I get a pressing sensation in the upper front part of the brain about 30-60 minutes before an attack, like the brain suddenly starts swelling. This feeling eventually leads to the attack itself which usually lasts between 5-6 hours.

It feels completely different from a normal headache in that it firstly makes me extremely nauseous, which a normal headache doesnt; secondly that it gets worse and/or better depending on the position of the body. For instance, standing up or lying down for makes the pain and nausea worse, while moving around lessens the pain.
The pain itself differs from a normal headache, with a pulsating sensation overall and a feeling like a blade pierces the area behind my eyes over and over. Never experienced complete loss of sight, but the pulsating headache often led to the edges of what I could see started to flicker and grow inwards with each pulse, and by flicker I mean the sensation you get by closing your eyes as hard as you possibly can while facing a bright light.

Haven't had an attack in about ten years though. Guess the brain also got tired of them. But at the time it was impossible to take any pill or sustenance during an attack due to the nausea. The only possibility was to nip it in the bud and hope the pill started working before the migraine set in.

Luckily I don't have more than one or two migraines a year any more, but the medicine I am on now is called Maxalt (WikiPedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxalt) .. it is the only one that works really fast and does a decent job. Granted, every now and then I still end up thrwoing up and having a ghost headache, but if I have a slight case, it works great.

I used toi have medicine that contained ergotamine (cafergot). It did help with the severe pain, but it still made me puke pretty much after every migraine attack.

Maxalt is great, thiught I think there is a better-known substitute for that - I am jst going with what my (well hubby;s) heatlt-care plan will cover. But you just let a little pill melt on your tongue as soon as you see the frsit symptoms of blind spots/aura.

I am sure if you check the web you can find out better known drugs that Maxalt. I know there were lots of advertisements on TV about something.. I asked my doctor about it, and he said 'Maxalt' becausre that was covered by the insurance plan I have..

Good luck, I DO hope you find a good drug! Thery have lots of good ones today, just keep bugging your doctor!



In reply to this comment by LadyDeath:
What Meds are you taking? I suffer from really bad chronic migraines,I am on topamax and even that my head feels everyday that is going explode

In reply to this comment by mintbbb:
I suffer from classic migraines. I have the aura and attack phases.. My aura makes me partly blind, and also makes fingers and toes go numb.. fun!

Just watching this video makes me nauseous because it so reminds me of a migraine! Thank God I have medicine now that stops the most severe symptoms. Before the medicine I felt like I'd rather cut off my head than have another migraine.. Just imagine having a steel belt around your head that's been tightened over and over again, until you feel like your head is about the explode.. And then include some serious nausea and vomiting to the mix!

Yes, if I didn't have any prescription medications, I'd rather have my head cut off. Period! Worst pain ever.

What Meds are you taking? I suffer from really bad chronic migraines,I am on topamax and even that my head feels everyday that is going explode

In reply to this comment by mintbbb:
I suffer from classic migraines. I have the aura and attack phases.. My aura makes me partly blind, and also makes fingers and toes go numb.. fun!

Just watching this video makes me nauseous because it so reminds me of a migraine! Thank God I have medicine now that stops the most severe symptoms. Before the medicine I felt like I'd rather cut off my head than have another migraine.. Just imagine having a steel belt around your head that's been tightened over and over again, until you feel like your head is about the explode.. And then include some serious nausea and vomiting to the mix!

Yes, if I didn't have any prescription medications, I'd rather have my head cut off. Period! Worst pain ever.

I suffer from classic migraines. I have the aura and attack phases.. My aura makes me partly blind, and also makes fingers and toes go numb.. fun!

Just watching this video makes me nauseous because it so reminds me of a migraine! Thank God I have medicine now that stops the most severe symptoms. Before the medicine I felt like I'd rather cut off my head than have another migraine.. Just imagine having a steel belt around your head that's been tightened over and over again, until you feel like your head is about the explode.. And then include some serious nausea and vomiting to the mix!

Yes, if I didn't have any prescription medications, I'd rather have my head cut off. Period! Worst pain ever.

That shit made me nauseous.

Don't worry about it. My only concern was that you thought I actually liked that song. It nauseates me too. I still remember when it came out: Right around the beginning of the Iraq War. My older brother got married then, and when I was taking a cab somewhere when I was in Boston (where he lives) the damn cabbie had it playing on the radio. He thought it was a GREAT song, and asked me what I thought of it. All I said was, "Are we almost there?"

Sometimes I think the Obama campaign should make a parody of it, asking people "Have you forgotten?" about what a Bush stooge McCain really is.

