Symptoms, before a migraine! (No Migraine)

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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What I notice before I get a migraine:

I found out today (April 12, 2007) that I get Aura Migraines. So the Symptoms I get before a migraine are as follows:

The Prodrome (The preheadache)

food cravings

constipation or diarrhea

mood changes muscle stiffness, especially in the neck, To add to this Headache pain, Sinus pain, back of head pain. Pretty the much neck and up hurts. Not sure how else to explain it.

fatigue

increased frequency of urination

yawning

The Aura The symptoms and effects (To produce as a result). of the aura vary widely.

visual — flashing lights, wavy lines, spots

tingling or numbness of the face or extremities on the side where the headache develops.
difficult finding words and/or speaking (aphasia)
confusion (Can't think straight)
dizziness
olfactory hallucinations — smelling odors that aren't there
auditory hallucinations — hearing things that aren't really there

Today, I ate Pizza for lunch, And I had a feel of a migraine but never got a migraine. I got a migraine on Monday. But I did take a B2 today, also an Indomethacin because I thought it was my TMJ Which Now I think it was because The pain went away. But cheese does cause the migraines for me. I will find out tomorrow for sure.

-Since I also have TMJ (Indeomethacin helps me for TMJ) I first try Heat on the right temple and if heat makes it worse then I know 100% that it is a migraine and not TMJ. If Heat helps then its not a migraine.

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