Hairs and migraines.
Sebastian stayed home from school today because he woke up at about 4:30 in the morning, crying his eyes out, holding his head, and begging me to help him stop the migraine.
I got up, gave him some Tylenol, had him take a shower to cool his body down and also calm him down, and then I gave him his script migraine meds and had him lay down on the couch with a cool compress on his head.
It still hadn't eased up by the time it was time to leave for school, so I let him stay home and try to sleep it off.
It didn't go away until almost 5pm.
He took 2 Tylenol every 6 hours, stayed laying down, napped off and on all day, took his scripts on schedule, and it finally passed.
I feel so bad for him when they hit him that hard, and I hate it when they happen in the middle of the night when he's sleeping.
I can't figure out what brings on those ones, the middle of the night explosive migraines.
Tomorrow after school, I'll be taking Mark up to get his hair cut at the barber shop.
It's totally shaggy, out of control, and he looks like one of those big English Sheepdogs.
When I said haircut, he didn't even mind, he just said ok, sure.
I was well prepared for a fight over it, but nope, no fight, so it must be getting to him too if he's not putting up any fight at all.
Comments
I get migraines in the middle of the night sometimes i dream about the pain and know i am going to wake up with one... Hormones set mine off and also eating chocolate before bed... did the doc give him meds for when he gets the migraines? like imetrex or zomig? I have taken both of these they make you tired but for the most they get rid of them when they dont I go to the er, if I have been getting sick and not eating they give me an iv fluids but I either get shots for the migraines and the nausea or they put it thru the iv... I hope you find answers... I feel for him I get migraines a lot and it sucks...
Posted by: draven | March 5, 2009 1:04 PM
Not to give unsolicited advice, but (sorry) I was told that Tylenol can cause rebound migraines. Maybe the doc said for him to take them until the preventatives kick in. I'm not sure, but just wanted to pass along the info. Sure hope they get under control soon.
Posted by: Connie | March 6, 2009 12:42 AM
Poor Sebastian....I know the migraines must be so awful on him. Glad it finally went away!
Is it bad of me that my kids are the ones who have to ask me to take them to get their hair cut? Heh, I'd just as soon let them grow it out.
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | March 8, 2009 1:43 AM