u/Lavender_Lover77 — reddlx

Hello! I don’t really know why I’m posting. I’m desperate for relief. I’ve been having chronic migraines 15+ days a month for 2 years now. I’ve seen my doctor, i have a referral to see a neurologist, and I’m on Sumstriptan as an emergency drug. I’m also in the process of quitting marijuana to see if that’s causing any of the pain.

I wish i could say there was a pattern to the migraines, but at this point i have no clue. I thought they got worse at work (i work in a hospital under fluorescent lights - which i got glasses to see if that was an issue, didn’t work) ,but they also flare up on my days off.

The pain starts in my traps and shoulders and it feels like a burning and then it works its way up my neck and straps itself nicely around my eyes and gives me a hell of a migraine. I’m very sensitive to lights, migraines also seem to flare up when i wear my hair in anything other than a loose claw clip. I can’t wear pony tails or a braid at the base of my neck, even if it’s loose it triggers aching in the occipital region.

Again, I’m quitting weed right now to see if that will help. I also quit my anti depressant (tapered off under supervision of my doctor), i stopped my ADHD medication that I’ve been on for 12 years to see if that will do anything. I seem to be more anxious than i used to be on my adhd medication and anxiety/stress ALSO flares up the migraines.

Social anxiety also triggers it. Social anxiety - > stress - > over heating - > tense and burning in my shoulders - > migraine.

I’m wondering if the anxiety and stress a sympathetic nervous issue and that’s also why I’m ditching everything to see what my baseline is and see if that’s the issue.

Idk if I’m making any sense, just trying to see if anyone else out there is experiencing something similar. I feel so alone lately and i can’t live like this for the rest of my life. It affects work, school, my social life, everything. I just want my life back.

Thanks for listening. 🩷

NOTES: Wow I’m overwhelmed by all the support. Thank you SO much to everyone who took time to respond, i appreciate all of you. Has anyone tried physical therapy for trap/neck pain?