There’s been a lot of news coverage recently about Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s migraines. I don’t pretend to know what’s triggering these headaches in the 55-year-old presidential candidate’s case. However, her situation did make me start wondering whether there was a tie between menopause and these debilitating headaches.
First of all, let’s describe migraines. According to Women’sHealth.gov, which is a project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s...
Full Question: Since I started going through menopause and experiencing hot flashes (7 years ago), I have been frequently experiencing... Read more »
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
Full Question: I have suffered from Menstrual Migraines for about 21 years now. I am in peri-menopause (Dr. confirmed) and the headaches... Read more »
Full Question:I have had migraines since I was about 14 and am now almost 52. As I transition to menopause, I do not have migraines when I... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Except perhaps for head colds, headaches are probably the most common human ailment. Three out of four Americans had a headache during the past year,... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Peter B. Kang, MD, Assistant in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A type of headache that predominantly affects middle-aged men. It includes episodes of severe, one-sided pain around the eye that occurs daily for... Read more »
The National Headache Foundation (NHF) has designated the first week of June as National Headache Awareness Week (NHAW). This year marks the 15th... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisFor many people, migraines eventually go into remission and sometimes disappear completely, particularly as they age. Estrogen decline after... Read more »
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