From a Chinese medicine perspective, I would say the headache is the
result of heat rising to the head. This could very well be associated
with your hot flashes. We would say that your yin is getting depleted
due to age, and thus is unable to restrain the yang, forming an
imbalance. Something you took could have exacerbated the yang, not
sure. It's quite treatable though.
On 2/19/2011 10:55 AM, Laura K wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I have a question regarding a very bad migraine I suffered yesterday. I'm wondering what of the new supplements I'm taking could have caused it. I used to get frequent migraines years ago. After seeing a holistic doctor and getting several tests, we found out I had some food allergies and sensitivities. Since changing my diet, I haven't had such a bad migraine.
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> I'm 51, suffering from hot flashes. The hot flashes are getting very bothersome and interrupting my sleep. No cycle for almost one year. I decided to use progesterone cream again. Using one of the brands recommended by Dr. Lee, I used it twice a day for almost a week when the migraine hit. Now I'm wondering if xenoestrogens I've exposed myself to could be the cause of the migraine. I was using some body butter I had purchased without realizing there were parabens it. In fact I had been using a lot of it at work the previous evening since my hands were quite red and raw from the cleanser we have to use. I work in a nursing home. Even though I've cut out bottled water and am using a decent water filter, I realized I was warming my food in plastic containers more often lately. I've been doing some research and am wondering if using the progesterone resensitized my estrogen receptors which I read will happen and cause a temporarily worse migraine headache.
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> Other new supplements I've started the past week include Coenzyme Q10 400mg once a day, Holy Basil I tried two capsules or 800mg the day before the migraine. Also antronex by Standard Process because of feeling really crappy, sometimes it's allergy related so I started this again three days before the migraine.
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> I do sometimes get a migraine from eating chocolate and I have eaten some dark chocolate. But this migraine was actually worse then those and I haven't eaten chocolate in about a week. The other possibility is having eaten at work the evening before I might have gotten something that I was reacting to. And I wonder if crushing the medications at work to give to residents causes me to take in some small quantities of them and perhaps I reacted to that. Finally, it was a very stressful evening the night before. But the only thing that is different is using the progesterone cream and starting those supplements I mentioned.
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> So, I'm trying to figure this out. If anyone has any thoughts about it, I'd appreciate hearing them.
> Thanks!
> Laura
> P.S.
> Thanks to Dr. Bates for his suggestions regarding Vitamin C. I've staved off a cold a few times using it. I've also recommended it to friends and one of them believes he did the same.
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