For me this is the worst part of the migraine. Sure the headache is terribleâ¦but the post period (postdrome)â¦agh! Usually, a 36 to 48 hr period of comeplete listlessness and nausea. I feel like I had a lobotomy and my head is a empty vesselâ¦Nicholsonâs character at the end of One Flew Overâ¦ comes to mind.
Alexandrite, a strongly pleochroic (trichroic) gem, will exhibit emerald green, red and orange-yellow colors depending on viewing direction in partially polarised light. However, its most distinctive property is that it also changes color in artificial (tungsten/halogen) light compared to daylight.tones that show a dramatic color change and strong colors (e.g. red-to-green) are rare and sought-after, but stones that show less distinct colors (e.g. yellowish green changing to brownish yellow) may also be considered alexandrite by gem labs such as the Gemological Institute of America.
â¢ A popular stone in Russia the colors of alexandrite mirror the red and green colors of the Imperial Russian military and is thought to bring good luck. â¢ A result of its two colors Russian tradition encourages alexandrite lovers to wear multiple pieces at once.