The pandemic is still doing strange things to my sense of time. And I haven’t been feeling motivated to write in this blog. My apologies!
I *do* have an update though! Finally!
I finally tried 2 new medications for migraine attacks: Ubrelvy and Nurtec ODT. I got free samples from my neurologist. At this point, I would say that I prefer the Nurtec ODT. It’s been nice to have a new medication besides Imitrex. Imitrex just hasn’t been working as well lately. So yay for that!
Another big change that I’ve been focusing on is switching to a fragrance-free life as much as possible. So what does that mean? Over the last month, I’ve been buying only fragrance free products.
FRAGRANCE FREE EVERYTHING:
-Shampoo/conditioner/hair spray
-Face and body lotion
-Laundry detergent and fabric softener
-Deodorant
-Hand sanitizer (which I found at Bath and Body Works, surprisingly!)
And I also took all my candles and perfume bottles and put them in a box in my garage.
Soooooo… *knock on wood*… I had a few less migraine attacks this past month… so maybe something is working?! Or it could be a fluke. It’s too early to say. But I wanted to share this update anyway. Can you relate?
Kelly Alive 
Are you still having fewer migraine days? I sure hope so.
I’ve been fragrance free for a very long time, actually can’t remember how long now. Scents are a huge trigger for me. Of course I’ve had this damn migraine for so long I can’t remember what it’s like not to have one, but scents can still make it worse.
How do you like living in a fragrance free world? Well as much as you can control.
I’m going to a migraine conference in October, hopefully, and it requires that everyone is fragrance free.
I was in the hospital for my migraines and a nurse had an extreme fragrance. She swore she wasn’t wearing any, then we found out she uses scented laundry products. How could she not smell it?
It was so loud! I was ready to leave the hospital then she triggered it again!
sigh
Good to read you were having better days. 💕
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Hello! I tried Ubrelvy with no luck, but Nurtec is helping a great deal. So I’ve been put on it every other day. I am still trying my best to be fragrance-free, including laundry products! I haven’t found a good shampoo/conditioner though. I also noticed some hair loss, so I switched back to my fragranced shampoo/conditioner for now.
Thank you for commenting, I’m so sorry for the incredibly late responses. I’ve been dealing with other things lately and I haven’t had the energy to keep up. But I’ll try to do better!
With love,
Kelly
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Never worry about being late replying to me💕
I’m so glad Nurtec is helping.
I was on it as a preventative, then they messed up my prescription, I’ll be back on as soon as it gets here (mail order), but I honestly don’t think it’s helping.
I’m not totally fragrance free, well mostly I can tolerate a few scents, mainly citrus. If you have wavy or curly hair Jessie Curl has good unscented products. For some reason my hair has straightened a lot, I still use that brand a lot…I have it on hand…but I might try to find something else, less expensive.
I miss my curls, I’d get a perm but can’t stand the smell.
Have missed you love.
Wendy
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Sending you lots of love! (Always later than I’d like!)
Personally, I didn’t like Nurtec as a preventive. I was having a lot of new health issues that popped up at that time, and I didn’t know what was happening! So I only take it as needed, and I much prefer that. I’m glad you tried it, even if it doesn’t end up being effective. I tried Ubrelvy as well, which is another option. But for now, I’m sticking with Nurtec. I also tried to go back to Sumatriptan, and it barely works for me anymore. Funny how that happens! What a journey.
Always happy to come back to this blog and read your comments 🙂
And thank you for the product recommendation! I will check out Jessie Curl!
-Kelly
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Oh I think I’ve tried just about everything!
So many work…then stop. Yes, it’s weird, and aggravating.
I’m doing ketamine infusions. It works, but a pain going inpatient.
I’m also getting a migraine cocktail infusion every week.. that’s not working, but I should have gotten ketamine a month ago…long story…unfortunately.
Been thinking about you a lot.
So glad we met up for a bit.
Hope to chat soon
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