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Any experts on migraines?
I will try to keep this short.
4 weeks ago, my 3 year old daughter went to bed complaining of sore head. She fell asleep before I could give her calpol only to wake 3 hours later, screaming and clawing at her head. Couldn't open her eyes and her whole body went stiff.
Whilst i was on phone to nhs24, she vomited all over the place then totally brightened up and stated her headache was gone. She then went to sleep for 1/2 hour before it all started again. After being sick the 2nd time she was fine and slept through the rest of the night. 36 hours later she had a severe nosebleed.
Last sunday, from 7am she was cheery but had no appetite which is unusual. By 2.30 she was complaining of a sore head and had a temp of 38. I gave her calprofen straight away and she was okay, though quiet. Her temperature never went back up and her head was 'fuzzy' but not sore. She had a bleeding nose approx 30 hours later.
GP says she is too young for migraine but my brother had them from age of 4 and she has same symptoms. She will be 4 next week.
Any advice/thoughts would be gratfefully received.
george - I do pay attention to what my GP says - most of the time. Unfortunately in this case he was completely unconcerned which is totally wrong. Also this GP in particular missed cancer symptoms in 2 of my patients last year.
I did consider brain tumour but it resolved so quickly it si unlikely to be this.
8 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
your GP is full of it. I was diagnosed with them at the age of 1. mind you they did test after test after test to rule everything else out. they prescribed some meds for me and i grew out of them only having a random one maybe twice a year. GOOD LUCK!
- 1 decade ago
Some research tells us that 5% of people suffer at least one migraine before the age of 15.
There is some evidence that infants as early as four months, and for sure by 2 years, suffer migraines.
In children, some of the easiest symptoms to notice are a change of temperament (unusual temper or sadness), nausea, and head pain, especially if it's on one side of the head (although in children it's more likely to be on both sides). About 25% (but not all) experience aura.
- 1 decade ago
I get migraines all the time. They are a pain in the butt and annoying. I would hate to think a child would have to endure one to the severity that your child is. Try doing some research on them. Here is a link that I use for my migraine info ad treatment remedies.
http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines...
Best of luck to you.
- 1 decade ago
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- ?Lv 51 decade ago
Migraines are nasty. Because of her age i would go back to the doc for a second opinion, that does not sound right at all.
- Anonymous5 years ago
There is no pattern to what causes them because they are caused by tight neck muscles, headaches and migraines both. One is much tighter than the other. They go to the top of your head where they connect to muscles going around your head. When the neck muscles get tight they also pull the head muscles into pain, your headache/migraine, depending upon the amount of tightness in the muscles. Migraines can also bring part of the back muscles in for they share muscles for that to happen so freeing up your back muscles would help in getting rid of them as well. You end up feeling dizzy because the tight neck muscles cause the compression of the blood vessels that the blood is leaving the head in which slows down the blood. That also slows down the fresh blood getting into your head which results in a lowered oxygen level in the brain. When there is a reduced oxygen level in the brain you will know when you feel very tired. If the level drops more you will get dizzy, light headed, and more you will pass out. Tight neck muscles also make you feel nauseous. why? I don't know, but it always is tied to tight neck muscles. Because your neck muscles are going to be tight it may take a few times a day for a few days to get all the muscles freed up and to keep them freed up. They didn't get this way over night so once isn't going to get rid of them either. The back ones once a day should take care of them. Here's how to free up your neck and back muscles to get rid of your migraines: Neck Put your hands alongside your head so your thumbs are on the front of the muscle under your ear and your fingers are on the back of the muscle behind your neck. Squeeze your thumb and fingers together and hold. Relax your body. When your fingers and thumb touch, about one minute, slowly lower your head as far as you can, release the pressure but hold your neck lowered for another 30 seconds. Back: (do from a sitting position) Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder, fingers over the back and the palm in the front and firmly pull down on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward and to the outside of your left leg, keeping your left arm fairly straight as you do. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, release the pressure but rest there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side. For both- for best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.