You’re not alone. 411,000+ real posts from people who showed up for each other. Read a thread, share a win, leave a tip - your words could be the nudge someone needs today.

today's top discussions:

logo

Coping With Depression When Everyday Tasks Feel Overwhelming

robertowens12

2026-06-17 8:49 AM

Depression Community

logo

I Was Drowning in Depression for 2 Years - Then THIS One Decision Changed Everything

anthonydefranco

2026-06-17 2:50 AM

Depression Community

logo

addiction

Timbo637

2026-06-06 4:31 PM

Quit Smoking Community

logo

Haven?t told anyone I?m quitting

Timbo637

2026-05-23 3:25 PM

Quit Smoking Community

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Trevor van Mierlo 2 2

Most Active

anthonydefranco Posts: 1 Threads: 0
robertowens12 Posts: 1 Threads: 0

Most Loved

anthonydefranco 1
robertowens12 1

Browse through 411.792 posts in 47.079 threads.

162,741 Members

Please welcome our newest members: Rugged Lark, epozo, Reeghanr, Murali, DMICEK89

migraines-not what you think


Meg
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Meg
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
20 years ago 0 61 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
has anyone ever heard of someone getting MORE migraines when they quit smoking? I get 1/year usually. Today I had my second one in a month, the last one was on day 3 of my quit. what gives? I will call the MD on Monday but I know that smoking is related to circulation and didn't know if it could be related somehow or if anyone has heard of the quit causing bad headaches this far along- I mean visual cues, nausea, the works. muah! Meg [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 27 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 222 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $81 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

  • Quit Meter

    $82,500.66

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 905 Hours: 14

    Minutes: 58 Seconds: 5

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    6579

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    197,370

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

Closet SNM
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Closet SNM
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
20 years ago 0 105 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Meg- I suffer horribly smoking or not smoking with migraines. I take depacote. While in my late twenties, they started getting more frequent - now in my thirties I was up to 17 migraines a month before I had the full work up of MRI's and CAT Scans. There was nothing wrong with me. The Depacote has helped. I tried going off of it - but my body still has them. One of the things my neurologist talked to me about is that your migraine can run on a roller coster type curve - you go through periods of more migraines than less migraines. Blood pressure is also a huge trigger for migraines. If your body is readjusting and your blood pressure lowering - you may develop migraines. Your body is adjusting. Please do your self a huge favor and talk to your doctor about it. Go to a neurologist and get something to help the pain. They are enough to drive you crazy and the last thing you want is to be discouraged while trying to quit. There are so many medicines and therapies for migraines to try, let your doctor help you through them so that your body can keep healing during the initial months of your quit. It takes time to adjust. Until your appointment, when you feel one coming on, get a huge glass of ice water and a straw, sip enough water and swirl it in your mouth until it starts warming, swallow and sip again. Try to numb your mouth with little sips for 5 - 10 minutes. This can take the intensity of the migraine down. (Some dentist in Canada found this one - I have used it and it helps.) BUT that is just a help - go see your doctor and ask for some releif. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 33 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 198 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $44.55 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18

  • Quit Meter

    $75,424.51

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 6361 Hours: 17

    Minutes: 29 Seconds: 40

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    46216

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    184,864

    Cigarettes Not Smoked

Riverdale Man
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Riverdale Man
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
20 years ago 0 2614 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Meg For the last 10 days or so I have been having very bad head aches. They make me want to sleep, and are more pronounced when thay are attached to a dizzy spell. (Me Dizzy - Oh yes!) In any case these are on a list of little worries that I am checking out with my doctor. One small thing that I do know is that I got these head aches the last time I quit and they were at about the same time in the quit. I had a whole raft of tests from stress and halter monitors to MRI's and brain wave scans, months and months of tests and what I got back was that I was having an atypical migraine headache. I could have put more energy into the quit and I became frantically worried that there was something very wrong with me physically. There was nothing really and I feel like I worried for nothing. Cutting to the chase sorry about the ramble. Go to the doctor check it out and don't let the worry or stress drive you from your quit. Have a great weekend Phillip Oh and by the way I started swimming again and got back into a regular schedule and felt much better, thanks for the suggestion. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 35 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 719 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $262.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
butterfly swimmer
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
butterfly swimmer
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
20 years ago 0 2830 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
[size=4]YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size] I had been blessed with not getting migraines... rarely ever! Since quitting, it's been a normal occurance. Sorry, I can't offer much help... I've got one now! :( Crave the Quit! Pam [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 147 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,695 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $485.1 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23
Josie-Health Educator
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
Josie-Health Educator
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
  • My Logo
20 years ago 0 12049 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Meg, If you have a symptom that persists or seems worse than you expected, you should immediately consult a doctor. It�s possible that your smoking has been masking symptoms of some illness, and when you stop smoking the symptoms abruptly become noticeable. Keep Strong, Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.

Sign in to reply Register new account

Reading this thread:

We use cookies to help us learn about how our platform is used and how we can improve your experience. To learn more please see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

More Information