So I spent today (and will be spending tomorrow) in a large lecture hall with other educational coaches and mentors learning about the finer points of coaching. It's part of Cardinal Stritch's coaching certificate program which I enrolled in earlier this year.
As boring as it may sound, I have actually found these classes to be quite helpful and even *gasp* interesting. It's great to pick the brain of other people who do the same thing I do and see what has worked (or not) for them. There aren't a lot of Instructional Coaches out there, so I have to take advantage of these opportunities when they come up.
Today was going swimmingly until about 10:30 when the overhead projector image started to blur and I felt that warning pressure behind my eyes. "Oh crap," I thought. "Here it comes."
The dreaded migraine.
It always shows up when I don't have time to deal with it. I've tried the whole medication route in the past - Imitrex, Topamax, you name it. So far, nothing has worked. My GP seems to be at a loss and is ready to pass me off to a neurologist.
So I'm asking you guys, since I know many of you suffer from migraines too: how do you deal when curling up in a dark bedroom isn't an option? Any good home remedies that have worked for you?
I knew right away when you said the image started to blur that you were talking about getting a migraine. I have blurred vision and light flashes before my migraines hit. If I can get Excedrin down right when I start seeing the light flashes it usually keeps the migraine from going full blown. It is just a bad headache, and I can deal with that. I've never actually taken prescription drugs for it.
ReplyDeleteI have gone to the chiropractor for it and that seemed to help. If you get them regularly try a good/trusted chiro. It may help.
Good luck!
First of all, I love your pic, lol.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, do you take and prescribed meds? They kind of knock me out, but I also take 3 Advil and they seem to work......for a while, but then it comes back. But it's better than nothing.