Do You Suffer From Migraines?

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Did you know that about 30 million people, (10% of people in the USA) have Migraines? Doctors don’t always agree on the cause of migraines, but most think that they are caused by certain chemicals in the brain, that regulate blood vessels and inflammation. Doctors don’t agree on treatment, either. The most commonly prescribed medicine to prevent migraines, seems to be beta-blocker drugs that also treat high blood pressure, angina and heart rhythm irregularities. Some doctors prescribe triptan drugs for pain, supposedly because these drugs inhibit the action of serotonin, the neurochemical involved in pain control. More recently, I have seen ads for botox to treat migraines, but the side effects, which are mentioned in these ads, sound very dangerous to me, especially if someone has other medical issues, like angina or other cardiac issues. I used to have the worst type of migraines and so I understand the pain that people suffer. Pain so bad, that I could not move or function, sometimes for over an hour and that ended only after I vomited. I was totally incapacitated. Then, I discovered, by accident, that the cause, was an imbalance of estrogen. Once that was taken care of, my migraines stopped completely. Now, I have ocular migraines occasionally, which involve NO PAIN, just flashing lights. These last about 20 minutes or so and then go away on their own. Do you suffer from migraines?