Thanks for reminding me to take another drink of water Shelly. And I'm coming to Phoenix this thursday-sunday to see my parents. They're both sick and it's probably the last time I'll see them.

Oh Dan, I am so sorry. I hope you get to spend some good quality time with them.

Drink twice as much when you get here. With our low humidity we dry up fast. :)

You are lucky, it will be down to 104 on Thursday.and high 90's the rest of the time with a little rain here and there (almost never all day).

Did you ever find relief when you adjusted the estrogen you were on? I remember you posting on it some time back.

Thank you for asking. I am still working on that. I have split the progesterone and estrogen out and how I am working on the best amount for me. I am getting closer.

I need to take it every 12 hours, often I forget. That throws off my hormones and I get a migraine.

I am getting closer though. I now know I need to take just less than 1/2 gram of progesterone or I sleep more than 9 hours at night. :)

Now, if I can remember to take the hormones as soon as I get up and at dinner time, I would be doing MUCH better. AND DRINK more during the day.

Those two things alone would cut down on more than 50% of my migraines.

As to the water, one person was told by her doctor that we should divide our weight in half and drink that many ounces of water a day. YES, that's a lot of water!!!
Also, I never could take progesterone. It always triggered Migraines. So, I haven't taken it for over 30 years and I don't seem to have any problems ...from that anyway.

If I was having the progesterone problem I would think I would have a constant migraine and could never get relief, right?

Here is a new one - I have been trying to get more and more water into me and it doesn't seem to be working. It occurred to me, perhaps I need electrolytes. So now I am drinking Gatorade. We will see what happens. Of course, with all the chemicals in that I am that isn't my trigger. LOL

Does anyone have any ideas about electrolytes?

Dan- have a good trip!

Shelleyaz I live in MN and the winters here are very cold and dry so I know how hard it can be to stay hydrated but water is so important. The first thing I would do is ditch the gatorade because the chemicals in it are the worst for migraines and just stick to water. My husband and I have gotten ourselves into a good routine and that's really all anyone needs. We always bring a small lunchbox with us when we leave the house that holds 6 bottles of water and I always keep one in hand no matter where we go whether it's in a store, a doctors appointment or even if I think I can just run in and out quickly I always take my water. there are little attachments that you can buy in the camping section to hook a bottle of water onto your belt look or wear one around your neck (not a comfortable option for migraine people but perhaps a spouse). The point is that I had to force myself to drink lots of water at first but now I drink well over half a gallon a day and don't even realize it most of the time. If you drink soda/pop, tea, coffee, juice, milk, try to make a conscious decision to reach for water instead and it will get easier. Something I do is have a reusable bottle with measurements on it so I know how much I drink during the day, this way I can really keep track and make sure I am getting enough water and you can even keep a journal for a few weeks until you get into the habit if you need to. My husband did this along with me even though he is not a migraine sufferer and he now drinks a lot of water and has completely cut out all unhealthy beverages which I never though would be possible for him to do. :)