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Wow! I got a huge bank of responses to my migraine
question. Surprisingly, the answers were all very
similar. I got some great info on possible triggers
and avoidance techniques, and also suggestions for
dealing with a migraine attack. Thank you all so
much. I now have a lot to work with in figuring out
my headaches! Here's the summary:
Possible coping techniques: A few said coffee may
help alleviate, many recommended acupuncture, massuese
and chiropractic treatments (especially contact reflex
analysis-CRA), also mentioned was a flaxseed pillow
w/peppermint and lavender.
The most common migraine cause possibilities:
HORMONES (this is for women...) Often trigger migraines.
Especially near menopause, menses, when on hormone
replacement therapy, or if you have a substandard
amount of progesterone. Fixed by: doing a diary to
figure out your (migraine) cycle and then takeing meds
when you are prone to headache, try a 100% natural
progesterone cream.
NON-GLUTEN FOOD REACTIONS may be a cause. Try getting
a RAST/ CAP-RAST allergy test. Listed by most
common:
1.Dairy. especially cheese and casein.
2.Caffeiene/Chocolate. Coffee may also help, though.
3.Citrus. Oranges, orange juice, and tomatoes.
4.Red Wine.
5.MSG
6.Soy
7.Sugar
8.Pork
9.Green Beans
10.Single answers: French onion soup, german sausage,
amines/food chemicals
HIDDEN GLUTEN was another big possibility. Especially
in medications. Some med suggestions were: 1/2 or 1
baby (bayer) aspirin daily, Excedrin, Tylenol, Exedrin
Migraine, Fiorinal, Atenolol, Magnesium and vit B
supplements, Verapamil (for calcium channel blockage,
and BP reduction).
OTHER POSSIBILITIES. Blood Sugar imbalance,
inefficient sleep schedule, not enough exercise (try
at least walking daily), man-made fragrances/ chemical
sensitivity, gout/ malabsorption, stress, sensitivity
to faux lighting, and weather/ barometric pressure.
Reference Sources:
-December issue of Sprue-Nik
-Robert Anderson MD/Robert Ivker DO book "Complete
Guide to Holistic Medicine"
-Sully's Living Without(msg article)
- http://headaches.about.com/health/headaches/
(check out Idoits Guide to Migraines and Other
Headaches)
- http://www.migraines.org/
- http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sdengate/
- http://forums.delphi.com/celiac/messages
- http://www.standardprocess.com (to find CRA chiro)
- http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sdengate/
(for info on amines/chemical foods)
- http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_1456901
(for info on Varapamil)
Thank you all so much, and if anyone wants copies of
ALL the responses let me know.
Kat in UT
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