Migraine - getting off of birth control with menstrual migraines. terrified and in need of advice : Women-care

Migraine overview

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My experience-getting off of birth control with menstrual migraines. terrified and in need of advice

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So for preface i am 19F and i’ve been on birth control continuously (so i don’t have any period) for 5 years now for menstrual migraines specifically. I have migraines otherwise that are not hormone related as well and i treat others with food elimination and i’ve had migraines for around 10 years now. I have read a lot of posts about coming off of BC and all the benefits but from no one with menstrual migraines specifically and that scares me. I haven’t heard about any other effective therapy for them besides sticking people on the pill.

the reason for getting off it is complex but most of you probably understand, i feel incredibly disconnected from my body, depressed, terrible muscle mass, deprived of vitamins, no libido, suicidal thoughts, and most likely a worsening of my other health conditions. i was so desperate to get rid of my migraines and i was so overjoyed when they went away that i wasn’t really paying attention to the other effects it was having. i want to have kids in 5-6 years hopefully as well and i want my body to have 2-3 years at least to balance out and i want to have enough time to figure out other therapies for my migraines as well.

so do any of you have experience getting off birth control with menstrual migraines that were specifically resolves by BC? if so is there anything else that helps with them as well or close to as well as BC? i hate that this is our only option, i’m so scared and sad that my only options are to either feel depressed muted and suicidal or to be debilitated by chronic illness every 2 or so weeks.

edit** by therapies other than BC i mean hormone related things to help with the drop in estrogen. no triptans, no prophylactics, no other abortives, hormone balancing or hormonal migraine specific stuff only.

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Migraine Symptoms

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Migraines, which have an effect on children and teens as nicely as adults, can development via 4 stages: prodrome, aura, attack and post-drome. Not everyone who has migraines goes through all stages.

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