Increased T and Migraines

[steel86man]

I was wondering if anyone has had migraines before starting T and if they got better/worse after starting. I've had migraines for over 7 years but they have been so much better until my last increase in dose of my T. After a visit with both my endo and my neuro it was decided that my T levels weren't high enough and my migraines were doing really well so all was clear to go up. Then shortly after going up my migraines flared up again to daily and more painful. They're concerned if my body is converting it in estrogen so I have to go back down which sucks because I'm noticing more benefits after the increase. The only negative I've noticed is my appetite won't slow down and being nauseated without energy doesn't help with anything (trying to eat healthy, keep good nutrients in [especially iron], and lose weight). I'm taking all the meds I can without over doing to no avail. So I'm not sure if this was just more or less me complaining or not but I am curious if others have experienced something similar.

[FTMax]

I have had chronic migraines for the last few years since developing fibromyalgia. My T levels have been very stable the entire year that I've been on T. For the year, I've probably had the same number of flares that I've had in the past, but they're more focused around certain stimuli/conditions now as opposed to before when it was basically every other week or so.

Before, I'd just regularly be in pain and get migraines. Now, it's much more likely to happen when the weather is awful. Summer was the worst. Heat and humidity really screw with me. It doesn't get super cold/rainy here until February, and that was pretty bad too. I do take it as an improvement over years past though. Despite basically spending the whole summer on my couch, I've been relatively pain free.

Changing my diet, scheduling my sleep, and increasing my physical activity all helped a lot. I think that's largely why I've had a better year overall.

[steel86man]

I'm sorry that you've got to go through all that pain. I hear fibromyalgia is awful and migraines, I know, are just debilitating.

After writing this I started to realize that even though it wasn't as bad as the one I had two years ago, I did have a somewhat lengthy migraine last year around the same time so I think it's more about the weather, barometric pressure, stress, and diet.

It's reassuring to know that your T levels have been stable and not impacting your migraines. And hopefully if I can get my other things figured out I can get into a better exercise routine. I'd agree that for me diet change has helped, and I NEED to adjust my sleep schedule and habits.