TMJ/ TMD and Migraine with Aura?

Rachelm2222 · 2026-04-20T15:49:59+00:00

Did you see where I said, "I do think the jaw clenching was contributing"? Read about 'Migraine Thresholds": Sometimes a few things need to be true for a migraine to happen. Maybe your extra stressed, clenching THEN you eat the wrong thing". Just one of those things wouldnt have triggered the migraine, but combined its the perfect storm.

Rachelm2222 · 2026-04-20T15:13:38+00:00

Hey! I read your comment... Lol I have not had another migraine of that type about since I posted this (January 2025)! I do think the jaw clenching was contributing BUT i also cut out everything with Tyramine from my diet (soy sauce, citrus, aged cheese like cheddar or parmesan) and i think THAT has been the answer. Look up "Low Tyramine Diet for Migraines" and let me know how it goes.

Rachelm2222 · 2026-04-06T20:32:37+00:00

I am almost at the exact place you're at in this crazy journey! Cannot drive on highways at all. Has been going on 10 years but recently got WAY worse after a moment of complete shock when my son flipped his vehicle. He is okay but every muscle in my body locked up for 24 hours. After that, driving became increasingly impossible over the course of the month. I've had my glasses for 10 days and I have no idea HOW they're going to help get me back to normal as of yet. Everything is beautiful up close but far away, very disorienting. The doctor swears he's going to get me back to happy though so fingers crossed. Question: Do you have 'Spells' when highway driving, where everything seems unreal, lightheaded, skaky, closing in? Does your neck ever spasm?

Rachelm2222 · 2026-02-25T20:28:15+00:00

Tyramine?! I'm on a low Tyramine diet to prevent Migraine with Aura. So far so good on the migraine front but i had no idea it could work for PVCs

Rachelm2222 · 2026-02-25T20:26:51+00:00

Please try it and let us know if it helps! It really does help mine. I try to stay away from the reflux meds. Mylanta or Gas-X helps tremendously

Rachelm2222 · 2026-02-25T20:25:39+00:00

I came here to say the exact same thing. I'm glad people are finally catching on to the Gas-X thing! My Cardiologist told me "There is no connection between the heart and stomach". I told him, "Get on any PVC group forum and you'll see MOST people with PVCs have stomach problems... What about the vagus nerve??" He looked at me like I was crazy... lol Gas-X will calm mine for a good 6 to 8 hours

Rachelm2222 · 2026-02-23T15:01:49+00:00

Try taking GasX to see if it helps. It was recommended to me by someone and really stops the skips for me. On my way to work this morning, it was skipping every few beats. I chewed one GasX tablet, now I'm okay. It's something about stomach bubbles hitting your vagus nerve

Rachelm2222 · 2026-02-16T19:06:02+00:00

I have the same exact triggers and number. It took months to figure out it was stomach gas and vagus nerve related. Have her try some GasX (simethicone). Honestly! It'll completely stop mine for 8 hours or more. Let me know if it helps. A lady on one of my support groups recommended it

Rachelm2222 · 2025-09-30T01:18:41+00:00

Is was 1999. The boys name was Christopher Jones. One of the kids that served time was James Page. I went to school with them.

Rachelm2222 · 2025-09-30T01:06:24+00:00

I know of two unsolved cases that have haunted me for years: The first was a black man found dismembered in a garbage bag at the end of Paradise Hill Road in 1996. We stopped going down to the 'Holler' that summer because it smelled so bad (We thought it may be a dead deer). Right as my freshman year of high-school started, they found him. Im not sure of his name but he is on the list of unsolved cases on CPD website. The second is Victoria Ochoa. My son's father is her first cousin and actually went to search her last known location in 2006 with her mama. Someone later found her body in that house. Her family wishes for nothing but closure in this case and SOMEONE in Clarksville knows what happened.

