Battling Headaches The Surprising Connection Between MS and Migraines!

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[Livin_Simply]

I don’t “meet criteria” for MS, but I’ve had migraines for years, Optic neuritis, lost part of my sight in my left eye and just recently got diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. Nothing to play with. All painful, but I’m trying to stay positive and it’s very hard to. My physician says she still believes it’s underlying MS even if ophthalmologist says i don’t meet it. We don’t have the best care or specialists here to get another opinion though. Thank you Dr Boster for the knowledge you share on many different issues. I’ve learned so much.

[cubbi]

Ngl, since my last attack, the headaches and migraines are getting worse

[CypeltResortAustralia]

OMG this is the first time I’ve heard this!!! I’ve had several migraine Nuerologists over the years too. My first migraine was reported when I was 6 years old. I have all the common symptoms like pain in half head, aura disturbances in both eyes- so bad I can barely walk, sensitivity to light, vertigo and dizzyness at the same time, body feels like it’s going to combust internally as I’m so hot, sensitive to sound and smell, vomiting, loss of feeling or tingling in my left hand and on a bad day bells pausey in my face. Most around think I’m having a stroke. Lots of trips to hospital but I always sign myself out as soon as I can see as the sounds and smells don’t help me. I take meds everyday and just started new drug called sumatriptan after maxalt stopped working. 😢 🇦🇺

[stupud]

I've suffered from migraines my whole life. Ms has made them worse. Does my history speak to the oncoming onset of ms?

[agapitacordova]

My son has MS. I have had chronic migraines for over 20 yrs. We discuss how our symptoms over lap in so many areas. I also have muscle spasms that can be severe.
So interesting

[Kim-hznn]

My dentist said to me, “you don’t have trigeminal neuralgia”. I tragically had 3 healthy teeth pulled because of facial pain. Now I have 3 implants in their place that still hurt.

[crispybaconmatters]

Oddly enough I have RRMS and I don't suffer from Migraines, or even headaches. The only time i get headaches is if I laugh/smile for any length of time.

[sissiepickett]

I have both trigeminal and occipital neuralgia.

[franciir]

One of the best things to happen to me after being dxd (and treatment). My constant headaches and colds disappeared

[kennethwright]

I get headaches when Im learning something new. I noticed it when my MS was getting worse.

[MegaDeath]

Went to four neurologist for my migraines, that I've dealt with my whole life. Unfortunately, even with my MS diagnosis my headaches seem to continue even with DMT.

[kindragreenawalt]

What can you do to help if you have migraines and ms, how can we figure out what’s causing the migraines?

[pmarcum]

Hi Dr. Boster! This correlation between migraines and MS is intriguing. Do you know if the correlation is with migraines in general, or if migraines-with-aura are more strongly correlated w/ MS?

Your mention of occipital neuralgia also caught my attention. Would the following purely hypothetical (of course) description be consistent with occipital neuralgia: a sensation almost like Lhermitte's sign, but where the shock-like burning sensation goes up, NOT down the spine as the "textbook Lhermitte's sign" would travel? For point of discussion, let's say that the nanosecond intense pain starts somewhere behind the ear and sort of exits out the top of the head (e.g., not down the spine and into the legs). And the pain is like a bolt of lightning, very intense but over in a nanosecond. Is that how occipital neuralgia manifests itself, or is it more like trigeminal neuralgia , which is (I think??) nonstop pain for some extended period of time (?)

[mandybiffin]

My specialist says m.s. isn't cause migraines