A lot of migraines (esp visual) are brain blood vessel spazz.
Supplement some magnesium - there is almost a certainty you are deficient in this because of how depleted the soils are.
Too much calcium, not enough magnesium and unadulterated sodium.
Try supplementing these as whole food powders with meals
tumeric
cayenne
ceylon cinnamon
Basically, just get oxygen and nutrients to your tissues, make sure lymph is being circulated since it doesn't do that by itself.
Don't be deficient in magnesium, stay away from wi-fi routers and smartphones, and make sure you don't sleep with your head right next to an electric outlet.
On the other side of a wall with a smart meter?
Do you have a bunch of amalgam metal fillings in your mouth?
Try getting more sunlight (into your eyes, throughout the day).
Flourescents mess with people's minds-
Everybody with headaches could use some attention to their breathing, do you unintentionally hold your breath or keep a fixated tension with your jaw?
Short version, my migraines stopped but I'm not sure why. I suspect Lexapro or Lisinopril, or both.
Without reading all the responses let me just chime in what little I know. I used to get migranes. At first it was the sick to the stomach and super pain style. For no real reason it transitioned to the headache and vision trouble one, then just to vision. My vision would "white out" for lack of a better term. You know that afterimage when you accidentally look at a bright light, that would get stuck in my vision. Luckily it never happened when I was driving.
I went to an eye doctor who said the problem was not in the eye nor would it affect the eye long term. He did advise that some migraines are thought to leave scar tissue with each occurrence so I needed to stop being cheap and get it checked out.
My primary doctor had no real answers and was a little skeptical about seeing a neurologist because he said usually they can't find the cause. He also knows I'm dirt poor and ObeyMeCare is worse than no insurance at all since it costs me the cash discount and doesn't even pay that much.
He put me on meds for two unrelated issues. Lisonopril for blood pressure which works like a charm and Lexapro as a long shot treatment for chronic and severe insomnia (severe, trust me.) Since then I have been migraine free.
Sad, but that's the way life is if you go by what the stuff on the shelves say.
(at this very moment in composing the post a small propellor plane flies over my house in the middle of nowhere at treetop level)
There's the good post confirmation by the Borg, feels good man.
Back to Wal Mart, back to sleep, most importantly, get back to work!
Don't be so quick to judge.
Tylenol is not directly linked to liver damage on it's own. In combination with a terrible diet or binge drinking it can be a problem. Tylenol is considered safe for daily use.
Aspirin is still considered one of the safest drugs of it's class in moderation. The stomach lining issue is mostly for those prone to it for other reasons. It's blood thinning properties are a little exageratted at normal doses and the reduction in swelling is thought to lengthen peoples lives and possibly ward off alzheimers.
Caffiene in moderate ammounts is an anti-oxidant. There are also theories that abnormal blood flow and / or spasms of the blood vessels are a factor in many headaches and most migraines. My primary care doctor advised me to return to a caffineited lifestyle for the anti-oxidants and migraine prevention, in moderation of course. He also said that in normal use it has little affect on blood pressure but may elevate your pulse. To most people those are confused. Both are linked to possible health risks but you'd need to drink a heck of a lot of coffee (or a single Red Bull) for a short term risk. Over a lifetime you'd need daily Red Bull to really increase the risk.
Yes, I've been through this with a doctor. I may have the specifics a little off but he was very confident in telling me decaf coffee is a waste and generic Excedrine is one of the best OTC pills.
edit--
older Fl lights did cause some people issues. It was due to the way the lights worked. A magnet controlled the power and resulted in the lights blinking 60 or more time a second. Some people are sensitive to it. I think it was related to those sensitive to seizures but I don't remember.
The other stuff, such a wifi routers and electrical outlets are fringe science at best.
Short version, my migraines stopped but I'm not sure why. I suspect Lexapro or Lisinopril, or both.
