• teft@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Drink water. A lot of you have headaches simply because you’re dehydrated.

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      11 months ago

      I wish. I usually have headaches, because my hormones go on a rollercoaster ride throughout my menstruation cycle.

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    11 months ago

    I’m on the third day of a soul crushing migraine. I don’t even care about feeling normal anymore. Just getting to “Shitty” would be a huge improvement

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    11 months ago

    I kinda have the inverse with anxiety.
    I don’t realize how incredibly anxious I am all the bloody time, until I have that brief rare window without it.

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      11 months ago

      That and pain. I didn’t realize I was in pain my whole life until I had surgery for something else and they prescribed me Darvocet. Not only did I wake up feeling refreshed for the first time in my life, I found out just how much pain I’ve always been in. To the point where the surgery pain was nonexistent and I didn’t have to take more than 2 of the pills through the entire recovery period and the second time was just to test my theory from the first.

      I’ve had parts removed since and didn’t bother with the pain meds after. It didn’t hurt any more than the rest of me did. I’m not sure if I should be scared, worried, or proud of that.

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    11 months ago

    About a year ago I had some trouble with a wisdom tooth - and it started friday evening just as my dentist closed shop for the day. It wasn’t bad enough for me to go to ER, but I was quite miserable during the weekend. I remember at one point deciding to play some Skyrim VR, thinking maybe pretending like I’m a dragon-killing hero would take my mind off the pain. That’s when I learnt that being a Dragonborn with a toothache sucks.

    Anyway, since then I’ve made it a point to think back occasionally and remind myself how great it is when my teeth don’t hurt, and I like to extend it to other people too, telling them to realise and cherish their lack of toothache. It’s your turn now. Be glad. Unless your teeth happen to hurt atm, in which case sucks to be you. Hope it does away soon.

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      I have a nasty tootache right now, so… seeing this thread and your post feels like some ironic joke that the universe arranged for me :D

      (Thankfully paracetamol is helping, but most likely they will have to pull it out.)

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      Toothaches are awful. I basically had ruins in my mouth for years and I always had one wound or another in it.

      Somehow I didn’t really notice any pain, until it got really worse and I finally overcame my fear of dentists. When I finally got to the doc and all of these problems were treated my whole body just felt so…silent.

      The pain must’ve always been there, I just endured it and subconsciously blended it out.

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    11 months ago

    I currently have a CSF headache from a spinal tap and my definition of headache has completely changed. I wish I never experienced anything like this

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    11 months ago

    This is the case with anything to do with health. And often the best feelings are when some form of unpleasantness dissipates.

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    11 months ago

    A bad headache really is among the worst things one can experience. I luckily almost never do. It’s the only thing I’ve ever experienced that I could imagine leading to suicide were it to be chronical with no cure. Not even a bad depression has made me imagine that.

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      I’m that person with chronical headaches/migraines

      It sucks but unfortunately after a while you just kinda get used to it.

      I do what I can to minimize the amount of time I’m out of commission.

      Shit sucks…but I’m still here

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        Dang, I’m in the same boat. Botox injections have started helping, but there’s usually several weeks at a time where every day I have migraines. If I didn’t have to help with kids and family, I’d probably just be in bed half the day. But, as you said, you just get used to it.

        Wishing you relief, internet friend!

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    11 months ago

    Oh my version of this is the stuffy nose. It’s the worst trying to sleep when both nostrils are clogged. I’m going to take a moment to appreciate my clear nostrils rn