Jan 21 2009
Post Stress Migraines
I have on occasion suffered from post stress migraines. When I realized they were of the ‘post-stress’ variety, it struck me as quite odd. You’d think a person would be headachy because of stress not because of it finally disappearing. My migraines have appeared after tough days on the job, during the process of buying a house and before having my first born—but I think that was from hormone changes, not from the stress of being pregnant.
Some of the symptoms of my migraines are: a dot of light in my vision (this is my warning signal) which later turns into a strip of sparkles like a silver reflective tape, numbness in my fingers or pins and needles, trouble speaking and after this all passes the horrid headache begins and can last for days. I’ve seen commercials showing the symptoms of a stroke and can identify the majority of them.
I haven’t had one of these migraines in a while (knock wood) and hope that I don’t stress myself out thinking about them. Ha.
