Correlation between hormones/migraines/MELAS/Mito

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I was wondering if anyone else has this combo. MELAS runs in my family. It

is up in the air whether I have it or not. I tested @ 0%, but that doesn't

mean I don't have it...it's just not high in my blood. My symptoms include

Bipolar and hormonally related migraines, which are both symptoms that run

heavily in my family who have a definite dx of MELAS -- not to mention other

bad manifestations (dilated cardiomyopathy, stroke-like episodes, hearing

loss, grand mal seizures, low muscle mass, failure to thrive, etc). Also,

we have both child onset and adult onset. BUT I'm curious if their is

anyone out there with the hormone/migraine combo. Also, with both of my

pregnancies, I did not dialate (had c-sects), and I had migraines every day

at the same time after the each birth. Currently, I have 1-2 migraines per

month usually around my time of the month. I experience aura (visual

disturbances - I lose partial vision) before the actual headache. I also

experience the after affects -- migraine hangover. Similar to what my

brother experienced when he had seizures. Anyway, I was just wondering...

Caroline

Re: Questions on estrogen/hormones.....

> I'm sorry to hear about your health and problems at home. I think

> we can all relate to family or friends not completely understanding

> what we're going through. I'll send you a cyber hug and hope it

> helps a little. As far as hormones are concerned, I've tried both

> estrogen and progesterone and both made me flare. I have had

> horrible periods for years (very heavy, painful and inconsistent).

> Oddly enough, when I started the mito cocktail I had normal periods

> after that. The problem was that I had to dc the cocktail because

> of GI problems...so, I'm back to horrible periods again. I just

> spent the past week going through exactly what you

> described...extreme fatigue, back pain, depression etc... Wish

> there was a simple answer. Best of luck !

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