Wheat is my trigger for migraines! I had brain scans you name it, a friend suggested food allergy/intolerance test, I thought it was rubbish but was so desperate…wheat and dairy off the charts…wheat gives me massive debilitating migraines, dairy buggers my stomach and makes me vomit!I suffered terribly, triptans were the only thing that helpedI honestly had 3 a week. I cut out wheat for something else (skin related) and I honestly get one migraine every 3 months if that! Obviously I had an intolerance I didn't know about but I just got fobbed off all the time and I lost out on so many years being in bed with the pain
Same here! I did the whole 30, which is just Whole Foods for 30 days- fruit, meat, veg basically clean eating. I reintroduced gluten and my migraines were more frequent and worse in severity. Triggers will drive you nuts, I love red wine and gave it up for a year and no change. Glad to be able to have that again but it was constant guilt for thinking I may have caused it by not identifying a trigger. I had a friend recently say to me that she can’t feel sorry for me because I still drink red wine, as if I bring it upon myself. Literally everything is someone else’s trigger but red wine and chocolate are the ones that are always published, there’s so much misinformation out thereWheat is my trigger for migraines! I had brain scans you name it, a friend suggested food allergy/intolerance test, I thought it was rubbish but was so desperate…wheat and dairy off the charts…wheat gives me massive debilitating migraines, dairy buggers my stomach and makes me vomit!
If they're hormone related, it might be worth asking for the pill? I did and had virtually no issues for 6 years. I then started getting them again and switched to the injection. Not had a period since and not had hormone related migraines since.I suffer with pretty regular headaches, which I think would fall under the migraine category - always on my left side near temple and throbbing type pain. Often accompanied by nausea and have vomited a few times when they have been more severe. They are definitely hormone related because I didn’t get a single headache when I was pregnant - the only time I haven’t had them since my teens.
I’ve noticed I’m more prone to them when I’m tired too. I often yawn and feel very tired before they start, as well as having a tense, stiff neck.
I’ve never found anything to help, but I haven’t been to the doctor specifically for them, I’ve just put up with them really. Painkillers are often ineffective. The best thing I’ve found is sleep. When I get a bad one, sleeping it off is the only thing that helps.
Oh I crave sweet foods when I get them too! Definitely want lots of carbs.
Thanks, I have tried the Pill (several variants) and it doesn’t suit me unfortunately. I’m also going through the roller coaster of peri-menopause. Early menopause runs in family; my Mum was fully menopausal at 39. It’s fun being a womanIf they're hormone related, it might be worth asking for the pill? I did and had virtually no issues for 6 years. I then started getting them again and switched to the injection. Not had a period since and not had hormone related migraines since.
I had to beg to come off Topiramate. Sure, it worked but the side effects were awful. I'm (I understand this is incredibly rare) mildly deaf because of it.It took the gps years to refer me to the headache clinic within neurology around 8 years ago. The dr there reckoned I’d I’d been having migraines for years and not just headaches when I was a teen.
He started me on topiramate which worked but upping them within two weeks to the recommended dose was awful. So I discussed it with him. And it took me a year to up them completely. I’m still on them, I very rarely get migraines now compared to 3 a week.
I was given naratriptan which I could take when I was busy and unable to go and lie down. And rizatriptan when I was able to go straight to bed.
They did query hemiplegic migraine twice before topiramate also.
It’s a great preventative if your Body either copes with the side effects or you can come up with a plan with a Dr or specialist.
edit to add instead of taking any topiramate in the morning I take it at night.
Also the gp had me try a few other things before they would even consider a referral. I was 13 when I first saw a gp about migraines, and mid thirties before the gp referred me to a specialist
Gosh that’s awful side effects. Must admit on top of my other disabilities I did feel rubbish upping the dose so quickly. Thankfully no major side effects though.I had to beg to come off Topiramate. Sure, it worked but the side effects were awful. I'm (I understand this is incredibly rare) mildly deaf because of it.
I'm now on pregabalin and the side effects are somewhat better. Hate the weight gain though.
I used tae work in an office and would get weekly migraines because oh the poor lighting wae bright white bulbs and the cheap white blinds that didnae block oot the glare fae the sun. It wis such a relief tae work fae hame as ah get slightly less migraines noo.I have tried to participate in a drug trial twice in the last 2 years and both times got booted off as I got a migraine and vomited. It's literally the only time it's happened. After the 1st time I thought it might either be dehydration or caffeine withdrawal so the 2nd time I went on a trial I made sure I tapered my caffeine 1st and drank lots of water while there. Exactly the same thing happened, 24 hours after arriving I got a migraine and then vomited. I'm now pretty sure it was the lighting in there that was causing the problem for me, something to be aware of if you work in an office or hospital.
I find the aura part worse than the actual headache.I had migraines regularly from my mid teens to mid twenties, then it switched to near-constant headaches. Now I'm back with a weird mix of both, as of about a year ago - I have naproxen for my headaches and sumatriptan for my migraines. Sumatriptan has about a 50:50 success rate for me. My migraines are definitely not as bad as some here - I get an aura, tingly or numb arms and pounding head, nausea sometimes. I can usually sleep it off but had one last night and have had a banging headache all day. I think my triggers are stress, lack of sleep and generally not looking after myself properly. I've been in a bit of a slump the last few months and I know I need to pick myself up but it's a struggle.
My visual auras are quite short, but very aggressive. I have been trapped in many a parking lot waiting 30-45 min to pass before regaining my vision (rapidly moving zig-zags with traditional, all vision in my left eye for retinal migraines). If I don't take my rescue med to "abort" the migraine when I have the visual aura, the pain will set in for days and often be completely unresponsive to meds. It took me decades, dozens of RX meds and all my money to figure it out though.I find the aura part worse than the actual headache.
Anyone who experiences an aura migraine has my sympathy.
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