The Menopausal Minute

The Menopausal Minute

My Brain’s Throwing a Tantrum

Hello, Hormonal Headache

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Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS
Oct 07, 2025
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This morning, I woke up with that familiar dull pressure right behind my eyes—the kind that makes you want to turn off every light in the house and whisper instead of talk.

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Classic hormonal headache.

I used to think these were just stress headaches. Then I started tracking them and noticed a pattern: they showed up righ…

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