Questions & Answers

Thank you both!! I will ask the neurologist about that medication... I definitely need something more than just Tylenol. Yeah, I do take the Tylenol every 4 hours (even though my doctor got loud with me because she says too much can cause the baby & I to become immune to it, but really they aren't giving me any other options. And the ER doc told me to drink a bottle of water an hour (which has been hard lol) but I do a bottle an hour when I can and when I don't it's about a bottle every 2 hours and I sneak in Pepsi from time to time hoping the caffeine will help ;-) They checked my blood pressure at the ER 2 days ago but I didn't catch it and they never said anything. Thank you both again bunches ^_^ For now, I do Tylenol every 4 hours, lots of water, some Pepsi, lots of rest when I can, sleep, and a cold cloth on my head. I just hate that I'm getting them so much :-( Hopefully the neurologist will go for that med or anything other than and stronger than and still as safe as Tyleno

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 :)

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!

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

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.

I sometimes have found watching tv helps - but only when I can stand it thro' the migraine -

are u taking the tylenol every 4 hours - i know this is a silly question -but i have found that they work n me if i catch the migraine early..

Also everybody says u need to stay more hydrated - but I know this is tough if u feeling nauseated.

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)

Redrouge - they hit me most at pregnancy too! This is baby number 6 and because of these migraines, probably the last. Usually they bother me most during the last 3 months of pregnancy. With this pregnancy they started so early that I'm almost fearing the remaining 6 months or so..Hopefully the neurologist will help greatly! I just have to hold out until the 21st to see him..

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