Hypos and Headaches

[Duncan23]

Hi
I had a bad hypo which lasted over an hour a couple of nights ago while asleep. For some reason the sensor hadn’t communicated with the phone app. When I woke up in the morning I had the beginnings of a migraine- which I still have. I’ve suffered from migraines over the last few years every two or three weeks. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to work out what causes them- dust, food, sun glare, computer screen, etc. I’ve never considered Diabetes. I’ve only been diagnosed this year and so was unaware of what a Diabetic hypo was before that. Could hypos be causing my migraines or is this just coincidental?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I always think of migraines as being different to headaches (and involve other things like visual disturbance / sensitivity to light / nausea).

But nasty hypos can associate with some pretty cracking headaches - sometimes called a Hypo Hangover

Hope you feel better soon and your head clears @Duncan23

 

[Duncan23]

This is a definite migraine, I usually get blurred/ distorted vision initially followed by the headache and nausea. I take Sumatriptan for it. I liked the alliteration of hypos and headaches but I should have said hypos and migraines!
If hypos cause more regular headaches then there’s probably no link with my migraines.
Hopefully feel better tomorrow.
Thanks for the reply

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

If hypos cause more regular headaches then there’s probably no link with my migraines.

Well I don’t know… Hypos mess with brain function, and various bodily / nervous system aspects too, so it may have been involved?

I guess you’ll just have to keep an eye on things in the future, and see if a pattern develops? The Migraine Trust seems to suggest that almost anything can be a migraine trigger

Migraine attack triggers - The Migraine Trust

Factors that can be involved in triggering migraine attacks

migrainetrust.org

Hopefully feel better tomorrow.

Yes I hope so too!

 

[Lucyr]

Hypos cause hypo hangovers for me and not migraines. Sumatriptan doesn’t work for my hypo hangovers.

 

[Deb_l]

There are many, many migraine triggers, including low or high blood sugar. There are of course the other classic triggers of chocolate, cheese and red wine but I can also be sensitive to weather fluctuations (air pressure), hormones (that's a big one for me), too much sun, too little sun. I have hundreds of triggers.

If you are regularly getting attacks every 2 or 3 weeks and they are lasting more than 24 hours maybe it's time to start thinking about a preventative medication? I take an anti-epilepsy medication daily but there are plenty of other options available. The 'triptan' drugs are OK and work well (I used to have Rizatriptan) but frequent use is not recommended as they are powerful drugs with powerful side effects.

 

[Lucyr]

If you are regularly getting attacks every 2 or 3 weeks and they are lasting more than 24 hours maybe it's time to start thinking about a preventative medication?

Good suggestion, amitriptyline works wonders for me

 

[nonethewiser]

In early days did get mega headaches after going hypo, thing was with just urine testing you had no idea how low you went.

Have so few nowadays thanks to modern tech, something to be grateful for.