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How do you get it through your coworkers heads that you don't want to socialize after work. Especially at a bar. I HATE bars (and frankly going to anything that has a "party atmosphere"). But my coworkers keep inviting me out of them. Like, if they wanted to go see a movie or go to a museum, cool. But I can't stand being out late in a loud place with a bunch of people.

Invite THEM out to the movies or a museum. Being the Mom Friend is a pain in the ass but it is the surest way to get what you want.

This. Anticipate before the decision. Suggest the venue. The worst that can happen is that they go back to status quo the week after. In the best case scenario, it's your new post-work rendezvous.

I agree with Anon above - invite them to something you'd enjoy that is kind of 'on par' with a bar, moneywise and 'easy to get to' wise. If they only want to party at the bar just around the corner, don't ask them to trek to some far-flung location but, yeah - try that.
(I hate bars, too - so not fun.)

i have no advice. i only agree. we aslo have one coworker who wants us to socialize after work, at a drinking place.
like, cool, thanks for inviting me, but i have a long commute home and don't want to be out drinking on a tuesday night when i have to get up at 5.30 the next morning. just because they can, doesn't mean i have to as well.

Anyone got any advice on how to head them off at the pass? I've started getting them randomly and never had them before. No idea how to deal with the bastards.

See a neurologist. I have a prescription that works well if I can take it right at the start (rizatriptan). Non-medical things that help me: dark room, quiet (earplugs, eye mask), ice on my head, a bit of menthol something rubbed on my forhead.

Forgive my ignorance, but is there an urgent reason i should? Or is that just a standard US thing where you would see a neurologist? Because here in the UK the useless backstabbing wankers in government are slowly choking our beloved NHS to death and you have to be on death's door to see a specialist.

SA Sorry if that made no sense. Can't think straight right now

Neurologists are the ones who know what they are talking about in terms of migraines. My GP could only ever prescribe painkillers. It was a neurologist who has been able to give me things that have actually helped. I can't speak for anyone else. Just, in my experience, neurologists can get to the root of them and stop them before they start.

Ah okay that makes sense. Thanks for the advice!

My GP gave me triptans for my migraines? And when I transferred to a new GP, she prescribed the triptans too. I've been dealing with mine for nearly 20 years and never once have I needed to go see a neurologist for them.

a neurologist to get a differential diagnosis. a GP can only give painkillers but doesn't take it further. it's basically to rule out anything more serious

Plus, if you are getting them regularly, the way I used to, there are control meds you can go on that can at least cut down on the number of migraines you can get. And a neurologist is the one who will help you find the best one.

It's also a good way to make sure it's actually migraines you're having, and not another form of debilitating headache, since not all treatments are equally effective on migraines as on, say, cluster headaches.

Two decades ago when I was getting brutal, incapacitating, puke-my-guts-out migraines, my doctor prescribed me Amerge (the medical ingredient is apparently naratriptan hydrochloride), and it basically stopped the migraine from developing, but I had to take it as quickly as possible.

I have no idea if that drug is still being made, and there may well be something better out there now, but Amerge is the only one I have experience with.

I personally found that drinking plenty of water is sometimes helpful but I'm not good at reiging them in myself.
As stated above, for some people, menthol can help (because it has a cooling and potentially relaxing effect) but you should try it out with a small amount first - for me personally, it's the opposite of helpful because one of my main migraine triggers is strong scents and menthol is pretty intense and on the very much no-good side for me. So if you react strongly to smell, you may want to be careful with menthol.

Also seconding the "see a specialist" part.

MASSIVE amounts of water. Repeated pressure on the sinuses either side of the bridge of the nose.

No screens. Sorry. None at all.

As soon as I know I'm getting one I try to eat something and drink some water, then I turn off all the lights and force myself to nap.

Pay attention to things that might trigger your migraines, and pay attention to what's happening with your body leading up to one so you can recognise them early.

I have meds I take to help ward them off, but if I don't have my meds on me, I find that a combination of caffeine and Benadryl (oddly enough) can often help. And I'm talking caffeine of the triple espresso sort, not just a Coke sort. Oftentimes if I catch them early enough, I don't even need to take my meds for them.

Caffeine and Advil for me, but otherwise same - if I can catch them when the first symptoms start presenting, I can often either kill them dead or buy myself enough of a reprieve to get to my meds or at least get somewhere cool and dark where I don't have to do anything focus-intensive like drive.

Just so OP's aware, though, caffeine can also be a migraine trigger for some people, so monitor your symptoms if you try it, and start weaning yourself off caffeine if it makes things worse.

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