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Daisy Swaffer
This shouldn’t be news to anyone, but migraines hurt, a lot. They typically last between 4-72 hours, with my own migraines almost always lasting the full three days.
How viable or effective these distractions are will vary from person-to-person and migraine-to-migraine, but I have found them all to be effective at various times. My photophobia symptoms aren’t usually too bad so many of these do rely on being able to see. Depending on my cognitive level during a migraine, I will combine any of these as needed to get the distraction I need from the pain.
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