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Ok, apparently my kid is falling apart...or is this all psychological?
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 412253" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>HML- </p><p> </p><p>Our youngest was chronically constipated and suffered from migraines. Colace is an OTC product you can get to help with constipation, or if you can get him to eat a couple bowls of Bran cereal that might be a little easier to tolerate, even Raisin Bran. With regards to migraines. Most children like ours develop stress headaches before they get migraines, so you could be right on the money about that. You are going to know your son better than anyone, but to give you some idea of migraine symptoms in children my son would get warm, tell me he was nauseated, sometimes throw up, but not always. Ice would help the most, along with a dark room. He would get "auras". These can be different for every person suffering from migraines. Some see snow-like floating flakes, some see a ring of light - hazy, but bright. Some see nothing at all, just a sharp pain on one side or the other of their head, or a pulling sensation in the back of their brain as if their neck is being pulled backwards. It is possible to have a left/right migraine pain, but most likely when a person complains of that type of pain? It's a stress or tension headache and those can be accompanied by pain. If your son sits down and tells you things like, it feels like the worst headache he's ever had in his life, his head feels like it's splitting in two, his head is crushing? I would seek an appointment with his doctor and get advice. There are lots of medications that can be tried, not all work and you have to find the right one for him. Also it helps a doctor greatly if there is a history of migraines in your family AND to know triggers - like what he was eating that day, what the weather was like, shampoos, soaps, perfumes, laundry detergents used. Most migraine sufferers are asked to keep a 3 month diary before seeing a neuroligst and if it comes to a more serious level of having an MRI - these things should be done first. </p><p> </p><p>If it turns out that it's stress? Which is totally understandable with our kids - they have a lot going on in their heads, it's not easy being them...then I would talk to his therapist when you go and ask him if he can help with some relaxation techniques, and again - suggest he work with him on some anger management coping skills. There are lot of things they should be teaching him on how to better help himself destress, and decompress. </p><p> </p><p>Hope this is nothing serious and that he's well soon. </p><p>Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 412253, member: 4964"] HML- Our youngest was chronically constipated and suffered from migraines. Colace is an OTC product you can get to help with constipation, or if you can get him to eat a couple bowls of Bran cereal that might be a little easier to tolerate, even Raisin Bran. With regards to migraines. Most children like ours develop stress headaches before they get migraines, so you could be right on the money about that. You are going to know your son better than anyone, but to give you some idea of migraine symptoms in children my son would get warm, tell me he was nauseated, sometimes throw up, but not always. Ice would help the most, along with a dark room. He would get "auras". These can be different for every person suffering from migraines. Some see snow-like floating flakes, some see a ring of light - hazy, but bright. Some see nothing at all, just a sharp pain on one side or the other of their head, or a pulling sensation in the back of their brain as if their neck is being pulled backwards. It is possible to have a left/right migraine pain, but most likely when a person complains of that type of pain? It's a stress or tension headache and those can be accompanied by pain. If your son sits down and tells you things like, it feels like the worst headache he's ever had in his life, his head feels like it's splitting in two, his head is crushing? I would seek an appointment with his doctor and get advice. There are lots of medications that can be tried, not all work and you have to find the right one for him. Also it helps a doctor greatly if there is a history of migraines in your family AND to know triggers - like what he was eating that day, what the weather was like, shampoos, soaps, perfumes, laundry detergents used. Most migraine sufferers are asked to keep a 3 month diary before seeing a neuroligst and if it comes to a more serious level of having an MRI - these things should be done first. If it turns out that it's stress? Which is totally understandable with our kids - they have a lot going on in their heads, it's not easy being them...then I would talk to his therapist when you go and ask him if he can help with some relaxation techniques, and again - suggest he work with him on some anger management coping skills. There are lot of things they should be teaching him on how to better help himself destress, and decompress. Hope this is nothing serious and that he's well soon. Star [/QUOTE]
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