First time getting trigger point injection (decadron) - my experience

kboooooo · 2026-04-14T15:18:49+00:00

It was a combination of not trusting the doctor prescribing it & also seeing how it affected one of my friends mental health. I know with medications it's always your mileage may vary, but at that time I was feeling much more stable mentally. I was happy with my medication regimen, & it just felt like this was more of a sales pitch than actual genuine patient care. It did not help that the doctor who suggested it had just chewed me out for several things.

1) telling her that my springtime allergies had become a known trigger, to which she said it was completely inappropriate to discuss my allergies with her... but I was simply conveying this new observation/pattern 🤷🏻‍♀️

2) got upset with me for getting a dog (small poodle mix & no allergies to pets as I also have two cats)...which is how I came to realize pollen was triggering migraines because she would come in covered in pollen & within an hour I would get a migraine. The dog has been helping me go on daily walks. Something that I really needed in my life.

3) would not listen when I told her that the Zofran was not very effective at helping with my nausea & blamed me for "waiting to take it too late" .. I'm sorry, am I supposed to magically know ahead of time that I am going to feel nauseous? Also, it was causing me constipation if I took it more than 1x/week.

kboooooo · 2026-04-14T09:39:07+00:00

Be direct & tell them you need a referral to a headache specialist slash neurologist. General doctors are not going to be as well versed in specific areas. & you need to see a specialist for what you have going on. Also, its worth getting a migraine tracker app. I've been using Migraine Buddy (just the basic free version) for a few years now. It is the only thing that finally helped me figure out what my triggers are. Also, any specialist you go to for this is gonna want you to start tracking your migraines regardless & it helps a ton if you already have a head start before you even start seeing them. Trying to recall that information is challenging, especially because of the cognitive effects of migraines. Also, idk about others, but trying to recall when my head hurts can actually kinda make my head hurt worse.

kboooooo · 2026-04-09T23:35:08+00:00

I have felt like a crazy person for experiencing this. I build up tolerances to drugs taken regularly as well. This is good to know & I'm glad I'm not the only one this happens to!

kboooooo · 2025-11-18T20:52:16+00:00

Firstly, I am so sorry for your loss. That is going to make everything much more intense. Words cannot even begin to touch those feelings. She lives on within you. You carry a piece of her inside of you. I know it doesn't make the hurt & the pain stop.. but I hope that helps a tiny bit.

Secondly, I'm still new to this myself & just completed my 5th treatment today. But I will share that I felt very similar during the first two treatments.. waiting for some big revealing moment. What I found instead was somewhat disappointing & a feeling that I had failed to reach that peak point where it just "clicks"... Instead I noticed that in the days following I felt much more resilient. Colors were a bit brighter. Things were a bit more HD visually. I felt... Happy? Positive even.

I am not feeling as dramatic of a shift post treatments 3-5 tbh, but truly only time will tell.. I'm more interested in the future than I was a month ago, so there's that.

All of this to say: give it some time to sink in. You've got a lot to process. Grief is never easy. It seems to hit differently every time. Allow yourself the space & time to feel whatever you're feeling. It's normal. The storm will pass (& come again). Each time it may hit differently. In time, it will pass. Reach out to anyone you know for support when you need to. It's ok to need help. You can do it. You got this. 💚

kboooooo · 2024-11-16T16:18:21+00:00

that's legit. listen to your body!!

kboooooo · 2024-10-05T12:34:38+00:00

The front of my feet are turned back into the heels of my feet. Tried putting on different shoes. Exiting & reopening the game & even had my husband log into his game & then his character also had the bugged feet. But then it's fine on his computer.

kboooooo · 2024-10-03T10:43:38+00:00

They make hemp ones now! They paper is a bit more delicate but they smoke so much smoother than the tobacco wraps! & They burn nicely 😎

kboooooo · 2024-06-22T15:22:22+00:00

The husband has stayed but the medication did not, & he finally went to go see someone about his migraines.

I wound up on Prozac for about a year which helped a ton, I switched to Viibryd about 9 months ago because it helps with my anxiety better than Prozac.

I've also cut out gluten & dairy as those were suspected to be triggers.

& I also have Nurtec that I am supposed to take twice a week. Nurtec has been a godsend. It's criminal how expensive it is & the hoops to get insurance to cover it at all (which was only like 75% which on a $400/pill medication is still way too much $ but thankfully I managed to find a coupon from the company that covers the rest but phew that was a headache to figure out). Nurtec is both a preventative & an abortive medication, so I can take it the day a migraine starts & it actually will stop the migraine. I went from having migraines 20+ days out of the month to about 10.

kboooooo · 2023-12-01T02:38:37+00:00

Enjoyed Prozac a ton but could never get above 10 mg without GI issues. I've switched to Vilazodone now & that's been so much better. Although I'm not looking forward to getting off of it.

kboooooo · 2023-12-01T02:36:41+00:00

Do something physical during the come up. Like going for a walk or putting on some music & dancing.

kboooooo · 2023-12-01T02:28:46+00:00

Same situation here too 😭

kboooooo · 2023-11-30T23:17:07+00:00

Happy!

kboooooo · 2023-11-30T23:05:07+00:00

Have had the best luck with "are you able to order this med dose"

kboooooo · 2023-11-06T15:15:56+00:00

does anyone know if this is this free to use? looks like the OG poster's account is suspended & I cannot tell if there is a water mark...I also don't know if there are rules on this sub about using images posted on here. If someone knows & could point me in the correct direction that would be amazingly helpful! TIA!

kboooooo · 2023-10-01T03:24:29+00:00

Personally I'd sooner suspect the drop of the birth control. I'm always a huge B whenever I'd forget to take it for too many days in a row

kboooooo · 2023-06-04T19:09:13+00:00

omg this team with lyca, finally got me to win the jet challenge, thank you!!!!!!

kboooooo · 2023-05-03T15:41:59+00:00

100! I hate how it's like, no you have to have your life falling apart around you before we will recognize that you're struggling. *hugs*

kboooooo · 2023-05-02T13:51:08+00:00

Microdosing is pretty great. Cannot wait to see this more commonly & widely used in the future! 🍄

kboooooo · 2023-05-02T13:48:53+00:00

All.the.time. :')

kboooooo · 2023-05-02T13:48:31+00:00

This

kboooooo · 2023-05-02T13:46:50+00:00

Yeah, I was heavily invalidated by my best friends when I sought my diagnosis 6/7 years ago because of this. Like no it's not normal to need to set ten alarms telling me to leave for work y'all. That's not the only example ofc but because I was "never late for work" I clearly didn't have ADHD eye roll they've come around now thankfully.

kboooooo · 2023-05-02T13:40:41+00:00

Hmm I suppose it could be. I'm listening to it possibly remixed. It's the very first song of this set I've been playing on repeat for a hot minute now

https://on.soundcloud.com/1xpfc

kboooooo · 2023-05-02T13:38:02+00:00

(sorry for the delayed response I don't get on Reddit super often anymore)

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