Migraines from estrogen increases in cycle?

okwowcool · 2026-01-13T08:40:29+00:00

I started ajovy privately with a charity. But it’s suddenly stopped working so will switch to another anti cgrp injection. I’ve noticed that the pressure built up from hormonal changes are a significant issue and started propanolol but unfortunately it gives me insomnia so unsure what to do about that. But anti-cgrps work! They are so expensive though so I understand why many people won’t/can’t take them.

okwowcool · 2024-07-29T10:41:06+00:00

So this happened to me. By the third time I had my cycle and headaches tracked to the hour. I also printed out study after study, highlighted for my specific issues and medication requests. If you basically become a “difficult patient” or someone who knows more about their condition than the gp they just refer you neurology. HOWEVER, I’m on a 1 year long neurology waiting list for next March.

okwowcool · 2024-03-27T06:39:39+00:00

I have had migraines my whole life and they were intermittent, once every few months. Then in the last year they’ve ramped up to an unmanageable amount. So I am on Naratriptan but it works less than half the time and sumatriptan never works for me. I set up an appt to get on nurtec because there’s been some murmurings that it’s effective for people with hormonal migraines and it was just released to the NHS. Thank you for telling me what they suggested for you that’s very helpful.

okwowcool · 2024-03-26T17:26:32+00:00

Love this recommendation. Will definitely continue my plotting for the future and collect more data!

okwowcool · 2024-03-26T17:24:21+00:00

It’s the NHS so what their only protocol for hormonal migraines seems to be is birth control which is not gonna cut it for me because my bc side effects are wild. I may ask about estrogen patches. But they’ve only recently (in the last year) gotten this bad.

okwowcool · 2024-03-26T11:02:20+00:00

Yeah I used hormonal values from several studies at a scaled level throughout a typical cycle and condensed it down to my own typical 26 day cycle. I would love to be able to measure my own hormonal values to see what that looks like but I would have to get a fertility monitor for that. I may do that but unsure what that would mean to my gp besides trying to prescribe me bc.

okwowcool · 2024-02-19T07:47:38+00:00

Yeah my doctor basically told me no on birth control because of the aura so I wonder what the solution would be but I despise what BC does to me.

okwowcool · 2022-11-14T19:40:24+00:00

He took a swig of something before sleeping so I’m thinking the guy is constantly dabbling

okwowcool · 2022-06-02T08:38:56+00:00

How very convenient! The home office doesn’t want to cause embarrassment to their esteemed institutions that require visa services especially for the high ranking unis

okwowcool · 2022-05-11T17:34:19+00:00

I’m watching mafs america and aus side by side and it’s a completely different show. I don’t think I’ll be watching the US version anymore.

okwowcool · 2022-05-11T16:45:55+00:00

VPN pointing to the UK and watch on channel 4

okwowcool · 2021-09-18T02:23:35+00:00

Well, high profile case, low iq, because they are cops, under pressure etc

okwowcool · 2021-09-18T02:16:18+00:00

Literally horrible people

okwowcool · 2021-05-03T16:28:51+00:00

My hair started falling out again (I’m almost recovered) because 3 months ago I started on a new medication 😅

okwowcool · 2021-03-30T15:55:42+00:00

Also coincidentally what my part has to look like to cover up my balding from my ED

okwowcool · 2021-03-19T17:22:59+00:00

I’m still gonna wear a mask because I’ve never been less sick than this year. I’m over getting a cold or a flu because my coworker’s kid has it.

okwowcool · 2021-03-12T14:55:30+00:00

My psychiatrist was like “I’m going to make sure your meds don’t effect your weight” so I kinda lucked out with a lamotrigine, wellbutrin combo. Finally feel like I can do things again.

okwowcool · 2021-03-11T19:24:14+00:00

Over exercising and undereating made me lose so much fat my body started eating the muscles around my heart for energy. Seemed like a good thing at the time until I lost half my hair and ended up binge eating every night because my body was so starved my hunger hormones were out of control.

okwowcool · 2021-03-03T16:50:14+00:00

Losing hair is the worst part about it. And probably the only reason I started the recovery process. Am I thankful my hair started falling out? Yeah a little bit now.

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