C.C. Francis's Blog, page 22
July 6, 2020
July 5, 2020
Yea that migraine cocktail thing has a powerful antipsychotic in it.
Yea that migraine cocktail thing has a powerful antipsychotic in it. Maybe it helps some people, I don’t know.
But when triptans and ketorolac exist, I legitimately have no idea why they use that stuff. Compazine/DPH is a BRUTAL drug. That’s nightmare fuel. Can cause akathisia in the hospital — on top of the headache. And it doesn’t even help some migraines!
Oura is fantastic. I can see the changes in my readings on the days in which I meditate!
Oura is fantastic. I can see the changes in my readings on the days in which I meditate!
Don’t internalize the stigma around depression!
Don’t internalize the stigma around depression! It’s just something wrong with the body, like my chronic headache condition.
What a scary story. Very glad to read that you’re doing better.
I’ve encountered a lot of this.
I’ve encountered a lot of this. Happens to headache patients too. When you start having severe migraine-like headaches every single day like clockwork (that don’t respond to most medication), you tend to get dismissed. I’m sure it’s the same with other chronic illness that don’t show up on tests.
I’ll have to try the cold showers… if I’m brave enough. Might help with the 5:30 wake-ups!
I’ll have to try the cold showers… if I’m brave enough. Might help with the 5:30 wake-ups!
Neurochemical addiction is a disease.
Neurochemical addiction is a disease. Same w/ alcoholism. This needs firm & aggressive treatment with an eye towards compassion—not shame or stigma. The “choice” to continue using isn’t a choice. It’s a function of physically compromised brain systems.
That’s the part I think people have trouble with. We use the same word to describe chemical addiction, and habitual addiction.
The result is a lot of people on the streets who could live successful & productive lives w/ treatment. USA needs to do better here.
I suffer from a chronic headache condition.
I suffer from a chronic headache condition. I take a number of daily medications for control. Without them, I have a migraine daily.
My regimen was very difficult to find. It took years of experimentation to hone. The process was a winding, difficult road — from brutal side effects, to brusque & frustrated providers. Most of these (at large clinics especially) acted as though the answer was simple (generally a new brand-name Rx from a pharma rep) — and when that didn’t work as though they had better things to do. It took years to build a team of doctors who would listen and adapt treatment appropriately.
Western medicine’s treatment of chronic illness is reductive. Our knowledge is limited. Providers must listen & be willing to learn. But many don’t have enough time. Also, symptoms & side effects can be easily dismissed — esp. when they vary from the “textbook.” I’m a professional myself. I had to learn the hard way to do my own research and advocate for myself. Many people don’t have the ability or the resources to do this. It’s those ppl I feel bad for.
Want better compliance with medication regimens? Stop thinking of it as “compliance.” Start making patients partners in their own care.
Thanks for sharing this. Powerful story.
Thanks for sharing this. Powerful story.
“Defunding”/“abolishing” is perhaps the wrong word choice/focus. We need community policing —from, of, and for people being protected. Those living in communities should be responsible for & accountable to their neighbors. There must be trust.
My understanding is this is also a much for effective strategy for public safety.
July 4, 2020
Noticing thoughts in meditation separates them from your consciousness and allows for more…
Noticing thoughts in meditation separates them from your consciousness and allows for more emotional “room” in day-to-day life. The realization that you yourself are separate from thought — and lack direct control over the process — allows for the detachment you’re describing.
