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Evening chordians,

I'm just writing a quick note to have a rant about migraines. I don't know if anyone else on here suffers from them, I'm sure you must, but good lord these are horrible little buggers indeed!!

As I write I'm on day 3 of a fairly severe attack. I'm getting to write this in a brief spell of respite from my symptoms due to taking yet another dose of painkillers which would fell a horse, a big one at that.

For anyone that doesn't suffer from these horrible attacks let me explain........firstly, migraines are not "just a headache". That statement is almost as painful as the actual migraine itself. Migraines cause a rather grim and debilitating series of symptoms. This starts (for me anyway) with loss of vision, tunnel vision and an "aura" in one or both eyes. The aura is someting I can only describe as feeling like you've just stared into the sun or a bright light for too long. Flashing colours in front of your eyes which stops you being able to focus or concentrate on anything. THis lasts for around 30 mins and is then followed by overwhelming nausea and a headache which stops you dead in your tracks. Usually around this time your stomach decides to get in on the act and will do its best to catch you out as you loiter around the bathroom. Heads or tails people, you decide! It certainly livens proceedings up a tad.

For me, I'm often laid up for anything from 1 hour to, like now, a few days. In the past two days in bed I've grown to despise the daylight, handy given that vampires seem to be pretty cool just now ;-), I've become completely intolerant of the merest of sounds from my neighbours and indeed my own restlessness in bed brings out a self loathing I've not experienced since my difficult chunky teenage years!

And to think, all this because I couldn't resist an easter egg!! Yes, that's the final kick in the teeth. The triggers. Many people who get migraines have triggers. Something which can bring about an attack. For me, it's chocolate. As if not bad enough, red wine is also on the list. I may also have to add dairy products.....but the debate rumbles on with that one. So, because on Easter Monday I was too lazy, too hungover, and indeed too complacent about not having had a migraine for a while, I didn't go to the shop for something to eat, rather I just ate the extra easter egg I had bought by mistake, I now find myself in a painkiller induced, guilt ridden (due to time off work I can ill afford), unshaven, twitchy mess I can only say.....damn you Easter Bunny......damn you!! :-p

As they say, misery loves company so if anyone else suffers from these "little headaches" and has any pearls of wisdon they'd like to share, I'm all ears! God knows my eyes have been no use the last couple days!!

Thanks as ever for the rant indulgence,

Mark