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  1. Chiropractor in Reno, NV
    27 September 2010 @ 6:56 pm

    Very interesting article. I am a Chiropractor in Reno, NV and I never put much thought into the association between Alzheimer’s and headaches, but now I am intrigued to look into the topic a little more. Thanks for the good information, I am always looking for ways to improve the quality of the care I can provide to my patients so this information will definitely help. Thanks again.

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  2. Erin
    28 September 2010 @ 3:24 pm

    I average 5 migraines a week. My doc actually recently put me on Namenda, an Alzheimer’s drug. I’m in the middle of week 3, and I can say that the last two weeks have been some of the worst for migraines in a long time. Fewer are responding to Imitrex injections, and those that do seem to recur sooner than “normal.” It could very well be coincidence (we had an extended low pressure system followed by a very, very hot spell), but I wonder if the Namenda is making this worse. I’d be interested to know if anyone else has tried or is trying this med, and what your experiences are.

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  3. Kathy
    12 October 2012 @ 11:03 am

    Since my aunt (80 years old) was young, she was prone to migraines. She is now diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. I am not a doctor but my first thought was that there must be a relationship between the 2.

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    • Joyce bruhn
      13 October 2021 @ 11:43 am

      Hi my name is Joyce. I began to go to dr working during pandemic in healthcare I began to get migraines not sleep feel dizzy sick loose thinking skills and have screaming or tension conversations with others out of my character I then began to loose oxygen levels loose many other functions weakness etc .I was still working , but on dec 22 2020 I left work due to exposure to virus I never went back….I had a brain scan they diagnosed me with early stage alzeimers I am slowly beginning to show better memory and. Can balance better ,however, I haven’t returned to year and need help to get financial compensation disability or unemployment of something I haven’t got a penny now I am scared it’s oct how can I live how can I work Help I am 57

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  4. Linda D. Smith
    6 February 2013 @ 12:32 pm

    My son just turned 40 years old. He has Down’s Syndrome and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2007. He has daily headaches and the neurologist says to distract him. He wakes me in the middle of the night complaining of a horrible headache and I give him tylenol or a generic for Excedrin extra strength from Costco. Nothing seems to help. Would appreciate any advice from anyone who had experienced this. Thank you, Linda D. Smith

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  5. Dr Robert Hayes MD
    23 December 2015 @ 11:11 am

    my wife had migraine for long time in younger yrs, they abated. Now 80 y.o. She has Alzheimer’s now and started about 7 yrs ago. She is now awakening about 5 mornings a week with. headache, only VERY occ does she have HA any other Time of day. Very unusual, has has all work ups to r/o malignancy brain. She is on Namenda And Exelonpatch, she could not hole rate any higher dose of Exelonpatch due to severe vomiting and doc HA each time we t long time on this low dose Exelonpatch without HA do you think it could be Exelonpatch or Namenda. I know I could stop one or other and see just wondered if either have been known to cause HA

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  6. Lynn Cammack
    25 February 2016 @ 4:49 pm

    I started researching articles on migraines and Alzheimer’s because I’ve had migraines since the age of 5 (I’m now 61). They are rampant in my father’s family, as is Alzheimer’s Disease. Naturally, I am quite concerned what my family may have to face as I continue to age. My sisters and I nursed our father full time the last three years of his life as he had Alzheimer’s, along with heart disease and slow kidney failure. The thought of putting my husband/children/eldest grandchild through that sort of worry/exhaustion/heartbreak haunts me! Physical exercise is listed as the top priority to maintain health to stave off the onset of Alzheimer’s. Tough to do, when one is forced to spend so much time in bed, in the dark and quiet with Mr. Migraine. I am in week FIVE of this particular migraine. My neurologist terms my headaches as “intractable” which is code for we’ve tried everything and you’re screwed! I can only hope that as more research for Alzheimer’s is done through the years, any link with migraines is also looked into. In my family, I believe it is a medical fact.

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  7. Connie Vincent
    13 March 2018 @ 8:57 am

    My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2016. He now has headache everyday. When he has the headache that’s when he is the most restless and can’t stand sit still !get in to everything.
    Before Alzheimer he never had a headache, as of tonday he’s had one for three days.so far I can’t get the doctors to understand.
    I truly believe that Alzheimer’s has something to do with it.

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  8. Edith Willis
    16 February 2019 @ 9:54 am

    I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 3 years ago and now have
    headaches nearly every day. There must be some connection! I have a
    prescription for Tramadol that helps the pain.

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  9. Dolores Acosta
    23 March 2020 @ 7:25 am

    My mother is 89 & she has Alzheimer. She has a headache every night around the same time.
    I give her baby aspirin & it calms her down & her pain goes away. It is every night at the same time around 7PM to 8PM

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