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More pain when standing and walking?

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NicolaAnne1994
NicolaAnne1994

So I have had a migraine everyday...got today's one earlier than usual...but sometimes if I get up and have to walk about somewhere the pain is excrutiating..like it feels as if someone is stabbing me in the left side of my head....my left side only....

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  • kath1955
    kath1955 NicolaAnne1994

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    Yes, it's strange how migraines usually affect the left side, it is not something I have thought to ask any doctor or neurologist, perhaps there is someone one on this site that can explain it. Like you when I am experiencing a really bad migraine, I am better lying down on my left side. Have you seen a doctor about your migraines because you shouldn't be getting them everyday, I thought I was suffering getting them once a week although I'm trying new medication and I've had 3 this week. The only consulation is that at least they respond to paracetamol now and go within a hour.
    • NicolaAnne1994
      NicolaAnne1994 kath1955

      Posted

      I have seen a neurologist and had an mri which came back clear, I was put on gabapentin and it was working fine until recently...so I saw my GP who was supposed to change my medication to ones that my consultant suggested but she wouldn't and has told me to just use bleeming nurofen!! So I am sending a letter to my neurologist! 

      I have just googled the left side thing...it can happen in either the left or right side but seeing as we both have left sided ones it means our left side is doing more work lol! If I take pain relief intime then it cures the pain if not then I am stuck with it! 

    • NicolaAnne1994
      NicolaAnne1994

      Posted

      The answer varies depending on the person and sometimes varies with each migraine episode.

      Frequently, migraine sufferers who experience migraine aura, a vision change that occurs in some before migraine pain, have one-sided pain. This may come from the changes in blood flow in the brain on one side, which scientists blame for aura and pain.

      Uneven dysfunction in the brain stem may also be blamed for the one-sided migraine pain, according to a 2005 study that scanned the brains of patients as they suffered from a migraine. Researchers said the location of the disruption in brain function determines what part of the head hurts with migraines. The study found increased activity in part of the brain stem called the dorsolateral pons. For example, those with pain only on the right side of the head had more activity in the right side of the dorsolateral pons. The same was seen for those who only had pain from migraine on the left side, more action was seen on the left side of the brain stem.

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