I’ve been taking Petadolex for 7 weeks now. I bought Aleve and Excedrin Migraine today – I’m a little discouraged. But I said I’d give it three months, so I’ll give it three months.
This week I used R to create the graph. I’m learning R in one of my classes, so I thought this would be good practice. This kind of graph is called a bubble graph. In a bubble graph, if the weather and my migraines are the same multiple weeks, the “bubble” gets bigger.
Over the past week I had way too many migraines, but I did have fewer migraines than there were days of bad weather. One more point below the line!
For those of you new to my migraine graphs, if the points consistently drop below the line over time, it means the medicine is helping. If the points stay on or above the line, the medicine is not helping.
I've been taking Petadolex for 7 weeks now. I bought Aleve and Excedrin Migraine today - I'm a little discouraged. But I said I'd give it three months, so I'll give it three months.
This week I used R to create the graph. I'm learning R in one of my classes, so I thought this would be good practice. This kind of graph is called a bubble graph. In a bubble graph, if the weather and my migraines are the same multiple weeks, the "bubble" gets bigger.
Over the past week I had way too many migraines, but I did have fewer migraines than there were days of bad weather. One more point below the line!
For those of you new to my migraine graphs, if the points consistently drop below the line over time, it means the medicine is helping. If the points stay on or above the line, the medicine is not helping.
I’ve now been taking Petadolex for 5 weeks. I’ve been keeping track of my migraines and my main trigger (bad weather). Last week I graphed the migraine data collected so far and received a few ideas for a better graph in the comments. Here’s the updated data presented a bit differently than last week’s:
In this graph, weeks on the line were weeks that I had a migraine every time there was bad weather, weeks above the line are weeks that I had migraines even when there wasn’t bad weather, and weeks below the line were weeks when I didn’t have a migraine every time the weather was bad. If the medicine works, I would expect later weeks to usually fall below the line.
So far, it doesn’t look like Petadolex is having an effect on my migraines, but it’s really too early to tell. Most migraine meds take 2 or 3 months to really have an effect and I’m determined to give this drug a chance. So expect at least 7 more weeks of these graphs…
I've now been taking Petadolex for 5 weeks. I've been keeping track of my migraines and my main trigger (bad weather). Last week I graphed the migraine data collected so far and received a few ideas for a better graph in the comments. Here's the updated data presented a bit differently than last week's:
In this graph, weeks on the line were weeks that I had a migraine every time there was bad weather, weeks above the line are weeks that I had migraines even when there wasn't bad weather, and weeks below the line were weeks when I didn't have a migraine every time the weather was bad. If the medicine works, I would expect later weeks to usually fall below the line.
So far, it doesn't look like Petadolex is having an effect on my migraines, but it's really too early to tell. Most migraine meds take 2 or 3 months to really have an effect and I'm determined to give this drug a chance. So expect at least 7 more weeks of these graphs...
I’ve been keeping track of how many migraines I get each week since I’ve started taking Petadolex. You’re in for a treat this week – I’ve made a snazzy graph.
The y axis, Headaches:Bad Weather, is the ratio of headaches I get to how much bad weather there was in a given week. So if the bar goes up to 1, it means every time there was bad weather I got a migraine. If the bar is above 1, I got migraines even when there wasn’t bad weather, and if the bar is below 1, I didn’t always have a migraine when the weather was bad.
It’s too soon to draw any real conclusions, but at least it doesn’t look like they’re getting worse!
I've been keeping track of how many migraines I get each week since I've started taking Petadolex. You're in for a treat this week - I've made a snazzy graph.
The y axis, Headaches:Bad Weather, is the ratio of headaches I get to how much bad weather there was in a given week. So if the bar goes up to 1, it means every time there was bad weather I got a migraine. If the bar is above 1, I got migraines even when there wasn't bad weather, and if the bar is below 1, I didn't always have a migraine when the weather was bad.
It's too soon to draw any real conclusions, but at least it doesn't look like they're getting worse!
