Immobilization

I have been battling migraines for years now, and they have been getting worse and worse. I recently visited an allergist, hoping to find that allergies were to blame. The determination of a single allergy, to cats, might explain why two of my worst migraine episodes were after visits to my mom's house and to the home of another cat-owning friend. But, that being the only allergy that showed up in testing, my hopes for eliminating foods or other factors, in order to prevent migraines, were dashed.

The physician who administered the tests, however, was very sympathetic to my plight. His wife has migraines, and he did not take my suffering lightly. He very enthusiastically recommended that I go on a prescription of a beta blocker, and wrote it up.

I started the beta blocker right away, and I was immediately relieved of any and all migraines. It's been six weeks now, and I haven't had to reach for my Imitrex (migraine pain-reliever) a single time. It is wonderful!

However, I am not sleeping well. I am having bad dreams. And I am experiencing bouts of depression. These are all familiar old ailments with which I have not had to deal for a while. For now, I'm sticking with the beta blocker, even though it may be to blame, because the migraine-free life is such a treat. But these other problems are immobilizing me somewhat, just as the migraines did.