(Quick hello- I'm new :D)

breakfast: steel cut oats with ground flax seed and blueberries, half a banana. coffee.
lunch: two slices of deli "turkey" on half a pita with lettuce and mustard. small salad with baby carrots and broccoli. grapes.
dinner: grilled portobella "burger" on orowheat bread with lettuce and mustard. one carrot, small apple, corn on the cob.
dessert: chocolate-espresso cupcake with espresso-buttercream frosting (from vegan cupcakes take over the world).
snack: handful of nuts.

b: Gala apple
s: lots of mixed nuts
l: Arden's Garden smoothie with apple juice, frozen banana, frozen peach, frozen blueberries, and a shot of ginger juice
s: Nana's gluten-free chocolate crunch cookie
d: oven-roasted brussel sprouts with sea salt and crushed red pepper

b: Orange-Banana-Pineapple smoothie, pomegranate green tea, water, 2 T pumpkin seeds

s: crunchy curried chickpeas

l: Salad: romaine, arrugala, parsley, broccoli, cucumber, tomato salad sprinkled with tamari pumpkin seeds and topped w/EVOO, OJ and white balsamic vinegar; broccoli, tomatoes and cucumbers with lemon hummus

s: 2 T pumpkin seeds

d: (i recreated my favorite dish at Carrabbas-Tagliarini Picchi Pacchiu) angel hair pasta, crushed tomatoes, olive oil, basil and a ridiculous amount of garlic

diet sprite w/3 olives berry vodka, 2 T chocolate chips, 2T salted peanuts

I'm curious.... Does anyone else here suffer from any mental illness? I know there's a couple who have bipolar like I do, but I was curious if there were more who were dealing with something ontop (or because) of the migraines

Hello everyone. So, a friend of mine who witnessed me having one of my migraines found this community and thought I should join, so here I am!

I'm 16 years old and have been suffering from awful migraines since I was twelve. At this moment, I'm being passed from specialist to specialist while they try to determine what to do. I saw a neurologist about two months ago who ordered an MRI for me. On the MRI they determined that my sinuses were inflamed (on a day that I did NOT have a headache) and have decided that that is what causes my headaches (because if they're inflamed normally, they must be REALLY inflamed to cause me the pain of a headache). I've been waiting on an appointment with a sinus specialist for over a month now. I'm scheduled for Friday the 15th of January, but in the meantime, I'm helpless.

The issue I'm having is that my headaches are so severe that I vomit, am sensitive to light and sounds, and am just totally unable to function for the duration of them (sometimes two to three days.) I've tried everything from over the counter NSAIDs, sinus medications, a Neti Pot, and prescription migraine medications to hot and cold therapy and nothing even puts a DENT in the pain.

I'm coming to realize that these are more sinus headaches than they are migraines, but I was wondering if anyone had ANY suggestions to offer about alleviating the pain because I've been waiting so long to see this doctor and I am just in so much pain.

**EDIT: The numerous doctors and specialists as well as the ER doctor that treated me have determined that my headaches aren't caused by hormonal changes to the best of their knowledge, even with my age.

ALSO (SO many edits, I apologize) As of late, I am having a problem distinguishing my dreams from reality. In many situations when I call upon a memory, I can't determine if I dreamed it or if it actually experienced. As far as I know, this is usually a side effect to a drug, but I am currently not taking any medications. I'm not sure what to make of this.

b: Gala apple + lemon water
s: handful of raisins
l: tofu scramble from The Flying Biscuit + side salad + fresh fruit cup
s: some mixed nuts
d: salad with romaine, cucumber, red bell pepper, pico de gallo, and fresh guacamole
s: three Clementines

b: orange-pineapple-banana smoothie, pomegranate black tea, water

s: crunchy curried chickpeas

l: brown rice with roasted veggies (sweet potato, carrot, zucchini, radishes, onions, leeks), sprinkled w/pumpkin seeds

s: 2 prunes

d: whole wheat mini pizza crust with marinara, hummus, tofu ricotta, crumbled up smoky bean burger and parma
1 glass red wine
1 jasmine-plum water
dessert: light plain soy milk blended w/banana and peanut butter

B:

-van's multigrain belgian waffles x2
-coffee w/ 2 splenda

L:
flavored water (i need to start bringing things)

D:
-warm homemade applesauce
-multigrain pasta with olive oil/garlic sauce and rice dream parmesan shreds

S:
-warm homemade applesauce
-probably a taco

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b: a Gala apple + pomegranate juice
l: a field greens salad with red bell pepper, avocado, portabello mushroom, and an amazing Tuscan spice vinaigrette + a handful of raisins
s: a handful of mixed nuts
d: a field greens salad with orange slices and a balsamic vinaigrette + more raisins

I really like salad.

Breakfast:
Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich
Coffee

Snacks:
Small gala apple
A handful of saltine crackers

Lunch:
Sweet Chili Lime Tofu over quinoa and collards

Snacks:
A few small squares of dark chocolate
Ginger mints

Dinner:
Peanut butter and jelly sammich
Small gala apple.

b: a Gala apple + a handful of raisins
s: a handful of mixed nuts
l: a field greens salad with bell pepper, avocado, and shitake dressing
s: more raisins
d: a field greens salad with orange slices, red onions, and balsamic vinegar

Breakfast:
Large banana with natural peanut butter
Coffee with soymilk and stevia

Snacks:
Orange
Banana baby food

Lunch:
Chickpeas with mustard, BBQ sauce, spices

Snack:
Small gala apple

Dinner:
Small gala apple
Sandwich (2 slices of whole wheat bread with vegenaise and sweet pickle relish, grilled tofu with teriyaki sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, and some cornstarch, grilled red bell pepper slices, and raw spinach leaves)

Resolution: post on here more to make sure I'm eating healthy!

Breakfast:
- two flax waffles w/ strawberries & maple syrup
- chocolate soy milk

Lunch:
- pasta w/ homemade marinara sauce

Dinner:
- veggie sub at a random sub shop, with the limpest veggies ever :-(
- french fries

Evening:
- too much spiked Silk Nog
- too much Captain Morgan Long Island Iced Tea

After midnight:
- champagne!
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Breakfast:
- toasted nuts & cranberry Luna bar
- vitamin C drink

Lunch:
- leftover chinese food (fried rice & spring roll)
- hash browns w/ ketchup
- green plant juice

Dinner: (Bertucci's)
- pizza w/ sauce, spinach, portobella mushrooms & roasted veggies
- chocolate soy milk

B: Smoothie with banana, date, 1/4 cup frozen blueberries, spring mix and almond milk
L: Veggie beef and snow peas with half a cup brown rice; 5 steamed dumplings
S: more of lunch, sip of cognac
D: salad with spring mix, asparagus, 1/4 of an avocado, 1/4 apple, and TB miso dressing; 2 slices baguette with eggplant spread and tapenade
Snacks: popchip crumbs, slice baguette with tsp veg cream cheese, more bites of lunch leftovers, small bowl of spring mix and miso, kame crackers with avocado, half cup rice with TB tahini, veg cc and salsa

Woo lots of snacking - Happy new year everyone!