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  1. Lance Chambers
    13 February 2010 @ 6:42 am

    Headaches is one of the perimenopause symptoms and may be caused by estrogen imbalance which affects the brain but if it is accompanied by fever you should seek your doctor’s attention because it can indicate serious health condition.

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  2. april
    23 March 2012 @ 7:13 am

    I have been getting migraine headaches with visual disturbances. The auras occur and then the migraine and nausea occur right afterwards. My question is, are these specific kind of headaches common in perimenopause? Although I have had these very sporadically through the years, I started getting these on a frequent basis over the summer. I am 41 and have begun the perimenopause stage.

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    • Lesley Joy
      5 August 2013 @ 2:34 pm

      I frequently suffered from aura migraines with sickness during the perimenopause stage but they have just about disappeared in the last two years. At the time I had no idea they could be related and tried different medication to prevent them to no effect. I found bed and painkillers the only option including spending time on the floor of the office with my eyes covered as I couldnt drive home 🙂

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  3. Fran Brusse
    21 December 2012 @ 10:44 am

    I was diagnosed with migraines in 1987 after many years of “headaches”. I often was in bed, throwing up for 24 to 36 hours. As I was in peri-menopause they got less intense, but more frequent – I started to get them nearly everyday. When I hit menopause I got them and still do, every day. They are less intense, but more frequestn. I have tried everything. Did go to the Diamond Headache Clinic, two other pain clinics, had accupuncture, went to several chiropractors, had cranial massage, tried several preventives, and the list goes on. Now I can no longer afford the medicine that actually works – take the generic with just some relief. I now live on pain pills along with sumatriptan – I only get relief several hours at a time. I do work full-time but do not do much else anymore. My final try may be botox. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who may be having botox treatments.

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    • Judi Gantzler
      24 December 2012 @ 4:04 pm

      I’ve had migraines since I first started my cycles. When I got pregnant with my 2nd child, I had about 1 yr of no migraines, but other than that I’ve never been migraine free. Topamax lessened their frequency for a little over a year, but it completely lived up to its nickname of dopamax. I still have horrible brain fog from taking it. Last year we tried a cycle of 3 sets of Botox injections. I had absolutely no good results with it. So after the 3rd round, we chose to forego any further Botox treatment.
      I’d be very interested in hearing other treatment alternatives ppl have attempted to use

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  4. Mary Zavoral
    24 January 2016 @ 2:39 pm

    I have never had migraines, but I have a daughter that used to get debilitating migraines. I am in my 50’s and going through menopause. I have just started getting these weird/ strange headaches. Feels like pins and needles with numbness all over my face, on top of head and in the lower back of my head by my neck. Makes me feel really tired. Can anyone tell me if you experienced anything like this? And any suggestions? Thanks!

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