Menstrual Migraines: Why Do I Get Migraines During My Monthly Cycle / Period?

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Severe head pain / headache
• Nausea
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Dizziness
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Neck stiffness
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure
• Nose stuffiness
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Arm pain / numbness

Common Before Treatment
• No tingling in the hand or face before the onset of migraine (like the tingling symptoms which occur with aura in most cases)
• Symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
• Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine
• Symptoms tend to get worse around noon on days that symptoms aren't present upon waking

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

Main Symptoms
• Severe head pain / headache
• Nausea
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Dizziness
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Auras / visual disturbances (see below)
• Neck stiffness
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure
• Nose stuffiness
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Arm pain / numbness
• Tingling in the hands and/or face

Aura Symptoms
• Auras often start less than an hour before the onset of a headache
• Sensitivity to light
• Vertigo, dizziness or “spinning” feeling
• Numbness and tingling
• Difficulty speaking
• Confusion or disorientation (aphasia)
• Changes of vision or “Visual Auras” including:

◦ Flashes of light
◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness in one or both eyes
◦ Shimmering spots or “stars”
◦ Blind spots (scotomas)
◦ Colored spots
◦ Tunnel vision
◦ Flashing lights
◦ Zigzag lines that slowly float across your vision field
◦ Object size & shape distortions
◦ Pulsating and shimmering patches

Common Before Treatment
• Tingling in the hand or face before the onset of migraine (unlike with non-aura chronic migraines which usually lack tingling symptoms)
• Shoulders automatically seem to "tighten up" at or around the time when aura symptoms appear
• Symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
• Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine
• Symptoms tend to get worse around noon on days that symptoms aren't present upon waking

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Tightness or an aching/dull pressure across the forehead and the sides (temples) or back of the head near the base of the skull
• Upper shoulder & shoulder blade tightness (which sometimes extends lower into shoulder blades)
• Sinus pressure or nose stuffiness
• Pressure, fullness, and pain in the forehead, brow, and cheeks
• Scalp, neck, and shoulder tenderness
• Deep, constant pain in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead
• Facial swelling
• A feeling of "fullness" in your ears
• Worsening pain with sudden head movements (which often gets worse when bending down at the waist)
• Lessened sense of smell
• Achy feeling in the upper teeth

Common Before Treatment
• Tightness often moving from the upper shoulder muscles to your shoulder blades
• Sometimes, you believe they’re a sinus headache because of pressure in the sinuses and stuffy nose
• Symptoms usually worsening as the day goes on – usually early afternoon at around 1PM - 3PM, at which time many find themselves reaching for Advil, Excedrin, or Tylenol
• You don’t think it’s a migraine because you don’t have dizziness, nausea/vomiting, or visual disturbances/aura symptoms
• Mood, focus/concentration, and productivity constantly suffer

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Fullness, pressure, and/or pain in the forehead, brow, eyes, and cheeks
• Sinus pressure & nose stuffiness
• Deep, constant pain in the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, and forehead
• A feeling of "fullness" in the ears
• Facial swelling
• Worsening pain with sudden head movements (which often gets worse when bending down at the waist)
• Lessened sense of smell
• Achy feeling in the upper teeth

Common Before Treatment
• On days not waking up feeling congested, sinus pressure often builds as the day goes on
• Stuffy or runny nose usually always present by early afternoon
• Commonly, not having as many issues with nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to bright lights or noise (as with many other condition types)
• Patients trying various allergy interventions & treatments and/or seeing ENT doctors

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

Usual Cases
• Cervical and/or lumbar radiculopathy
• Numbness/tingling/tightness or pain (commonly a burning sensation) in the upper shoulder, shoulder blade, arm, forearm, hand, or fingers (as well as, in some instances, chest, neck, and upper back pain)
• Pain or symptoms usually start in the neck and travel down the arm toward the elbow or hand
• More frequent or intense symptoms in just one arm (in many cases)
• Certain neck movements (such as looking up and/or turning the head fully toward the same side as symptoms) can worsen radiculopathy symptoms within seconds
• Lack of coordination (esp. in hands)
• Loss of arm reflexes (in some cases)

