24

What a migraine. 24 hours of hovering between Richter 2 and 5. The Maxalt might as well have been crappy-flavored candy, and the Midrin barely helped (though it gave me a good night's sleep).

The headache hit me yesterday as I left the doctor's office and stayed with me off and on throughout the night. I woke up with it at a Richter 1.5, but had to go to work, even knowing that it was going to come back (there were things that had to be done-- songs that had to be sung). By the time lunch rolled around, the headache was edging up to a Richter 3.

As I exited my pre-lunch meeting, I popped a couple of Midrin. They started to take effect over lunch, but the headache peaked at a Richter 4. By the time my post-lunch meeting started, I was back down to the Richter 3, but the Midrin sedative effect was starting to hit. I spent the rest of the afternoon nice and logy-- one might even say "mellow."

The rest of the day was most of a Midrin- and postdrome-induced haze, and the headache itself didn't actually abate until about an hour ago. It really does feel like it is actually gone, now-- at least I'll keep my fingers crossed that it is.