Living with daily migraines = Really bad days !
As a child, I grew up where a Calgon soap bath commercial seemed to take all your cares away. On my end, I wish they could take my migraines away.
Never seen the commercial? Have a look Calgon 1970s commercial
A quick into, so I just turned 48 and there are days I feel like I turned 94. Migraines have spiraled out of control over the last 14 months. I was diagnosed with Migraines last summer, my Neurologist said, wow, you've been suffering for a long time, how were you coping?
I wasn't.. I was trying my best to remain calm and carry on.. I had no clue my head aches were migraines, for a long time, I thought they were just head or sinus aches that no tylenol or advil or other over the counter could help me fix.
So last summer, I started on a preventative treatment hoping to reduce the frequency of the migraines:
-400mg of B2
-400mg of Magnesium
-Low dose antidepressant (Aventyl)
It seemed to be working for a while, I went from 5-6 days a week to 2-3 days a week, It wasn't perfect, but at least it was a bit less. But then they crept up back to 5-6 per week... and my Neurologist said, well they must be hormonal induced and there isn't much else we can do. Oh and by the way, in 6 months, you should stop this treatment ... OMG WHAT???
November and December passed and I was feeling like this was still increasing, 5-6 per week. I felt horrible, had no patience, just wanted to bit everyone's head off. No tolerance or energy left. I chose to go seek a Naturopath, there had to be solutions out there... I couldn't imagine going on much longer.
My Naturopath made me do some genetic testing and a food allergy test... This is where I was surprised to find out that I have many many allergens... Hey MAYBE , juts MAYBE that can be the source of my migraines... SO in February I started my Allergen free diet.
It was a bit challenging to get started on this allergen free diet but now after 3 weeks... I've seen a positive response, down to 1-3 migraines per week and keeping my fingers crossed that I might have found the source of my migraine headaches.
My list of Allergens:
- MILK all of them, it's the casein protein that is my issue, not lactate, so no more dairy, cheese, butter for me.
- TREE NUTS : Brazil, Cashew, Pistachio, Cola, Hazelnut, Almond
- Wheat (Gliadin) so all wheat products are off the table including Barley
- Rice (OMG never heard of anyone being allergic to RICE....)
- Malt, Yeast : So no more Beer on my menu :o(
- Egg Whites ( seriously ??? That was one of my favorite morning proteins )
- Pea.... seriously PEA? oh and by the way, Pea protein is in MANY Gluten free and Vegan products
- Agar, AloeVera, Ginko,
- Then I need to limit: White Beans, Oranges, Figs, Oats, Espargette & Kiwi
So off I go, starting my fourth week of this allergen free diet and keeping my fingers crossed that this will resolve my migraines.
I'll be chatting about my journey and learning as I have many things to learn. Follow along if your interested on seeing how my journey goes.
France xxx
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