Nonstop Migraines

Hi Lou, I can't take Excedrin because it contains caffeine and aspirin. The caffeine makes my heart race and the aspirin interferes with my other medications.

Oh ok! Bummer!  The tension formula is aspirin free.  But, yes does has some caffeine 

Thanks Lori, I will have to look it up.

They are like GOLD! I’m sensitive to meds but no side effects .. always have them on stock! 

Hello 4withGod,

Yes our cycles can make us feel like we are at death's door sometimes. I have always had horrible periods. But now that I'm older and going through peri my periods have been accompanied by some strange symptoms. Last months period brought on a migraine. This month was the same thing. Then on top of that I caught a chest cold from being out in the rain last week. My blood pressure was up because of the headaches. My doctor just switched my BP medication because I thought the previous one was giving me headaches. Now this new one she prescribed, the main side effects is guessed what, headaches! My anxiety has been up which only makes things worse. I can't wait until all of this is over.

Hi Sharcerv - If you wouldn’t mind telling me what B/P RX you were on & got switched to...I have been on a couple & one gave me loads of side effects - hope that’s not the one you are on - 

I was taking Valsartan 160mg, generic for Diovan. The pharmacy called me and said that there was a recall on it and to have my doctor prescribe something else. So she prescribed Carvedilol which is generic for Correg. This is the one that I thought was starting my headaches. So I asked her to switch me to something else. So she just put me on Isosorbide generic for Imdur. These really gave me horrible migraines. So I don't know what to do. I also take a low dose of hydrachlorithiazide as a water pill. I think I will just ask her to either increase the water pill and let that be the only one or find me something else altogether. I know she's getting tired of me.

Hi there Sharcerv - it appears your dr has you on a steady diet of Beta Blockers, it even lists as a side fact that it can cause headaches.  Have you ever experienced shortness of breath on them?  Just so you know, you should not abruptly stop taking beta blockers.  All these stupid blood pressure RX’s have yucky side effects.  Whatever your dr decides, don’t let her prescribe amlodipine - just google it on this patient forum - bad, bad side effects...I know, I was on it for 5 years, off a year - have you tried taking magnesium & beetroot capsules to help lower your B/P? - meditation works too along with all the bloody lifestyle changes we need to make - good luck! 

Yes, I was on Amlodipine a few years ago and it gave me terrible anxiety, heart palpitations and panic attacks. I got off those as soon as possible. I have some beet root capsules. I don't want to have to take any blood pressure medication. They all have crazy side effects. My blood pressure was never a problem until peri hit. I want my old body back. 😭

Hi Sharcerv - I can’t agree with you more about all these B/P RX’s and pretty much all RX’s in general - they all come with side effects.  Yes, I have been told menopause affects blood pressure & blood sugar....imbalanced hormones play a vital part in our overall health.  I want my old body back & I just wish I would have been a little more educated about hormones & B/P back when I was first put on B/P RX’s 6 years ago...funny, that’s exactly when I stopped my period.  

Yes, interestingly enough I just read an article on this last night. It was about menstrual migraines. It said that our oestrogen drops during the onset of our periods and this causes migraines. It said that during peri, our oestrogen fluctuates which is why we suffer with it during peri but after menopause when the hormones finally settle, then the migraines dissipate.

Yes that’s so true I don’t get as many since my periods have stopped . They were debilitating and lasted for days