I realize you said that you don't believe its food related as far as you can tell, but do you mind my asking how you ruled food out? I recently had bad headaches and random musclular twitching symptoms enter my life about 6 months ago. They progressively got worse as time went on and the doctors did brain CTs and an MRI along with other testing, which all came back negative. It wasn't until I saw a homeopathic doctor that it was suggested that I try cutting all wheat and gluten out of my diet. If that didn't work they said try dairy next. Those are apparently the two most common adult onset food sensitivities because they are in just about EVERYTHING we eat.

Sure enough the doctor was right. I had developed a sensitivity to wheat/gluten. Food sensitivities are tricky because you can have a delayed reaction by up to 72 hours after you eat something. Furthermore, you will have to avoid foods you are sensitive to for around 4 to 5 days before your symptoms will clear.

If you really want to put food sensitivities to the test and truly rule them out, I'd suggest going on a diet of only meat, fish, fruits and vegetables for at least a week. Also, I'd recommend strictly drinking filtered water. Cut all processed foods, grains, dairy (butter, milk, cheese), cafiene, alcohol and vinegars out of your diet. Try this for a week and see what happens. If you start to feel better, start slowly adding things back into your diet one at a time and see if you react. This is an excellent way to rule out food sensitivities. Don't cheat or you'll just be cheating yourself.

The good news is that adult onset of food sensitivities is usually a symptom of another condition called 'Leaky Gut Syndrome.' Basically the use of antibiotics over the course of our lives does cumulative damage to the helpful bacteria that lives in our digestive tracts. Antibiotics kill this bacteria off along with the infections we take them for. In the absense of the good bacteria a harmful fungus takes hold and spreads. Eventually over time the lining in our intestines weakens and undigested food protiens get absorbed into our blood streams along with some of the fungus, which is called Candida. Our bodies see the undigested food proteins as a threat and attacks them. The next time you eat that food, your body learns to proactively attack it causing different symptoms in all of us. My body reacts and makes my muscles twitch and sometimes gives me a bad headache. Some people have rashes, others migranes. Food sensitivities aren't lethal whereas food allergies are.

The Candida that enters our blood stream will migrate to different areas of the body and take hold. It has been linked to all sorts of problems that for some reason get treated symptomatically by the medical community. Candida has been linked to IBS (Irritiable Bowel Syndrome), arthritis, weight gain, enlarged prostate and ED in men, yeast infections in women, headaches, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, mood disorders such as depression, loss of bladder control, and much more.

I've been on an anti-Candida program through Dr. Jeffery McCombs' website for a month now and I feel better than I have in years. My twitching and headaches are gone and I seem to have more energy than I have in quite a while. Its a 16 week plan. Once that plan is done with, I will have to continue to treat my 'Leaky Gut' as they tend to take 6 months to a year to heal. Once my homeopathic doctor confirms that my 'Leaky Gut' is healed, I can begin to try to reintroduce foods I am currently sensitive to back into my diet.

Your migranes could be a result of what I am going through or they could be completely unrelated. I just wanted to share my experience in case it can help. I know how frustrating it can be going from doctor to doctor and then to specialists and they all tell you that its in your head or stress related. I had a real problem and finally found a real solution. Good luck to you and keep us posted.