headaches/migraines- throwing up

[Jkurkie0612]

Me again.. First thank you to this entire group, I just found this and it really has given me a sense of comfort knowing I’m not alone in this. We are just getting started on our journey and it seems we have a lot to learn.

Migraines/Bad Headaches—- it’s the season of the stomach bug which is what I thought he had but he’s FINE this morning. He told me yesterday he couldn’t sit at his computer because his eyes were tired so he went to the school office but they sent him back to class because of no fever.. he told his teacher later he didn’t feel good, his head hurt really bad. They let him lay down and he threw up. I picked him up, he came home and watched his IPad and eventually fell asleep. He was pretty focused on the fact he didn’t have to go to school the next day. But I still thought It was the a stomach bug.

This morning he’s Totally fine. He told me he felt dizzy and his eyes felt tired then his stomach hurt really bad.. then of course he says, “can I still stay home from school?” “Can you make me breakfast?”

This does not happen often but we have had maybe one or two other times when he throws up like this.

Thoughts? We are learning but sometime I feel like I’m trying to make a connect with all his ailments to ADHD which drives me a litttle cray.cray.

Sorry for the long post.

[MaudQ]

I responded to your last post - just wanted to add that I find this part so so hard. What’s a bug, what’s ADHD, what’s just being a kid? Something that might help is to keep a migraine journal. You can Google it, but the idea is to note when each headache happens, what he ate, light conditions, accompanying symptoms etc. This could help you see patterns even if it’s not a migraine. I will say that this gets easier as the kids get older - they are so much better at describing how they’re feeling. And this is the germiest season - hang in there!

[WYMom]

This was very common for me when I was younger and so far 2 of my kids have this as well. Throwing up makes it feel a lot better. The iPad should not be used when he's feeling this way. The lights and movement make it worse. Dark room and an ice pack are the best solution.

[Aloysia]

I recently also figured out that my daughter was having migraines instead of stomach flu. Her first symptom seemed to be nausea/throwing up and it happened infrequently enough that I thought it was the stomach flu. But this fall, it started happening more often and we finally realized that it's actually migraines. We're still trying to figure out her triggers. It sucks!!

[marinecyan]

Have you considered magnesium supplements to ease the migraines? Magnesium deficiency is a common cause of migraines and can also contribute to ADHD symptoms. Hope things improve soon!