Without reading all the responses let me just chime in what little I know. I used to get migranes. At first it was the sick to the stomach and super pain style. For no real reason it transitioned to the headache and vision trouble one, then just to vision. My vision would "white out" for lack of a better term. You know that afterimage when you accidentally look at a bright light, that would get stuck in my vision. Luckily it never happened when I was driving.
I went to an eye doctor who said the problem was not in the eye nor would it affect the eye long term. He did advise that some migraines are thought to leave scar tissue with each occurrence so I needed to stop being cheap and get it checked out.
My primary doctor had no real answers and was a little skeptical about seeing a neurologist because he said usually they can't find the cause. He also knows I'm dirt poor and ObeyMeCare is worse than no insurance at all since it costs me the cash discount and doesn't even pay that much.
<b>He put me on meds for two unrelated issues. Lisonopril for blood pressure which works like a charm and Lexapro as a long shot treatment for chronic and severe insomnia (severe, trust me.) Since then I have been migraine free.</b>
Interesting, as I am on blood pressure meds and I take a high dose OTC sleep aid and doesn't seem to affect anything in my migraines for good or bad.
All I know is Monday can't seem to get here quick enough. Think I am over stressing myself over the whole ordeal more than I should.
Sinuses... or better yet sinus pressure apparently has been the issue the past few weeks along with the migraines onset. Well at least its nothing serious so I can semi rest easy.
Sad, but that's the way life is if you go by what the stuff on the shelves say.
(at this very moment in composing the post a small propellor plane flies over my house in the middle of nowhere at treetop level)
There's the good post confirmation by the Borg, feels good man.
Back to Wal Mart, back to sleep, most importantly, get back to work!
Thanks for the highly vague, scare-mongering side effects associated with very helpful medication and drugs. FYI, aspirin as a blood thinner is actually a health benefit to many and is recommended for that indication, so I don't know why you put that in your BOO SCARY list.
He put me on meds for two unrelated issues. Lisonopril for blood pressure which works like a charm and Lexapro as a long shot treatment for chronic and severe insomnia (severe, trust me.) Since then I have been migraine free.
Interesting, as I am on blood pressure meds and I take a high dose OTC sleep aid and doesn't seem to affect anything in my migraines for good or bad.
All I know is Monday can't seem to get here quick enough. Think I am over stressing myself over the whole ordeal more than I should.
By OTC sleep aid it's probably a benadryl clone. I know of two, one is straight up a rip off diphenhydramine and the other is doxylamine but I am probably misspelling it. Both are anti-histamines that also have a short term side effect of causing sleep in some people. Due to my brain chemistry I can't take them for that. They just don't work. Other chemicals are more in the "supplement" side such as trytophan, valerian, and such. My spelling is horrible but you'll probably be able to find them.
Anyway, those are very different from Lexapro. Lexapro works with your brain chemistry more long term. I'm grossly overstepping my understanding but I think it's like this. Benadryl works by temporarily touching a particle related to sleep onset. Pretty soon your brain realizes what's going on and builds up tolerance. Lexapro works by telling your brain to keep more of something (seratonin?) in the idea that you may be short of it. In my case it worked.
As for migranes, heck I'm guessing at most of this anyway. Biology was never my strong suite.
Benadryl works by temporarily touching a particle related to sleep onset.
Anticholergenics like antihistamines block your acetylcholine receptors in your brain and nervous system. It's not good to take them for any amount of prolonged time unless you want to develop dementia.
Did see this yesterday. Can't say I've ever seen this in a weather app. "This definitely has nothing to do with chemtrails folks, just a normal everyday migraine storm blowing in from the east with a slight chance of a respiratory infection."
I don't think I've ever had what I've heard described by you and others as a migraine, but I've had debilitating headaches where my ears closed up, my entire head felt like it was in a vice, and I had tremendous pain in my sinus region. Sometimes I would feel blood rushing to my head and pulsating pressure. I did use Exedrin Migrane just to see if t worked, but it didn't, nor did other pain relievers. For a few years I thought it was just sinus-related, but then I finally experienced neck pain beyond words and went to a chiropractor. The headaches were caused by tension in my back and neck muscles. My muscles were so tight they were like rock.
