Not exact matches
That's because the chemicals
in these products can trigger a reaction dubbed multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), a chronic condition that causes nausea and
headaches when
sufferers are exposed to even low levels of certain chemicals.
Beginning
in 1997, Goadsby's team began using functional imaging to compare the brains of cluster -
headache sufferers with those of normal patients.
Cluster
headaches tend to come
in cycles, hitting the
sufferer once or twice a day.
At least one study suggests that
in cluster
headache sufferers this hypothalamus - adjoining region may differ not only
in its electrical activity but also
in its interactions with other parts of the brain.
Because low doses of alcohol typically cause
headaches in migraine
sufferers, this allowed them to study an alcohol - induced
headache without the complication of intoxication.
Not only does the study suggest these drugs are safe for this subset of migraine patients, it could also have implications for the nearly 10 million migraine
sufferers who experience auras — a disturbance
in vision, touch, speech, thinking, or strength that usually precedes a migraine
headache.
Migraines can be very complex to diagnose and there are few certified
headache specialists
in the United States — only 500 for the 38 million
sufferers, according to the Migraine Research Foundation.
A new study of fremanezumab, an immunotherapy that counteracts one of the molecules released during migraine, was found successful
in reducing the number of days that chronic migraine
sufferers experienced
headaches.
Migraine and Panic Disorder A meta - analysis published
in the January
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain determined that migraine
sufferers are almost four times as likely as nonsufferers to have panic disorder, an anxiety condition characterized by disabling panic attacks.
Since theres scientific evidence that PMS
sufferers have lower levels of calcium
in their blood, its not a stretch to think that loading up on it would ease the cramps,
headaches, and bloating that come at that time of the month.
How it feels:
Sufferers usually have a sudden onset of severe
headaches, double vision, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, pain above and behind the eye, and / or a change
in mental functioning or awareness.
Now, to be fair, the ultimate conclusion of this meta - analysis states that more research is needed, «particularly comparing acupuncture with other treatment options»,
in order to fully assess the magnitude of benefit that acupuncture can bring to
headache sufferers.
We are now realizing why: many migraine
sufferers have
headaches that stem from the nerves
in the neck.
In a study of 400
headache sufferers, 71 percent of those who took ibuprofen and the caffeine equivalent of two cups of coffee reported complete relief, compared to 58 percent of those who took ibuprofen or caffeine.
Alexithymia
in juvenile primary
headache sufferers: a pilot study.