a heart problem are more susceptible to headaches because of the lack of oxygen to the brain? I'll find out.

I woke up when my sister came home. "Please buy me Advil", I texted her earlier. But I fell asleep and when she came home my headache was gone. I don't know which of the three troubleshooting (haha) techniques helped but I'd like to think that my prayers were answered.

This morning I had another migraine attack but the Advil my sister bought came to the rescue.
Maybe I should take preventive medication. =/
Tags: health, migraine, medication