First few visits hurt like hell, but many months with the chiro loosened up my muscles and nearly eliminated the headaches. My neck is still very stiff and painful, however, and the underlying reason behind all of the pain is degenerative disc disease. If spending many hours a day working and playing on the computer didn't cause it, it at the very least exacerbated the condition. If you are spending a lot of time on the computer, try to take frequent breaks. Stretch or go for a short walk, anything.
So here it is like what 2+yrs later, I'm still getting theses damned things l, but wait...
I'm working now, and I have vision insurance, so what's my first move? Go get my eyes checked which I did about a week ago this Monday, which its been a very long time since I last been to one (8yrs)
Well to keep a long story short I'm currently 80/20 in my vision and having to get new glasses which are now bifocals as my distance is ok but close up has gone all to hell, SOOOOO once I pay for my shit hopefully this will remedy things as its a high probability eye strain has played a big part of this mess, which I rather accept than the alternative ideals of a CAT scan.
I can't say that I've ever had a migraine headache but an eye doctor told me that I was probably experiencing visual migraines when I described my symptoms. It was like the letters on the page were disappearing and appearing as I trained my eyes across them and in my peripheral vision it seemed almost like a things were shimmering, like the effect on the walls and roof from the light that reflects off an indoor pool.
It would sometimes happen out of the blue when I was driving or operating heavy equipment.
It's been a while since it last happened but there was a period where it was happening a few times a week. It went back to a few times a year and then went a few years without happening. It's been several more years but I seem to recall it happening again at some point since and it's been years since that reoccurrence. Innother words, it happens just often enough that I can't say I'm done with it.
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A lot of migraines (esp visual) are brain blood vessel spazz.
Supplement some magnesium - there is almost a certainty you are deficient in this because of how depleted the soils are.
Too much calcium, not enough magnesium and unadulterated sodium.
Try supplementing these as whole food powders with meals
tumeric
cayenne
ceylon cinnamon
Basically, just get oxygen and nutrients to your tissues, make sure lymph is being circulated since it doesn't do that by itself.
Don't be deficient in magnesium, stay away from wi-fi routers and smartphones, and make sure you don't sleep with your head right next to an electric outlet.
On the other side of a wall with a smart meter?
Do you have a bunch of amalgam metal fillings in your mouth?
Try getting more sunlight (into your eyes, throughout the day).
Flourescents mess with people's minds-
Everybody with headaches could use some attention to their breathing, do you unintentionally hold your breath or keep a fixated tension with your jaw?
Just some things to think about.
Excedrin Migraine
Just looked at the ingredients to that-
Acetomenophen = liver death, systemic damage
Asprin = goodbye stomach lining (+blood thinning)
Caffeine = +blood pressure / +blood vessel constriction / +heart rate
Reminds me of Diet Coke for Diets.
Sad, but that's the way life is if you go by what the stuff on the shelves say.
(at this very moment in composing the post a small propellor plane flies over my house in the middle of nowhere at treetop level)
There's the good post confirmation by the Borg, feels good man.
Back to Wal Mart, back to sleep, most importantly, get back to work!
Excedrin Migraine
Just looked at the ingredients to that-
Acetomenophen = liver death, systemic damage
Asprin = goodbye stomach lining (+blood thinning)
Caffeine = +blood pressure / +blood vessel constriction / +heart rate
Reminds me of Diet Coke for Diets.
Sad, but that's the way life is if you go by what the stuff on the shelves say.
(at this very moment in composing the post a small propellor plane flies over my house in the middle of nowhere at treetop level)
There's the good post confirmation by the Borg, feels good man.
Back to Wal Mart, back to sleep, most importantly, get back to work!
You, sir, are a strange little man. You have my sympathy.
