What is comorbid with migraine, and what does that mean? Comorbidity basically refers to two conditions that tend to go together. That doesn’t mean that one caused the other. In fact, we usually don’t know why they go together.
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It could be there’s a common cause, or maybe one could cause the other. It could be something in the environment, or something genetic, or even a coincidence.
But, of course, when we see the same diseases going together over and over, the coincidence hypothesis eventually goes out the window.
What we do know is that the two (or more) things interact. Sometimes there can be a common treatment. Sometimes it means that you can’t take a certain medication, because it may increase your risk of something else.
So it’s important to think about what you may have on top of migraine disease, and it’s important to talk to your doctor about it.
Now there’s a great deal of debate when it comes to migraine comorbidity. Most of these have pretty good research behind them, but sometimes research conflicts and there’s debate about whether a certain thing should be in the list.
But for what it’s worth, here are 15 common diseases, disorders and syndromes that tend to go hand in hand with migraine. That does not mean you will definitely have any of these . . . just that they seem to be more common in migraine patients than the general population. Ones that seem to be more common come first:
Now wait – did I miss one that you’re familiar with? Or have you found one or more of the 15 to be true of you? Leave a comment, and let us know how knowing this has helped or hindered in your treatment.
And if you’re thinking about the connection for the first time – talk to your doctor!
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Something Martine said made me wonder if there is a connection between migraine and another condition I have. I sortof thought it was due to the curvature of my spine – hyperlordosis wikipedia calls it. My legs cramp easily in a sitting position, I sometimes get nerve pain in my legs and feet, I have poor circulation in my feet. Anybody have any information?
There are many, many symptoms that are caused by infections from Lyme Disease and other tick-borne infections such as Ehrlichia, Bartonella, Babesia, etc such as headache with sensitivity to light and sound, fibromyalgia, arthritis, anxiety, OCD-like symptoms, nightmares, abdominal pains and joint problems (that can cause lordodis changes) or TMD issues. If you have too many symptoms, maybe it’s not primary migraine. Get tested for Lyme, etc with a trained ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Disease Society doctor with tests orderd from IGeneX Lab in CA. In the meantime, if anyone suspects Lyme, do not use any steroids (it’ll make you sicker) except maybe to save your eyesight or your life until you are SURE it couldn’t possibly be Lyme. I have not yet met a neurologist who knows anything about how to diagnose Lyme, etc and we have been to many, some so-called leaders and experts in headache.
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