Woke Up with a Migraine

Posted on by Julia

November 16, 2025

Yesterday (Saturday, November 15), I woke up to a migraine starting. My nervous system went haywire on top of the migraine. My face, arms, and legs burned as if I had a bad sunburn.

I took my medication. At first the migraine did not get worse, but it didn’t go away. I lay down and when I realized the migraine wasn’t getting better, but was getting worse, I took another pill. The burning kept going. The migraine got worse and I wasn’t supposed to any more medicine. I just wanted to drill a hole in my head to let the pain out.

With my skin on fire, sick to my stomach, and my head hurting (hurting is such a mild word for the pain of a migraine), on top of all that, my left eye started having tunnel vision. I got up to use the bathroom and realized I could barely see out of my left eye. This was unusual since my tunnel vision normally occurs with both eyes. I stumbled to the bathroom then got back in bed.

On top of my other symptoms, I started to feel cold. Bruce put a blanket over me. That helped.

At one point, I realized tears were leaking from my eyes from the pain.

I am so grateful my medication normally prevents my migraines. This was a brutal reminder that it doesn’t always work.

I am guessing the stress and anger of the last few days caused the migraine.

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I was so grateful to get to sleep and wake up without the migraine. Sometimes, the migraine will last for days. The burning sensation is still occurring.

27 thoughts on “Woke Up with a Migraine”

  1. My friend said she had a migraine and felt lousy that day as well. Do you ever try to match your bad days to electromagnetic influences. There has been an awful lot of solar activity recently. (There is also some sort of side effect after Northern Lights activity. I think they call it a Northern Lights Hangover”.)

    Hope you feel better now! ❤️

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    2. I haven’t tried to match migraines to electromagnetic influences. I know these triggers: red wine, moldy cheese (blue cheese, etc), a strong change in atmospheric pressure, and a strong amount of stress.

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    1. Hi Tom, I am so sorry for the loss of your wife.

      I had wondered if you were okay when I didn’t hear from you in a while. When Nox ate part of a dead possum, I thought of you and your possum races. I now understand why you weren’t visiting us in the blog sphere.

      Thank you for stopping by and sharing your new blog link. I’ve just subscribed to your new blog.

      Regards,
      Julia

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    1. Thank you. I was mostly over it the next day. I just had the lingering aftermath. So many people just don’t realize that after the pain is gone you still have to deal with the aftereffects.

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      2. It is pretty miserable. The pain just takes it out of you. I was so glad it was only one day and not multiple days like I used to have. People who don’t have migraines just don’t understand that it is a debilitating condition and it just isn’t pain.

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      3. Oh gosh I’m with you – even my closest family and friends still don’t seem to get it – but like you, I seem to be having one day ‘attacks’ rather than the old 72 hour ones… so I’m not ‘cured’ but SO much happier that they are less intense. Here’s hoping the future gets better for both of us. Lots of love, Linda xx

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  8. Sounded like a rough one. Really hope you’re feeling better.

    The burning is normally one of my first warning signs of a migraine coming on too. Climbs up the right side of my neck and up my face.

    As validating as it is having a physical symptom that people can see, I’d rather not have it.

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I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We have a 12-pound dog, Nox, who we love dearly. She has been with us since 2009. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. We bought a ranch house on a hill in the middle of five acres. We are working on creating our homestead. I love cooking and enjoy sharing recipes. I am also an artist and I’ll share my current projects. Reading is my favorite hobby.