blewis19
January 13, 2020
Has anyone been diagnosed bipolar only to find out it was migraines, or do the two often go hand in hand?
Peggy Artman
January 13, 2020
Nancy Harris Bonk37
January 14, 2020
Hi BLewis19,
Great question! Thank you for reaching out to us. As Peggy mentioned, there are many conditions that can be comorbid with migraine. This means they can occur at the same time but are not caused by one another. We have an array of articles in this link that may be useful.
I hope that helps!
Nancy
glassmind
January 26, 2020
I was diagnosed with bipolar 20 years before migraine diagnosis. I personally see in retrospect that they seem to share symptoms if not an underlying cause (serotonin system, circadian?). My new neurologist has diagnosed me with sleep disorders that she believes are exaccerbating if not causing both bipolar and migraine.
danadibs1979
January 28, 2020
Migraines are very often associated with mental health conditions, I agree with Peggy that they are color bid but that one does not cause the other and more importantly I definitely do not think your migraines were misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder. I was diagnosed with migraines at 16 (I’m 40) and with Bipolar at 22, I had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety at 20, however I can 100% day without a doubt that I could have/should have been diagnosed much, much earlier than that. It’s sucks, but remember having Bipolar isn’t anything to be ashamed of and more importantly remember you HAVE Bipolar you’re NOT Bipolar you are NOT defined by your illness
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