Migrains

[10mm-man]

Anyone here have lil ones who get them, have gotten them when they were small or have them now?

I have a 10 y.o. son who about a month ago got a really bad headache, threw up and then was tired after. Fell asleep woke up fine! Same thing today, thought it was something he ate, but he reminded me it happened a month ago as well. It dawned on me he might have gotten Migraines!

Sucks!

Anyone else experience them or can give me an idea if what he experienced was indeed a migraine? Said his head throbbed, threw up, sensitive to light, tired after......

Gonna have to take him to the Doc, hope it's not an on going thing! Da'am Doc's will want to give him medication, I have little faith when it comes to big Pharma......

[marksjeep]

My wife gets them. She's a nurse and has done lots of research into causes, which are unique to every person. Light sensitivity could certainly be an indicator. Numbness anywhere? Tingling?

Look for triggers. Common denominators within the hours prior to onset. For my wife, fast food of any type will almost always trigger one.

Dr. checkup would be a good bet too.

[Troublco]

I've had them, not often but enough. I never threw up, but to say my head throbbed isn't accurate enough. The sensitivity to light is another key. I also have a tell-tale when I'm about to get one; in the hour or so before I get it my vision does one of two things - I either lose my peripheral vision (I get what looks like mirage; like looking through heat waves off an asphalt road ), or I can't see what I'm looking at (same mirage-looking effect) and have to use peripheral vision to see at all. My best fix has always been to sleep them off, too.

My daughter has gotten them too, more frequently than I ever have. They are worse than miserable, they're debilitating. If he's had two in a month, I'd take him to the doc for sure. And this is one case where if they can give him something for it, I'd consider it would be a good thing.

[Big Wall]

Growing up we had a friend of the family with a very young daughter. She was diagnosed with juvenile migrains. They thought it was brought on by the stress of her parents separating. Her parents decided to work out their problems and got back together. Turned out it was a softball sized brain tumor and she passed away shortly there after. My paranoia says have your son checked out.

[BushMasterBoy]

At least get a MRI.

[10mm-man]

After reading the comments above; he has had two in about three month span. It wasn't a month as I said after I did the math. Light sensitivity is one of the symptoms, no other typ of issues other than what was listed... Scheduling an appointment with a doc that specializes in these types of things come Monday.

And yes MRI is what I am thinking.........

[frozenmud]

Sounds like a migraine. I started getting them when I was about that age. Around 14 the Doc put me on a blood pressure meds that stopped the migraines, however I blacked out when I stood-up so I stopped the meds.

After 20 plus years of daily to weekly headaches and monthly migraines I've found a few things that have helped.

If I don't eat wheat/gluten I don't get them. I have been very limited on all wheat for the last six month and I have had a drastic reduction in headaches/migraines other than when I had pizza and/or beer.
Advil liquid gels are the best for over the counter meds. But barfing them up is horrid.
Maxalt is the best for prescription. It works best when you notice the warning signs, i.e. blurry vision...
A heating pad or a hot wash cloth helps.

Sorry to hear about your son. Hopefully you can figure the triggers and avoid the meds.

[tmjohnson]

One of our sons would get migraines when he was little, no quite sure of his exact age but was probably around 10 years old. My wife and son found that when she made gravy he would get a headache shortly after eating. Can't explain why. Hope your boy gets better soon

[thebolt]

Take your son to a neurologist and don't waste time with a primary care physician.

I suffered from severe migraines as a child and into my 20's with symptoms of severe pain, loss of speech, impaired vision, and nausea. Primary care physicians eventually diagnosed me with migraines but did little for me despite their best efforts with a number of unsuccessful medications. I went to a neurologist in my mid-twenties and he resolved my problems with inexpensive medications.

[Clint45]

Caffeine and chocolate are common triggers for individuals prone to migraines.