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15 years 2 months ago #12631 by grasshopper
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I read somewhere that constant headaches can be a symptom of low platelet counts. Does anyone get this or is this information incorrect?

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15 years 2 months ago #12633 by server
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sorry can't help you there. I've never heard of that, and I never suffered from frequent headaches. Can you find where you read it?
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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15 years 2 months ago #12649 by Sandi
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I've never heard that either. It could be that headaches are caused due to stress of the disorder or the treatments.

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15 years 2 months ago #12658 by eklein
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When my platelets are dropping I get headaches, low grade migraines. It's a clue to me that my counts are dropping. Also when my count is low if I drink any alcohol I get a big migraine.

Maybe this isn't due to the platelets themself, but rather to my other underlying condition that causes the ITP.
Erica
And she was!
Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K

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15 years 2 months ago #12691 by MDgal
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I get headaches too when the counts drop. They are dull headaches and when I stand they get a little bit more intense. That's a big sign to me that the counts are under 50
"With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." - Matthew 19:26

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15 years 2 months ago #12746 by weirdjack
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Interesting.
I have had migraines regularly since 1972. I have a script for Imitrex to knock them out. However, I've had noticeably fewer migraines since the ITP diagnosis eight years ago. Most of those years with counts under 30k.
Go figure.

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15 years 2 months ago #12779 by Lindy
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I have regular headaches too but they are like dull aches.
However bi-monthly I will get a bad migraine.

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