My migraines and depression started approximately the same time, when I was 14. The depression is almost gone but the migraines are worse than they've been since the beginning.

Remember, both migraines and depression can be suppressed anger coming out sideways. Maybe you need to find a better way to let that out. It sure can't hurt.

Oh, of course.... My migraines get worse when I am stressed. I also suffer from depression; who can't be depressed when your head hurts all the time. It is a vicious cycle we deal with (at times).
I'm very sorry your are going through this right now.
There are times, I have to tell my family and friends that I cannot deal with there issues or even talk to them. I am experiencing a Migraine!
Making that Migraine go away is first and foremost sometimes.......

Good luck to you! I hope your Excedrin works.

The last Dr. I had told me that stress had NOTHING to do with migraines.. HA HA HA... My new Dr. now, asks me about my stress levels when I get a really bad one. Hurting can most definitely cause depression. I hope you feel better soon. Take care.. God Bless You! Lori

Depression and migraines are most definately linked. They are derived from the same part of the brain just as pain and depression are from the same area of the brain.

Any kinda stressful situation can bring on a migraine. I would say depression is stressful wouldn't you. Many times neurologist can see a link between someones depression times and their worst migraines.

So....I can see for sure with you probably the more upset you got or depressed you got the worse your migraine got. eh?

For me sometimes it will happen the otherway ....I will get a really bad migraine and then notice that I am sooooo sad about my life and cry and cry. It is very common for migrainers at the hight of their pain to wanna die. Yes...to feel like they wanna just "cut their head off". Sounds violet, yes, and pretty horrible to be so sad but when your serotonin drops so low.......which is the theory....that your serotonin levels are the lowest when you have a migraine.....you will feel the saddest.

Different migrainers have migraines for different reasons but those that have them for lack of seratonin can be helped with antidepressant drugs sometimes.

I do hope you don't have another one of those any time soon. right?
My best - Opy

ps......for a migraine like that you would be best taking an abortive like Imitrex. It is a poser as a reuptake inhibitor. It acts like seratonin in your brain to abort your migraine. I pretends to be seratonin. haha.

Tricky right! -opy

Yes, I am dealing with depression and migraines right now. I am on zoloft, but cant take migraine meds bc they interfere I guess. I just switched from Fluoxitine to zoloft so I am hoping the migraines will stop, but I have been dealing with them my whole life..