In More Advanced Cases
• Arm and/or hand weakness, making opening jars, typing, writing, or lifting objects difficult
• Decreased sensation in the hand or fingers (sometimes shoulder & arm as well)

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Extremely severe pains including:

◦ Spontaneous, sharp, shooting and jabbing pains in the face
◦ Electrical shock-type pains in the head and face

• Pain and often tingling in the cheek, teeth, jaw, lips, and gums (sometimes forehead & eyes as well)
• Throbbing, burning, or aching pain at the base of the skull (where the upper neck meets the skull)

(a) pain often moves up the back of the head and into the sides of the head
(b) intense to very intense pain - may be mistaken for a cluster headache

• A radiating pain pattern (usually sharp or electric shock-type pain) which moves from the base of the skull into the eyes, nose, and sinuses
• Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
• Limited motion when turning the head towards the side of pain
• Symptoms get worse as the day goes on (usually around the early afternoon)
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Nausea
• Constant burning pain which may lead to feeling "sore" near the base of the skull
• Extremely sensitive scalp region which is easily triggered by even the smallest thing
• Extremely sensitive face region which may trigger symptoms just by touching the face (especially near the mouth)
• Pain behind the eye (sometimes only one-sided eye pain)

Common Before Treatment
• Sometimes even a light touch over the face or in the mouth can trigger those sharp pains
• Certain simple activities and movements trigger pain bouts or cause an onset of symptoms such as:

(a) turning your head to the side, or simply moving your neck
(b) putting your head on a pillow (meaning, lying on your back)
(c) washing and brushing your hair
(d) brushing your teeth
(e) talking

• Medical testing has failed to see anything wrong with you
• Doctors / specialists have left you with 2 main options:

◦ Various medication trials, which are typically only partially effective, and at higher dosages routinely have significant side effects, or
◦ Invasive nerve decompression surgeries, with unpredictable results and risk of serious trigeminal nerve injury, and other associated risks

• Symptoms tend to worsen at around 10AM - 3PM

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Throbbing, burning or aching pain at the base of the skull (where the upper neck meets the skull) - especially in the morning

(a) pain often moves up the back of the head and into the sides of the head
(b) intense to very intense pain - may be mistaken for a cluster headache
(c) burning pain may lead to feeling "sore" at or near the base of the skull

• A radiating pain pattern (usually sharp, electric shock, or tingling-type pain) which moves from the base of the skull into the eyes, nose, sinuses, and, in many cases, scalp as well
• Tightness in the upper shoulders & shoulder blades
• Limited motion when turning the head towards the side of pain
• Symptoms tend to worsen as the day goes on (usually around early afternoon)
• An extremely sensitive scalp region which is easily triggered by even the smallest thing
• Sensitivity to light (in some cases)
• Sensitivity to sound (in some cases)
• Nausea and/or vomiting (in some cases)
• Dizziness (in some cases)
• Pain behind the eye (in some cases, only one-sided eye pain)
• Often includes episodic pain bursts or bouts of pain
• Unilateral, one-sided pain or bilateral pain on both sides of the head

Common Before Treatment
• Certain movements trigger pain bouts such as:

(a) turning your head to the side, or simply moving your neck
(b) putting your head on a pillow (meaning, lying on your back)
(c) washing and brushing your hair
(d) moving the neck

• Laying on the back can create:

(a) fullness/pressure of the sinuses
(b) a runny nose
(c) eye pain/pressure
(d) forehead pain

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Visual changes that last 15 – 20 minutes (sometimes as long as 1 hour) - sometimes occurring just in 1 eye

◦ Shimmering spots
◦ Blind spots
◦ Zigzag patterns
◦ Flashes of light
◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness (often in only 1 eye)

• Nausea/vomiting
• Headache on one side of the head
• Headache may worsen with neck movement
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound

