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Women with hypo/hashi's. Do you get headaches bad around that time of the month?
Hi All,
I always got headaches since I was young when I was about to or have my period. In my early 20's the symptoms subsided and my periods weren't that bad. Then in my late 20's I noticed symptoms again. I brought this up to my primary and endo. I thought I'd get some relief by being on the levoxyl. But they just either get worse or stay the same. The Dr.'s said that I am having hormonal headaches and to take Advil, Tylenol etc. about 2-3 days before my period then as needed after. I tried that and it's not working. I used to take 800mg Motrin that were prescription and they even stopped working to an extent.
I get a really bad nauseating headache about a day before my period starts. Then I have a headache most days of my period until the very end. The headaches make me just want to lay in a dark room and sleep it off but that isn't possibly because I have a life to live, however it has sent me home more than once and it seems to be becoming a bit much.
Any advice/ways to get relief? Anyone else going through this as well? I have to put cold face clothes on my face and drape one over my neck and sleep it off and take 2 Advil every 4 hours(I don't take more than 4 a day). How can I make the pain go away?
I always got headaches since I was young when I was about to or have my period. In my early 20's the symptoms subsided and my periods weren't that bad. Then in my late 20's I noticed symptoms again. I brought this up to my primary and endo. I thought I'd get some relief by being on the levoxyl. But they just either get worse or stay the same. The Dr.'s said that I am having hormonal headaches and to take Advil, Tylenol etc. about 2-3 days before my period then as needed after. I tried that and it's not working. I used to take 800mg Motrin that were prescription and they even stopped working to an extent.
I get a really bad nauseating headache about a day before my period starts. Then I have a headache most days of my period until the very end. The headaches make me just want to lay in a dark room and sleep it off but that isn't possibly because I have a life to live, however it has sent me home more than once and it seems to be becoming a bit much.
Any advice/ways to get relief? Anyone else going through this as well? I have to put cold face clothes on my face and drape one over my neck and sleep it off and take 2 Advil every 4 hours(I don't take more than 4 a day). How can I make the pain go away?
absolutely about the headaches...began having them in my early 20s and they only got better and rare once I gave up all the "white" food stuffs that aren't good for you.
I was put on bio progesterone and it was like a miracle drug for me. It was the only thing that worked on the headaches. Pain relievers do not touch this kind of pain. I was doing the cycling with it but on the days I did not take it I had the headaches and the pharamist and doctor I work with told me I would be ok to take it every day at a low dose I think 25 mcg. This was my alternative to taking birth control they say I need for the PCOS they say I have. And cycle it every few months kind of similar to the birth control that makes you have 4 periods a year.
So I did this for a while but then after a while a couple months noticed I was getting headahces but it was not working anymore so I stopped taking it and have not had the headaches anymore and my cycles have become more frequent and regular. I believe this to be a combination of the progesterone and getting my thyroid levels in a better spot.
I don't know the issues regarding safety with this dosing method Stella is the best person to learn from she has helped me so much since I came here. Just thought I would share my experience. I also have not had all this level out for me until I started on natural thyroid.
So I did this for a while but then after a while a couple months noticed I was getting headahces but it was not working anymore so I stopped taking it and have not had the headaches anymore and my cycles have become more frequent and regular. I believe this to be a combination of the progesterone and getting my thyroid levels in a better spot.
I don't know the issues regarding safety with this dosing method Stella is the best person to learn from she has helped me so much since I came here. Just thought I would share my experience. I also have not had all this level out for me until I started on natural thyroid.
when I say levels I mean my TSH levels not the does of levoxyl I'm on. So far I haven't had to switch my dose.
Thanks all
horsefeather glad to know someone else also has the same. Very rarely do I vomit but it has happened maybe once a year or every few years I'll get a bad one.
I have hypo/hasi's and don't take Levoxyl for that but I thought maybe once my levels were correct the headaches would subside. They didn't. Although I have to say the headaches are a lot better though...thinking back to before I was diagnosed and on levoxyl was pure hell.
Thanks for the info. stella5349. I agree Advil is a bandaid and I wish I didn't have to take it or that I took something that worked. Better yet I wish I didn't get headaches at all.
I also have allergies and sinus issues so maybe it's a combo of that and hormonal changes.
horsefeather glad to know someone else also has the same. Very rarely do I vomit but it has happened maybe once a year or every few years I'll get a bad one.
I have hypo/hasi's and don't take Levoxyl for that but I thought maybe once my levels were correct the headaches would subside. They didn't. Although I have to say the headaches are a lot better though...thinking back to before I was diagnosed and on levoxyl was pure hell.