Without reading all the responses let me just chime in what little I know. I used to get migranes. At first it was the sick to the stomach and super pain style. For no real reason it transitioned to the headache and vision trouble one, then just to vision. My vision would "white out" for lack of a better term. You know that afterimage when you accidentally look at a bright light, that would get stuck in my vision. Luckily it never happened when I was driving.
I went to an eye doctor who said the problem was not in the eye nor would it affect the eye long term. He did advise that some migraines are thought to leave scar tissue with each occurrence so I needed to stop being cheap and get it checked out.
My primary doctor had no real answers and was a little skeptical about seeing a neurologist because he said usually they can't find the cause. He also knows I'm dirt poor and ObeyMeCare is worse than no insurance at all since it costs me the cash discount and doesn't even pay that much.
He put me on meds for two unrelated issues. Lisonopril for blood pressure which works like a charm and Lexapro as a long shot treatment for chronic and severe insomnia (severe, trust me.) Since then I have been migraine free.
Excedrin Migraine
Just looked at the ingredients to that-
Acetomenophen = liver death, systemic damage
Asprin = goodbye stomach lining (+blood thinning)
Caffeine = +blood pressure / +blood vessel constriction / +heart rate
Reminds me of Diet Coke for Diets.
Sad, but that's the way life is if you go by what the stuff on the shelves say.
(at this very moment in composing the post a small propellor plane flies over my house in the middle of nowhere at treetop level)
There's the good post confirmation by the Borg, feels good man.
Back to Wal Mart, back to sleep, most importantly, get back to work!
Don't be so quick to judge.
Tylenol is not directly linked to liver damage on it's own. In combination with a terrible diet or binge drinking it can be a problem. Tylenol is considered safe for daily use.
Aspirin is still considered one of the safest drugs of it's class in moderation. The stomach lining issue is mostly for those prone to it for other reasons. It's blood thinning properties are a little exageratted at normal doses and the reduction in swelling is thought to lengthen peoples lives and possibly ward off alzheimers.
Caffiene in moderate ammounts is an anti-oxidant. There are also theories that abnormal blood flow and / or spasms of the blood vessels are a factor in many headaches and most migraines. My primary care doctor advised me to return to a caffineited lifestyle for the anti-oxidants and migraine prevention, in moderation of course. He also said that in normal use it has little affect on blood pressure but may elevate your pulse. To most people those are confused. Both are linked to possible health risks but you'd need to drink a heck of a lot of coffee (or a single Red Bull) for a short term risk. Over a lifetime you'd need daily Red Bull to really increase the risk.
Yes, I've been through this with a doctor. I may have the specifics a little off but he was very confident in telling me decaf coffee is a waste and generic Excedrine is one of the best OTC pills.
edit--
older Fl lights did cause some people issues. It was due to the way the lights worked. A magnet controlled the power and resulted in the lights blinking 60 or more time a second. Some people are sensitive to it. I think it was related to those sensitive to seizures but I don't remember.
The other stuff, such a wifi routers and electrical outlets are fringe science at best.
Short version, my migraines stopped but I'm not sure why. I suspect Lexapro or Lisinopril, or both.
Without reading all the responses let me just chime in what little I know. I used to get migranes. At first it was the sick to the stomach and super pain style. For no real reason it transitioned to the headache and vision trouble one, then just to vision. My vision would "white out" for lack of a better term. You know that afterimage when you accidentally look at a bright light, that would get stuck in my vision. Luckily it never happened when I was driving.
I went to an eye doctor who said the problem was not in the eye nor would it affect the eye long term. He did advise that some migraines are thought to leave scar tissue with each occurrence so I needed to stop being cheap and get it checked out.
My primary doctor had no real answers and was a little skeptical about seeing a neurologist because he said usually they can't find the cause. He also knows I'm dirt poor and ObeyMeCare is worse than no insurance at all since it costs me the cash discount and doesn't even pay that much.
<b>He put me on meds for two unrelated issues. Lisonopril for blood pressure which works like a charm and Lexapro as a long shot treatment for chronic and severe insomnia (severe, trust me.) Since then I have been migraine free.</b>
Interesting, as I am on blood pressure meds and I take a high dose OTC sleep aid and doesn't seem to affect anything in my migraines for good or bad.