Common Before Treatment
• Symptoms may sometimes progress into a general, migraine pattern
• Visual disturbances get in the way of normal, everyday activities, including working, driving, reading, etc.
• Symptoms often present upon waking at the start of the day (often for no apparent reason)
• On days migraines are not present upon waking, symptoms generally worsen at or around noon
• Long car trips usually always trigger intense migraines

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Intense, excruciating, one-sided pain (especially in 1 eye)
• Eye: tears, intense pain, redness, and maybe swelling
• Nose: nose stuffiness or sinus pressure (frequently on the same side as the eye pain)
• Restlessness
• Forehead / facial swelling
• Lightheadedness- especially around noon (in some cases)
• Drooping eyelid (in some cases)

Common Before Treatment
• The back & forth rocking motion during cluster headache bouts- due to excruciating pain
• Headaches tend to occur at the same time of day
• Symptoms often tend to occur/get worse after exercising

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Weakness, numbness, and/or tingling on one side of the body (including an arm and/or leg) - often occurring on the same side as the hemiplegic migraine symptoms
• Decreased muscle coordination
• Headache
• Nausea
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Aura symptoms and visual changes
• Numbness and tingling
• Mental "fog" and confusion
• Difficulty speaking clearly

Common Before Treatment
• Spending alot of time in dark, quiet rooms
• On days that hemiplegic migraine symptoms are not present upon waking, symptoms generally worsen at around 10AM - 3PM
• Long car trips often trigger an intense migraine

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Dizziness and/or Vertigo (the latter, feeling as if the room is spinning):

◦ May be triggered when looking at moving objects
◦ Balance problems
◦ Motion sensitivity
◦ Unsteadiness - feeling like you’re rocking on a boat
◦ Sometimes lasts more than a few minutes (and in more advanced cases, days)

• Nausea and vomiting
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Can occur with or without the throbbing headache that's typical of a migraine
• Lightheadedness
• Visual auras (in some cases)
• Ringing in the ears (tinnitus symptoms)
• Ear fullness or pressure
• Confusion or disorientation

Common Before Treatment
• Partial or no relief with BPPV treatment
• Motion sensitivity such as car sickness
• Migraine or headache issues at some point in the past - even if delayed back many years

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Abdominal Pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting (sometimes)
• Appetite loss
• Pale skin
• Numbness or tingling

Common Before Treatment
• Abdominal migraines in childhood
• Bouts seem to occur randomly
• Everything looks “normal” at checkups, but there’s clearly something wrong
• Can sometimes turn into a classic migraine​​​​​​
• Abdominal migraine symptoms present upon waking for no apparent reason
• Symptoms worsen at around 10AM - 3PM

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Consistent migraines around monthly cycle
• Throbbing pain in the head (commonly worse on one side)
• Nausea and/or vomiting
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound

Common Before Treatment
• Migraines:

(a) usually start 1-2 days before
(b) usually last 2-3 days after

• Not wanting to stay on meds- potentially due to only partial relief or perhaps not wanting medication side-effects
• Neck & upper shoulders tighten up right before & during a menstrual migraine
• Tightness ascends & moves into both the shoulder and shoulder blades at the same time

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Tightness in the upper shoulders and shoulder blades
• Restricted range of motion - especially when turning the head toward the side of symptoms
• Persistent neck tightness and fatigue
• Non-throbbing, steady head pain that usually stays in the same place for extended periods of time
• Headaches can be triggered by various neck movements and sustained neck postures (for instance, at a computer) and may radiate into the eyes
• Pain in the eyes, forehead, and/or temples that can last for hours or days (usually associated with pain & tightness in the upper neck, near the base of the skull)
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Blurry vision – often in only one eye
• Nausea and/or vomiting
• Unilateral, one-sided pain of the head, face, neck, shoulder, or arm (in some cases)

Common Before Treatment
• On days headache pain is not present, symptoms tend to worsen as the day goes on (especially by early afternoon at around 1PM - 2PM)
• Symptoms commonly worsen for the first hour or so of the morning
• Sudden head pain when sneezing, coughing, or looking upward for a sustained period of time

