VOY s4e7 “Scientific Method” where Kate Mulgrew decided to go cold turkey from cigarettes prior to filming so as to more realistically portray her stress that the episode required.

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    7 hours ago

    I believe it. She genuinely looked like a mess in that episode.

    Don’t smoke, kids. It was never worth it.

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    8 hours ago

    If you’ve ever gone through caffeine withdrawals, you’d understand. Caffeine withdrawals can trigger migraines in myself, so it’s doubly bad.

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      Haven’t experienced any migraines, but seen enough through friends and coworkers to get that they can be debilitating.

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      raises hand

      I down a lot of caffeine to take the edge off my ocular migraines. Some days, sunlight hurts to look at.

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        If you can, look into Qulipta (migraine preventative) and Ubrelvy (migration abortive) medications. Finally getting into see a neurologist was life changing for me.

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            I’ve been dealing with migraines since I was a sophomore in high school. It was a long road getting there. Insurance generally requires older/cheaper medications first (as the above two are not cheap for them). There are lots of other options that may work, but a Neuro (as apposed to a family doctor) will know the options/uses/etc.