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07 August 2012 @ 06:42 pm
Postcard from Migraineheim  
I suppose things have improved: I now have good days and bad days, depending on the weather, rather than incessant stroke-like migraine symptoms. In mid-July, I started acupuncture at the recommendation of my neurologist (after the wellbutrin made little enough difference and started making the stroke-like symptoms worse). My acupuncturist then recommended a gluten-free diet, to reduce inflammation, and the day after I started that, I was cured! For a few days, at least.

Since then, the method in the madness seems to be that:
  • I'm fully back to normal when we have little or no weather nearby,
  • I'm nearly normal but still mildly affected by migraine (pain and/or weirdness on the left side, not as alert, creativity and/or other thinking inhibited) when we have a trough nearby, and
  • I'm much worse when we have a front and/or a low pressure system.
So, still no writing. Hopefully, the acupuncture will help more (it takes several sessions according to my acupuncturist).

But! In better news, many thanks to alexa_seidel for pointing out this review of Niteblade #19, in which my poem 'The Wake of March' gets mentioned--and in a good way!

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Adrienne: Coming backajodasso on August 7th, 2012 11:32 pm (UTC)
Hurrah for poem mentions! Each one is a tiny victory, I swear.
articulate_ungulate: cowart_ungulate on August 8th, 2012 01:29 am (UTC)
Yes!
Gwendolyn Claregwendolynclare on August 8th, 2012 04:47 am (UTC)
Got my fingers crossed that the acupuncture helps!
articulate_ungulate: cowart_ungulate on August 8th, 2012 12:53 pm (UTC)
Thank you!
ceffylceffyl on August 18th, 2012 12:17 am (UTC)
Sounds like there are some incremental improvements. Yay improvements! :)
articulate_ungulate: Stennessart_ungulate on August 19th, 2012 07:11 pm (UTC)
:-)
MG Ellingtonxjenavivex on September 12th, 2012 01:59 pm (UTC)
Happy Birthday
articulate_ungulate: Stennessart_ungulate on September 12th, 2012 07:16 pm (UTC)
Thank you! :-)
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