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How are your migraines affecting your work and how do you feel about that? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/migraine

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As the title says. For me it's always the same: at first, my boss is understanding, but when I miss work because of a migraine for the 15th time, that compassion kind of dulls away... At some point, they start complaining that I am unreliable and they always seem to be waiting for when I get better, as if there is a cure for this chronic condition.

I always feel like somehow it is my fault for being sick and I feel like I let my team down even though I know it's the last thing I want.

How do you guys cope with it? What do you tell your boss? How do coworkers view you? Any tips and tricks are always welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've had good experience using psilocybin mushrooms. Do what you want with this information Here is a journal from

University of Toronto

The authors’ research group recently reported on the preventive or transitional effects of a pulse regimen of low-dose psilocybin (10 mg/70 kg) for cluster headache in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.31 The dose (mildly psychedelic) and regimen (3 doses, each 5 days apart) were based on those used by patients.5 In the study, psilocybin reduced cluster attacks per week by approximately 30% over three weeks, although this reduction did not reach statistical significance against placebo (p = 0.251; n = 14).31 A Danish group also reported on the effects of the same pulse regimen for cluster headache and included measures of brain functional MRI.32 In this open-label investigation, there was an approximately 30% reduction in attack frequency in the four weeks after pulse completion (p = 0.003; n = 10), which correlated with hypothalamic functional connectivity changes after psilocybin.32 The hypothalamus is a key brain region in the pathophysiology of cluster headache

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That sounds very interesting! I am already on a new med so I might have to wait to try something like that (I am on a CGRP targetting med now) but it sounds promising. What was your experience with it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I get really high for a night and next 6-12 months 0 headaches. I take em when I really need em. Same goes for depression, feel fantastic for a couple weeks after