Postpartum migraines

[Shandelion]

I'm posting this in case it can help someone. My migraines came on postpartum, gradually getting worse. For a year, everything caused migraines. Laying down, standing up, moving, eating, carrying anything, sunlight, tilting my head... Everything was a trigger. I had managed to minimize frequency and pain of them, but they always found a way to pop back up. Doctors made no effort to diagnose or help. They wanted to put me on blood thinners, though my blog pressure is fine. I'm a SAHM, so my whole life was in shambles. Couldn't play with my son, or go outside, or carry him.

A year after they became chronic migraines, I figured it out. When I was trying to conceive my son (three years ago) I remembered reading that dark hair on a woman's toes indicates high testosterone. I always had hairy toes, so that stuck with me. Three weeks ago I was musing that for all the body dysfunctions I've had postpartum, at least my toes aren't hairy anymore. The hair went away and never returned. And then it really clicked: the hair that indicated testosterone was gone. I googled testosterone and migraines: sure enough, it's a big cause. I'd never even seen that specifically referenced before until I knew to look for it. So I researched naturally raising testosterone. Most of the steps are the exact same ones for reducing migraines! What a coincidence. I took the additional steps to naturally raise testosterone.

I expected it to take six weeks to six months to see a difference in my migraines. It took one week. I've been going hard for two weeks now, making up for my lost year. Yesterday I ran up and down a stairwell eight times carrying a bag full of books, with my toddler (it's his idea of fun) after running two errands, and then pruned my grandma's trees and ran two more errands. Not even a hint of migraine! Not a buzz in my head, not a vertigo, not a pulsation. Not puking in the bathroom while the room spins. I'm back to myself. Please, tell people you know with postpartum migraines in case it helps someone else reclaim their life!!!

 

[Babybump87]

Wow thats amazing. So pleased for you.

I have suffered a few bad migraines since the birth of my little girl.

Can you please share the steps you took which helped?!.

Wow your full of energy now lol hope you stay migraine free. X

 

[Shandelion]

Wow thats amazing. So pleased for you.

I have suffered a few bad migraines since the birth of my little girl.

Can you please share the steps you took which helped?!.

Wow your full of energy now lol hope you stay migraine free. X

First, let me say it's different for everyone. I never had a doctor's help with this, so I really don't know how it works. I got lucky! I think testosterone being too low OR high can cause migraines. But the main ways of reducing migraines really are the same as raising testosterone, so those can't hurt to try!

The first way is to add magnesium, vitamin B complex, vitamin D and zinc. I had added everything but zinc until a month ago. I think the zinc made a huge difference. Magnesium alone didn't do it. Doing this alone could end migraines. It does for plenty of people. Don't forget the zinc!!!

I had huge protein cravings, and I'd heard a lot of people say it caused their migraines, so I avoided devouring protein. Turns out fatty meat is needed for testosterone production. I ate eggs every day for two weeks. I felt a lot better from that, too.

Eating broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage reduces kind of estrogen that inhibits testosterone production. I started consuming more of those.

I'm going strong migraine free still Yay!