Does anyone have a cyst on pineal gland?

my 15 year old daughter has been having migrain headaches and loss of vision, light headed, pains down the right side of her body. alot of presure in her head.

nausea most of the time. at one point her right eye was inflamed with redness.

Sarah has a cyst in pineal gland. the doctor we were seeing said it had nothing to do with her cyst. I found out that every symtom that my daughter has had seems to have to do with this cyst.

T,

Migraine is a genetic neurological disease. A pineal cyst cannot be the root cause of the disease, but it is possible that it could trigger some of your Migraine attacks.

If your current Migraine treatment isn't working well, a discussion with your doctor is in order. If your doctor feels he or she has run out of suggestions for you, it may well be time to see a Migraine specialist. Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists.

Good luck,

Teri

Yes I have the same symptoms with a pineal cyst and a tumor in the cyst I am told from the most recent MRI.  No one can for sure tell me if that is what is causing my continual left side migrane type headaches I have almost on a daily basis now.

I too have been dealing with headaches for years but this year they have been daily.

Surgery is an option but am told it may or may not stop my headaches?!

Now what?

I have a pineal cyst as well, and the same chronic headache mostly on the left side. I've done quite a bit of research on them. Unfortunately, no-one really knows what the pineal gland does other than regulate sleep/wake cycles (melatonin at night may help- one theory is your sleep may not be as deep as it should and can contribute to the headache). My cyst is only 6 mm, relatively small- less than 5 mm is considered asymptomatic. BUT, if it enlarges it can be very bad. Encephalopathy (increase in cerebrospinal fluid pressure)is very serious-leading to blackouts and seizures or death. Many doctors are ignorant when it comes to pineal cysts so you kind of have to be your own doctor. When the cyst starts to get in the 1.5 cm size- it needs to be watched very closely or even removed.

I usually get 1 or two BAD headaches a month, but daily deal with a moderate headache that never seems to go away.

yes  I do and the doctor does not know how long it has been there.  All I know is that I have had migraines since I was a baby.  My mother had to pad my crib, because I would beat my forhead into the coeners until I went to sleep. 

I too deal with "headaches" everyday.  They are constant.  But mine started after my bad car accident and they just found a cyst on my pineal gland.  It is 6mm.  Which my doctor in Rochester says in not the cause of my headaches.  He says they are caused by my accident.  Who knows.  I actually go in today to get another MRI but with contast to see if it is non cancerous. 

I have been having chronic headaches, 33% hearing loss from my left side and this has been going on for 5 years I have a very enlarged pineal gland caused by a cyst. I had 15 years in Pharmacy before the headahes begain and  now I have to take ms contin, vicodin and topamax just to help cut the pain but the headaches never go away. There is not a lot the doctors can do about the pineal gland because where it is located and it's size. Never.......Never let your doctor do surgery it can be life or death they do not tell you the human body can not live without the pineal gland.