I too have migraines and am hypo thyroid. I believe mine was missed for many years, however it only recently got very bad about 5 years ago.

the reason I say that is that I had extremely high blood pressure for a long time. I was border line of being put on meds. I was out of work and couldn't go to Dr. regularly. After I was married, when I had my blood pressure check, I magically no long had high blood pressure and it has remained so to this day.

tekwriter, are you receiving any treatment for the hypothyroid? And if so is it helping the migraines? Were you having other symptoms of the thyroid or did it come up with tests? My tests come back normal but have all the symptoms of some sort of hormonal problem if not thyroid then some sort of hormone I believe.

I was diagnosed with hashimoto's disease 7 years ago, and recently just received treatment. I have had migraines since my mid teens. I am currently 27 now and my endo said that my migraines can be associated with hypo but not caused by the hypo. I would recommend futher tests to resolve any futher questions. The doctors put me through multiple tests to diagnose my migraines. I am currently taking 50 mg of Topamax for the migraines twice a day along with 50 mcg of Sythroid once a day. I have noticed that even the small headaches that I have learned to just ignore are not coming with their usual frequency.

tekwriter, I am also on 100mg daily topamax. About 15 years ago I was on synthroid don't remember the dosage and it did seem to help with the tiredness. The migraines were not as much of a problem back then (but I did get them every once in a while). What are or where your thyroid symptoms? The symptoms I am having are tired all the time, cold (esp. extremities), hair falling out, brittle nails, vision loss, low blood pressure (usally), did have weight gain before taking the topamax, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, sore joints, dark circles under the eyes, constipation, etc.

Sorry I repsonded to the wrong person.

I have suffered with migraines for years and had them prior to being diagnosed with hypo. Unfortuantely for me, the triptans don't do anything for me (ie; immitrex, zomig etc). They got to be horrific when my blood pressure went through the roof. What helped me is to go on continuous birth control pills (I skip the placebo week) and therefore don't have that monthly hormonal drop which was a huge trigger for me.

I've also noticed a huge reduction in occurrence of migraines since I reduced the stress in my life and started exercising more.

I sympathize with other migraine sufferers. I know how bad it can be...I used to shut myself in a dark room, put the fan on, put an ice pack on my head and wish for death. It was like someone stabbing an ice pick in my brain. Ugh!!

hawklover, I am surprised that birthcontrol would help I have heard that it does the opposite. What kind of hormonal problems do you or did you suffer from? Feeling more confused than ever now.

birth control in itself can cause headaches and migraines for some women, but for me my migraines are caused by 3 main things: drop in hormones during my menstrual cycle, stress and low blood sugar. By going on continuous BC pills, I don't have a menstrual cycle, so I dont experience that hormonal drop which was a huge trigger for me. The hormones in the pills themselves dont cause me issues, but I know BC pills can definitely cause migraines in some women.

My biggest factor is stress... I was in an emotionally abusive marriage for 12 years and my stress was through the roof. Once I got divorced and am starting to rebuild my life, the stress has decreased dramatically and I've noticed its made a huge difference in my migraines. Finally!! :)

Hi, I take 175mcg of synthroid for hypo. Mine went undiagnosed by my male Dr. in spite of my complaining about symptoms. I was told to just stick to the diet. LOL. It got so bad my dermatologist thought had dermatomyositis, my skin got into such awful shape. My new PCP diagnosed immediately. I have been on synthroid though for a couple of years or so and just got raised. It has not helped a lot and I am still gaining weight.

Hi

I've had hypothyroidism for a long time until my current DR. diagnosed me - now I'm a bit hyper but yes - I had both hypo and migraines - horrible occular migraines.

After I had a hysterectomy the migraines almost went away. Few and far between now - rather than monthly / cyclic.

Hormones can cause terrible migraines.

Following the thoughts and ideas here, I charted the last week and have determined the eye migraines problems I get without the headaches. I could see that the drop in my hormones (and also the rising of my hormones mid cycle), as well as the stress and low blood sugar contribute to this.

(thanks hawklover).

{{{hugs}}} :-)

P.S. I stopped taking vitamin A (the dry form) for awhile. I'm going back to it as well as increasing my Iron and B-12 intake. My Doc said my Iron is the one that throws things off for me.

mmztcass do you mean taking too much or not enough iron throws you off?

I also have pretty bad migraines and headaches...since my recent diagnosis of HT and taking sythroid, I find they're a bit worse :(