Comments on: Sleep apnea and migraine? http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/ Thoughts and information about the latest news in the world of migraine, cluster headache and other headache treatment around the world. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:36:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Stacy http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/comment-page-1/#comment-96979 Stacy Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:10:32 +0000 http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/#comment-96979 I have had migraines since my teens. I am 39. I have had about 2-7 migraines a month since I can remember. I took every type of medications for them with no relief. I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea last November. Since having my CPAP machine which I use every night I have had only 3 migraines in total this year. Those three I must say were due to stress and perhaps knocking off the head gear of the CPAP machine. I never thought I would get relieve from my migraines. Also I am not a zombie anymore...I actually have energy and can last a day without falling asleep in mid sentence!. It took some getting use to but if I would have known years ago....I would have saved so many wasted days throwing up and in the worst pain of my life with those migraines! I haven't lost any weight using the CPAP nor has my blood pressure dropped....but no migraines....that's worth millions in my book! I have had migraines since my teens. I am 39. I have had about 2-7 migraines a month since I can remember. I took every type of medications for them with no relief. I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea last November. Since having my CPAP machine which I use every night I have had only 3 migraines in total this year. Those three I must say were due to stress and perhaps knocking off the head gear of the CPAP machine. I never thought I would get relieve from my migraines. Also I am not a zombie anymore…I actually have energy and can last a day without falling asleep in mid sentence!. It took some getting use to but if I would have known years ago….I would have saved so many wasted days throwing up and in the worst pain of my life with those migraines! I haven’t lost any weight using the CPAP nor has my blood pressure dropped….but no migraines….that’s worth millions in my book!

]]> By: Cynthia Turner http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/comment-page-1/#comment-76801 Cynthia Turner Wed, 12 May 2010 04:02:37 +0000 http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/#comment-76801 I had a stroke in January and still have related problems. For the last 6 weeks I have had a migraine headache that nothing seems to relieve it. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 2 weeks ago and was ordered a c-pap, but have been having problems obtaining one. Will the c-pap relieve the migraines or are they just saying that it will. These migraines are very often very dibilatating. I had a stroke in January and still have related problems. For the last 6 weeks I have had a migraine headache that nothing seems to relieve it. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 2 weeks ago and was ordered a c-pap, but have been having problems obtaining one. Will the c-pap relieve the migraines or are they just saying that it will. These migraines are very often very dibilatating.

]]> By: James http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 James Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:08:17 +0000 http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/#comment-3742 Peter: I would recommend you actually go to a sleep specialist. They'll be able to give you the quickest and best evaluation. A night of testing may explain a lot of your migraine attacks. Of course, getting <a href="http://www.relieve-migraine-headache.com/migraine-specialist.html" rel="nofollow">a good migraine specialist</a> is also a good idea - not saying you shouldn't do that. But if you're interested in checking the sleep thing, a good evaluation at a sleep clinic is the way to go. Peter: I would recommend you actually go to a sleep specialist. They’ll be able to give you the quickest and best evaluation. A night of testing may explain a lot of your migraine attacks.

Of course, getting a good migraine specialist is also a good idea – not saying you shouldn’t do that. But if you’re interested in checking the sleep thing, a good evaluation at a sleep clinic is the way to go.

]]> By: peter http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 peter Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:13:13 +0000 http://headacheandmigrainenews.com/sleep-apnea-and-migraine/#comment-3700 I always thought my migraines were sleep related..the worst ones i ever had were while on methadone,which induces a deeper sleep.But now i am off all narcotics i sleep poorly and have more frequent,but less severe migraines...i have often wondered if i have sleep apnea but my G P does not seem interested i would very much like to attend a migraine clinic.I recently took part in clinical research for migraine sufferers but once they found i had no hole in my heart they dropped me from their study.I sometimes get up to ten migraines a month.Triptans often work for me.. I always thought my migraines were sleep related..the worst ones i ever had were while on methadone,which induces a deeper sleep.But now i am off all narcotics i sleep poorly and have more frequent,but less severe migraines…i have often wondered if i have sleep apnea but my G P does not seem interested i would very much like to attend a migraine clinic.I recently took part in clinical research for migraine sufferers but once they found i had no hole in my heart they dropped me from their study.I sometimes get up to ten migraines a month.Triptans often work for me..

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