Yesterday's migraine got worse overnight, so I called the clinic in the morning. Someone attached to a different doctor in my team called back after I left a message and told me to go to the ER instead of sick call since "there could be many causes of a severe migraine" and I might "need a scan", and to call back to let them know after I was treated.
As expected, the folks at Wayne Memorial were quick, efficient, and really nice -- they darkened the room I was in while waiting for the doctor, asked regularly if I was comfortable, and got me out-processed quickly when I was ready to go. I was intravenously administered Ativan (lorazepam) and an anti-nausea drug I didn't catch the name of (not phenergan or compazine) and instructed to stop taking the Ortho Tri-Cyclen and to see my home doctor (in Colorado) as soon as I can.
That IV'd medication made me so sleepy I only remember Himself waking me up to tell me he was leaving for work, but I woke up around 6 PM with Laurel snuggled up to my side. The clinic was already closed by then, so they'll get my follow-up message in the morning.
I feel better than I expected not taking the OT-C today but my legs hurt like I've run without stretching beforehand and my period started again (it'd just stopped a few days ago). Now that I've lost almost two days of moving prep time due to this, will be working double-time to get back on track. At least I shouldn't have any more migraines!
Laurel is being really sweet about me being so out of it -- when she wants something, she'll pat my hand instead of pulling on my finger or being loud and when I was sleepy this afternoon, she snuggled up with me and was experimentally poking my face when I woke up. She's also been singing, so I've figured out her regular songlist: the Alphabet Song -> Sing (a Song) -> Elmo's World theme -> Twinkle Twinkle Little Star -> Sesame Street theme. Since I'm not up to putting her in Himself's desk chair and spinning her around, she just showed me that she's lined up a bunch of stuffed animals in it and will spin them herself. My doofey kid. (:
As expected, the folks at Wayne Memorial were quick, efficient, and really nice -- they darkened the room I was in while waiting for the doctor, asked regularly if I was comfortable, and got me out-processed quickly when I was ready to go. I was intravenously administered Ativan (lorazepam) and an anti-nausea drug I didn't catch the name of (not phenergan or compazine) and instructed to stop taking the Ortho Tri-Cyclen and to see my home doctor (in Colorado) as soon as I can.
That IV'd medication made me so sleepy I only remember Himself waking me up to tell me he was leaving for work, but I woke up around 6 PM with Laurel snuggled up to my side. The clinic was already closed by then, so they'll get my follow-up message in the morning.
I feel better than I expected not taking the OT-C today but my legs hurt like I've run without stretching beforehand and my period started again (it'd just stopped a few days ago). Now that I've lost almost two days of moving prep time due to this, will be working double-time to get back on track. At least I shouldn't have any more migraines!
Laurel is being really sweet about me being so out of it -- when she wants something, she'll pat my hand instead of pulling on my finger or being loud and when I was sleepy this afternoon, she snuggled up with me and was experimentally poking my face when I woke up. She's also been singing, so I've figured out her regular songlist: the Alphabet Song -> Sing (a Song) -> Elmo's World theme -> Twinkle Twinkle Little Star -> Sesame Street theme. Since I'm not up to putting her in Himself's desk chair and spinning her around, she just showed me that she's lined up a bunch of stuffed animals in it and will spin them herself. My doofey kid. (:
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I hope you feel better soon! *hugs*
I'm on it and I think its the source of all my headaches and migraines. Grr
I hope everything is okay now.
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The doctor that treated me at Wayne said that lower-dose birth control pills are less likely to cause migraines. Since I'm not on OT-C for birth control, I'm not interested in switching to a lower dose since my PCM put me on OT-C specifically because it was supposed to "reset" my cycle. I'm not sure whether it has yet, but if it does it was worth the nausea but not the two-day migraine!
You might want to talk to your doctor if Ortho Tri-Cyclen is causing migraines; they should be able to prescribe a birth control pill less likely to cause migraines or just treat your migraines while keeping you on O-TC.
I was going to change it to a lower dose when I go in for my yearly. I can wait until then. :)