ironchef
Executive Chef
Does anyone else here get frequent migraines? I usually have headaches 1-3 times a week. Don't know if they are caffeine or fatigue based but I sure do go through a lot of Excedrin and ibuprofein.
I've never had headaches and I'm sorry to hear you're having a problem with them. I did have a period of serious dizzy spells that were almost incapacitating many years back. After a complete work up with nothing found, my doc was grasping at straws and finally asked if I drank coffee. When I told him about a pot and a half a day, he jumped up and said that's it! He said I had caffeine toxicity and that it could cause dizziness heart palpitations and horrible headaches. I thought he was a complete idiot and that he just wanted to make up a cause because he was embarrassed that he couldn't pinpoint the problem. Still, I thought since I had paid him for his advice and gone through the tests, I would be an idiot if I didn't at least try to see if stopping the coffee would help. I have to say that the symptoms disappeared within a week and have never come back. This may not be your problem but it's an easy and free thing to try. Good luck and I hope your head feels better. (If it doesn't, I wouldn't completely rule out the hormonal fluctuations angle.)JKath, I was going to say that you're the fastest typist alive. Well, I know it's not my estrogen fluctuations...or at least I think so . It's probably a lack of sleep since I drink a lot of water and the other stuff doesn't apply to me.
PDS, I have vicodin, but I try not to take it as much as possible, unless I'm at home and it's closer to bedtime.
I happen to be of the lesser population of a male who gets migraines weekly. Women are way more common Migraine sufferers.
It seems like I have tried everything from Chiropractic, Food Journal, and MRI's. No solution yet..
Since the birth of my son, I have taken Migraine prevention to a new level. I do not like missing any of his little life because I can't get out of bed because of a migraine.
I am back on my food journal, along with a complete Caffine free diet. Not my favorite thing, as I am DEFINITELY craving Coca-Cola.
I am also taking a Migraine Medication called Midrin/IsoMeth. Most of the pills I have taken in the past have made me very nauseaus. This one doesn't seem to. Only problem is that you can only take so many pills in a one week period.
Anyways, Migraines SUCK. I've been getting them since I was 5, and I am starting to get annoyed.
-Brad