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Headaches
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i'm definitely enjoying the decrease in appetite that comes along with topamax but i would love a decrease in headaches as well! i may have to try a gluten free diet to see if that helps at all. i really hope i can find something that helps. i just can't go on like this! it also seems like exercise is a trigger, so poling can actually make it worse! 🙁
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@dansn16 Try going wheat free, migranes are offten the wheat (which has gluten) not the gluten it'self. Get tested anyway for sure but it's easier to go wheat free for a few weeks to try it while you wait/save up for the tests. It didn't take very long for my 3-4 migranes a week to go away going wheat free. Good luck.
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i've decided i'm going to go get food allergy tested. no reason cutting out all my favorite foods for no reason if i don't have to! hopefully it wil be just as simple as that!
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Can you get a headache from eating food cooked on the same grill with wheat products, even if your own dish did not have wheat?
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Yep I work in a restaurant and if we have a customer with an allergy we have to cook their food on a completely separate grill to make sure it doesn't touch anything. There are varying degrees of food allergies so some people could eat something cooked on a grill with cross contamination and they would be fine, other people can't even come into contact with the item they are allergic to…so if you are allergic to wheat then yes it could be possible. I have a friend who was having horrible headaches so she started keeping a food diary and it turned out she was allergic to gluten, she has now gone gluten free and is headache free as well. I also have tummy aches when I eat a lot of bread and pasta so I dont think I'm allergic but i don't think wheat and things like that agree very well with my tummy so I try to avoid them. Good luck with everything please let me know how it goes!
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I have been eating wheat free for almost 2 weeks now. I went 1 1/2 weeks without a headache. The last 2 times I got a headache we had eaten at grill places. I had mongolian bbq first. Turns out those noodles have wheat. Friday I had pad thai noodles, but my fiancee had yakisoba which has wheat. I have had a hedache for the last 24 hours. The only other food sensitivity I can think it migt be is to soy.
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I think soy and wheat allergies sometimes can be related? From what I remember my gluten free friend can't have soy…Also I remember hearing a story about a girl who was so allergic to peanuts, her bf ate a pb sandwich and kissed her a few hours later and she died. Not saying your allergy is that extreme but it shows that you can be pretty sensitive to cross contamination like if your boyfriend had wheat and you share a drink or kiss, that could possibly cause an allergic reaction from you like a headache…but it is really awesome it seems that you are finding a solution!
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It is still too early to tell, but I can say that mongolian food has a trigger. I am at the point where I just want too know what is the issue so I can fix it, even if it means no cake, cookies, and other yummies.
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Preservatives in food and MSG will definitely do it. MSG is the devil when it comes to headaches… and it's in EVERYTHING! Campbell's soup contains MSG. It's crazy.
But I can't ignore the fact that your pattern of headaches sounds so similar to how my migraines USED to be. I would get them on a regular cycle about every 3 to 4 days. I kept a journal of what I was eating, but couldn't nail it down to one particular thing. I too, had stiffness in the back of my neck. The migraines I suffered from for about 10 years seemed to get a bit worse during the Winter months. And I consistently WOKE UP with them. It was awful. I went to my doctor and he just gave me pain medication.
Then one day, I went into work following a day I had called off sick for a migraine. My boss and I started sharing stories about "our migraines", only he didn't get his anymore. He said, "This might sound like an odd question, but– do you use a feather pillow?" I responded, "Yeah, actually, I do." He said, "Get rid of it, immediately." He further explained that he attributed, after years of agony with migraines, them to an allergy to down (goose feathers). I thought, "No way. It can't be as simple as that."
But… I stopped sleeping with my beloved feather pillow. And you know what? My headaches stopped. And then I realized my comforter, that I used for comfy warmth in the Winter time was also filled with goose down. And that's why the headaches were worse in the Winter time. I wasn't using that heavy comforter in the Summer.
Sorry for the long story. But… I couldn't believe it! Years of suffering from Migraines… missing work, throwing up, missing events, and missing out on plans I made with friends… all because of a stupid feather pillow and an allergy to goose down?!?! After speaking with my doctor, he did confirm that it could be true. Like… WTF?!!
Just a thought to let you know, that what could be contributing to your headaches, may very well be the unlikely. Good luck sensualscimitar! I really hope you figure out what the cause is!
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I do have a down comforter, but I haven't used it for a week or more…I'll keep that on the list to consider though.
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Sooooo, it has been 16 days since my last headache (versus the normal 5-7 days.) The only thing I have changed is I cut out wheat and soy. Oh lordie I hope this is the answer!!! I definately love you guys for your help! 😀
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Hi I get really bad migraines as well. For the past 16 years (I'm 26). I had tried EVERYthing. I recently found Fever Few Leaves in capsule form. $10 on amazon. After a week they were gone. I still get some regular headaches and maybe a migraine here and there… but It's a lifesaver. And i haven't found any interactions with them either. I hope this helps.
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i had what i thought was a migraine a few months ago, i had to leave work at 2am and go to the er i was in so much pain and vomiting so bad. the doc that seem me told my b/f i was hard to talk with and that he thought it was just a migraine, but he said that they would hook me up to an IV just in case.
After talking with my doc we came to the conclusion i had had a mini brain aneurysm. so i know what your going through via the pain, i wouldn't wish that on anyone.
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also if you any one has any of these symptoms with your headache, see a doc asap
i had all of these, and what scared me the most and pushed me to go to the er was the loss of feeling in my hands and knees.
Nausea and vomiting
Stiff neck or neck pain
Blurred vision or double vision
Pain above and behind the eye
Dilated pupils
Sensitivity to light
Loss of sensation
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I'm sotra afraid to take feverfew since I have to take epilepsy medications, and I don't want an interrraction. I got a headache the other day after having milk, so I think that may be a trigger. I hadn't had any animal products for the 16 days I was headache free, so I guess veganism is my future.
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I have heard dairy and chocolate can be a trigger!
Stress and eye strain too. Pole Dancing: Also if I overdo it on the shoulder mounts my muscles spasm and cause headaches! So go easy there, don’t kill your neck and shoulder muscles.
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