can the sun cause a migraine?

Question

I get a migraine every night. What could cause this?

Answer 1

A trigger: Bright sunshine exposure is a clear cut trigger for migraine in many susceptible people, and some pts wear sunglasses continually. However, there are other triggers, and best to try to prevent your headaches so this does not occur. Many successful interventions are available.

Answer 2

Tylenol (acetaminophen) and Motrin: Certain medicines are safe for nursing and some are not. Tylenol (acetaminophen) and Ibuprofen are safe medicines for nursing and effective for migraines. If you are on other medicines and want to know if they are safe, speak to your physician. Here's a website where you can access information about the safety of specific medicines: http://toxnet.Nlm.Nih.Gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?Lact.

Answer 3

Many medications: Migraines are an annoying part of life for many women. Medicines used to treat acute migraines such as tylenol, (acetaminophen) ibuprofen, & sumatriptan generally thought to be safe. Everyday medications to reduce the frequency of migraines such as propranalol & topamax are usually well tolerated. However there is only limited data about these meds. As always check with your doctor about your specific medications.

Answer 4

Yes: Almost all babies are very sensitive to bright light in the first weeks of life. They will prefer to open their eyes more in a dimly lit room. This does not indicate that their is anything wrong with your child. By 6-8 weeks of age, your baby should be more alert, awake and interactive, even in well lit areas.

Answer 5

Yes: Many babies find bright lights (or loud sounds) upsetting. If you baby is fine under ordinary light in the house, and the eyes look normal, there's probably nothing to worry about. I do recommend you mention this to your pediatrician at the next routine visit to be sure.

Answer 6

See Neurologist: I don't know of a association in general but in vascular eds. There is a tendency for blood vessels to burst. You need to see your doctor to see if you might have this involvement from eds. Anyone with eds can garden variety migraines but you need to get the headaches checked out.

Answer 7

They can be: Ehlers danlos is a disorder of connective tissue. The joints and the skin can be loose and too flexible. There are associated defects in the supportive structures of the neck and blood vessels. There are reports of aneurysms, vascular abnormalities, and compression of the spinal cord and nerves. These problems can result in neck and head pain and migraines. Get a thorough neurologic workup.

Answer 8

Usually not directly: Many people with EDS-hypermobility type present also with complaints of headaches. Headaches are not however, a diagnostic feature of EDS-HT. Increased concern would be prudent in other types of EDS as noted by previous posts. Workup by a rheumatologist for classification of EDS type would be helpful and evaluation of migraines by a neurologist could provide appropriate management options

Answer 9

Not usually: Nothing in the literature indicates this group more suceptible.

Answer 10

They can: Migraine is a reaction to a stressor state. For a patient prone to blood sugar problems, either too high or too low blood sugar can trigger a migraine reaction. However, migraine is so common that they may get migraines even when their sugars are fine. Some can predict their sugar level by the appearance of early migraine warning.

Answer 11

Several possibilitie: First identifying triggers in the diet or lifestyle are important as that may abort them altogether. I also suggest chinese medicine and acupuncture as I have seen headaches disappear during treatment. There are also medications that can help a great deal when one starts.. So having several options is very helpful!

Answer 12

Neurologist + meds: Migraine headaches (ha) are often very treatable. If you have ha at least 3 days/week, you first need to get on a preventative agent. This will reduce the frequency & intensity of the pain. You also need a med. To take for the acute ha. This is usually a triptan (ie imitrex). You want to get off of any medicine that might be causing rebound/medicine overuse ha (ie excedrin). A neurologist can help.

Answer 13

Headache Specialist: A headache specialist is the best place to start in seeking effective migraine treatment. They will review your symptoms and make sure the appropriate testing is done. Medication is the first place to start, but for some patients, avoidance or modification of triggers (including nerve decompression surgery) is necessary for long-term treatment.

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