Re: Should I Change Doctors?


Ron wrote:
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I don't believe that theory that alll headaches are basically some sort of migraine. It
may be a popular theory among the scientists, but it's not true when it
comes to my headaches.



Where in the world did you hear THAT one? Migraines and headaches are
opposites. Here's some info on migraines:

http://www.migraines.org/myth/mythreal.htm

"Migraine is disease, a headache is only a symptom. Migraine pain is
caused by vasodilation in the cranial blood vessels (expansion of the
blood vessels), while headache pain is caused by vasoconstriction
(narrowing of the blood vessels). During a migraine, inflammation of
the tissue surrounding the brain, i.e., neurogenic inflammation,
exacerbates the pain. Therefore, medicine often prescribed to treat a
headache, such as beta-blockers, dilate the blood vessels and therefore
can make a Migraine worse.

"Unlike a headache, the Migraine disease has many symptoms, including
nausea, vomiting, auras (light spots), sensitivity to light and sound,
numbness, difficulty in speech, and severe semihemispherical head pain.
One Migraine attack alone can last for eight hours, several days, or
even weeks."


There's a lot more info on the website. I've had migraines most of my
life, as has my mother, and her father before her. They're genetic.

HTH,

Kitten

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