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop
• Generally, the pain is always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face)
• Pain is moderate to severe in intensity
• Symptoms usually present every single day for at least 3 months
• Generally, pain doesn't switch sides from one side of the head & face to the other side
• Eye tearing / redness
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness / nasal fullness or congestion
• Nausea and/or vomiting
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Drooping eyelid (in some cases)

Common Before Treatment
• Consistently wondering if there is a burst blood vessel in the brain or some other serious brain problem (such as a brain tumor)

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop
• Generally, always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face)
• Pain is moderate to severe in intensity
• Symptoms usually always present every single day for at least 3 months
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Nausea / vomiting
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.

The ophthalmoplegic migraine has been reclassified more as neuralgia (nerve pain). That said, it commonly causes eye pain and/or pressure, as well as eye muscle incoordination as well as associated visual disturbances. Some even have an eyelid (or both eyelids) close for periods of time, which can be quite alarming.  

It's certainly worth an evaluation with this meticulous System to determine if we can help you. Our experience has shown that we can often reverse these problems by addressing multiple nerve systems that converge in the brainstem. We do this by naturally calming down the excessive firing of brainstem nerves cascading up from nerves in the neck.

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Vision loss or partial vision loss (Occurs most often in 1 eye)
• Scotomas or “black spots” in visual field
• Scintillations or light spots in visual field

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.

You may be familiar with auras, which many experience before the onset of a migraine. Auras can include all different types of manifestations- not just visual (which is very common). Visual auras routinely include brief bouts of seeing curved or squiggly lines, vision loss, light sensitivity, or blurry vision. Auras that don't fit the visual category can consist of such things as dizziness, numbness, tingling, weakness, confusion, difficulty speaking, and in some instances, even vomiting.  

That said, silent migraines generally last only a few minutes, up to an hour- but without an associated headache.

We have found that brainstem hyper-activation from irritated nerves in the neck sets these auras off. By reversing the neck nerve irritation, brainstem hyperactivity routinely calms down quickly- and predictably. That has been our approach to rapidly reversing & consistently abolishing this seemingly cryptic problem.   

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.

Brainstem aura symptoms can be really frightening, as the aura manifestation can appear to be a really serious problem. Symptoms may act very similar to very serious disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, or transient ischemic attack. However, research points to elevated brainstem activity as the epicenter of the problem.   

We have found that brainstem hyper-activation from irritated nerves in the neck sets these auras off, with rare exceptions. By reversing the neck nerve irritation, brainstem hyperactivity routinely calms down quickly and predictably. That has been our approach to rapidly reversing and consistently abolishing these seemingly very cryptic problems.

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those mentioned below, and in some cases, not all symptoms are always present.

Many headache and migraine sufferers unwittingly sabotage themselves, worsening pain and symptom problems by the way that they take medications. These medications may be over-the-counter pain relievers, or even by prescription. Some react negatively to taking a medication too often- for, say, three or more days per week. Most people do this in a cycle, medicating themselves too much for their physiology to handle. The "rebound" medication pattern is routinely a natural reaction when a pain reliever is wearing off. An increase in pain can prompt more medication use to continue symptom control. Therein lies the problem with rebound headaches.
  
There can be a "boomerang effect" with this pattern of medication over-use. For instance, in this scenario, you may experience the onset of chronic, daily headaches, which may be even more severe than usual. The realization of this negative effect exposes that the "fix" is worse than the underlying problem itself! Basically, you'd be "rebounding" to a more intense and/or more frequent headache or migraine problem with what the body determines is an excessive frequency in medication use.

This Treatment is designed to abolish the underlying headache & migraine issues by calming down brainstem activation. Our consistent experience is that irritated nerves in the neck are responsible for underlying brainstem nerve up-regulation (irritability).

