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Originally Posted by LabRat27
Do you know if the emotions are directly caused by the migraines? I've only had a few in my life (turns out the trigger was jogging, so now I have an excuse to never do that again) but my first symptom was really getting really upset and crying over something really minor, hours before the pain started. I remember checking the date to see whether it could possibly be PMS and being really confused when the date was totally wrong for that.
Just asking because I've found that knowing when intense emotions are being caused by physiological stuff makes it easier for me to cope with them.
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Oh that's an interesting question. The strong emotions started right when I had the aura (not everyone gets them, but for me it's like the bright spot you can get in your eye if you look at the sunlight, except it lasts for up to 20 minutes, can be flashing, and can obscure part of my vision). I thought it was me reacting to the fact that I had a migraine, but I wonder if they could have gone hand in hand? There is some research that migraines are related in some way to serotonin levels, so could make sense. I often will get them during the PMS week, so maybe I tended to attribute strong emotions to that, but this is like 5 days too early. Definitely something to consider, thanks! And might make me feel better if the emotions aren't just me overreacting or being unable to handle something, but a chemical/neurotransmitter/hormonal reaction in my body.