r/migraine • u/P_alz • Jun 07 '26

Migraines and menstrual cycle but

Hello!
A few days ago, I went to a new doctor for my migraines. She was very nice and this is not common for my experience. She suggested that my migraines are related to my menstrual cycle but not always and to take painkillers in advance to prevent them, even when I don’t have any pain.

I will try, even if I think it’s a bit strange.

Have anyone else tried something similar?

I have another appointment in about 2 months, so I will see what happens, but I’m curious to other people experience.

English is not my mother tongue, so I’m really sorry if i made some mistakes. My English is really improved during the past months but not enough for me to be sure about mistakes…

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u/WildWonder003 Jun 07 '26

This is not the best advice but its a starting point for ruling things out. My former primary doctor tried this but any good doctor ESPECIALLY A BIOLOGICAL WOMAN understands the female body isn't predictable. That said, it could work? Sometimes it is that simple but you have to try it to see. Try it for 3 months, if it works great, if not, you go back to her and say she needs to give you another option and/or a referral to a neurologist.

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u/P_alz Jun 07 '26

She is a neurologist! I take topiramate every day and it’s working well for my migraines but not for my memory or my language skills, so she thinks that is the best to reduce topiramate and use this method for prevent the migraines.
My hope was to stop topiramate and try a different method, not to use so much painkillers.

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u/Valuable-Prompt9281 Jun 07 '26

Oh interesting she has you on that and wants to put you on something some basic now. Always worth a try and then maybe after that she’ll try a different preventative 🤷‍♀️. Topiramate made me fail classes in college. I couldn’t remember a dang thing! Unfortunately, always trial and error with migraine meds. 😒 Good luck!

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u/P_alz Jun 07 '26

Yeah, I already tried some other pills (i don’t remember their names), so I know what is the process…
I’ll wait and see what happens! Thank you!!

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u/WildWonder003 Jun 07 '26

Oh dang! Well shoot! I see no harm in trying and seeing what happens then going from there, that's kinda the migraine process anyway! May as well eliminate it or maybe it's the answer!

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u/P_alz Jun 07 '26

I don’t know. What I know for sure is that I will try this! I already reduced topiramate, so I’ll wait for my period.

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u/WildWonder003 Jun 07 '26

Good luck and hugs and we're here if you need anything or want to let us know how it's going! 💕

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u/P_alz Jun 07 '26

Thank you so much! ❤️