I missed the weekly migraine log last Tuesday. To make up for it, I promise to include some graphs with the next one. I know, I know. This is very poor data collection. But it was Christmas and I was traveling and busy and just forgot to keep track. It didn’t help that I was in North Carolina where the pressure seems to be attached to a frenetic child’s yoyo. It’s hard to keep track of migraines when you have so many!
I missed the weekly migraine log last Tuesday. To make up for it, I promise to include some graphs with the next one. I know, I know. This is very poor data collection. But it was Christmas and I was traveling and busy and just forgot to keep track. It didn't help that I was in North Carolina where the pressure seems to be attached to a frenetic child's yoyo. It's hard to keep track of migraines when you have so many!
Days with snowy/cloudy/rainy weather: 4
Days with headache: 3
This seems fairly encouraging, but one of the days it was snowy and I didn’t have a headache was during a several day long snowstorm – I think I just adjusted to the pressure once it stopped changing.
Days with snowy/cloudy/rainy weather: 4
Days with headache: 3
This seems fairly encouraging, but one of the days it was snowy and I didn't have a headache was during a several day long snowstorm - I think I just adjusted to the pressure once it stopped changing.
It’s time for your weekly migraine update! I’ve been on Petadolex for a week now. Side effects: if I burp after I take my pill, it tastes bad. Nothing like the hair loss, parathesia, or difficulty concentrating I’ve come to expect from migraine meds.
Things have gone about the same as last week, though I’ve had a cold and a few sinus headaches that have almost certainly helped trigger my migraines. The weather’s still bad, too. Right now I’m looking at a foot of snow through a thick curtain of still falling snow and wondering where my desert went.
December 10 – December 16
Days with headache: 6
Cloudy/snowy/rainy days: 4
It's time for your weekly migraine update! I've been on Petadolex for a week now. Side effects: if I burp after I take my pill, it tastes bad. Nothing like the hair loss, parathesia, or difficulty concentrating I've come to expect from migraine meds.
Things have gone about the same as last week, though I've had a cold and a few sinus headaches that have almost certainly helped trigger my migraines. The weather's still bad, too. Right now I'm looking at a foot of snow through a thick curtain of still falling snow and wondering where my desert went.
December 10 - December 16
Days with headache: 6
Cloudy/snowy/rainy days: 4
I wrote a few days ago that I was going to start treating my migraines again and that I’m trying a medicine called Petadolex. Today was my first day taking it. I might not see effects for 3 months, which, in my experience, is typical for migraine preventatives.
I’ve been keeping a headache journal so that I’ll be able to tell if it’s actually helping, especially if my migraine frequency is only reduced by a small percentage. I’m going to be giving weekly updates. I’ll be recording days with headache and cloudy/rainy/snowy days, which are my major migraine trigger. What I hope to see is a decrease in days with headache, regardless of the number of days with bad weather.
December 3 – December 9
Days with headache: 5
Cloudy/snowy/rainy days: 4
I wrote a few days ago that I was going to start treating my migraines again and that I'm trying a medicine called Petadolex. Today was my first day taking it. I might not see effects for 3 months, which, in my experience, is typical for migraine preventatives.
I've been keeping a headache journal so that I'll be able to tell if it's actually helping, especially if my migraine frequency is only reduced by a small percentage. I'm going to be giving weekly updates. I'll be recording days with headache and cloudy/rainy/snowy days, which are my major migraine trigger. What I hope to see is a decrease in days with headache, regardless of the number of days with bad weather.
December 3 - December 9
Days with headache: 5
Cloudy/snowy/rainy days: 4
My migraines are induced by pressure changes, like the drops that occur before it rains. This week is not looking good. If the monsoon storms don’t end soon, I’m moving back to the Gobi.
My migraines are induced by pressure changes, like the drops that occur before it rains. This week is not looking good. If the monsoon storms don't end soon, I'm moving back to the Gobi.
I am occasionally tempted to remove my right eye.
I am occasionally tempted to remove my right eye.
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