I get frequent migranes and forget things easily and i didnt used to, should i be concerned?

Answer 1

Hi Alex

Here is a plan to help with your headaches.

Quick Action Plan for Headaches
1. Since food allergies can play a role in over 90 percent of certain types of headaches, such as migraine, it is important that you be screened for food allergies and sensitivities, and avoid eating all foods that you are allergic or sensitive to.

2. Emphasize a diet of fresh, organic foods with an emphasis on vegetables, especially dark leafy green vegetables, salads, free-range organic poultry, wild-caught, cold-water fish, and non-gluten, complex carbohydrate foods, such as red potatoes, squash, and yams.

3. A helpful dietary remedy for headaches is “potassium broth,” which can be made by combining washed but unpeeled carrots and potatoes with a variety of potassium-rich green vegetables into a pot of water. Bring the water to a boil, and then simmer for ten to 15 minutes, then strain out the broth and sip it throughout the day.

4. To help prevent and reverse headaches, supplement with B-complex vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), evening primrose oil, and the amino acid DL-phenylalanine.

5. Certain herbs can also help prevent and reduce headache symptoms. These include bay leaves, cayenne pepper, chamomile, coriander, garlic, ginkgo biloba, ginger, skullcap, turmeric, valerian root, wild yam, and willow bark.

6. Since headaches are often due to chronic muscle tension and/or muscle spasm, bodywork can be extremely helpful in minimizing the risk of headaches, especially Alexander Technique, Bowen Therapy, Feldenkrais, massage therapy, Polarity therapy, Structural Integration and Rolfing.

7. Hot baths, saunas, and steam baths can help ease headache pain by increasing blood circulation and easing muscle tension.

8. Learning how to cope with daily stress by practicing relaxation exercises can also significantly reduce the incidence of headaches. One of the simplest methods of relaxation is simply to close your eyes as you sit comfortably in a chair, breathing gently and deeply through your belly. Do this for five minutes at a time and repeat throughout the day.

9. At the first sign of migraine symptoms, add two tablets of Alka-Seltzer Gold to a glass of water and drink immediately. This simple technique can often halt migraine symptoms very quickly.


Best of health to you

Cheers

Answer 2

Ask your doctor for an EEG. Your symptoms sound very much like absence epilepsy. You could be having hundreds of little seizures a day.

Don't worry, though, the condition is basically harmless. A little disruptive sometimes, but it's not life threatening.

In the mean time, keep regular sleep patterns and learn to control stress levels. Lack of sleep and stress are the two greatest common trigger factors for seizures in general.

Answer 3

I think it is very important that you go to a doctor to be evaulated; the diagnosis of migraine needs to be made by a doctor, and your other symptoms need to be considered as well. Presuming that the diagnosis is indeed migraine, there are a couple of really good medications that help deal with them, even though there is still no preventative. Good luck!

Answer 4

wow u sound just like me. i am the same way. i told my doctor about this and she prescribed, Topomax. i haven't taken it yet, but everyone says it works wonders. another medicine that i tried in the past is Imitrex. have u tried imitrex? that works really well too, and it doesn't make u sleepy. the cause of this could be stress, but u should go to the doctor anyway to get something. if u don't want to try imitrex or topomax, try Excedrin Migraine. that takes the headache away in minutes ! and with no side effects :)

Answer 5

YES >>>> Be very concerned!
A full physical exam will certainly reveal the cause.
Meanwhile, make sure you are not dehydrated. The initial signs and symptoms of mild dehydration in adults appear when the body has lost about 2% of it's total fluid. a 3% loss can cause headaches and confusion.

Answer 6

Yes. No need to suffer. See your doctor and ask for a prescription for Imitrex which knocks out those bad boys in a few minutes.
Migraines can control your life if they were as debilitating as mine were.

The Imitrex can control the migraine attack and serotonin uptake inhibitors can work as a preventative in many people.

Answer 7

Im like that too and it is very annoying because it makes it hard for me to remember the important things then i get fustrated when i forget what i need to be remembering.

Answer 8

i don't know, but i have that problem too..
ummm what problem were we talking about?
seriously, they say that not drinking enough water can cause both of those problems. i've tried drinking more and it did help decrease the frequency of the headaches, but didn't seem to help the memory any.. i'm like the absent minded professor..

Answer 9

yea go to your regional headache center and ask for a drug called topomax, since ive started taking it i have had one in the past year as opposed to one every week

Answer 10

Well, if I had that kind of stuff going on, I would see my doctor.