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My child is 4 years old and has been suffering from migraines since he was three. He sees doctors but to be truthful they act like they don’t care. They put him on medicine which does not help him. When he gets his migraines it is bad.
He can’t pick his head up, he has a fever, sweats, can’t remember where he is or who he is around, he can’t eat or drink anything. I, as a mother, do not know what to do. He has other medical problems but the migraines are the worse.
I know he is not the only one dealing with this but he is going through all this at such a small age. His doctor is not there when we need him, all he does is keep telling us to give him more medicine. he is four years old and can’t be a kid because he is so sleepy from the medicine. I am not looking for pity but for someone to help me understand what he is going through better.
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I truely feel for your son, i also started getting my Migraines at the age of 4, i get Hemoplegic Miggraines (i go numb down one side) an still remember my first migraine like it was yesterday i do hope u get the medication your son needs an the doctors start listening to you i get so fed up with doctors shrugging there shoulders. My twin sister has had 50+ migraines this year alone an all the doctors do is shrug there shoulders an say what can i do . Good Luck
It is so horrible that your little boy has to go through that. I get migraines but they are nowhere near as bad as those sound. What happens with me is I feel very nauceous, my vision gets blurry, my back aches and my head hurts on one side. So, I don’t really get the same kind of symptoms as your son, so I’m not sure how much my advice will work, but I would reccommend herbal supplements such as magnesium and feverfew. I don’t know if your son can swallow pills yet, he’s so young but I’d say it’s worth a try. The magnesium made my migraines less frequent and less intense, and, they also helped me sleep better. I also found out that when I eat certain foods like cheese, I usually get migraines. I would suggest you keep a journal to find out his triggers. What he eats may play a big role… I have a friend who had bad migraines, but they went away as soon as she started eating natural, organic food. Your son may prefer packaged food, but try to feed him things like that less and less. It’s sad that he has to miss out on a lot of kid stuff, but make sure he understands that eating better could really help. Also, check ingredients on food for MSG. MSG is THE WORST for migraines (for me at least)!!!
I really hope this helped and I hope your little guy feels better real soon!