Just Diagnosed With ADHD (Adults)
Adult ADHD and Migraines
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if any of you happen to have Migraines and ADHD? If so, are the two related?
I have had migraines for years and I was recently diagnosed with ADHD. I was told my migraines are due to a chemical imbalance in my brain, as is my ADHD. So I was trying to figure out if the two are somehow related. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks 
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I would say most definetely. I have been diagnosed with Migraines for years and just now ADHD. I think they could be for sure.
I know that I had headaches as a young girl in school. I can remember them like they were yesterday, which leads me to believe they were migraines. I still get daily headaches and several migraines a month. My doctor told me that depression can have physical symptoms and the majority of the medical community tends to believe other conditions, such as adhd, can have physical symptoms as well. I haven’t found that adhd medication has relieved my headaches, but I do function better when I have them now that I’m on a stimulant. Where in the past a simple headache would send me into a deeper depression until it was relieved and nothing would be accomplished ...
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