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Autism and Migraines?

PetitePip

I've been suffering from hormonal migraines (every month) for a couple of years now. On top of these, I've always had a tendency to get migraines when I feel too much emotion positive or negative. I've had them after my graduation  (positive) and after what I now recognise are meltdowns (negative). 

I've been struggling to find much information online about links between autism and Migraines and I wondered whether anyone else had similar experiences? 

Thanks!

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  • I used to get them real bad starting around 6 y/o for the same reason: too much emotion.  Nothing would help them, not sumatriptan, nortriptyline, nor acetaminophen w/ caffeine.  I'd just have to muscle through until my body finally decided to throw up sometime around 1a-3a.  After that, they would go away within 15 mins.  On two occasions, I went to the ER.  They injected benadryl, and that would reduce the pain but make me very anxious.  I received a consult to neurology around 35 y/o, and they started giving botox shots around my brow and neck every 3 months.  That got rid of them.  After a few years of that, I stop getting the botox shots.  Now, ibuprofen works as long as I take it as soon as I feel the migraine coming in. I haven't had a full-on migraine since for the past 6 years.

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  • I used to get them real bad starting around 6 y/o for the same reason: too much emotion.  Nothing would help them, not sumatriptan, nortriptyline, nor acetaminophen w/ caffeine.  I'd just have to muscle through until my body finally decided to throw up sometime around 1a-3a.  After that, they would go away within 15 mins.  On two occasions, I went to the ER.  They injected benadryl, and that would reduce the pain but make me very anxious.  I received a consult to neurology around 35 y/o, and they started giving botox shots around my brow and neck every 3 months.  That got rid of them.  After a few years of that, I stop getting the botox shots.  Now, ibuprofen works as long as I take it as soon as I feel the migraine coming in. I haven't had a full-on migraine since for the past 6 years.

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