headaches and hormones

Thanks so much for responding to my question. I failed to tell you my whole health history. I went through early menopause when i was about  28 or 30 years old. and the doctors think that the arachnoid cyst that is leaning on my pituitary gland may have cause me to go into early menopause. I  went through hot flashes and stopped having a monthly period. I have gone and had blood work to test my hormone levels they were acth - <5, cortisol am - 0.8, estradiol - 23, fsh - 54.0,growth hormone - 1.2, insulin like growth factor - 190, lh - 14.9, prolactin - 5.8, t4 direct - 5.8, thyroid - 11 if these numbers are healthful. I do believe that some of my symptoms can be due to stress. But sometimes i feel as though the doctors here don't believe your pain is real. I have gone to the hospital on many occasions and they have not diagnosed me with anything except for migrane (migraine) headaches and for the pain in my chest as possible costochondritis with no treatment. Some times i do panic because i am scared the aniexty really gets the best of me. The headaches that i suffer with now makes me nausea and sometimes i feel off balanced and that is a very scary feeling. I also want to know is it normal to have a headache every day or almost every day. Please help me with some of your expert advise. looking forward to hearing from you soon.

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for question. Generally, one sided headache & orbital pain (eye pain) with numbness symptoms could be suggestive of migraine. The mainstay of the migraine treatment is always to identify the triggering factors and to avoid them. Triggering factors could be different foods such as cheese, chocolate, alcohol and even few fruits. Other factors that may induce your migraine attack may be contraceptive pills, stress or depression, bright lights, loud noise and traveling. Few women experience headache more commonly during the time of their menstrual periods & at the time of hormonal imbalance. I would suggest careful record of events that have proceeded with the attack and avoid those factors. In addition, try to rest in a dark & quiet room, meditate, have a balanced diet and avoid taking unnecessary drugs. Even then if you suffer continuous headache, please arrange an appointment with a neurologist right away who will evaluate the further underlying disorders by clinically examine you & ordering MRI or CT scan here that may be the main reasons of your migraine attacks and can provide you an appropriate treatment. Hope this information proves helpful to you. Take Care & Regards!!!