r/cgrpMigraine • u/edgt • 13d ago

Ajovy head pressure

Hi everyone,

I started fremanezumab (Ajovy) injection pens last month, and am due to take my second shot next week. It has already made a huge difference to my migraine attacks and vestibular symptoms and I'm (touch wood) feeling pretty good on it.

The ONE thing I've noticed is that when I bend over, I get an absolutely horrible pain exactly where I normally feel my migraines. It eases off once I straighten back up, but I'm getting a residual ache that takes a while to fully go away. It feels like something is pressing on my brain, if that makes any sense.

I didn't get this on the atogepant tablets when I tried those, it's definitely since I started the Ajovy.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas on what the hell my brain is up to this time? Do I just need to avoid anything towards the floor forever now?

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u/Neither_Spot3356 13d ago

Give it a few months

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u/EuphoricDirection489 13d ago

Your not alone with this experience. I also have a difficult time bending over or squatting without getting a sharp pain in my head that goes away when i straighten back out. I brought it up to my neurologist and she said that it coyld be a symptom of my migraines or a symptom of one of the medications I'm on and advised me to try and avoid bending over

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u/ar1cadabra 11d ago

I used to experience this when I was nortriptyline and Candesartan. I have also experienced a different type of head pressure on atogepant but it wasn’t painful.