• runner_g
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      21 hours ago

      I told a doctor once that I got a “normal amount of headaches”. He asked me how many that was and I told him 1 or 2 a week, to which he responded “the normal amount is 0”.

      I was in to see him about migraines.

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        12 hours ago

        Consider the fact that for many in chronic pain they do not realize that many people have none. For example I have two or three headaches a year and it is almost always related to caffeine intake or lack of it.

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          11 hours ago

          Man. I wake up with a headache nearly every morning. Almost everyone in my family does (mom’s side, don’t know dad’s side) so I haven’t thought about it.

          After about 20 minutes it goes away.

          Now that I think about it, it’s probably sinus issues. That’s something else common in my family.

          Maybe because we all had coal stoves growing up. Who knows? A doctor maybes :p

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        18 hours ago

        I’ve been in the same boat, except that it was after a few months of being on migraine medication. Told my doc I was down to normal amounts of headaches and he said “are you sure? How many?” And then we had the exact same interaction lol