Hi to all Subject: prolactin induced migraine? >If you have ever heard of such a thing and can offer advice, please >write. Yes I just had a patient with this type of a headache. She delivered this spring and began having severe headacheright after the birth, The headaches were not epidural related.These headaches were worse at night when the prolactin level is higher,When I talked with her she said the headache would ease after she began nursing This mother was not even out of bed for the first week she was home. This mother is an M.D.. >After visits to neurologist and series of tests including MRI, full >bloods, carotid artery scan, the neurologist's diagnosis was "prolactin >induced migraine" My patient had all of the above test done also. In fact her headache was so severe she had the MRI done on a sunday night at 10 pm . All her test came back negative. > She is 31, fourth baby, My patient was 35 and this was her 4th baby. The migraines began to lessen in severity at about 4 weeks and by 6 weeks the migraines were tolerable and infrequent but they were always related to breastfeeding, i.e. if she did extra pumping This mother is still breastfeeding and really doing very well now that her baby is about 3-4 months old. There is an article in JHL in about 92 authored by Ginna Wall. Jan Aken