Today was an okay day. I spent the night not sleeping well. Then I woke up to a blaring migraine. I could barely see, I was sick to my stomach and my head felt like it was going to explode. I took some heavy duty medication to get rid of it, but it makes me loopy. I called my spouse Wilson in the middle of the night (I don't even know a Wilson) and I was having a hard time staying on my side of the bed. Well, actually my feet were hanging off the side. It was horrible, but my day still turned out alright.
You see I am on a couple of drugs for my Bipolar Disorder that stimulate serotonin in my brain. I also have migraines from time to time. I have been to the doctor for my migraines because they were getting out of control. The obvious course of treatment would be to put me on a medication like Imitrex. The problem is these types of drugs stimulate serotonin as well and too much of that can cause something called Serotonin Syndrome, a potentially fatal condition. So then it was on to a mood stabilizer that has been found to help in the prevention of migraines called Topamax. The sexual side effects were too much for me and I had to stop after three months on this drug. So now I am left with narcotics. I am on Norco for migraines now. My problem is this is a highly addictive drug and I have a family history of addictive behaviors and addicts. I am at a loss for what else I can do. I feel like I am a slave to my disorder. Everything revolves around it first, then everything else. Maybe one day things won't be so difficult.
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