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Migraines why?!
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Tyger, my sleep time varies, but quite often get woken by the Cluster Headache during the night
Suppose my average would be about 6.5 hours on a good nightCheers
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Tyger, I go to bed about midnight on a work night, maybe 1 or 2 in the morning on Friday and Saturday. I sleep very poorly, never was a great sleeper but since we had a kid (15 years ago), my sleep pattern got completely screwed. I sleep 4 hours a night on a good night and regularly go for 2-3 days without sleeping very much at all. Migraines are definately more likely to happen during these periods.
No-one has mentioned back pains as far as I can see, am I the only one? once my migraine is in full swing my back will pretty much lock up and give me plenty of gyp until things die down again.
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You have my sympathy samuri, not sleeping properly must be terrible
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No-one has mentioned back pains
There is one theory, that all migraines originate from tension in the the neck and shoulder region. Which I guess would help to explain why teeth-clenching is often associated with migraines.
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Not quite sure whether I get proper migranes or not (I know for some people it really is very serious but it's very difficult to judge your pain against someone else's). Dehydration and lack of sleep tend to trigger what I think of as headaches as well as stress (I'm definitely a stress head, often find myself clenching muscles when I stop and think about it). I find them pretty debilitating and usually end up trying to sleep them off.
They used to be worse when I was younger and usually involved a lot of vomiting. I think I've got better at spotting the symptoms which is maybe why they don't seem as bad. Usually ibropfren taken early enough can calm them (or me) down, leave it too late and they have no effect. Sometimes find exercise clears them, quite often a ride will get them out of my system, but again only if caught early enough. SOmetimes though the exercise can make them a lot worse, ended up bailing from a Gisburn dig day a couple of weeks ago, tried to work through it but it just got worse despite ibroprofen and loads of water, very embarrasing.
My wife definitely gets migraines and has Imigran prescribed. I've nicked a couple on odd occaisions and can't say I've noticed any side affects (although this may be because I try and sleep if it's that bad) she says they often clear the pain can leave her feeling a bit spaced out.
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Thanks chaps
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I also started getting migraines after suffering whiplash from a nasty car crash.
Imigran is the only thing that works for me, my migraines used to last 2-3 days now down to 30 mins with imigran. The only unpleasant side effect I get is a tight feeling in my chest.
I go to sleep around midnight weeknights and 1-2 at weekends. So around 6 hours per night.
I always know when a migraine is coming because my neck gets stiff and the migraine starts at the base of my skull. When I get a normal headache it starts more around my temples and forehead.
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There's also a potential link between a Patent Foramen Ovale (a form of hole in the heart) and migraine with aura. PFO's can cause decompression sickness in divers but many are relatively easily treated, and there was a strong link between divers suffering the bends with a PFO and migraine with aura. Furthermore it seems that after closure a lot of the migraine sufferers didn't have any further attacks.
If you're a repeat sufferer of migraine with aura it might be worth checking up on the research into PFOs, waving it under your GPs nose and getting a referral to be checked out.
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