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I realized something today. I need to figure out what I am going to do about my job. I have been fighting a migraine for the past few days, and today I had to call out sick from work because I was about to throw up on my keyboard 3 hours into my shift. The headset was pressing my head like a vise and the computer screen was bright enough that I had to squint to look at it through my glare guard.
75% of the year the Topamax controls my migraines wonderfully. I am down to one or two a month and they disappear easily with Zomig. But when you add in the fucked up barometric pressure and wind that we get every spring here in AZ and then factor in the 50-60 hour 6 day week work weeks during tax season and the accompanying stress... it's too much for my body to handle. I have had more migraines in the past 3 months than I do the other 9 months of the year combined. My body is trying to tell me something. Very loudly.
The thing is, I don't know how to fix it. I am going on my 4th year at a company that has been very good to me. I don't know if I can make a transition to non-phone work before next January when this all will start up again. Its all well and good for me to say that I know I need to do something, but figuring out what that is? Whole other story.
I just know that I can't keep doing this. I haven't kept solid food down for 3 days now, it all comes back up eventually. I am prolly overdosing on caffeine and ibuprofin just to try and keep things manageable. I have maxed out on my Zomig repeatedly and can't refill my RX for another 21 days anyways. My head hurts constantly. All I want to do is sleep so I can escape the pain. I've tried chiropractic, I've tried accupuncture, I've tried scary drugs that have warning packets the size of small novels. I watch what I eat and I know what foods to avoid.
Another whiney post, I know. But I needed to get it out and say it. I need a change, and this is my way of telling the universe I'm ready for it. I don't expect to have anything handed to me, but a gentle nudge in the right direction would be fantastic. Point the way, I promise I will pay attention this time.
75% of the year the Topamax controls my migraines wonderfully. I am down to one or two a month and they disappear easily with Zomig. But when you add in the fucked up barometric pressure and wind that we get every spring here in AZ and then factor in the 50-60 hour 6 day week work weeks during tax season and the accompanying stress... it's too much for my body to handle. I have had more migraines in the past 3 months than I do the other 9 months of the year combined. My body is trying to tell me something. Very loudly.
The thing is, I don't know how to fix it. I am going on my 4th year at a company that has been very good to me. I don't know if I can make a transition to non-phone work before next January when this all will start up again. Its all well and good for me to say that I know I need to do something, but figuring out what that is? Whole other story.
I just know that I can't keep doing this. I haven't kept solid food down for 3 days now, it all comes back up eventually. I am prolly overdosing on caffeine and ibuprofin just to try and keep things manageable. I have maxed out on my Zomig repeatedly and can't refill my RX for another 21 days anyways. My head hurts constantly. All I want to do is sleep so I can escape the pain. I've tried chiropractic, I've tried accupuncture, I've tried scary drugs that have warning packets the size of small novels. I watch what I eat and I know what foods to avoid.
Another whiney post, I know. But I needed to get it out and say it. I need a change, and this is my way of telling the universe I'm ready for it. I don't expect to have anything handed to me, but a gentle nudge in the right direction would be fantastic. Point the way, I promise I will pay attention this time.
