reoccurring migraines
by Stephanie
I am a 30 year old female. I have been suffering from migraines for about 12 years. For the first few years, they only came once a month during my menstrual cycle. The frequency increased until I had my first child. I did not get a single migraine while I was pregnant, until about 4 months postpartum. They came back about twice a month. I have had a bunch of blood work done as well as an MRI that came back clear. I am so tired of feeling sick all the time, and am willing to try just about anything! I know I need to get off the pill, and am working on that. I am not allergic to anything I know of. Could the birth control pills be causing almost daily headaches? It wouldn't make sense because I am on the pills that is the same level of estrogen everyday. Should I try acupuncture? A naturopath? A chiropractor? Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated. Answer: Hi Stephanie, You don't mention what treatments you have tried so far. Your doctor can give you a one week low dose steroid pack called a Medrol Dose Pak and also give you a triptan to break the pain if it is a migraine. We also recommend Frova, one pill a day for 5 days while taking the dose pak. Keep in mind the most common cause of migraine is stress and if a headache goes beyond 3 days you are moving into status migrainosus. You mentioned a few alternative therapies but quite honestly none of them will work on a headache that has been on going for a month. You need the proper medication to treat it at the current time. Once the headache is broken, then accupunture is great to try in order to prevent them from coming back. It works about 50% of the time. The other two options have little effect on migraine. The biggest effect in preventing migraine headache symptoms is looking at your lifestyle and putting in place some lifestyle changes. Good luck! Mary Kay Betz MS RPA-C Recurring Headache
by Lynn
I frequently get a fairly severe headache at the back of my head, to the right of center. OTC meds do little to relieve the pain. They often last for 2-4 hours and occasionally are accompanied by nausea, dizziness/trouble balancing, a feeling of being disconnected, and sometimes a difficulty focusing my vision. Recurring Migraine
by Cameron Amanda M.
Okay, So for this summer I had 16 migraines in the last 3 month and It has gotten so bad I called out work. I never call out of work. I have thrown up while having these migraines and it like my whole head is going to pop. My eyes hurt and even my hair huts. Does the scenerio above sound like you? If not, or if you think you need more information please read about different types of headaches to find out which type of headache you are experiencing. |
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