Several years back I started with bad panic attacks and it was because I didn't have estrogen. Not sure what your hormones are like, but thought I'd throw that in since I never had them my whole life and after the estrogen returned to normal they disappeared.

in the end my migraines were due to my eyesight - astigmatism. Sounds like too simple an answer, but to get them checked. I had a migraine every afternoon and it was really ruining my life. (I have hypothyroid too!)

From what I understand, if you are getting migraines more than twice a month, you should probably be on a preventative medication. If you're taking Maxalt every day, you're going to get a tolerance to it, and it will stop working for you (or even make it worse.)

With migraine meds, there are two types. There is the abortive kind, which is supposed to get rid of a migraine in progress. Examples would be Maxalt, Imitrex, Frova, Midrin, etc. Then, there is the preventative kind, which are taken daily and are supposed to reduce the frequency of migraines. Examples would be Topamax, Depakote, and Pamelor.

If you take too many pills to try to get rid of a migraine in process (the abortive pills) you can get a tolerance to it, and it will constantly require more and more for it to work, if it even works at all. This happens a lot with over the counter meds, too. If you find yourself taking these frequently, you have got to get to a doctor.

I wouldn't wait for more labs to come back on the thyroid. I would ask your doctor for a preventative med or an alternative to the Maxalt.

hey there-

So for the past 2 weeks I have been experiencing daily migraines! I've been taking a prescription migraine medication, but I'm thinking these migraines might be due to the fact that I'm not taking in enough thyroid meds. Also, I'm always cold, I can turn the heater up which warms the body, but my hands and feet are always ice cold! The newest thing, panic/anxiety attacks, where the heck did those come from??? Never had them before!

Anyone else experience any of this?

Back in 2009-2011 I would get that really bad. Anxiety/panic attacks that would just come out of no where... crazy and no fun! I do not like taking medications so I started looking for the cause to treat that in a natural way if possible. In 2011 I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia and adrenal fatigue... I would get awful migraines, I would just have to lay down for the day. I found that I was not drinking enough water and when my blood sugar was way off my symptoms were worse. But I also was just cold all the time, esp my fingers and toes. I did some more research and look at my family history and felt I had some kind of thyroid problem. Well everytime I would get my blood work checked everything would come back as normal.

It took me from 2011 till Jan 2013 to finally find a doctor who would treat me based on my symptoms and not just my blood work. Well I am currently taking 30mg of Armour, I think I need it boosted to 60, but just the change with having the thyroid meds vs not is crazy. But I no longer feel cold all the time and my hands and feet are warm! Some days though I do feel it, but it is not an everyday thing as it use to be. Plus my energy level is finally improving. But I also have been changing the foods I eat, as I do not want to be on medicine for my hypoglycemia or adrenals.

I need to take extra supplements, it so important to make sure they are whole foods and don't have "fillers". Here is a book I found to work for ALL hormone related problems "The Blood Sugar Solution" by Dr. Mark Hyman. I am still working on it, but my migraines are gone for the most part and I am feeling a whole lot better. With changing what I eat to help support my hormone imbalances it drastically helps. Plus I don't have to be on the tons of medications that the previous Dr's wanted me on, and suffer the side effects. I refuse to just treat the symptoms with out getting to the root cause. Currently t have the thyroid and spirolactin for my PCOS and I am debating weather or not it really helps, because it gives me bad dizzy spells.

It is a one day at a time thing. I drink lots of tea, green and herbal and those have helped lots. I have increaed my water intake to try to make it half my body weight and I have minimized my sugar intake and still working on eliminating as much as I can. I have also minimized the preservatives and additives and have gone to a more "cleaner" diet. It gets easier and I feel so much better. I hope you feel better soon I would not wish how I felt on anyone, so I know what it feels like.

I have migraines about 90% of the time. That was until my doc started me on Amitriptyline and imitrex. It has helped greatly. I was kind of hesitant to start it because it is considered a antidepressent. I am so glad I chose to start it I am down to about one headache a week.

I'm so glad you are feeling better!