Thursday, January 10, 2008
Does anyone suffer with tmj and also migraine headaches. I wake up at night with my migraines and so am unable to take meds at "onset" of headache.
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Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!
TMJ can be a Migraine trigger along with a host of other things. We have a lot of information on Migraine triggers you can read HERE.
Keeping a Migraine diary may help you identify if there are any other things triggering your Migraine attacks. You can find the Migraine diary on the same page.
If you are getting more than 3-4 Migraines in a month, it may be time for preventive medication and an evaluation by a Migraine specialist. Our patient recommended list is HERE.
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I don't have TMJ, but I clench my teeth at night. For years, I've been wearing a nightguard. My dentist takes an impression and makes it for me. It fits over my bottom teeth and is very comfortable. It wears out after about a year, and I have to get it replaced.
The night guard has reduced the pain I felt in my temples.
Sometimes, I wake up at 5am with a #7 (out of 10). I take my Imitrex, with another dose 2 hours later. The second dose usually brings it down to a tolerable 4 or 5. Like you, I can't take my meds early with these attacks.
Actually, since I don't have aura and have daily head pain, it's hard to determine whether my pain is *just* a daily headache or a migraine developing, and it's hard to catch a migraine attack early.
Do you snore a lot? Sometimes morning migraine attacks are caused by a sleep disorder. You might ask your doctor about whether you need a sleep study. My DH doesn't have migraines, but he had no energy and lots of physical symptoms. His sleep study showed that he was having 70 interruptions an hour. More than once a minute. His CPAP changed his life. He even takes it to fishing camp.
Mosey over to the forum, and you'll find others with TMJ. Click on "Migraine Forums" in the orange box on the left of the page.
Gretchen in Mississippi