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Originally Posted by Hedgehog
How does a migraine subject reconcile it with a job?
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Hi Hedgehog, welcome.
FWIW, the current cool/hip term is "
migraineur" but I've never been able to bring myself to use it (kinda like that whole trekkie vs. trekker thing
).
Is ibuprofen
all you take for your migraine? Have you ever been prescribed/tried a
migraine abortive? If one of a class (e.g. triptans) doesn't work for you, don't assume another won't. (E.g. Imitrex/sumatriptan doesn't work for me at all, but Maxalt/rizatriptan works great.) Keep trying.
Moral: Everyone is different.
Many migraine sufferers have "
triggers"—foods, activities, or other stimuli that can bring about/exacerbate a migraine. If you can identify your triggers, you may be able to reduce the frequency and/or intensity of your migraines. Keeping a
migraine diary/journal/log can help identify your triggers, as well as document what works to break/defeat them.
If you haven't, I would also suggest you seek out a migraine specialist; not just a neurologist who says they can treat migraines (because many of them
can't)—but one whose practice is limited solely to headaches/migraines.
As far as jobs go, if you're in the US, there's a law called the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 that you may fall under—
eventually.
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In order to be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have been at the business at least 12 months, and worked at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months, and work at a location where the company employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles. The FMLA covers both public- and private-sector employees, but certain categories of employees are excluded, including elected officials and their personal staff members.
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I don't know offhand if it's best to discuss this ahead of time with prospective employers (putting them on notice that you may miss work) or not, but I'd look into that.
Doc