Posted by galkeepinon on July 29, 2003, at 2:03:14
In reply to Re: Bipolar and Migraines » Dinah, posted by elisha on July 28, 2003, at 18:32:46
hi elisha, I suffer from the same thing. May I ask what antpsychotic med you're taking?? I used to be on Seroquel and I started Topamax (an AED)3 months ago and have been getting super bad migraines recently, which are very rare for me.
Hope to hear back and take care.
Gal
> > There was a thread very recently, probably in one of the last two or three archives, about the relationship between epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar. I'd try to find it for you, but my head is really hurting, sinus infection I think. I don't think the search works that recently.
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> > From what I remember there is a link between all three. I did some research after that and found some interesting links myself on google.
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> > I have been diagnosed with cyclothymia (which is on the bipolar spectrum) and migraines. Many of the mood stabilizers used to treat cyclothymia are actually used as a migraine preventative. Although as I'm sure you know, it's possible to react in opposite ways to any medication.
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> Thanx Dinah,
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> Let me start off by wishing that you feel better. There was a period that I suffered from sinus problems and they can be pretty awfull. I was't able to find the thread that you meantened but thanx. I went to a neuralogist today who suggested that the antpsychotic med that I take caueses migraines.
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> thanx for the input
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> Elisha
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