So how is that my monthly, which causes me migraines, effects my TN pain. How is it all connected? Im using every bit of energy not to let the TN pain turn me into a mean bitter person, that makes me want to tear off my own head and roll it down the street like a bowling ball. Im so lucky my boyfriend loves me so much that he understands my sudden rants/rages/tears and tries so very hard to help
Mine affects me too. Apparently the drop in estrogen means a drop in endorphins which makes us less pain tolerant. There are 2 additional explanations I found. One deals with our nerves being more stimulated during our period and also something that deals with our blood vessels. I noticed that I was taking the same day off every month (not realizing it was the 1st day of my cycle) because my ATN pain was at a 9. I contemplated to going to the emergency room for morphine or something similar. I did some research on the web and found out there is a correlation. Hope it helps.
Definately explains alot . I notice that the TN pain sets off the migraines, do migraines also set off the TN pain? The new med that im on Gralise has helped ALOT, so now im noticing (since im not in so much pain everyday) that im only getting really bad break thru pain when certain things happen