Comments on: Mashed Potatoes, Migraines, & Me.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:44:07 +0000

Nightshade sensitives should also avoid tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, egg plant, and really any pepper of any kind. I know it stinks, but I am nightshade sensitive and I am VERY SORRY when I eat them. The more processed, the worse, easier for your body to assimilate, I guess? If you are sensitive to these plants, you may notice joint pain shortly after eating them.

Best of luck all my fellow sufferers!

Jackie

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:35:22 +0000

Hysterectomy will not help! I have had migraines off and on since my early 30s. When I entered peri-menopause they lessened to a couple a year. Since my hysterectomy, I am having them every other week or so now. And as for calling them non life threatening, migraines cause brain damage, so let’s take them seriously!!!

Good Luck,
fellow sufferer, Jackie

By: Teri

Teri — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:44:07 +0000

It’s really hard to find a doctor to truly listen. If you feel you are not being taken seriously, I would switch. Keep looking until you do find one. Do you have a primary doctor that you trust that can refer you to a neurologist that understands your concerns? Sometimes just talking to others is a good start. It’s amazing how many other women especially suffer from migraines and you didn’t know it. They may have good recommendations for you as far as who to go to. I’d also look online for headache clinics. A lot of times the evaluations are free.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:48:56 +0000

I usually try to avoid things that create tension but as a college student, there’s no avoiding stress. I usually take pain killers as soon as I feel a twinge coming on. Another couple things I’ve noticed is crying temporarily relieves the pressure but after I stop crying, the pressure is back and then some. Fresh air however does wonders sometimes. If it gets bad enough that I can’t seem to get rid of it, but not bad enough that I’m vomiting I like to lay out in a chair on the porch(this is only at home in the country, I do not recommend this in noisy polluted cities like my college) with my eyes closed and just focus on breathing. I don’t know if these things work for anyone else but I would like to think that this is helpful. I don’t know if my migraines are hormonal and my last doctor didn’t really listen and prescribed some pain killers that did nothing for me, is there anything I can tell a doctor that will make them take me seriously?

By: Teri

Teri — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:29:43 +0000

We sometimes do strange things to rid the pain, Melanie. And at the time, I will do pretty much anything, no matter how strange it sounds. I’m sorry you go through them too. Are you having any luck managing them other than just treating the symptoms as the headaches come on? Recently, I’ve started using Frova for my hormone related migraines and I’m finding that it’s working more efficiently than the Relpax.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:07:32 +0000

I’m so glad to know that I’m not just imagining that these things work. When I have a migraine I have my boyfriend set up a dark, quiet room where I can lay down, he helps me take some excedrin migraine, and then he rubs my neck/shoulders/back and gently pulls my hair- not hard. I usually take a short nap after that and in a max of 3 hours, like magic- it’s gone! when I’m alone though, my migraines last for hours and hours on end and I have a hard time getting any sleep to cure it. My migraines get so bad that I sometimes throw up when he’s not around. Also I cured a migraine one time by eating almost an entire bag of barbecue chips but usually, as satisfying as the crunching and carbs are- it is just temporary, so it’s iffy on that one.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:17:40 +0000

I recently learned that potatoes trigger migraines for me. I would not have believed it, since it’s one of my favorite foods. You say you eat potatoes frequently and get 20 migraines a month. Cut the potatoes out for a month and see how you feel. Potatoes are of the Nightshade family (related to deadly Belladonna).

By: Diana Lee

Diana Lee — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:23:57 +0000

This post would be awesome for our next Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival if you’re inclined to participate:

http://somebodyhealme.dianalee.net/2010/05/announcing-june-2010-headache-blog.html

By: dave

dave — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:04:54 +0000

fasting and or better diet should help

By: dave

dave — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:02:53 +0000

Try fasting for a day before those times of month or just eating a lot of salad-leafy green vegetables and bitter vegetables are good for circulation-which should help with migraines-also avoid more carbs then are need in your diet- if you eat a good diet youll be able to not hunger for carbs good luck