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Welcome to the Headaches/Migraines forum! I am happy to be here as your moderator and site host. I'd like to use this forum to talk about topics such as how headaches/migraines have affected your life, the lives of your friends and loved ones, treatments you've tried successfully or unsuccessfully, prevention techniques you use and like or dislike, get ideas, answer questions...okay you get the point. Pretty much anything headache or migraine related!

I hope to hear from you soon! NicoleM, Headaches/Migraines editor

Welcome Nicole. I have suffered from migraines for a long time now. I had been reading about TMJ and went to the dentist and got a splint to wear at night and that really cut down on the number of migrane headaches I have.

Thanks! I too have worn a mouthpiece at night in the past. I had some stress-related night grinding that was made worse after I had major dental work done. I woke up in the night with horrible TMJ pains, but thankfully no migraine. Teeth grinding and TMJ are not typically identified on lists of common headache or migraine triggers, but I am sure the incidence is much higher than reported since it is often directly related to stress (which is usually targeted as a trigger).

My grinding is definately worse when I am stressed. When I started wearing the mouthpiece I noticed that I clench my teeth during the day. I made an effort to relax every time I would start cleanching. I have had migranes in the past because of allergies. I used to live in a house that was surrounded by evergreens and in the spring I would have horrible migranes. After I moved I didn't have migranes in the spring near as often.

Hi! it's funny (or rather, not so really), but when my migraines get really bad, I find myself clenching my teeth, which only makes it that much worse! I have to constantly remind myself to relax, because everything hurts so much, I wind up tensing everything!

You're right, it's not so funny, but I think most of us tend to tense up our entire bodies when we have a headache. For me I end up getting a throbbing pain in my neck and shoulder as a result. That is usually my personal "red flag" that it is time to relax and do some tension relief before it gets worse.

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I am a more recent migraine sufferer. I began to experience them two years ago when I was working 12 hour days- I was so out of it between sleep loss, caffeine and stress that I couldn't even identify that what was happening was different than a regular headache. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

My migraines went from about once every two months to semi-monthly when I was in a company going bankrupt. Fortunately my career has stabilized but I still experience the migraines. Now I guess it is every other month.

Note, I can't have alcohol at all- I get migraines from half a glass of white wine.

I think eyestrain is a part of my headaches, my glasses for distance vision give me a normal headache whenever I wear them. The eye doc found my prescription was slightly too strong and dialed it down, but to no avail.

I had a migraine yesterday and for the first time noticed "pre symptoms". My balance felt off. (Actually walked into someone's cart in the supermarket.) Also my eyes felt odd, but I can't really put the sensation into words. It wasn't lightheadness or dizziness just something off.

So, does anyone else have "pre symptoms" and suggestions for lifestyle modification, treatment.

Thanks!!

Fashion Fiend, the migraines that you are having sound very worrisome because your symptoms aren't the usual "auras" that occur before a migraine. Bells went off when I read your post and I went back and pulled an old post I had written last year. I grew up with migraines: vomitting, sensitive to lights, sounds, smells, certain foods, chocolate, stress, lack of sleep. The day it snowed, I had a whopper of a headache, but I did a little house cleaning, little snow shoveling and came back in to dust when I "kinda lost my balance, had a loud, strange sound in my ear, my eyes felt funny, my arm felt spastic", and I could not talk 'a mile a minute' to my son, as usual. He was even laughing at me and I could not figure out why. It took us a few minutes to realize something was wrong. What happened for the next year is a result of that hour, so I wanted to post it here, for the migraine sufferers to read.

I posted on another board about a headache (migraine) that I had last February 20something, 2005. It was different than any I had ever had, but there were some other things that I noticed that were clues that I have put together as an answer for "what is a stroke?". It is important that I share this information with all of you, and I'll be happy to answer any questions that you might have after you read what I have written. Migraines themselves can be a clue to an even bigger problem, ASD or "hole in your heart", which is what I ended up having (since birth!) Some doctors even believe that the migraines are what happens when unclean blood bypasses the lungs and goes straight to the brain (thus causing the little flashes). Quite interesting...University Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore has a team that does alot of leading edge technology on this and other major hospitals and schools have info on the web about migraines and ASD. This is a little off topic, sorry. Migraine sufferers are prime suspects for having a stroke, so just be aware, if you suffer from migraines, take action if you notice ANY THING DIFFERENT from YOUR usual migraine!

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I am under a neurologist care now, every six months I see him. I couldn't have a drink for 6 months because my brain had a soft, spongy spot that could start to bleed again. I don't care much about drinking at all, now. The good thing I learned is that these doctors are now using a medicine to PREVENT migraines. (I can't take imitrex and all that stuff anymore). The stuff I am on works really great, but then again I did have the hole in my heart repaired. The med is called Topamax, if any of you are seeing a neurologist, you can get his/her opinion.

Fashion Fiend, I would definitely recommend that you get a checkup and mention ALL the symptoms that you said on here. I think a checkup is the 1st thing to do and the doctor may want more tests, just to make sure nothing else is going on or getting ready to go on. You may certainly use my testimonial (email me and I'll give you specifics if you need more). Good Luck and may all your headaches be small ones, but just pay attention to the differences. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Trish