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Don’t Ignore Migraine During Perimenopause

by James on 21 October 2009

In their 30s, 40s, and 50s many women become concerned about the symptoms of perimenopause, but for some reason treatment of migraine at this time is sometimes overlooked.  The symptoms, which often include hot flushes, breast tenderness, fatigue, and irregular periods, may continue for several months or several years (typically 2-8 years before menopause and [...]

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Treatment for hot flashes

by James on 30 January 2007

Hot flashes.  Many women treat these symptoms of menopause with estrogen.  That’s all very well, but some women find that the estrogen is causing them more migraine attacks – and that means jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.  Continuous estrogen therapy has been the best for some migraine sufferers.  But others still [...]

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