Crushing headaches due to hypoglycemia
I also suffer from cluster headaches, albeit rarely. However, a hypoglycemia headache can trigger a cluster headache for me, which happened last weekend. Even when they do not trigger a cluster headache, they can be debilitating in their pain intensity.
Does anyone else experience this or have recommendations on how to handle these headaches? I recently got a CGMS so that should help me avoid them to some degree.
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Permalink Reply by Katie I. on
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I've gotten horrible headaches after a low bg, but not too frequently... maybe a couple of times a year or so. My bg usually has to be VERY low, and the headache comes on after I bring it up.
I don't think they're "cluster" headaches.. they're just general headaches behind my eyes, but extremely intense. OTC pain meds don't do anything to help the pain when I have these. The only "cure" for them that I've found is sleep.
I hope your CGM will help you avoid these. The ones I've had are really awful.
Katie
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Permalink Reply by Laura on -
Hi oneless.
I get pain behind my eye too when low. I found what helps is Tylenol sinus. Not because it is a sinus problem but because the med helps shrink the sinus membranes and that allows for better circulation in that area. That in turn helps the hypo headache. I don't understand all the reasons why I took it cause it was the only thing I had and it helped so that is how I treat that kind of headache.
Hope it helps you
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Permalink Reply by saundra barragan on -
Hi
Occasionally when i have a low BG I have found I have some high blood pressure with it. When that happens, I have a bad headache that responds to nothing but bringing my blood pressure down with the blood pressure meds i take. Usually my blood pressure is high when I have a high BG. Not the other way around, but when it happens I can't get the headache to respond to anything else. I don't know if you have any blood pressure issues, but you may want to check yours when that headache comes up. It is just a thought. This thought doesn't tie in with the cluster headaches, but you may still want to check. And i really agree with the hydration.
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