DU ladies i have a question for you

[AlCzervik]

Every month without fail the day before i start my period i get a migraine, it started yesterday morning with a dull ache behind my left eye and by the afternoon it was full on, does this ever happen to you and if so is it fairly common? Thanks:)

[demnan]

1. Reduce the amount of salt you eat

The headaches are caused by additional water weight swelling your tissues, even on the brain. You could also try a natural diaretic, like cramberry juice.

[Pithlet]

2. Yes, that happens to me, too.

It's even the left eye for me, too, usually.

[AlCzervik]

6. it's horrible isn't it? Yesterdays was very bad, i stopped by Walgreens

for some asprin and while in line this woman was buying some shit scented body spray and kept trying it on her arm, i literally thought i was going to puke while i was paying.

[lildreamer316]

3. Quite common;

but you might want to see if there is a med for this (I don't usually recommend running to the doc for every little thing; but this is recurring) I think they now call this PMDD (not sure what last D is)and I think they have taliored a med for it already. Check it out.(run google on PMDD symptoms too)

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. For me, the migraine was the sign of things to come

Every month, I'd be puking from the migraine on the day that I started.

I had a hysterectomy at the age of 29. I'm a much happier woman now.

[Talismom]

5. I've never had migraines and am not an expert, but I do know

that there is a correlation concerning estrogen/progesterone levels--which drop suddenly before your period. So there is a good chance that there is a relationship between where you are in your cycle and the incidence of migraine onset. Good luck. Hope you feel better soon!

[Not_Giving_Up]

9. Bingo

It's the surge in hormones that causes the migraine. After they were done with me, I had one ovary left. I don't have to take hormones, and I hardly ever get migraines anymore.

[jus_the_facts]

7. depends on how stressed I am...and/or too much salt....

....hope you feel better soon....I can totally relate to your pain!

[supernova]

8. I get small ones

I get the "aura" over the left eye (again the left side:) And that lasts all of about 1/2 hour, but the dull ache of the headache will will stay with me for a couple of days if I don't take something for it.

Exercise does help. So, yes, I get it too.

Edit: this symptom and some others were why I started taking the 3-month pill. It worked well too. But I'll off it now. :-(