All I know is Monday can't seem to get here quick enough. Think I am over stressing myself over the whole ordeal more than I should.
Originally posted by: galacticlint
Originally posted by: MuNKeY
Excedrin Migraine
Just looked at the ingredients to that-
Acetomenophen = liver death, systemic damage
Asprin = goodbye stomach lining (+blood thinning)
Caffeine = +blood pressure / +blood vessel constriction / +heart rate
Reminds me of Diet Coke for Diets.
Sad, but that's the way life is if you go by what the stuff on the shelves say.
(at this very moment in composing the post a small propellor plane flies over my house in the middle of nowhere at treetop level)
There's the good post confirmation by the Borg, feels good man.
Back to Wal Mart, back to sleep, most importantly, get back to work!
Thanks for the highly vague, scare-mongering side effects associated with very helpful medication and drugs. FYI, aspirin as a blood thinner is actually a health benefit to many and is recommended for that indication, so I don't know why you put that in your BOO SCARY list.
He put me on meds for two unrelated issues. Lisonopril for blood pressure which works like a charm and Lexapro as a long shot treatment for chronic and severe insomnia (severe, trust me.) Since then I have been migraine free.
Interesting, as I am on blood pressure meds and I take a high dose OTC sleep aid and doesn't seem to affect anything in my migraines for good or bad.
All I know is Monday can't seem to get here quick enough. Think I am over stressing myself over the whole ordeal more than I should.
By OTC sleep aid it's probably a benadryl clone. I know of two, one is straight up a rip off diphenhydramine and the other is doxylamine but I am probably misspelling it. Both are anti-histamines that also have a short term side effect of causing sleep in some people. Due to my brain chemistry I can't take them for that. They just don't work. Other chemicals are more in the "supplement" side such as trytophan, valerian, and such. My spelling is horrible but you'll probably be able to find them.
Anyway, those are very different from Lexapro. Lexapro works with your brain chemistry more long term. I'm grossly overstepping my understanding but I think it's like this. Benadryl works by temporarily touching a particle related to sleep onset. Pretty soon your brain realizes what's going on and builds up tolerance. Lexapro works by telling your brain to keep more of something (seratonin?) in the idea that you may be short of it. In my case it worked.
As for migranes, heck I'm guessing at most of this anyway. Biology was never my strong suite.
Anticholergenics like antihistamines block your acetylcholine receptors in your brain and nervous system. It's not good to take them for any amount of prolonged time unless you want to develop dementia.
Standing up was bad enough, but every time I bent over it felt like someone was smashing my skull in.
First few visits hurt like hell, but many months with the chiro loosened up my muscles and nearly eliminated the headaches. My neck is still very stiff and painful, however, and the underlying reason behind all of the pain is degenerative disc disease. If spending many hours a day working and playing on the computer didn't cause it, it at the very least exacerbated the condition. If you are spending a lot of time on the computer, try to take frequent breaks. Stretch or go for a short walk, anything.
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So here it is like what 2+yrs later, I'm still getting theses damned things l, but wait...
I'm working now, and I have vision insurance, so what's my first move? Go get my eyes checked which I did about a week ago this Monday, which its been a very long time since I last been to one (8yrs)
Well to keep a long story short I'm currently 80/20 in my vision and having to get new glasses which are now bifocals as my distance is ok but close up has gone all to hell, SOOOOO once I pay for my shit hopefully this will remedy things as its a high probability eye strain has played a big part of this mess, which I rather accept than the alternative ideals of a CAT scan.
It would sometimes happen out of the blue when I was driving or operating heavy equipment.
It's been a while since it last happened but there was a period where it was happening a few times a week. It went back to a few times a year and then went a few years without happening. It's been several more years but I seem to recall it happening again at some point since and it's been years since that reoccurrence. Innother words, it happens just often enough that I can't say I'm done with it.