Migraine in my Brain

I finally got motivated to run Monday after work. I knew it wouldn't feel smooth, let alone easy, but I was actually looking forward to it. I set out chatting along with my friend and we were under 8 minute pace for mile 1. We were slightly over for 2, and I needed to stretch. We stopped for 5 minutes or so then continued on. Soon after we started up again I started feeling off. I was almost shivery- not good while running. I told her and quickly agreed when she said it was ok with her to turn around (we had barely gone another 0.2 miles). We walked a bit and it happened - I started to get the aura. Some "migrainers" will understand what I mean. My vision was screwing up and it only meant one thing...a migraine. The aura lasts about 5-10 minutes, then its on to the headache. We walked all 2.2 miles back...

This was terrible news for me. This sealed my fate for the entire evening (and the next day). I had my friend drive me home because I was squinting even with my sunglasses on. Another sucky migraine symptom that I get is sensitivity to light. When I got home, I slumped over on the couch and felt sorry for myself for a few minutes. Then I decided I needed to shower because I was pretty sweaty. I was feeling pretty terrible and the ache in my head was also in my eyes - my eyes were hurting. I got straight in bed and was able to fall asleep. I slept til about 8:45PM when I got up to eat. I went back to bed around 10:30 and slept til 8:30AM. When I woke up, my head/eyes felt normal - Thank God!

That is not the end of a migraine for me though...it couldn't be that simple! The day after I have one, I have a single spot on my head, near the front, that remains tender. If I move around too much, that spot will really hurt. If I stand up to quickly, that awful place will become painful. It only lasts seconds, but it deters me from too much movement the day after a migraine. I obviously did not run. I did walk over to the dog park with Alex and Kenda though, that went fine.

I hope to get over this and not have another one...well, ever!

*If you do get migraines with aura, talk to your doctor...it puts you (and me) at a much higher risk for stroke.