In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
That song just makes me nauseous. I had the uncontrollable urge to downvote it before I got to the last line. Sorry. I actually tried to find the song on the sift so I could downvote that too, but it's not on the site. Sorry. Of course I know you were being sarcastic.

Oh, and it looks like I sent my explanatory message to myself somehow.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
You realize I was being sarcastic when I wrote that comment, right? Because I don't understand your comment downvote.

In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
Puke. I'm happy to report that this shitty propaganda song has not been posted on this site.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
But as Darrell Worley asked, "Have you forgotten?"

They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
Well, after 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

That song just makes me nauseous. I had the uncontrollable urge to downvote it before I got to the last line. Sorry. I actually tried to find the song on the sift so I could downvote that too, but it's not on the site. Sorry. Of course I know you were being sarcastic.

Oh, and it looks like I sent my explanatory message to myself somehow.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
You realize I was being sarcastic when I wrote that comment, right? Because I don't understand your comment downvote.

In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
Puke. I'm happy to report that this shitty propaganda song has not been posted on this site.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
But as Darrell Worley asked, "Have you forgotten?"

They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
Well, after 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

Damn, the thought of those two running our country makes me physically nauseous. I actually feel like vomiting!

ok I was seriously nauseous before :50 sec was up.
I have a strong stomach.
she wins... no more... please , for the love of god....

>> ^MG:
Bacon, sausage, sirloin, chicken, hambuger...
Mmm mmm mmm. All so tasty. Ain't no way in hell I'm giving it up.

You just keep thinking that.

I was a vegetarian for six years, until I went off to college and the cook at my sorority was loathe to make vegetarian dishes for the two of us. So I switched to a "no red meat"-itarian. But even then, I only have chicken or turkey maybe three or four times a month.

I know that probably sounds silly - chicken is one of the (if not the most) mistreated animals farmed for food. I do it because I don't like the taste of red meat. The smell of bacon, sausage, pork chops... it makes me nauseous.

I do it for the taste more than anything else. And because veggies are only slowly getting into the GM market. I'm an organic kind of gal, so honestly I'm more worried about being able to buy my chicken without added hormones than the way they're treated. But hey, it achieves the same effect, right?

Apparently I missed the lynchmob. Two things - sometimes the people on here with the fucking codification and clearly defined standards make me nauseous. The only real concern I have with videosift is the general downward drift in the quality of posts which seem to make the top 15. I remember when I would see political postings that were generally shocking or interesting or at least advocated my viewpoint in an interesting way in the top 15. To be sure this is a slow, subtle process but we're seeing that the masses love kitten videos and shit.

Secondly, this video licks dog balls. The part before the end sucks and is totally boring and the end of this video is fucking horrible. I have no desire to watch this lowest common denominator swill. It only gets worse once you can see the poor guy writhing in pain and you're worried that he may drown while idiots laugh. I expect to hear a FOX Reality announcer giving the voiceover for this video, that's how bad it is.

I see no reason to speak in modulated, reasonable tones as I use the word fuck like my father uses duct tape - for fucking everything.

For those who want to sing along


I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop
the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat

Now what you hear is not a test--i'm rappin to the beat
and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
see i am wonder Mike and i like to say hello
to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow
but first i gotta bang bang the boogie to the boogie
say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie
let's rock, you dont stop
rock the riddle that will make your body rock
Well so far youve heard my voice but i brought two friends along
and next on the Mike is my man Hank
come on, Hank, sing that song

Well, im imp the dimp the ladies pimp
the women fight for my delight
but im the grandmaster with the three mcs
that shock the house for the young ladies
and when you come inside, into the front
you do the freak, spank, and do the bump
and when the sucker mcs try to prove a point
we're treacherous trio, we're the serious joint
a from sun to sun and from day to day
i sit down and write a brand new rhyme
because they say that miracles never cease
i've created a devastating masterpiece
i'm gonna rock the Mike til you cant resist
everybody, i say it goes like this
well i was comin home late one dark afternoon
a reporter stopped me for a interview
she said she's heard stories and she's heard fables
that i'm vicious on the Mike and the turntables
this young reporter i did adore
so i rocked a vicious rhyme like i never did before
she said damn fly guy im in love with you
the casanova legend must have been true
i said by the way baby what's your name
said i go by the name of Lois Lane
and you could be my boyfiend you surely can
just let me quit my boyfriend called superman
i said he's a fairy i do suppoose
flyin through the air in pantyhose
he may be very sexy or even cute
but he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit
i said you need a man who's got finesse
and his whole name across his chest
he may be able to fly all through the night
but can he rock a party til the early light?
he cant satisfy you with his little worm
but i can bust you out with my super sperm
i go do it, i go do it, i go do it, do it , do it
an i'm here an i'm there i'm big bang Hank, i'm everywhere
just throw your hands up in the air
and party hardy like you just dont care
let's do it dont stop yall a tick a tock yall you dont stop
go hotel motel what you gonna do today(say what)
im gonna get a fly girl gonna get some spank drive off in a def oj
everybody go hotel motel holiday inn
you say if your girl starts actin up then you take her friend
i say skip, dive, what can i say
i cant fit em all inside my oj
so i just take half and bust them out
i give the rest to master gee so he could shock the house

