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question for women
I am just curious if there is a parallel between how our migraines are during pregnancy and also after we go through menopause. Guess I am just grasping at straws…………..my migraines vanished when I was pregnant or nursing so can I hope that once I hit menopause (I am 51) that they will disappear? Is there a correlation? Leslie
Jewishmother- Posts : 296
Join date : 2009-12-09
Location : United States
Re: question for women
I think these are great questions that could really use some studying so we could start to get some answers. Hormones are definitely a big factor for women, but the exact ways they affect our migraine attacks is largely unknown. Keeping a steady level of hormones is the best thing we can do to try to eliminate hormonal-triggered attacks, IMO.
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I don't know. There seem to be so many variables. I never had a problem with headaches when I was younger or when I was pregnant. Just since I was 46. I am hoping they go away once I get to the other side of menopause.
Migrainegirl- Posts : 999
Join date : 2010-07-19
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Leslie, We are the same age and in the same boat. My migraines started at 13 and have been most severe during periods. When I was pregnant with my first daughter, they went away after the 3rd month and stayed gone until I finished breastfeeding. Sadly, with my 2nd daughter, I contracted Lyme disease and had headaches daily. Things went downhill after that since I didnt know I had Lyme. I too am praying for relief with Menopause.
Hugs,
Cindy
Hugs,
Cindy
30yrsofheadache- Posts : 251
Join date : 2009-12-07
Age : 65
Location : Northern VA
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My migraines improved after age 53. They were the worst between the ages 48-52. I still have them, though. I did have migraines when I was younger(under 40), but they were rare, 2 or 3 times a year.
lentils- Posts : 286
Join date : 2010-01-07
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It is my last hope. I had no migraines while pregnant. I am 48 and definatley going through menopause and I've had my mensus for the last 3 weeks and had a migraine almost every day. Some days it has been killer headaches, and some days it's like I am like a normal person and I can even drink a beer or two if I want.
I keep telling myself that this is the end of migraines for me and if I can hold out a few more years, that the rollercoaster of hormones will stop and so will the migraines.
I hope, I hope, I hope.
By the way, I finally got a letter of appointment to see a headache neurologist, after a year of waiting for a reply. I only have 8 more months to wait. My appointment is November 21st. Incredible!
Enigma- Posts : 77
Join date : 2010-12-21
Re: question for women
I never had migraines until after I had a total hystroectomy, however, all my Aunts and my grandmother on my dad's side have migraines inluding an uncle.
McCabeRoad- Posts : 13
Join date : 2011-03-23
Age : 67
Location : Spokane WA
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