Dear Donna,

if you mean could it be migraine the answer is yes, it could. migraine is a spectrum... and you already know you are a sufferer, so, having a 'lesser' attack could definitely produce fewer symptoms.

but another plausible explanation is more mechanical and not neurological:
crying -> fluid drainage in multiple areas -> multiple symptoms.

---------- neuro (migraine) possibility

technically, (per IHS classification system) if is migraine, you will also have

nausea
phonophobia AND photophobia.

if you have all three of those, it is almost surely migraine.

it's possible to have migraine without headache. or not all three of nausea and photo+phonophobia are present.

sinus symptoms are common with migraine.

since there are the balance problems, hard to tell (for me at least) whether any nausea is primary or whether it is secondary to dizziness.

---------- mechanical possibility

frequent crying will dump a lot of fluid into your sinuses, resulting in runny nose.
fluid from the sinuses can drain into the eustachian tubes causing balance problems (+ dizziness).
balance problems and dizziness can cause nausea.

post-nasal drainage would also cause cough.

allergies can directly contribute both to the sinus activity and cough.

crying itself can bring on a mild headache.

if this is the case, you should not have photo- or phonophobia.

You could easily have an alteration in hearing (like being underwater, or sensation of plugged ear/ears)


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