My 14 yr old daughter has experienced migraines for sometime now, she has had symptoms such as numbness on her right side, her hands, face, feet, legs, and even her tongue and throat. It makes her speech impaired at times. She also has the blurred "aura" vision. I am 42 and have had migraines also but nothing like hers. She has noticed them around the time of her menstral cycle. Would it wise to let her go to a gyncologist. Maybe start there or maybe a neurologist first. We have done some reading on Migraine Disease and she has a lot of the symptoms. thanks
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Q: Is it normal for a 14 year old female to have these symptoms of Migraine Disease
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9/22/08 2:41am
Becky,
These can be Migraine symptoms, and your daughter has a family history of Migraine. Still, the diagnosis needs to be confirmed by a doctor. Gynecologists aren't necessarily the best to treat Migraines. You might want to start with your family doctor. If he or she can't help, then I'd suggest a neurologist or a Migraine specialist. If you want to see if we have a specialist listed near you, take a look at our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine Specialists.
Good luck,
Teri
9/22/08 11:50pm
I would definately take her to a neurologist since she needs to be screened for migraine and other potential problems--though not likely. Hopefully, he/she will be able to prescribe medication prophylactically for the migraines if not just something to take when they get bad. A gynecologist can only prescribe hormones which could potentially make the migraines worse.
9/28/08 9:08pm
Hello Becky - Your daughter certainly appears to have migraines - she needs to be thoroughly checked out by a neurologist. I, personally, began having migraines at age 10, which seems to be strangely common in my fathers' family. Migraines have been documented in children as young as 18 months of age. Your daughters' migraines may be very different from yours as my fathers' was from mine - but heredity can be a huge factor concerning migraines. Both my grown children have them as does my eldest grandchild, all of whom incidentally started at the age of 10. Arm yourself with facts, get her to a specialist and have a frank talk with her teachers and family members to make things a little easier for her. All the best to you both!
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