Migraines and muscle twitches/spasms

@eb7981 (15)
United States
November 17, 2007 3:34pm CST
Can muscle twitches and spasms be caused by migraines? I was seeing a neurologist a few months ago and he told me that the painful muscle twitches and spasms were caused by migraines. I have a hard time believing this because I have these spasms even when I don't have a migraine but they do seem to get worse when i have one. Anyone have any inputs on this?
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doctornabeel
@doctornabeel (11)
• Hong Kong
18 Nov 07
yes, this occurs due to the excessive neurological discharge during migraine pain the doctor was right!
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eb7981
@eb7981 (15)
• United States
18 Nov 07
thanks :)
eb7981
@eb7981 (15)
• United States
18 Nov 07
what can be done to make them stop? The ones that I have are VERY painful. I've tried just about everything: vitamins, diet, exercise. They won't stop and they're getting worse even though my migraines are getting better.
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spacecreature
@spacecreature (114)
• United States
17 Nov 07
Yes migraines are the main cause of these I have migraines and have these spasms and twitches also. My neurologist has said the same thing to me.
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eb7981
@eb7981 (15)
• United States
18 Nov 07
hmm interesting. In my case my twitches and stuff happened prior to having migraines (when I was about 12) I'm in the middle of moving and switching doctors... so hopefully I'll be reassured or redirected about whats causing this problem.
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