Well this explains a lot. I started getting migraines at 7 as well.
Not so fun facts about my migraines:
15-20% of people get migraines
0.002% of people get Hemiplegic migraines
Sometimes I get regular run of the mill migraine. The kind where your head hurts and lights and sounds are horrible.
Sometimes the left side of my face goes numb and I can’t smile right
Sometimes my right arm gets weak
Sometimes both of my legs get weak and I can’t walk without a cane or walker
Sometimes I struggle to find words
Sometimes the vision in my right eye is just not quite right
Sometimes I get terrible vertigo
Sometimes I get super nauseated
Sometimes my teeth hurt
Sometimes I feel super hot/flushed
Sometimes I get all of the above
Autism is an independent risk for migraines
Autistic children are far more likely to experience migraines
One study showed that autistic people were twice as likely to experience migraine
I started getting migraines at age 7
My triggers are weather changes (I can usually tell it’s going to rain based on my aura) and hormonal changes, especially PMS
These are the two triggers that are impossible to avoid
Thank you all for listening to me complain while I lay in bed miserable because I can’t walk or smile or have the lights on.
I like it, “eternal illness”
Instead of "chronic illness" I'm going to call it "eternal illness" because then maybe, just maybe, people will understand that I'm not getting better soon.
Climate change is real and happening faster than scientists thought.
My bestie just got the autism diagnosis for her 7 year old son. I think I convinced her not to put him through ABA. She’s already getting a referral for OT. What helpful therapies are there that aren’t abusive or traumatic that I can suggest she look into?
This is one of the better descriptions of what I see.
I hate having aphantasia. It's total bullshit, give me access to the internal images so I can draw better.
Needed to hear this today
Your disabilities’ effect(s) on your schooling do not make you a bad student; you are not a bad student because you are disabled.
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes for my wife. We’re home and she’s on some meds until her EEG this weekend. I’m actually on hold with her doctor now to figure out a plan med wise.
Yesterday was stressful but I think the time at home with no answers and a tiny med supply for possible seizures is scarier.
I know we’ll get through this and get some answers. Just need to keep moving forward.
Struggling today. I’m having a hard time in one class (Intro to Javascript) and feeling like maybe I need to give up on college. I’m afraid with all of my health issues that it’s pointless. Maybe I need to take a semester off and do more artistic stuff? I don’t know.
I emailed my instructor about it, so we’ll see what he says. I’m trying really hard not to let it get me down but it’s challenging.
It's #biweek. Basically the best week of the year.
36F.AuDHD.INFP.Hufflepuff.Taurus.Mostly crafty, neurodivergent, astrology, and random things I enjoy.
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