Thanks for the info. stella5349. I agree Advil is a bandaid and I wish I didn't have to take it or that I took something that worked. Better yet I wish I didn't get headaches at all.
I also have allergies and sinus issues so maybe it's a combo of that and hormonal changes.
Advil is a bandaid - it helps but doesn't cure. Understanding hormones and how they intertwine is key to good health
Yes - I still have that but taking Levothyroxine - just for the hormonal headache and not having a thyroid condition is not correct med usage.
The body goes through a depletion each month of progesterone when this time of the month comes in egg release. Its the progesterone in most cases that trigger these headaches with ridding the body of hormone filled eggs and waste. When hypothyroidism is there with low functioning thyroid the symptoms become more severe. Nausea - flu like symptoms/headache are common or can be harder
The thing with progesterone is this is a natural release and must be done to keep the cycle regular for proper health so supplementing during this time with progesterone - thinking because your body is depleting so you need to take it - can be dangerous and illness - bad illnesses and disease can set in quickly with adding these hormones in at the wrong times of the month.
This is why when you read about bioidentical female hormone replacement - you need to pay special attention to the proper dosing and time lines of these hormones and only take it during the 20 or 21 day times and then stop during you enter the 7 days prior to your cycle coming. When you eventually get on the right track of putting this levels of progesterone only - or maybe in addition to estrogen also ( depending on the real labs done to show where you lack through the month) the balance during the 21 days of dosing acutally put your body back in a proper level of hormones monthly and then the natural process eliminating will not rob you so bad - hense trigger these headaches and other symptoms.
Its necessary - through the month to keep these levels at top production to make the natural process of elimination be normal too.
As I said - I have symptoms appear still sometimes when its time to eliminate. Not often or as hard as it was - but certain months are worse than others. I can say I am not on the couch as I was when I was so out of whack with adrenals/thyroid - AND female levels - but we aren't perfect and I can get through this w/ little problems now that I know how to 30 day supplement with all my replacement supplements.
The body goes through a depletion each month of progesterone when this time of the month comes in egg release. Its the progesterone in most cases that trigger these headaches with ridding the body of hormone filled eggs and waste. When hypothyroidism is there with low functioning thyroid the symptoms become more severe. Nausea - flu like symptoms/headache are common or can be harder
The thing with progesterone is this is a natural release and must be done to keep the cycle regular for proper health so supplementing during this time with progesterone - thinking because your body is depleting so you need to take it - can be dangerous and illness - bad illnesses and disease can set in quickly with adding these hormones in at the wrong times of the month.
This is why when you read about bioidentical female hormone replacement - you need to pay special attention to the proper dosing and time lines of these hormones and only take it during the 20 or 21 day times and then stop during you enter the 7 days prior to your cycle coming. When you eventually get on the right track of putting this levels of progesterone only - or maybe in addition to estrogen also ( depending on the real labs done to show where you lack through the month) the balance during the 21 days of dosing acutally put your body back in a proper level of hormones monthly and then the natural process eliminating will not rob you so bad - hense trigger these headaches and other symptoms.
Its necessary - through the month to keep these levels at top production to make the natural process of elimination be normal too.
As I said - I have symptoms appear still sometimes when its time to eliminate. Not often or as hard as it was - but certain months are worse than others. I can say I am not on the couch as I was when I was so out of whack with adrenals/thyroid - AND female levels - but we aren't perfect and I can get through this w/ little problems now that I know how to 30 day supplement with all my replacement supplements.
Hi there,
It is so funny that you brought this up now. I also always get at least one, knock-you-off-your-feet hormonal migraine just before I start my period. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism a few months ago, and my thyroid levels are not yet in normal range.
I've noticed my headaches have been getting much, much worse, and the latest few have had me vomiting and have generally been completely incapacitating. Are these headaches related to the hypothyroidism?
As far as relief goes, it's gotten to the point that I carry around a bottle of Excedrin migraine with me. It's the only thing that helps at all.
It is so funny that you brought this up now. I also always get at least one, knock-you-off-your-feet hormonal migraine just before I start my period. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism a few months ago, and my thyroid levels are not yet in normal range.
I've noticed my headaches have been getting much, much worse, and the latest few have had me vomiting and have generally been completely incapacitating. Are these headaches related to the hypothyroidism?
As far as relief goes, it's gotten to the point that I carry around a bottle of Excedrin migraine with me. It's the only thing that helps at all.
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