Migraines worse during pregnancy?
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Topic: Migraines worse during pregnancy?
Posted By: peanut butter
Subject: Migraines worse during pregnancy?
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 9:13pm
| Has anyone suffered worse with their migraines during pregnancy? Mostly I hear of people who improve but not me. I dont normally suffer fromthem at all but my mum does (badly) so I wasnt suprised to get them but I am getting about 2-3 a week at the moment. Thankfully I can knock them on the head with panadol as soon as the funny vision starts and I will be left with a dull ache and a fuzzy head but I have noticed this week nausea has added itself to the list of symptoms. Oh the joys..... |
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Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 08 August 2008 at 9:56pm
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I have found that my migraines have come back. I use to get chronic ones all the time, where I would have to go to hospital and be hooked up to powerful painkillers.
I had my last one a couple of weeks ago, and they are horrendous. It doesn't help that I cannot take my normal medication. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 7:53am
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Yes it is normal to get more migraines and more headaches cos of the increased blood flow. Your lucky panadol works for you. I don't know if you get neck ache with yours but if you do I find a wheat pack really helps. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: pikelets
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 11:11am
 You poor thing - I know how horrible they are.
I suffered migraines quite bad when i was 4-6 months pregnant. I was getting them once a week. I would wake up in the night or morning with them and had bad vomiting so couldn't keep any panadol down. I even tried the pessary panadol but that was useless (not easy to use  )
I really hope they go away for you soon. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 3 Angels - Dec10 / Mar11 / Dec11
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Posted By: Rashika
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 8:46am
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Strangely enough i get the opposite happening: I usually get 3-4 migraines a year, luckily not many, my mum gets it far worse. But both times I have been pg I haven't had one!
After losing the last babe at in jan, I then proceeded to get one migraine a month till I got Pg again, and so far (touch wood) no more.
Tis hard and I very much understand. All I can do usually is have some panadol (which doesn't do much for me) and try to sleep it off. I usually feel fuzzy headed for a day after as well. HATE the things! ------------- Jan 08 :angel: http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 8:51am
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I have been pretty lucky so far, I suffer from migranes but have only had one (which lasted 2 days) while I have been pregnant, still I am only half way so there could be more to come.
I find being able to only take panadol just makes it worse. grrr Hang in there they will subside ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 12:21pm
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I'd never had migraines before during my pregnancy with DD2, and just after the birth, I got a lot of distrubances in my vision which turned out to be migraines. I never got much pain but the vision stuff would freak me out. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 1:48pm
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I'm not sure about migraines but I tend to get heaps of headaches when I'm pregnant... so I think someone prone to migraines could definitely get worse. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Dani08
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 2:17pm
I used to have migraines once a month, sometimes even every 2 weeks before I was pregnant, but since I am pregnant, I only had it once for 2 days in the first Trimester - nothing more so far, so for me the pregnancy is bliss... just hope they don't come back... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 3:11pm
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I'm usually a migraine sufferer but started seeing a chiropractor two years ago and that helped so much that I didn't get a migraine again - just normal headaches. But when I fell pregnant a year after starting my chiropractor care, I was certain the migraines would return but to my surprise I didn't get any migraines throughout my pregnancy - only one migraine episode when I was in hospital at 31 weeks with severe preeclampsia and the migraine was due to my high blood pressure (and crappy uncomfortable hospital beds!). ------------- 
Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: brooke1981
Date Posted: 29 August 2008 at 5:46pm
| I had migranes during my first trimester usually suffer on or two a year but being preggy def made them worse but havent had one since being in the second trimester |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 29 August 2008 at 6:02pm
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yip had really really bad ones was checked out for pre eclampisa (hope spelling is right)!! but was all clear.
Ended up going to a naturalopath and took extra vitamins under her guidance and it cleared it up. She especially looks after mums and babies so was happy to take the stuff. I decided not to take the drugs the doctors advised. Am parnoid about even taking panandol which i know is fine!!!!! -------------  
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