And never come back another day! Yuck, headache day today. Not too bad, but enough to stay on the couch for the day and have to order pizza for the kids for dinner. Feel much better now, but I'll still be in bed at 9:00pm tonight. I wish I understood the physiology behind my headaches more. I mean, I know my triggers--lack of sleep, stress, overeating, not staying hydrated, having too much going on. But what I don't understand is why these things trigger headaches--what actually transpires in my noggin that produces a headache and nausea from these triggers? I really don't know. I can alter my lifestyle and be sensitive to avoiding the triggers, but I wish I knew the really root cause and could treat it there. Any suggestions or referrals?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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UGH! I feel your pain, literally! I felt a migraine starting this afternoon, and thought, "Oh no! I have class tonight!!" So I took some Tylenol (and, now that I have insurance, I should probably get to the doctor and get "real" migraine drugs!) and laid down BEFORE it got even close to bad. In fact, it was only in the "I think I might feel a headache coming on" stage. Even though I didn't sleep, when I did get up, it was gone. That's never happened for me before, though I usually wait MUCH longer before giving in to it. Interestingly though, I have noticed that you and I tend to get our headaches within a day or 2 of each other. Which makes me wonder if you're PMS'ing right now? I have no idea if I am or not (since I've had a partial hysterectomy) which is why I ask if you are. (not that you have to share that information here! LOL) Now, I do know that dehydration causes migraines because the blood vessels constrict in an effort to conserve fluids. I found this website, and it has some good information about the why's behind the how's.
http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_head.htm
Cindy McCain is a migraine sufferer and there is a group for it. Some facts: the incidence of migraines tend to diminish after menopause. I, therefore, suspect a hormonal link.
St. Theresa of Avila is the patroness of headache sufferers.
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