Re: Chronic Headaches
From: Genny (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 19:15:11 -0600
Hi Teresa-
I am sorry to hear about your headaches. I too had terrible migraines and
cluster headaches which started at puberty. I did get some relief with
Advil or Fiorinal. After I was diagnosed with PCOS and started taking
Metformin, the headaches disappeared. It took about six months after the
medication was started.
I think the headaches are caused by fluctuating blood sugar levels. There
is certainly a lot of screwed up chemistry involved with PCOS. All I know
now is that when I have a headache, it is very minor and manageable.
Good luck! I hope you find relief.
Genny
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:10:07 -0600 (CST)
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Teresa)
>To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>Subject: Chronic Headaches
>Message-ID: <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>
>For the past 4 yrs, I've had a headache literally constantly. I may
>have a few hours a month with little pain...it is pretty bad. I'm 22
>yrs old, and the headaches started while I was in high school, and have
>greatly affected school and work since then. Before, I'd had headaches
>often, but for years, now, I've suffered constantly. In can make you
>feel pretty darn insane! Has anyone else experienced such headaches?
>
>I've been to many different doctors. I've spent many many months at 2
>different chiropractors, both sure they would cure me, neither coming
>close. Best I could get out of the 3 neurologists I've been to is that
>I have "Chronic Headaches"...which was rather infuriating, since
>anything that goes on for such a long amount of time is
>chronic...doesn't help me at all. The only medicine that helps is I can
>take a (strong) muscle relaxer, or sometimes very strong pain
>relievers....I think it is just really anything that will put me to
>sleep. When I wake, I'm either hurting, or still totally numb from the
>pills, and start hurting as soon as I'm fully alert again. But at least
>I get to sleep some that way.
>
>I've read that headaches can be a side effect of having PCOS, not just
>from the drugs, but from the disease itself, however, there isn't a
>whole lot mentioned about it, and so I was wondering if any of you had
>personal experience. They say it isn't exactly a migraine, it isn't
>sinus, it isn't clusters....I figured stress for a long while, but my
>headaches aren't really any better during periods of low stress. Anyone
>have any insight?
>
>Thanks!
>Teresa
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