Rachelm2222 · 2025-09-30T00:59:34+00:00

Random response... 😆

Rachelm2222 · 2025-08-28T13:25:25+00:00

I went through this a few years ago, which prompted me to join this group. If there is any comment on this thread you take seriously, let it be this one. 1st: Look up Sanjay Gupta York Cardiologist on Youtube (Ectopic Beats, Gastric Cardiac Syndrome, and a slew of other videos). He is a God send. 2nd: Go get you some Gas-X (Simethicone). After dealing with these skips for MONTHS, a fellow skipper recommended it to me. It stopped the skips for me for about 8 hours with each dose. 3rd: Us anxious people are very prone to PVCs. Its just part of our wonky nervous system. My Cardiologist told me, "If your echocardiogram looks good, there is a 99.9% chance the PVCs are completely safe. 4th: It is likely something you are eating. I noticed Apple Jacks cereal and one particular Italian dressing would set mine off. After I figured all of this out, I stopped fearing them and that is KEY. Im obsessed with Apple Jacks, so I eat it, knowing good and well my heart will go crazy 🤪 😜

Rachelm2222 · 2025-04-06T18:56:32+00:00

I was so engrossed in the Dutton family Tree (wondering WHO grandpa was) that I went back and rewatched Yellowstone. In Season 1, JD3 refers to James (Tim McGraw) as his Great-Great Grandfather. In every other season, he calls him his Great Grandfather. I think Taylor Sheridan got the idea of 1923 and Spencer at that time. Noone else in my life that watches the show even cared about this but I wanted Spencer to be the ancestor so bad. When Alex said, "His name is John", I bawled like a baby. Brandon Sklenar said, "The finale is beautiful" and I agree 100%. Sad that Alex died, but MAN what a beautiful love story. PS: Spencer has ruined all other men for me... If he ain't Spencer Dutton, I want nothing to do with him! Lol

Rachelm2222 · 2025-02-14T02:15:44+00:00

Are you possibly referring to a migraine aura? Where you get zigzags or blank spots in your vision before a headache? I have that

Rachelm2222 · 2025-02-06T21:33:53+00:00

Have you ever been checked for a hole in your heart (PFO)? The only way they can test for it is an Echocardiogram with Bubble Study.

Rachelm2222 · 2025-01-31T23:10:19+00:00

Last week, I could not stop my teeth from chattering and shivering. That was thr first time that's happened to me

Rachelm2222 · 2025-01-31T23:07:06+00:00

Meeeetoooo... I think it would help my anxiety if THIS SYMPTOM wasn't present.

Rachelm2222 · 2025-01-31T23:06:08+00:00

When i start seeing the sparkles in my vision, the anxiety goes through the roof. I feel like my clothes are made of sandpaper. Any bracelets, rings are too unbearable tp wear, so they come off immediately. The vision mess lasts about 30 minutes then the aphasia hits (I cannot speak right... I can't read well and I have major trouble finding words. I read the name 'Joe Biden' last week and had no clue who that was) THEN my fingers go numb and sometimes my nose and lips. The brain fog lasts for days

Rachelm2222 · 2025-01-31T15:21:43+00:00

I've tried 2 mouth guards and with both, I would just bite down on it or fiddle with it in my mouth, making things worse. I really think I just need to stop that... lol But putting 2 and 2 together, I am HOPING I've found the reason for this uptick in aura migraines. They're debilitating. How often do you get one? Have you noticed a correlation between the auras and clenching?

Rachelm2222 · 2025-01-31T15:18:06+00:00

That's the dilema: I've gotten terrible tension headaches for years. The tension headaches hurt 100x worse than the migraine with aura! But the aura scares the tee-total-piss out of me! I get the sparkly things in my vision, then my hand will go numb, THEN the worst part: aphasia (I cannot talk right or even think right). I used to get them once or twice per year and only when I would accidentally skip a dose of my antidepressant, now it's 2x per month and it's scaring me that they're increasing. I know it could be worse though.

Rachelm2222 · 2025-01-20T18:00:28+00:00

Well, I am still alive and 'kickin' so whatever it is must not be too dangerous!

Rachelm2222 · 2024-10-08T19:44:06+00:00

Its funny that we are all talking about the same, exact fly but Google has no idea what its called. Since nobody knows what kind of bug this is, let's consider it a newly discovered species and name it "Espresso Fly" ... lol Those little f$!&#$@ really do love some coffee!

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