# Did I just have a migraine? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 20, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732 "2013-10-20T16:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mielikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Mielikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mielikki)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732/21 "2013-10-21T20:35:28Z")
Thanks for poking at this, y’all. I think I’m leaning towards dehydration/caffeine withdrawal. I’m guessing the nausea was just my body’s reaction to all the other insults, I get pukey at the drop of a hat. I guess I need to get off the damn caffeine train again. I keep thinking one soda a day won’t hurt anyone, but then this sort of thing happens. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732/22 "2013-10-21T20:42:35Z")
> [@Mielikki](#): > > Thanks for poking at this, y’all. I think I’m leaning towards dehydration/caffeine withdrawal. I’m guessing the nausea was just my body’s reaction to all the other insults, I get pukey at the drop of a hat. I feel your pain. I’m one of those, too, and it just sucks. ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732/23 "2013-10-21T20:58:50Z")
This actually sounds really close to the migraines that I get (and have since the age of 7 or so). There’s no “typical” migraine. You can have a migraine without even having an actual headache (silent migraine). I don’t have auras and light doesn’t bother me much. Heat also tends to improve mine, like when I take a hot shower or wrap my head in a heating pad, it helps quite a bit. A cold pack will as well, but heat works just as nicely. I think that’s all partially influenced by being as still as I can be and in a quite place; movement and noise make things worse for me. The way that I can tell I have a migraine and not a sinus headache or caffeine withdrawal or something else, is smells. It’s very much like what was described here. When I have a migraine, every scent is punctuated and nausea-inducing. I can handle the pain just fine, it’s the overwhelming smells that get me the most. ---
**Author:** ![BlueOhio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@BlueOhio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueOhio)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732/24 "2013-10-22T16:56:37Z")
Do you have any problems with hypertension? I had headaches like these on a monthly basis and then found out my blood pressure was really high. Lost some weight, on medication and haven’t had one since (2+ years now). ---
**Author:** ![Mielikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Mielikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mielikki)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732/25 "2013-10-22T17:20:17Z")
I’ve actually had more problems with low blood pressure, less so since I got older. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-just-have-a-migraine/671732.md?page=1)