Re: migraines/cmt/ gastric bypass

[Guest guest]

Becca

My son has migraines and CMT but I never considered them related. Maybe they

are. He needs to sleep if he gets a migraine sometimes for an entire day.

Lori

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Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:55 PM

Subject: migraines/cmt/ gastric bypass

Hi Becca here. Anyone have CMT and migraines? how do they affect you and

what do you do for them?? I do have both and also had gastric bypass surgery

so I take alot of meds and vitamins. thanks.

[Guest guest]

I take high blood pressure medication as a migraine preventative.

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From: <becca3299@...>

Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 6:54:43 PM

Subject: migraines/cmt/ gastric bypass

Hi Becca here. Anyone have CMT and migraines? how do they affect you and what do

you do for them?? I do have both and also had gastric bypass surgery so I take

alot of meds and vitamins. thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hi Becca,I I have snus migraines and suffered from regular migraines for a long

time, they actually run in my family, my Grandmother had them. Funny thing is

the CMT is from my Granddfather..  I take a combination of prescription meds

and over the counter meds in a combination put together by my Dr..  But I know

what are going through, I also had gastric by-pass 5 years ago and still start

every day with my vitamin, etc.  I don't know if there is a connection, the

migraines came before the surgery and actually have been a little better since I

have kept the weight off.

 

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From: <becca3299@...>

Subject: migraines/cmt/ gastric bypass

Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 6:54 PM

 

Hi Becca here. Anyone have CMT and migraines? how do they affect you and what do

you do for them?? I do have both and also had gastric bypass surgery so I take

alot of meds and vitamins. thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hmm.. my sister, who also has CMT, has migraines. We always figured it was

either hormonal or allergies. Never thought of a relationship between them and

CMT since neither I nor our father get them... but I'd like to know if there is

one.

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> Hi Becca here. Anyone have CMT and migraines? how do they affect you and what

do you do for them?? I do have both and also had gastric bypass surgery so I

take alot of meds and vitamins. thanks.

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[Guest guest]

I had migraines start when I was 35. No Immitrex or other medications out then.

As soon as I felt one coming on, (my body temp rose and I had visual zig zags) I

would stop whatever I was doing, leave work, and head straight to my bed, making

sure the room was as dark as possible and keep a cold cloth on my head. After 24

hours, most of that in sleep on and off, I was fine again. Visual disturbances

gone, body temperature back to normal.

My Internist suggested a change in diet, NO caffiene, NO chocolate and some

others, and he also had a suspicision it was hormonal.

Gradually the time period between migraines got wider and wider, have now been

migraine free for 11 years or so. I do not feel migraines have any connection

with CMT, nor have I found any research to indicate as such. Anyone can get

migraines.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Yep, migrains here too. Unfortunately, migrains are excedingly common in the

general population so anyone can get them. My migrains got severe while I was on

a birth control injectable hormone, depo-provera. One doc pointed out that

hormones were often the cause of migraines so I stopped it and they gradually

got better until they are now a rare event. Most people have some trigger if

they pay close enough attention. Hormones are probably the most common, other

things are chocolate, red wine, strobe lights or the effect of the winter sun

hitting your eyes " sideways " especially while driving or with lots of

alternating shadows, etc. I have never heard of cmt or gastric bypass being

linked causally.

Interestingly, the thing that works best for my migraines (and I've tried the

heavy hitters, Imatrex, etc) is Excedrine Migraine (which I believe is exactly

the same as regular Excedrine with caffeine, aspirine and the same ingredient as

Tylenol). That, and/or taking a nap in a quiet, dark room usually does the

trick.

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> Hi Becca here. Anyone have CMT and migraines? how do they affect you and what

do you do for them?? I do have both and also had gastric bypass surgery so I

take alot of meds and vitamins. thanks.

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[Guest guest]

I also had a gastric bypass in 2000, but I have had migrain headaches all my

life.

I go someplace very dark and silent. Take a pain pill and rest until I can

function.

Jay

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> Hi Becca here. Anyone have CMT and migraines? how do they affect you and what

do you do for them?? I do have both and also had gastric bypass surgery so I

take alot of meds and vitamins. thanks.

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