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The Migraineur - September 2006

Product Review: Migrastick for Migraines

September 30th 2006 03:48

Well this one is a beauty. It's basically a purse-sized roll-on of essential oils of lavender and peppermint. I've been using it for a while now and I'd have to say it's fantastic, especially for warding off acute headaches.

Theory is that before a migraine starts, seratonin levels drop and it's that, in part, that causes the vascular dilation that leads to an increased bloodflow to the brain - causing the familiar swelling and pain

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Free relaxation software helps migraines

September 28th 2006 00:12

I'm the kind of person who like to try anything new, no matter how off the wall it might seem. So when I came across binaural beats as an aid to migraine pain, I had to try it.

According to wikipedia, binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, that is apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent of physical stimuli

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The great migraine drug race

September 27th 2006 12:54

At the moment there are a number of new migraine and tension headache drugs that are close to being released as drug producers race to the finish line to get their lastest concoction out to the buying public.

Although I don't like taking medication for migraines and head pain, and prefer to treat them naturally, I do believe there is a place for drug therapy - firstly for people who are only just starting to get symptoms. In this case, I believe drugs need to be used for pain control until other methods are found, triggers are uncovered etc. Secondly, medication should be a last resort when all else has failed. Although I don't like drugs, I believe it's worth taking a look every so often as to what is out on the market

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Volunteers wanted for Migraine trial

September 26th 2006 11:14

Rush university is testing a new non-pharmacological migraine treatment for people with migraines that are untreatable any other way.

The experiment involves inserting tiny electrodes under the skin at the back of the neck and using very small electric pulses to mask the pain response to the brain. The electrodes have been approved by the FDA for use in back and torso pain, and the researchers are hoping to find that these devices also reduce migraine pain

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Migraines - why put up with them?

September 22nd 2006 07:58

Anybody who gets frequent migraines knows how debilitating they can be, however, a recent article says that only 3-5% of women seek preventative treatment.

Why is the number so low

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Say Cheese!

September 21st 2006 09:38

Cheese has long be known to be a trigger for migraines. Which is a problem because I LOVE cheese.. so in my usual interpid style I've set out to find out what make cheese contribute to migraines, which kinds, and if there are any types that are less likely to act as a trigger.. so I can continue to get my cheese fix, at least in some way.

It appears that the chemical in cheese responsible for migraines is tyramine, which is created in the fermentation process, so milk isn't a trigger. Tyramine is an amino acid that is used in blood pressure regulation

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I am not my migraines

September 20th 2006 15:12

So I've been on holiday for 2 weeks and I've had a low grade headache for most of that. I'm guessing the main triggers are light and possibly food additives. The car alarm that goes off at odd hours across the street isn't helping either.

At home, where I can control alot of factors I've reduced my headaches way down, to maybe one or two a month or so, but an overseas holiday has changed all that and I'm back in the land of medication, heat packs and false hopes

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The problem...

September 19th 2006 07:54

The problem with being away from home is that you are not in control of your envrionment and can't control your headache triggers. And on the loose triggers means on the loose headaches and migraines.

There is a big difference between headaches and migraines, they are not the same thing, although for some poor sods, like me, you can get both of them and they overlap. A migraine is considered an "episode" or an "attack" because alot of the symptoms have nothing to do with head pain, headache pain is just one o fthe many symptoms that may be present in a migraine attack, and some folks have migraine attacks without having a headache at all. They may still get the migraine aura, the dizzyness and the nausea, but miss out on the headache compontent altogether

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Sex Migraines

September 16th 2006 04:08

MATURE CONTENT

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Travel Tips for Migraine Sufferers

September 14th 2006 19:36

If you are anything like me (i.e. you suffer migraines) you'll find that holidays can cause a whole heap of problems you never anticipated. How do I know this? I'm sitting here in my hotel room with a cold compress on the back of my neck, headached-out on holiday.

As all migraineurs know, it's all in the triggers. Triggers, for the uninitiated, are those things that set your noggin off on that personal road to hell known as a migraine. Triggers can be anything from strawberries, to margueritas, to flashing lights to stress and sleeplessness

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