Migraines

[mrscherry2010 14]

Just curious if anyone suffered from Migraines before surgery and if so did they go away after surgery or worsen??

[Djmohr 6,965]

I suffer from Migraines. Ugh! I would get them every single day prior to surgery. As soon as I went on the liquid Protein diet my migraines stopped and remained that way for the first 6 weeks post surgery. We stopped my preventative meds at that point. I was taking Topomax and Propanalol daily. We started by reducing propanalol until I was taking none. Then waited a week and reduced the Topomax until I was taking none.

I then started getting migraines again about every 3 days or so, sometimes even closer together. I had about 3 weeks where I had a Migraine almost every day.

I went back on Propanalol, just a very small dose nightly. That seems to have reduced my headaches and I maybe get one once per week now. I have DHE injectable for when that happens and it definately works. I just give myself a shot and 30 minutes later it is gone.

My neurologist is hoping they will go completely away after menopause which I am right smack in the middle of.

[jacileggs 402]

I used to have headaches almost every day. I had been diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri. Basically increased pressure in the brain causes tumor like symptoms. It's cause by being overweight. So when the eye dr basically told me I was fat that's when I looked into surgery. My pseudotumor cerebri is gone!!! Virtually no more headaches. One of the best side effects of losing the weight.

[SanDiegoGirl 7]

Hi, I have both Migraines and tension headaches. I would say my headaches are the only health issue that hasn't improved with the RNY. I am still on Topamax, Amytryptilline, Botox and other nerve injections for my headaches. I should add that I had the surgery at the end of 2010, a few months shy of my 45th bday. I'm now starting to feel some of those menopausal-type symptoms and have been told my headaches may be related to that.

[SanDiegoGirl 7]

Oh gosh, sorry, I thought I was making that rose heart my avatar...Help anyone? Thanks.