Struggling with perimenopause and migraine auras
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Hello, me again, really struggling with migraine auras which seem to becoming more often and have no pattern whatsoever. Today I've had two, the other day I had one whilst driving. I have been back to the doctors who asked me to keep a headache diary and try to stay off trigger foods, which I did. Nothing I do seems to work. I'm 52 and been peri for nearly two years. My periods are very irregular, and I have almost all the symptoms. I must say it does help to come on here and have a right old moan but I feel like all this has changed me as a person. Thank you ladies for listening
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jayneejay joanne92896
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all I want to say is I am in year 9 of peri, I am 50 this month..
I too got bad heads last year and year before, my last period was Aug last year..
and before it my lord, I had a migraine of all migraines, it lasted 4 full days and nights, made me feel very very sick, this was a sign for me and then I knew I was deffo going to have a period.. I only had two last year 2013 and three in 2012 and they started in 2012, it was like my warning sign of a period would come.. is yours the same ?
I think I must be almost full menopause if I go another two months with out a period, I have had no migraines this year as had no period..
I get the odd niggle normal headache from time to time as we all do, but these were terrible and never had them before peri menopause.. and only for last two years and only at time just before period came..
my point is, maybe ... ? your not going to have a long drawn out peri like me, as my migraines are only at this nearing the end stage... just a thought.. its hard to explain, hope you understand what i try to say..
Jay xx
Nanadotty joanne92896
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its maybe worth asking your doctor about beta blockers, I tried amytriptyline and Topamax first but they didn't agreed with me.
i agreed with you about coming on here and having a moan or just reading someone else having a moan makes you feel a bit better. My mother still calls the menopause "the change" I now know why it's called the change because like you said it's changed you as a person.
Hang on in there we must be nearly through it.
joanne92896 Nanadotty
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Nanadotty joanne92896
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Please do ask your doctor about beta blockers they also might be the right treatment for you as well.
good luck and take care.
pinkcatfairy joanne92896
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I know that you wrote this post three years ago but I wondered how things went since concerning your migraine auras? At 51 I did get them, no migraine and then a gap of two years (in menopause) and they have returned getting even more a month. Just a long shot you might reply as it was some time ago!