Hand-drawn migraine diary entry about exertion

4/10, 2 Excedrin, 4 HRS

Just mildly triggering to draw this, but I managed. Surprising that it was triggering at all!

I went to the gym for the first time in a while to really use weights. I’ve been active before – running, some machine weights – but I had a trainer this time and he really wanted me to push, so I did. When I was doing the squat lifts (barbell) I knew I was pushing too hard. But we took a break. Felt weird. And I just kept going. Most of it felt great. Felt sore in my legs and lats – still do 3 days later. But that’s normal. I had a very light breakfast / lunch – guess it wasn’t enough nutrients to keep going. Sucks. Missed a VC dinner – unfortunate because I’m still building my network here and it would’ve been nice to establish / deepen one of those connections. Oh well, no matter.

Started with tiny dots then quickly escalated to big portions of vision not being able to see. Took 2 Excedrin which helped within an hour or so. This one was thankfully done after about 4.

Her handwritten page:

Handwritten story page for Type 2: Exertion