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Joanie
Joanie

In 1995 after my second session of chemotherapy and while recovering from chickenpox, I suffered my first migraine. I only had another two to three in the following 2 months. Since then I didn't have a migraine until about 6 weeks ago. I have now had six since then the latest being yesterday. They are all the same starting with visual disturbances and a numb tongue for about an hour then only a very mild headache for about 3-4 hours. I went to my GP yesterday and he confirmed that these were indeed migraines. I still haven't found out what the trigger could be. And, why haven't I had a migraine for 13 years?

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    hi joanie

    i too have only just been diagnosed with migraine,mine last for about 5 days,i was also like u when u said u didn\"t have a migraine attack for 13 years,i always thought it was just bad headaches i was experiencing and they stopped for about 10 yrs and they suddenly returned when i was diagnosed with underactive thyroid,only found out about the migraine attacks when i was seeing my neurologist about something else and i told him about these headaches im getting,i never used 2 vomit with it but 4 the past 6 weeks i have been.

    thanks

    lynne

  • Joanie
    Joanie

    Posted

    That's interesting, I too have an underactive thyroid (diagnosed about 8 years ago) and my dose of Thyroxine was put up by 25mc about 2 months ago. I am wondering if this may have anything to do with it.
  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    hi joanie

    i really do think that having an underactive thyroid has a connection 2 migraine.

    lynne.

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