women and migrains, hormone pill to blame! - Headaches & Migraines Message Board

Chrissi · 09-20-2005, 02:53 PM

my mother has had constant migrains for years and she just swiched dr.s he told her that a certain hormone pill she was taking (since her hyterectomy) was actually causing her migrains. i havent asked her yet the name of the pill it was but if any of you expect this is what is causeing yours let me know and i will aske her immediatly.

SRMom · 09-20-2005, 03:17 PM

Hi Chrissi:

I've had migraines for over 13 years. I only have them right before my period and as my period is ending, so I finally realized they were hormonal. I tried going back on hormones (birth control) to try to stabilize my cycle (this works for some people), but they made my migraines even worse. Don't know if this helps answer your question, but it sounds like she should talk to her doctor about it. Maybe she doens't need to take hormones if they are hurting more than helping.

Chrissi · 09-20-2005, 06:57 PM

she did stop it actually, and the name of the drug is estrotest (spelling my be wrong)

my question to anyone was if they are taking hormone pills and getting migranes

froggy123 · 09-21-2005, 01:46 PM

I'm on the depo shot and it has actually decreased the frequency of my migraines.