Of course, breaking the medication-overuse rebound headaches by tapering and/or stopping the problem medication(s) is warranted. However, it would make sense to address the underlying cause of the nerve irritation problems that produce the headaches and migraines in the first place. That's likely the best strategy to successfully accomplish tapering off problematic medications & leaving them behind.

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Visual changes that last 15 – 20 minutes (sometimes as long as 1 hour) - sometimes occurring in just 1 eye

◦ Shimmering spots
◦ Blind spots
◦ Zigzag patterns
◦ Flashes of light
◦ Vision loss or temporary blindness (often in only 1 eye)

• Nausea/vomiting
• Headache on one side of the head
• Headache may worsen with neck movement
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Dizziness
• Neck pain and stiffness
• Hearing Loss
• Blurred Vision
• Sensitivity to light
• Tinnitus & ringing in ears
• Nausea
• Seizures (in some cases)

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Sudden, short head pain bursts
• Often occur in waves over a few hours
• Pains may occur in different/multiple areas of head at a time
• Can occur, in some cases upwards of 40 times/day

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Bouts often last between 15 minutes and 4 hours
• Most often occurs at nighttime & during sleep
• Sensitivity to sound
• Sensitivity to light
• Sharp head pain, often in bursts

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Unilateral head pain
• Ear fullness
• Nasal congestion

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

Associated Conditions & Symptoms
• Paroxysmal Hemicrania - Related Symptoms
• Cluster Headache - Related Symptoms
• Neuralgiform Headache (SUNCT & SUNA) - Related Symptoms
• Hemicrania Continua - Related Symptoms
• Probable Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalagia - Related Symptoms

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Unilateral / one-sided pain (especially around forehead, eye, or temple)
• Bouts often occur 10-20 times per day
• Pain behind one eye
• Eye irritation and in some cases swelling
• Nasal / sinus congestion
• Light & sound sensitivity
• Face flushing

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Often unilateral, one-sided pain
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Mild nausea
• Tightening pain sensations

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Continuous headache pain that doesn't stop
• Generally, always on the same side of the head and face (Note: A small percentage experience pain on both sides of their head and face)
• Pain is moderate to severe in intensity
• Symptoms are present every single day for at least 3 months
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Nausea / vomiting
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Often unilateral, one-sided pain
• May include visual disturbances
• Sensitivity to light
• Sensitivity to sound
• Nausea & vomiting

Symptoms We Treat:

Note: Symptoms we treat often include other complications in addition to those listed below, and in some cases, not all symptoms (listed below) are always present.

• Commonly prodding, pressure-like pain
• Pain commonly occurs in the parietal region of the scalp
• Fixed pain generally isolated in a specific elliptical or circular-shaped location
• Tingling & numbness

Other Condition Types We Treat:

• Neck & Cervical Problems (esp. C4 / C5 / C6 Issues - including Disc Bulges, Ruptures, and/or Herniations)
• Primary Headaches & Primary Chronic Headaches
• Secondary Headaches
• Neuralgias
• Cervicalgia
• Cephalalgia
• Foraminal Stenosis
• Central Canal Stenosis
• Craniocervical Muscle Issues
• Atypical Facial Pain
• Various Sympathetic Pain Conditions
• Co-Morbidity with Migraine and Tension-Type Headache
• Episodic Migraine
• Upper Cervical Articular Impairment
• Temporary Aphasia
• Optical Neuralgia
• Myofascial Issues (in some cases)

Symptoms We Treat:

Condition types including isolations (or combinations of) the following symptoms:

• Severe head pain / headache or facial pain
• Tightness in upper shoulders
• Tightness in shoulder blades
• Shoulder tension
• Sinus pressure / nose stuffiness
• Nausea / vomiting
• Neck stiffness
• Jaw tightness / pain / clicking / TMJ issues
• Eye pain / pressure
• Eye dryness / itchiness
• Ear fullness / pressure
• Arm / Wrist / Hand pain / numbness / tingling
• Light sensitivity
• Sound sensitivity
• Lightheadedness
• Tooth pain / pressure
• Dizziness / vertigo
• Auras / visual disturbances