Information finally about migraine reality
July 9th 2008 16:02
Solving migraine mysteries: New treatments may help
by Andy Dworkin, The Oregonian
Tuesday July 08, 2008
source:mymigraines.com
A medical group has started a "Headache on the Hill" lobbying effort to increase federal research money. A promising new kind of migraine drug is in late-stage tests.
Most dramatically, scientists have overturned the theory that migraines were "vascular headaches," caused mostly by the expansion and contraction of certain blood vessels.
"The pain comes from the brain, and not the vasculature," said Dr. David Dodick, a headache expert with the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
What starts a migraine deep in the brain always has been a mystery. But most migraine sufferers -- officially called migraineurs -- have triggers that set the pain in motion. Stress, lack of sleep, hormones and alcohol are common causes, but triggers are highly individual.
Everything from blue cheese to bright lights can cause migraines in certain people. Scott is so sensitive to raw onions that just the smell can touch off a headache.
"Basically, those of us with migraines, our knobs are cranked on 'high' in our brains. We're more sensitive," said Peterson, who founded the Oregon Headache Clinic in Milwaukie and an awareness group called HEADquarters Migraine Management.
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I love this article.You're welcome to read the whole thing at my website mymigraines.com I update the news on there daily.And there are forums set up with more information and ready for discussion.
This article provides information that you may want to share to educate yourself,other migraineurs,maybe even some people in the medical world that need to be educated on migraine.
" $12 billion are spent on the direct costs of migraine and another $12.5 billion on indirect costs"
Wow,that should raise some eyebrows.It makes you wonder even more why migraine is looked at as so trivial,so easy to manage.
This kind of article,getting the information out there gives me hope.I think alot of people suffer in silence.It may seem easier to do so,rather than being labled as a hypochondriac,having a mental issue or being over emotional.
Information is the key to getting migraine respected as a real disease.I avoid the er alot of times when I really should go for help.But facing the "mistreatment" in the er is almost as bad as the pain,vomiting sometimes fainting,convulsing.I take chances at home rather than being made to wait so long(in hopes that I'll give up and leave) and then after the wait,not listening to me.Even bringing a letter from my doctor did not improve the treatment.In fact,they wouldn't even look at it.They told me they didn't care and thought I was trying to get special treatment.
An article like this may just reach the people treating migraine.
by Andy Dworkin, The Oregonian
Tuesday July 08, 2008
source:mymigraines.com
A medical group has started a "Headache on the Hill" lobbying effort to increase federal research money. A promising new kind of migraine drug is in late-stage tests.
Most dramatically, scientists have overturned the theory that migraines were "vascular headaches," caused mostly by the expansion and contraction of certain blood vessels.
"The pain comes from the brain, and not the vasculature," said Dr. David Dodick, a headache expert with the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
What starts a migraine deep in the brain always has been a mystery. But most migraine sufferers -- officially called migraineurs -- have triggers that set the pain in motion. Stress, lack of sleep, hormones and alcohol are common causes, but triggers are highly individual.
Everything from blue cheese to bright lights can cause migraines in certain people. Scott is so sensitive to raw onions that just the smell can touch off a headache.
"Basically, those of us with migraines, our knobs are cranked on 'high' in our brains. We're more sensitive," said Peterson, who founded the Oregon Headache Clinic in Milwaukie and an awareness group called HEADquarters Migraine Management.
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I love this article.You're welcome to read the whole thing at my website mymigraines.com I update the news on there daily.And there are forums set up with more information and ready for discussion.
This article provides information that you may want to share to educate yourself,other migraineurs,maybe even some people in the medical world that need to be educated on migraine.
" $12 billion are spent on the direct costs of migraine and another $12.5 billion on indirect costs"
Wow,that should raise some eyebrows.It makes you wonder even more why migraine is looked at as so trivial,so easy to manage.
This kind of article,getting the information out there gives me hope.I think alot of people suffer in silence.It may seem easier to do so,rather than being labled as a hypochondriac,having a mental issue or being over emotional.
Information is the key to getting migraine respected as a real disease.I avoid the er alot of times when I really should go for help.But facing the "mistreatment" in the er is almost as bad as the pain,vomiting sometimes fainting,convulsing.I take chances at home rather than being made to wait so long(in hopes that I'll give up and leave) and then after the wait,not listening to me.Even bringing a letter from my doctor did not improve the treatment.In fact,they wouldn't even look at it.They told me they didn't care and thought I was trying to get special treatment.
An article like this may just reach the people treating migraine.
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