Today, I was put on a medication for severe migraines. One of the side effects is difficulty concentrating and word recall. I was writing a paper and sat there trying to remember how to spell "isn't." This medication better work. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was prescribed medication to treat the headaches, caused by the medication to treat the lethargy, caused by the medication to treat my crippling nerve pain, without which I'd be stuck in a wheelchair. FML
Today, I woke up with a migrane, so I took one of my prescription migrane pills to get me through my day. The pill made me dizzy and nauseous, so I took a motion-sickness pill. That pill gave me a migrane. FML
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Today, I got my ass kicked by my boss at work. Why? Because I missed my shift on Saturday, because I slept through my alarms and the phone calls from my co-workers, and I woke up three hours later in a state of panic. This is all because of a medicine I'm on for migraines. FML
Today, like every day since my diagnosis, I've had to choose between two impossible options. Either I deal with debilitating headaches where I cannot focus, or I feel so drowsy that I cannot focus. My finals are in a week and I can't study. FML
Today, I have such severe ADD that I can't focus without my medication. When I take the medication, I can only focus on one thing, but not necessarily the thing I need to be focusing on. I have a chem test soon, and I've been vacuuming my room for the past 4 hours. FML
Today, I have a heart condition that causes migraines and fainting, so I take salt tablets to stop the fainting. The migraines can lead to a stroke, so I have medication for them. The medication has a side effect: fainting. And to avoid migraines, I should avoid salt. FML
Today, I got a concussion when banging my head. I got extremely nauseous and nearly passed out. The emergency doctor gave me anti-nausea pills. The top three side effects are headache, dizziness and drowsiness. I have no idea if they're working. FML
Today, I went to see a doctor about some of the memory problems I've been having. After the appointment, I could barely remember a thing he told me. FML
Today, I realized that mixing alcohol with my medication causes me to lose my memory. I went to see my favorite band in concert last night and I can't remember a single song they played. FML
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RichardPencil 32
You shouldn't use contractions in formal writing. The spelling you're looking for is "is not." This isn't formal writing. (Pipe emoji.)
icalledhisname 12
It shouldn’t last forever, give it a week or two and hopefully you’ll have your brain back without those side effects. That’s how it worked for me. It didn’t help my migraines, though.
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RichardPencil 32
You shouldn't use contractions in formal writing. The spelling you're looking for is "is not." This isn't formal writing. (Pipe emoji.)
Jennilee69 12
I know what medication you're on and fortunately that goes away.
icalledhisname 12
It shouldn’t last forever, give it a week or two and hopefully you’ll have your brain back without those side effects. That’s how it worked for me. It didn’t help my migraines, though.
gingacutie96 9
When I was on that kind it did not go away it only got worse and after 6 months being off of it I still have some issues. I know someone else who was literally diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s when it was entirely the migraine medicine he was on. Went off the medicine and slowly all his “Alzheimer’s” symptoms disappeared. Go back to your neuro and ask for something else. Especially if it’s topiramate/topamax. Which is extremely unknown right now in terms of how it actually affects the human body