Chronic constant migraines

[hawk]

Any info here?? I wake up 3 am with them.. They are a little relieved with a hard workout. But then come back a couple hours later. My doc says they sound similar to muscle tension headaches. It's weird. If I muck stalls for hours they go away. The trouble is getting myself to move when I feel so bad.

My whole skull feels inflamed. I don't have the aura associated with other migraines..I get those when I encounter yellow #5.

[Missy]

What about a deep massage Hawk?

[hawk]

It kills Missy, I've tried them.The tops of my shoulders ( my traps) are hard as rock. I have had injections of maracane in them. Just touching them sends me through the roof. I almost broke a guys elbows for grabbing them and trying to massage them.

[jjamiex]

Just a thought - I used to get them quite often (now I only get them during TOM).

I started doing yoga and tai chi and they both helped. Yoga positions stretch and strengthen the muscles. Tai chi made me pay attention to my posture.

I found that I had my shoulders raised all the time, which kept my neck and shoulder muscles in a constant state of contraction. Hello headaches!

So now I keep my spine straight and upright, my butt tucked in, and my shoulders dropped... which has done wonders for the headache situation.

[lisanurse81]

Have you tried magnesium to bowel tolerance? It is a natural muscle relaxant. Oftentimes b/c the diet is naturally diuretic the electrolytes like magnesium, potassium and sodium can be flushed out too quickly....

[Soloman]

Have you thought about the reasons behind the chronic migraines?

I certainly don't mean to scare you, but one of my uncle's used to get migraines all the time. Apparently they were so frequent that he would often work from home, because there was no way he could drive to work in the sunlight. His doctor put him on different medications, and he also tried accupuncture & chiropractic adjustments. They all seemed to help, but nothing really solved the problem.

His doctor finally threw in the towel, and sent him to a specialist. After doing an MRA, it turned out he had a brain anuerism up there. He ended up getting it clipped off, and his migraines went away. He hasn't had a migraine in the last three years.

It may be an extreme situation, and completely irrevalent to your current situation, but something you may want to consider and talk to your doctor about.

[DebJ14]

I have to agree that you need to find the root cause of the migraines, whether it be a brain tumor, anyeurism, low magnesium levels or a food sensitivity.

I started seeing a new practitioner who ordered extensive testing including tests for Celiac and a Spectracell test for nutritional deficiencies. I was seriously deficient in magnesium and came back gluten intolerant. I also turned out to be allergic to casein, beef, chocolate and a host of other foods. Once I began magnesium supplements and stopped eating all of the foods I was allergic or sensitive to the migraines stopped. I haven't had a headache of any kind for over 2 years.

I was the kid who got sent home from school sick with a migraine at least once a week starting in second grade. Funny thing is everyone attributed the headaches to tension over art class - which I hated. After carefully questioning my siblings and parents we came to a different conclusion. I always got sent home by noon on Thursday (ART DAY), but my Mom always served spaghetti on Wednesday nights. It was all the gluten! Same problem in college - lived on pizza, chicken noodle soup, and Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and had migraines that wouldn't quit. As an adult volunteer coordinator every time I gave a coffee for volunteers I ended up leaving with a migraine - all the Danish and Donuts were doing me in. Try an elimination diet and you might find the underlying cause.

[wildflower45]

Do have them checked with your doctor. Could be tension headaches or it can be regular migraine. I am a migraneur and for mild attacks, I take paracetamol. For severe attacks, I take my prescribed med ... helps me through difficult days.

[steflou]

If you eat cheese that may give you a headache. I am yeast sensitive so I am going to do the low carb way for life. I have dizziness, brain fog, yeast infections, indigestion, rashes, etc-most of the symptoms!