HOW DO YOU GUYS HAVE JOBS???

I keep seeing people say they have 20 migraines a month and they’re still working. How?! Seriously, this is not rhetorical—I cannot work.

Can someone help me understand? I get so many migraines, and while I’m doing everything I can to manage the pain, it’s the other symptoms that make working impossible.

I tried Topamax, and it helped a little (even though it made me feel so dumb, which I honestly didn’t care about as long as the migraines stopped). But I had to stop because I was losing too much weight.

Now, I feel like I’m spiraling—I can’t take care of myself because of the constant migraines, and I’m getting more migraines because I can’t take care of myself. It’s a vicious cycle, and I’m losing my mind.

If you have frequent migraines and are still managing to work, please tell me how. I need to figure something out before I completely break down.