i said m-a-s, t-e-r, a g with a double e
i said i go by the unforgettable name
of the man they call the master gee
well, my name is known all over the world
by all the foxy ladies and the pretty girls
i'm goin down in history
as the baddest rapper there could ever be
now i'm feelin the highs and ya feelin the lows
the beat starts gettin into your toes
ya start poppin ya fingers and stompin your feet
and movin your body while youre sittin in your seat
and the damn ya start doin the freak
i said damn, right outta your seat
then ya throw your hands high in the air
ya rockin to the rhythm, shake your derriere
ya rockin to the beat without a care
with the sureshot m.c.s for the affair
now, im not as tall as the rest of the gang
but i rap to the beat just the same
i dot a little face and a pair of brown eyes
all i'm here to do ladies is hypnotize
singin on n n on n on n on
the beat dont stop until the break of dawn
singin on n n on n on on n on
like a hot buttered a pop da pop da pop dibbie dibbie
pop da pop pop ya dont dare stop
come alive yall gimme what ya got
i guess by now you can take a hunch
and find that i am the baby of the bunch
'but that's okay i still keep in stride
cause all i'm here to do is just wiggle your behind
singin on n n on n on n on
the beat dont stop until the break of dawn
singin on n n on n on on n on
rock rock yall throw it on the floor
im gonna freak ya here im gonna feak ya there
im gonna move you outta this atmosphere
cause im one of a kind and ill shock your mind
ill put t-t-tickets in your behind
i said 1-2-3-4, come on girls get on the floor
a-come alive, yall a-gimme what ya got
cause im guaranteed to make you rock
i said 1-2-3-4 tell me wonder mike what are you waitin for?

i said a hip hop the hippie to the hippie
the hip hip hop, a you dont stop
the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
skiddlee beebop a we rock a scoobie doo
and guess what america we love you
cause ya rock and ya roll with so much soul
you could rock till you're a hundred and one years old
i dont mean to brag i dont mean to boast
but we like hot butter on our breakfast toast
rock it up baby bubbah
baby bubbah to the boogie da bang bang da boogie
to the beat beat, its so unique
come on everybody and dance to the beat
have you ever went over a friends house to eat
and the food just aint no good
i mean the macaroni's soggy the peas are mushed
and the chicken tastes like wood
so you try to play it off like you think you can
by sayin that youre full
and then your friend says momma he's just being polite
he aint finished uh uh that's bull
so your heart starts pumpin and you think of a lie
and you say that you already ate
and your friend says man there's plenty of food
so you pile some more on your plate
while the stinky foods steamin your mind starts to dreamin
of the moment that it's time to leave
and then you look at your plate and your chickens slowly rottin
into something that looks like cheese
oh so you say that's it i got to leave this place
i dont care what these people think
im just sittin here makin myself nauseous
with this ugly food that stinks
so you bust out the door while its still closed
still sick from the food you ate
and then you run to the store for quick relief
from a bottle of kaopectate
and then you call your friend two weeks later
to see how he has been
and he says i understand about the food
baby bubbah but we're still friends
with a hip hop the hippie to the hippie
the hip hip a hop a you dont stop the rockin
to the bang bang boogie
say up jump the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie the beat

Upvote for the discussion.

This is so obviously a pandering to the money-laden pockets of the religious right it makes me nauseous.

I've seen footage of open-heart surgery, brain surgery, cranio-facial surgery and car accident victims in emergency wards. I've even seen my own volume of blood pass before my eyes several times through a hemodialysis machine, but one of the few things that makes me nauseous is watching cosmetic surgery.

Why anyone would pay thousands of dollars to undergo grievous bodily harm for vanity, and on their vulva of all places boggles the mind.

I can never decide if I like this song or not. Something about her voice and that slide guitar makes me vaguely nauseous.