it is so hard to try and figure these migraines out. I cannot say what the cause is. I have recently began taking more calcium and magnesium supplements. I take some before bedtime. They are supposed to relax blood vessels, , Did cutting back on hormones help?

I started cutting back hormones just before Christmas. According to blood work that was done, my estrodiol is at 44 and my naturopathic doctor said she has a hard time getting people to 20.

SO I suspect it will take a few months to get this reduced.

I try to eat protein prior to going to bed.

did the hrt help the migraines? IN the beginning of taking them.

I never had migraines prior to having a hysterectomy. At some point after starting with a Climara patch, I started getting migraines often on the weekends. it was believed that I needed more hormones. So I was told instead of changing the patch every 7 days (on a Sunday) to change it every 6.

I went from that to bio-identical hormones and still got migraines, 3-4 a month.

It isn't until in the last 3 years that I have gotten them at first - 5-6month to then 7-8 and now 13-14.

So that would tell me it is a build up of migraines in my system.

Right?

Mine always wake me up in the middle of the night too. Mine are often caused my climate change, stress or sleeping wrong. Most of the time I can take my migraine meds and sleep in a dark cool room and it takes most of it away. That is not always the case but most of the time that is what it was.

I figured out what causes mine by keeping track of what I was eating, how much sleep I got, the weather, how much stress I was under. What time I was eating and how late. I know that sounds like lots of work but if you are anything like me you and all you can do is sleep the day away than it is worth it. I am still tracking mine I am starting to think the amount of sugar I eat during the day can also be a trigger.

Good luck and I wish you well.

OK I am more and more convinced (and after seeing my neurologist yesterday) that the reason for waking up warm is hot flashes and that is a result of putting my hormone cream on just prior to bedtime.

Last night, I put the hormone cream on around 7ish and sure enough by midnight, I woke up hot.

TODAY I am going to do hormones in the morning and see if I sleep through the night.

I have large hormonal changes due to a Pituitary tumor. Those changes can instigate a migraine sometimes.

I've had one for two days, this time. I can be walking down a hallway, or sitting in my seat at work, and the hair on the back of my neck will stand straight up...for no reason at all.

I had migraines at night but they just disapear witout nothing I just relax more and let it go on. we should not stresse , we must to live in a relaxing way because stress doesn't help in anything we get older soon.

So relax the msot you can, try to live your life slowly but deeply
Regards
Roseta

The Neuroprogrammer-2 or white noise will help a migraine, sometimes.