u/Concert13

I am suffering from chronic migraines after a TBI and I feel like my entire life is burning down as a result. It’s been over a year and it still feels like no one will help me. Besides my spouse, it feels like no one sees what’s going on, no matter how many times I try to explain it and ask for help. I am in pain more than I ever thought possible, and that plus the other migraine symptoms make it hard to do daily life tasks, much less work tasks. I don’t hang out with my friends or do anything I used to enjoy. Going outside feels impossible, exercise makes the symptoms worse, the print in books is really difficult to read these days, and looking at screens for more than a few minutes hurts. I spend most of my free time lying in a dark room with a face mask on and ear plugs in trying to fall asleep. I take rizatriptan, but my doctor only gives me eight pills a month and I have migraine symptoms pretty much every day. I don’t do anything but I’m exhausted all the time. I feel like no one sees how hard I’m trying. My boss calls me useless and a burden, and I just want to give up. It’s been over a year since the TBI and at this point I’m heading for unemployment and a disability qualification that I don’t want. I just want to feel healthy again. I feel like I’m just waiting for help that may never come.