One of the things that has been causing me stress the last little bit, which kinda is like a cyclical stress....is the fact that my migraines have been returning more frequently.
Which is a pattern I have noticed in the last almost year since I first went to see a doctor about the migraines....is that the more stressed I am...the more headaches I get....which getting headaches also stresses me out especially if I can get rid of them.
So like....get stressed out get a headache that won't go away get even more stressed out and get more headaches.....it's a vicious cycle really.
Which the main solution is....stop getting stressed out.
But kinda hard for me to not be stressed when life kinda imploded in all directions.
In any case.
I had a check in appointment back in January to see how I was doing with my migraines.
And we decided to up my dose of Topirimate to see if that would help me fully get rid of my migraines.
As it's great that they have decreased....but the goal is kinda to not get any at all.
So I tried increasing my dose throughout January. First jumping up to 50mg and then a week later up to 75 mg when I was still getting migraines.....
Only to find that I was STILL getting migraines and that was kinda the highest safe dosage to take...so I went back to the doctor.....
And I asked to double check my vitamin B12 levels because the last time we checked those in July they were stupid high. Like broke the chart high.
And despite being told that high B12s won't cause headaches....a Google search (which yah who knows how believable those are) state that high B12s can also cause headaches. So too high of B12 or too low of B12 and I could get more migraines.
It was also decided that I would go off of the Topirimate because like...it's not helping the migraines go away so why continue them?
But I wanted to wait and see what my b12s were before making any decisions, though we did talk through a few other options of meds to take.
And my B12s?
They're still high. Up in the 1000 number range.
So instead of taking B12 daily I've decided on my own to decrease the amount of that vitamin I'm taking to only twice a week in the hopes that lowering the B12s into a more 'normal' range will mean a decrease in headaches.....
Again with the state of stress I've been in the last couple of months there's other mitigating factors to destress myself that I need to look into as well.
But at least decreasing the B12 intake is something tangible I can do.
Especially when I was told to "stay the course" so to speak and not change anything because otherwise my lab results looked normal so there was no concern.
So I weaned myself off the Topirimate fully a few days ago. And for now I'm just keeping an eye on my vitamins and my stress and you know.....ensuring that I have Nurtec on hand to take for those migraines that Advil and Tylenol don't help.
My next check in is in May so we'll see how everything looks then I suppose and get an idea of maybe potential meds to take if my migraines are still being a pain by that point.
Until you next find these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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