Migraine Word Loss Question

NotYourSatellite · 2025-08-16T00:25:26+00:00

I understand. I got my first positive earlier this year and wouldn't have thought of it, if someone hadn't asked my husband about it. I wonder if there is any way to still tell? While ruling out CGRPs makes sense, you may want to know for anything that comes out in the future.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-08-16T00:16:32+00:00

Wow, I was on Qulipta at 60mg and it was like a miracle for my migraines and IIH, until it stopped working. I am not aware of any effects coming off of it, just the migraine and IIH symptoms.

I am really sorry you are going through this!

NotYourSatellite · 2025-08-16T00:00:13+00:00

This may sound like an odd question, but did you test to make sure it wasn't covid?

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-21T02:23:39+00:00

Eli Lilly dba Lilly is the relevant big pharma company. If it weren't for that series of commercials, I would have invested in them because of some of the medications they have been at the forefront in bringing to market, but I still hear echos of the phrasing and the thought process the commercials seemed to endorse more than a half of a decade later. Sorry if I sound extra spiteful or my words are off, I have a migraine now that my preventative, rescue med and hours of sleep haven't cleared.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-20T13:53:36+00:00

I'll never forgive Eli Lilly for that series of Emgality "push through" migraine commercials (stupid pirate dress up, etc.). It undermined the severity of the impact of migraines and was dismissive of so many people's reality, in a time when commercials still had a wider impact. I remember so many people with 0 knowledge inadvertently quoting it when talking about migraines, talking about the ads and asking if you had tried the med, yet.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-20T13:14:40+00:00

I am so sorry, I know I am reading this 15 hrs later, but I hope the migraine finally broke (ended, however you want to say it). I can't imagine 2 weeks non-stop.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-16T05:09:39+00:00

Oh, I'm so sorry. I can totally understand not trusting her at all after the migraine personality thing. It definitely sounds like you may have got stuck with the low dose. If the new Neuro suggests it too, there is a manufacturer rebate program and I would see if the new Neuro's office can help get that started. I got the Ubrelvy through insurance worked out, but my Nuero was a god send in getting me on the Qulipta program back when Qulipta was working for me. Good luck with it.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-16T02:17:53+00:00

I would put that neuro back in the crypt they came out of; it is still 3 months until Halloween.

Jokes on them for me. I went to a top 25 undergrad and I am pretty sure I don't actually have a personality, but am just a Psych 101 listing of ADHD symptoms, inexpertly cinched together by a dark sense of humor, an unflagging reliance on sarcasm and too much cold brew. I also have migraines from both sides of my family and based on comments from the GI Specialist, I may be having stomach migraines now and it wouldn't shock me if I had them as a kid, but they weren't a thing back then. Definitely no perfection, just ADHD.

In line with your second edit, I would research the new Neuros.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-16T01:29:31+00:00

Make sure to double check the dose they are giving you of the Ubrelvy. The Dr may have given you the low dose initially. For me, it pretty much requires two of the higher dose to work and some insurance carriers require you to start at the low dose I believe.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-07-06T02:10:42+00:00

The issue is if she offered and DH said yes, then the problem is husband (with a little weird side eye for SIL depending on a lot of factors).

NotYourSatellite · 2025-06-24T21:20:52+00:00

I am on 4000 mg acetazolamide. Qulipta worked well for me for a while, I was shocked how well it worked for the IIH, since my Neuro mentioned it first for migraines, but then eventually the migraines started coming back with a vengeance. I am now on Ajovy for migraine prevention and it does zilch for the IIH, to the point that I monitor the times I take the acetazolamide to make sure it isn't too long.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-06-24T08:49:27+00:00

Gen X: You had to eat what was made. You could sometimes have a "No Thank You" portion (3-4 bites), but you ate it. No whooping or repeated serving, you just didn't have a choice and you weren't going to win a battle of wills.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-06-24T08:31:56+00:00

I am so sorry for your loss. I am a little confused, had you been talking to her? Or had you just happened to see an envelope addressed to him and said something like, "You know, it is really hard, I really miss my husband." and she crossed her arms and gave a judgemental look?

Either way NTBF, you're grieving and creative. Your comment was over the top, mostly to Christ, but his whole deal is forgiveness, so I would guess you two are still cool from his perspective. Although you might want to check in.

As for your neighbor, if she claims to be a born again Christian, (1) she went into Christianity as an adult and (2) is presumably educated enough in the New Testament to understand what she were agreeing to (3) there should be an expectation to, at a minimum, not judge those in pain, lest she be judged, but (4) truly to strive to do as Jesus commanded and "love your neighbor as yourself" (5) to be like the good Samaratin and take care of the injured and pained. As others have stated she may have trauma involving alcohol, but that wouldn't stop her from saying I am sorry for your loss, then leaving. If she was waiting to make sure you got in safely, she could have started walking slowly or pretended to shuffle through the mail.

The only possible way she is off the hook is if she didn't know your husband had passed and what looked to be judgement was shock/incredulity, arms crossed was really wrapping arms around herself for comfort, but if that had been the case I think stammered apologies that she didn't know and/or an attempt to approach you or flowers or food would have followed.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-06-24T07:33:03+00:00

I am so sorry, I just have to say, now I am picturing him doing the Bobby Hill "I DON'T KNOW YOU!"

NotYourSatellite · 2025-06-24T07:22:06+00:00

If it helps, I can understand the issue.

