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Celebrity Mothers Affected by Migraine Headaches

November 9, 2018 by watkinsT 2 Comments

According to the Migraine Research Foundation a migraine is a severe recurring intense throbbing pain on one side of the head, and in about 1/3 of attacks, both sides are affected. Attacks are often accompanied by one or more of the following: visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch and smell, and tingling or numbness in the extremities or face. The attacks normally last between 4 and 72 hours and this debilitating illness is no respecter of persons. Just ask these famous mothers.

1. Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives alum Marcia Cross had her first migraine headache at 14-years-old, where the pain was so intense that it caused her vision to blur. “I went to the school nurse, and she wanted me to call my parents,” Cross once told PEOPLE, “but I forgot my phone number. I sort of had a stroke-like syndrome. After my parents took me home, I remember lying in bed writhing in pain.” She suffered similar episodes over the next ten years and was even hospitalized. She finally learned how to avoid key migraine triggers, which can include skipping meals, sleeping in, alcohol, stress and certain foods. She also began taking triptans, a class of medications that block the chemical reaction that causes migraines.

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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2. Serena Williams – Serena Williams suffered from menstrual migraines for years according to a 2005 ESPN interview. The athlete told how it affected her tennis matches. “I know it doesn’t look like it affected my tennis… But especially in the sun, playing with a migraine makes it worse.” A doctor recommended she try the medication Frova and that the time it was reported that Williams said she hasn’t had a migraine since.

3. Tori Spelling – Early in 2015, Tori Spelling was rushed to the emergency room where she was treated for a “severe migraine,” her rep told Access Hollywood. Spelling felt the media was taking her health condition out of proportion so she took to Twitter to say, “I wish the media would stop making it so dramatic/scary 4 my family, friends,&fans…I have horrific migraines. I’m ALWAYS open about that!” In her book, Spelling It Like It Is the reality star states that she has one or two severe migraines per year, but has suffered her whole life, revealing that the medication Dilaudid mitigates the pain.

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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4. Janet Jackson – Janet Jackson suffered from a rare form of a migraine called vestibular migraine or migraine-associated vertigo. Migraines typically come with pain and nausea, but the singer experienced migraines with vertigo which caused her to cancel several concerts.

5. Cindy McCain – Former First Lady hopeful Cindy McCain has suffered with her condition in silence, and it has burdened her through many political campaigns, her charitable work, and her day-to-day life. In a 2009 interview with The New Yorker McCain revealed that certain triggers set off her headaches including red meat, chicken and chocolate. McCain adheres to a daily regimen of pills to manage the condition and has participated in a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of Botox in alleviating migraines. “You know, they ring your head in it… It hurts like the dickens. But I’ll do anything, including chew broken glass if it would help me get rid of this.”

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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6. Carly Simon – Migraines have also affected Carly Simon’s life. In an interview with Brain&Life, the musician revealed that alcohol triggers her migraines so she avoids it.

7. Loretta Lynn – Country music legend Loretta Lynn discussed her migraine condition in her book, Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner’s Daughter, in which she stated her headaches were so bad that she collapsed on stage. Lynn, who revealed that her migraines were passed down to her from her father, carried this condition since the age of 17, saying that they intensified as she got older, and especially around the time of her menstrual cycle. Her remedy includes lying down or sleeping.

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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8. Khloé Kardashian – On a 2019 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Khloé Kardashian revealed that the stress of her ex’s cheating scandal prompted migraines and nausea. In a confessional interview, she said, “I get really bad migraines but they’ve been increasing more and more. And I don’t know if my migraines and nausea are caused by the same thing, I’m not really sure…”

9. Tia Mowry – Mowry told Vibe in 2013 that after she became a vegan for a year and a half her health took a turn for the better. “I have more energy now, and I find that certain ailments that I’ve always struggled with–migraines and eczema–are no longer a problem.” And although the television personality no longer adheres to a vegan diet she does eat healthy. Mowry recently signed a deal for her first cookbook with Random House imprint Ballantine, and the book will feature the anti-inflammatory whole food diet that helped her recover from endometriosis and chronic migraines.

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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10. Mayim Bialik – Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik began suffering from migraines when she was in college, where her headaches were triggered by the stress of school and studying. She also had them through both of her pregnancies. Bialik revealed her method for controlling the pain to Lifescript. “Caffeine can sometimes help with the onset. I don’t drink soda or caffeine at all ordinarily, but I use soda medicinally. Sometimes I take ibuprofen if I have to work. I also use essential oils to ease pain. Melissa Rauch [who plays Bernadette on “Big Bang”] turned me on to an essential oil with menthol and mint, which helps a lot. A handful of times, I experience light and sound sensitivity, so really I just need to sleep the migraine pain off.”

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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11. Lisa Kudrow – Lisa Kudrow has a family history of migraines and her father, Dr. Lee Kudrow, is even a migraine specialist, who’s helped the star deal with her painful condition as she’s gotten older. When Kudrow was a teen “a day of excitement and eating would always end in a horrible headache.” Thankfully, the former Friends star had her father to help her through her suffering. Years ago, Dr. Kudrow and his neurologist son David were intrigued by a report on the dramatic effects the sunburn remedy lidocaine, administered as nasal drops, had on cluster headaches and they found lidocaine stopped migraines in 60 percent of the 39 patients tested.

Celebrity Mothers Reveal How They Manage Migraine Pain

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  1. Artadorned says

    November 19, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    Great celebrity tips for migraines! They will be so helpful so thank you for sharing!

    http://www.artadorned.com

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  2. Vic says

    March 19, 2019 at 11:11 pm

    Great article! I really enjoyed reading this and at the same time I also learn from them. Thanks!

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