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Posted 11/18/2010 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone.

I notice in times of stress (such as now since my final exams are coming up) I have really severe headaches and I feel extremely weak to the point where I feel kind of dizzy and don't feel like getting up. Does this happen to any of you? I also notice more mucus and the urge to have a bowel movement. Please let me know your thoughts. I'm so scared. I feel like I don't have any energy.
Posted 11/19/2010 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I deal with this too. My head is hurts a lot, especially around my period but it's hurt for the past couple days and I don't think it's hormonal so I am not sure what's causing this. I have no energy and I am a bit on the "dizzy" side, feeling unmotivated.
Posted 11/19/2010 1:27 AM (GMT 0)

I definitely get very bad headaches during the peak of my period.  To the point where I get nauseous and wind up home in bed for the rest of the day.  Had this before being diagnosed. Now it’s worst as I can’t have Advil.  Since I’m essentially caffeine free a small amount of caffeine helps. Also I take birth control so I only have my period 4x per year.

Another thing that also helped me was meditation.  A body scan meditation takes the edge off the headache. Check out http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/home/index.aspx for mindfulness mediation classes and click on Other MBRS programs worldwide to find one local.  That’s how I found my meditation classes.

Posted 11/19/2010 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Could it be menstrual migraine?  I have suffered from complicated migraines for years, but also have monthly migraines associated with my cycle.  I believe they are fairly common. 

Dizziness is often connected with migraines as an aura or as an after effect.  It is also a normal effect of a migraine to feel  generally unwell afterward.   

Just because they are common doesn't mean that they aren't horrible! 

If you are like most, then your uc probably acts up during your period, so who needs one more painful affliction!

You should think about seeing a doctor .   There are quite a few meds.  Alot can be taken by people with IBD, but they all come with there own set of side effects. 

I take Topamax to help prevent migraines, but when i get one, I still take advil and use a heating pad which of course, most with IBD cannot do. 

 

Posted 11/19/2010 1:40 PM (GMT 0)
What is your normal blood pressure? If it's normally low, it can explain the dizziness, headaches and weak feeling. Migraines in themselves can cause these symptoms too. I have had a few migraines in the past but I usually just have headaches. It seems my head is always hurting to some extent. In times of stress you can be tightening up the muscles in your neck/base of the skull and get migraines - tension migraines. Also too, stress can make you clench your teeth at night which can cause migraines as well. If it's menstrual related, your blood pressure can drop if you have bad periods and periods can also cause hormonal migraines.

When I get migraines, I take Excederin Migraine and it seems to help. It contains aspirin and caffeine though. Yes this normally a no no for Uc'ers but if your head feels like it's falling off your shoulders you may have no choice.
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