#ajovy

[bishiglomper]

So. warm itchy teeth.

My brain also feels like that tonight.

But also I'm having that jarring, twitchy sensation in my head. Glitches my vision. Kinda nauseous. Other blah-making symptoms.

Makes me wonder if I'm constantly having Migraines but they're weird and without the headache.

Maybe my Ajovy is preventing the headache but I'm still having all the other fun shit that gets lit up during a migraine

Google has nothing for me, Ajovy is too new to tell me it's weird quirks..

[aturinfortheworse]

ooof I have just messed up my ajovy injection for the first time because for some reason this time the loud click made me flinch and pull the injector away from my leg so $500 worth of medication went on the floor. not my $500 but still OOOF. Gonna have such a conversation with the pharmacist tomorrow.

[gigglesnortbangdead]

ajovy call out post

[mommyisdownwiththesickness]

Here's to kicking migraines in the ass!

[chronicmigrainetime]

One year on Ajovy update!:

I can’t believe it’s been a year already, it’s gone so fast. I stopped doing monthly updates because the situation hasn’t really changed since the effect of the medication stabilised. I currently get ~10/30 migraine days a month —down from 30/30 before the medication— and my quality of life has improved dramatically as a result.

(Finding medication to help my POTS has also had a huge positive impact)

I’m still not really able to work a job, but I have been able to do a lot more of the work of being a person.

I had a review with the headache clinic that’s prescribing the Ajovy for me and they decided I can continue on it for another year (with another review at the end of the year), which is really good news.

[softbunnyboo]

So I just learned a shitty little fact. Even if Tylenol is somewhat helping my migraine, it won't always help the trigeminal nerve pain once that start to kick in. According to my neurologist this is normal/common with how frequent and bad my migraines are, which really sucks. So currently sitting with my migraine pain at about 5(was 8 earlier) and my ears/face at 7-8. I'm supposed to do my next ajovy shot in the next day or two, hate the slam of migraines I get before the shot day.

[mayamistake]

Jumped through some hoops and got the Gov't to pay for a migraine med I thought I would likely never afford to even try.

...when I was younger and a bunch of my friends were sticking needles in their arms, I passed. Didn't seem like a good idea. Now decades later here I am sticking needles in me. Well my partner has so far, I was worried I might do an involuntary pull back at the pinch and screwing up a $600 per injection shot (once a month) also seems like a bad idea. Too soon to know if it will help but I am hoping!

[bishiglomper]

My sister finally agreed to get her migraine shot today. I'm not thrilled because she wanted to get it the same day as me and I'm 2 weeks overdue. Which also means i have to pick a new shot day. 🙄

I liked it for the 15th because "new month" reminded me i needed a shot that month but also gave me 2 weeks to order it and mentally prepare..

Now its the end of the month. Dunno if I'm gonna remember...

We both got our shots. Sissy went first.

She said she was scared. I told her i may just be a big baby, that maybe the shot isn't as bad as i think it is?

Lol..

She yelled some curses. 😂 Described the pain and I'm like "oof. yep" ( >.o) "I'm so sorry" 😭

I did scream longer than she did but I do feel very validated 😂

Ajovy is so painful. Makes a huge difference for me though, so... I will endure it. 😤

I hope it helps sissy's migraines, hers are so much worse. And since she had that TIA she can't take much else

[aturinfortheworse]

Think I have learned a valuable lesson about anti-cgrp meds: having a less painful migraine does not, in fact, mean that putting off rescue meds for a couple hours is totally fine. Why do I keep thinking that's a good idea?? Have not been forced to bed by a migraine for like months but got absolutely wiped the fuck out after work today.

[chicago-geniza]

Oh I forgot to tell you guys the best part. I'm following up with neurology in 6 months and if we don't see significant improvement in migraine frequency/severity they're going to refer me for Botox lmfao

[liiizzard]

migraines >:(

[qwertyfingers]

dont let how tired i look fool you this drug is magical i did two nights in a row of gig and dont even have a headache. that wasnt even true when i was a teenager. chronic migraines WHO!!!!!

alternative caption: this and a blunt tbh

[junewild]

on day 8 of this migraine. btw

[antiadvil]

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[fatcowboys]

my PA for ajovy got denied (booo) but the reason it did was bc a neurologist needed to prescribe it which i already had an apt set up for and gad yesterday (yay!) and the appointment went really well and i like the provider a LOT of migraine management (YAY!!!) so now i am once again waiting for an ajovy PA to be approved lmao