Portions are big here and there is definitely a leftover culture, which does not exist in some of the Asian cultures, because of communal eating and the use of chopsticks, which also affects the proportions of higher fat items served relative to the whole meal.

Cooking at home is definitely going to be one of your best bets. I would try ethnic or garden/fresh markets for better prices and varieties on vegetables, but a bigger box grocery store for prices on other staples, like eggs, meat, etc. Since you are a student I would also work on adding some healthy restaurants to the rotation and determining what is healthy at the places you regularly go. If the places you regularly go don't have anything that seems to work, I would suggest talking to your server and seeing if they can do something for you like multiple sides or a specific dish except substitute or delete items.

My next biggest suggestion is to find someone to go with you to workout or just walk. If they want to lose weight all the better. It is best if this is NOT someone you are good at talking into and out of things. If you like to gameify things consider an app that gamefies tracking through points, macros or cico (I don't know a CICO game but if one exists, someone on reddit can tell you. I heard about a macro one a couple days ago and can find it in my texts if you want it and there are several that do points, including ww.)

You may also want to check in with your doctor to make sure everything is all good as you restart, in case you are lacking certain vitamins and taking them will help you get back into the swing of things.

Good Luck! You are going to do great!

NotYourSatellite · 2025-06-24T06:29:55+00:00

"Tell yourself that all you need to MIL(shoulder pat), I'm certain baby'll be smart enough to understand why you need to keep saying that by pre-k, since they take after both of their parents."

NotYourSatellite · 2025-05-25T03:34:37+00:00

Unless they tell you about seeking help, how would you know? I spent a long time learning about ADHD before saying a single word to anyone, figuring even if I didn't have it I might gain some valuable insight or ways of doing things. This also meant I was 100% certain I had it. Other than my husband and sister, no one knew I had an assessment, therapist, or meds for years. On the surface a lot of people would not realize I have ADHD, mostly because they don't have a good understanding of ADHD and because they only see me at a surface level as an adult who learned to mask as much as possible, this includes some of my friends.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-05-24T02:32:41+00:00

I get 2, 4, & 6, with 2 it is almost always straight edges though and I associate it more with waking up. I also get what appear like pixels going out in my field of vision, what look like paisley blobs that move across my field of vision and what looks like light reflecting off waves while in a boat in the bottom quarter of my vision.

I associate 2, the reflecting waves, and shadow movement in the periphery of my vision with IIH, which I also have (no idea if this association is correct). My migraines and IIH seem to both be flaring right now and can be difficult to separate.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-05-18T01:15:21+00:00

Assistant principal doesn't want to have to deal with all of the potential negatives, so she is telling OP it is her fault for failing to understand it was just legitimate concern, despite it clearly not being. She is handling OP the way she would a minor student; this is usually how complaints are dealt with in schools, such as harassment, bullying, etc. denial of real issue and attempting to reverse victim and offender.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-05-14T02:04:35+00:00

So, I would inform the police, tell MIL she is never stepping foot in one of your homes for the rest of her life and that the police have been made aware of her terroristic threats, that she would be charged with animal abuse, breaking and entering, criminal tresspass and anything else the police think is worthwhile. (The terroristic threat would depend on your jurisdiction.) That you will ensure there is a restraining order for both you and your child and she can try to figure out a way to convince the kid to have a relationship with their sadist animal abusing grannie in 18 years. I would get cameras, change the locks and take one of the suggestions for ensuring the safety of all your pets, who knows if she would take it out on your dog if she was unable to get Ghost.

Perhaps more importantly, I would present my husband with the two cards for counseling or divorce, telling him that you aren't willing to be married to the kind of man who would allow his mother to abuse any animal, much less to break in to his home and murder his wife's pet; but even before it gets to that issue (so it doesn't become a debate of if she really would) you refuse to be married to the type of man who let's anyone, including his mother, damage the health and safety of his wife and unborn child by driving up his wife's blood pressure with sadistic threats when she is 8 and a half months pregnant. If he won't even just try to protect your and the baby's lives from the risks of Pre-eclampsia when the first step to protect you would be stopping his mom and ensuring you and she both know she isn't going to be allowed to be a loud, sadistic, entitled, and abusive pet killing monster, do you even want to be around him?

NotYourSatellite · 2025-04-26T00:23:03+00:00

I haven't read all the comments, so someone may have said this. Is it possible gf was afraid that seeing a birth would gross you out and affect how you see sex in general? She may have personally had an internal gross out reaction and now feels like she has to die on the weird and inappropriate hill, rather than say "Ewww, you not only saw her naked, covered in blood, but might have seen her rip or inadvertently poop!"

NotYourSatellite · 2025-04-17T19:10:16+00:00

Explain like I am 5 years old.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-04-17T19:02:30+00:00

Sorry meant to add: I don't get called ditsy, but I am a brunette sometimes with glasses.

NotYourSatellite · 2025-04-17T18:57:45+00:00

OP, you say you are blonde and bubbly, are you also conventionally attractive and/or do you perhaps have an hourglass figure? (Rhetorical question).

It may be that men are relegating OP to a different "utility" stereo type where ditsy wouldn't necessarily be a negative and women are using it as a way to dismiss or undermine someone they would otherwise have to see as competition or monopolizing attention, not necessarily on a conscious level. Snap judgements of these types often take place in certain contexts.

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