A.Y. asks from Mableton, GA on February 17, 2009
Need Help with Migraines
Hello, moms. I am wondering if anyone had the same issue as I'm having. After delivering the beautiful twin girls in June 2008, I've been suffering from headaches. At first I thought it was because I was constantly tired and from iron deficiency. After checking iron level at a later date, it went back to normal, but headache was still there. I went back to work in November and I stared to see my doctor after 4 months of suffering. My doctor diagnosed me with migraines and prescribed some meds. After taking a few different meds, migraine was gone in late December, at least I thought.
I was migraine free for about month and a half and it came back in first week of February. I started taking the medication again (increased in dosage), but it is not helping this time around.
Does anyone have the same experience after delivery? Do you know if it is common among multiple births or common after births? If you had a similar experience, how did you deal with it? Any suggestion? Thank you for your help in advance.
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Thank you moms for all the great responses. It is great to know that I'm not alone. After talking to my Dr. and reading all your responses, we got the game plan. I will give this medication a try since it worked before and I will change my diet and try to reduce my stress level and be more active. My husband is great and helping me a lot with the kids and around the house. And kids are getting more active - they are 8 and 1/2 months now, so we are trying to spend more time at the park on the weekend. Thanks again for all your supports and suggestions.
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S.P. answers from Charleston on February 18, 2009
Have you looked into chiropractic? If you are in the Charleston, SC area I recommend Dr Heather Wyantt, Atlantic Coast Family Chiropractic on Trolley Rd in Summerville. She runs a great family practice and specializes in family care.
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J.A. answers from Florence on February 17, 2009
Girl, I had terrible headaches toward the end of my pregnancy and several months afterward. I thought something was really wrong because it's just not normal to have headaches every single day.Toward the end of my pregnancy my blood pressure began to rise slightly. B/c of that it gave me constant headaches.The pressure would make my ears feel cloudy and the pain would be behind my eyes.I thought the headaches were due to lack of sleep and a crying baby which probably contributed to it. After I got on the blood pressure meds my headaches began to subside and after a few weeks they were gone. Get your BP checked. You can go the local pharmacies where they have a machine. I was also anemic from about 6 months on. I took iron 3 times a day and I tood it afterwards. About a week after I had the baby my iron levels were down to 7. With that in mind, keep taking the iron until you know up levels are up. Eat meat and greens and drink juice with your meals and your supplements, it helps you body absorb the iron. Did you have an epideral during delivery? Sometimes, spinal fluid can leak causing headaches too. The doctor can do what is called a blood patch where the epideral was administered and it should stop the headaches. I don't know much about the blood patch, but I know it can happen. Good Luck
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S.P. answers from Charleston on February 18, 2009
Have you looked into chiropractic? If you are in the Charleston, SC area I recommend Dr Heather Wyantt, Atlantic Coast Family Chiropractic on Trolley Rd in Summerville. She runs a great family practice and specializes in family care.
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M.S. answers from Spartanburg on February 18, 2009
Please check your meds for side effects which may include "Liver Damage." My sister (a R.N. for 24 years) suffered from migraines off and on for years. She took everything from over the counter stuff like Tylenol and Advil to prescription Imitrex. She developed Liver Cancer(Adenocarcinoma of Unknown Origin) and passed away Nov/2007. There have been studies that link Acetaminophen and caffeine combined can cause definite damage to the liver. If you check the labels of most "Migraine formula" pain relievers, they contain both. There is also a warning about taking too much may cause Liver damage. The study also linked intake of caffeine(coffee, soft drinks, etc.) while taking Acetaminophen can have the same effect on the liver.
I would talk to your Dr. to see if you maybe have food allergies that could be the root of your migraine problem. I read an email from another Mom mentioning Aspartame in some of your foods and Diet Drinks. Aspartame starts breaking down when it reaches temps over 86 degrees and turns into the equivalent of wood alcohol and formaldehyde which of course not good for the body. Many times the symptoms of Aspartame poisoning mimic Multiple Sclerosis symptoms.
Too many times the Dr.s treat the symptoms rather than looking for the cause of the problem.
I wish you well!
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S.L. answers from Atlanta on February 18, 2009
Try Chiropractic-it can do wonders with migranes or any other type of headache.
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D.W. answers from Atlanta on February 17, 2009
Hi A.,
Try Magnesium.. I had a family friend recommend it to me and I ddin't believe her, but I went to my neurologist and hse recommended the same thing along with medication. The medication did not work. It made me feel worse, so I took the magnesium, 2 caplets a day. It is a preventative medication. So instead of taking them for then, it prevented them from happening. Try it. I haven't had a migraine in about a year. I am not taking magnesuim anymore, but when I did take them, it helped immediately.
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S.H. answers from Atlanta on February 18, 2009
I had migraines for years after my childrens' births, and MD's kept putting me on different drugs like Valium and narcotic pain pills which would help, but I worried about the possibility of addiction to those types of treatments. Well, we moved from our home to another area of the country and lo and behold, no more migraines! So I'm all for your listening to Dawn's post here, seeing what foods you might be allergic to and eliminating your triggers rather than turning to drugs for help. I can tell you this much: I inadvertently stumbled upon a very simple help when we revisited our old homestead and a migraine came on me suddenly and I had nothing to help me. My husband went inside a convenience store, came out with Goody Powders and said, "this is all they had". I had never used them before, but was desperate and took one. Voila! No more headache! So these became my standby helpers/quick relievers. It's worth a try. But for sure, find out if you have allergies because they can and do trigger horrible migraine headaches in young mothers.
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J.F. answers from Charleston on February 18, 2009
If you had an epidural or a spinal of anysort they can be related one of the many side effects of them sadly to say. Have you thought about going to a chiropractor i can't emphasize enough the many benefits of going for me including no mor emigraines after being diagnosed with them when i was about 6 and suffering for over 20 years its so nice to get maybe 1 or 2 a year vs the 3+ a month i was having!
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H.R. answers from Myrtle Beach on February 18, 2009
I'm curious as to what you are eating and drinking. Make sure it is nothing with "diet" or no fat. These all have aspartame in them. I had this and it was the aspartame causeing the headaches.
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