{"id":264,"date":"2003-10-16T21:40:40","date_gmt":"2003-10-17T05:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=264"},"modified":"2006-12-28T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2006-12-29T01:02:57","slug":"migraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Migraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

I find that the etymology of the word migraine<\/a>—which comes from “half-skull” or “pain in one side of the head”—fascinates me. Perhaps because I have one.<\/p>\n

Even after Alleve, Ibuprofen and Tylenol with codeine, even after neck, back and temple massages, even after bags of ice have been applied to tense muscles, the pain and nausea remain.<\/p>\n

And the thing with migraines is, I usually have them two nights in a row, along with night sweats and a great deal of whimpering.<\/p>\n

Fun, fun, fun!<\/p>\nShare this post:

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I find that the etymology of the word migraine—which comes from “half-skull” or “pain in one side of the head”—fascinates me. Perhaps because I have one. Even after Alleve, Ibuprofen and Tylenol with codeine, even after neck, back and temple massages, even after bags of ice have been applied to tense muscles, the pain and nausea remain. And the thing with migraines is, I usually have them two nights in a row, along with night sweats and a great deal…<\/p>\n

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