Questions & Answers

No worries, you didn't scare me ;) Honestly that's why I was so scared the when they first started because my initial thought was stroke. I've been dealing with them sense I was 16.. 34 now. Because I get the same symptoms with every migraine they just chalk it up to "stroke-like migraines' caused by hormones because they're mostly pregnancy related (terrible with every pregnancy) and occasionally during menstrual times. I will definitely avoid the codeine! Thank you for that info!! I rid myself of Pepsi completely because I heard that can cause rebound headaches too. I've taken 1/2 the bottle of regular Tylenol already an just heard from another friend that too much Tylenol can be toxic to the liver....I almost feel like I just have to suck it up and suffer and not take anything to try to relieve them. Either I'm hurting the baby or I'm hurting myself, crazy for sure! Thanks again! I appreciate the info :)

I think you should see another dr. I'm a medical assistant and from what I've been taught, numbness on one side of the body especially with a migraine can, not always, but can be sign of stroke. Not saying that to scare you or diagnose you, just to illustrate the potential seriousness. It may end up being nothing but a migraine, but you should really be sure. And codein is one of the worst things you can take for a migraine! It causes dehydration, which will definitely make it worse, and when it wears off, it can cause what's called "rebound headaches". Same with vicoden and similar drugs. I've been told its safe to take ibuprofen during the first two trimesters ONLY. Not during the third trimester due to the risk of heart defects for the baby. I've had to do that for serious migraines while pregnant with both my boys and they're both fine. You can take ibuprofen and Tylenol together and they work really well for headaches and it totally safe for you. Feel better!

I described the numbness on the side of my body to the neurologist as well, numbness lol because there's no feeling, and when the confusion kicks in it's like my arm & leg don't even belong to me....it's scary to say the least. But he says it can't be anything but a migraine and referred to the numbness and confusion as "alice in wonderland syndrome" ???? Idk, I'm not sure I like this doctor too much but I can't travel far as I've gotten migraines while driving. He prescribed me Tylenol with Codeine which I'm almost positive my OB is going to flip about when I tell him at my next visit and I've also been informed by a friend that the baby can develop an addiction to it. So in all honesty I haven't even taken 1, but I know if I absolutely need to that I will. I definitely don't want the baby addicted and I didn't want the hydro's that he originally wanted me to take. Not to "rush it" but I do hope these next almost 6 months to fly by so I can start to feel normal

Everything you're describing sounds like typical migraine symptoms. I get them too, especially during pregnancy. What concerns me is the numbness on one side of your body. That is not a typical migraine symptom and can be a sign of something more serious. It really needs to be checked out more thoroughly!

another migraine yesterday :( Neurologist and OB both on the 21st (this Tuesday). Now I just pray I don't get one that day so I can get to them.. The migraine I got last week hit while I was driving and I had the visual disturbance to start it so needless to say I became panicked and am now afraid to drive anywhere (although I still push myself out the door for work).... this pregnancy is going to be a tough one :(

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day ^_^

Thank you all so much! I've been seen in the past but they've always shrugged it off as migraines triggered by hormonal changes. I never heard any other possibilities like thyroid or caffeine.. crazy! I'll def mention these when I go in instead of settling for their usual answers. Yep, those are all my symptoms balled into one. loss of partial vision (or seeing black & white zig-zag flashy stuff), sensitivity to light/sound, confusion, loss of communication/understanding, half of entire body numbness (zero feeling), and once all of this stops I end up with a pounding headache for about 3-5 days . To sum it up I feel like I'm dying when I'm hit with all those symptoms! And the numbness is crazy..my 3rd pregnancy I went up stairs to my bed, while goin upstairs I couldn't feel my right foot hitting the stairs and I fell hearing a terrible pop (but didn't feel anything). How I didn't break my ankle is beyond me. I crawled the rest of the way up. Thanks again ladies!!

For me, headaches, loss of vision, dizziness and disorientation were my migraine symptoms. I really hope this helps because it helped me HUGE and I got my life back. I suffer from migraines in and out of pregnancy but find I'm more prone to them while pregnant. Here is goes: Get rid of all caffeine products in your life right now. I had zero clue that caffeine was my trigger. And I only had a coffee every 2-3 days I kidd you not but sure enough, within hours of having caffeine I would get a migraine. Totally giving up chocolate and coffee was the best thing I ever did. Now, that was my trigger, it may be different for you but check out the list of foods to avoid if you are prone to getting them.

One important thing I forget to add...have your thyroid checked - in the past I would get terrible headaches and discovered I was suffering from hyperthyroidism...but if they do diagnose u with that - they need to be careful how much medication they get u to take as taking too much medication for hyperthyroid can cause the opposite - hypothyroid - which can be dangerous for baby - likely both extremes are not good for baby - so I woud really recommend getting ur levels checked -

The other thing I would suggest is that, if tolerated - eat more - that is likely to help your hormones settle..and help u sleep better..

btw.. Tylenol and paracetamol are the same thing - (i think) - just different names based on country (Uk - Paracetamol=US tylenol)

When I get migraines like that, they usually start out as seeing auras and then once those go away it's the severe pain. I have found that drinking a cup of coffee (since you're allowed a max of two cups a day), a candy bar, and lots of water help as well as sitting in a dark room. Good luck and I hope you can get some relief.