tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2781978402620372301..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: The Pain in Your Head - Joan LennonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78087145962065544132013-09-21T17:49:00.026+01:002013-09-21T17:49:00.026+01:00Heavy duty deep tissue massage helps me a lot. Not... Heavy duty deep tissue massage helps me a lot. Not a relaxing experience but is really helping with tense muscles in my neck and head. Hope you're feeling betterxLynda Waterhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880769618542325268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-30032231216903225622013-09-21T10:11:56.462+01:002013-09-21T10:11:56.462+01:00Many thanks for all your comments - I now have thi...Many thanks for all your comments - I now have this lovely image of someone in a woolly hat, massaging themselves, drinking lucozade through a mouthguard, with a cold pack on their foreheads, classical music wafting through their headphones, several sorts of pills in their hand, rolling up to A&E and asking for morphine ...<br /><br />Headache - beat that! Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82153911891191170742013-09-21T07:50:37.383+01:002013-09-21T07:50:37.383+01:00Also - Oliver Sacks also gets them, and has writte...Also - Oliver Sacks also gets them, and has written an interesting account of them with lots of case studies. It's called 'Migraine'.Heather Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663116147353986746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-26463679784140173572013-09-20T22:36:12.416+01:002013-09-20T22:36:12.416+01:00Please try a woolly hat! My mother has migraine a...Please try a woolly hat! My mother has migraine and she finds that the warmth really helps (along with Codis). On the rare occasions I've had a mild one, I take to my bed, curtains drawn, dark glasses and a woolly hat on! For that film-star look, you know ...Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82593566529230869372013-09-20T20:10:11.220+01:002013-09-20T20:10:11.220+01:00Thanks for sharing experiences and ameliorations -...Thanks for sharing experiences and ameliorations - here's to the Not So Good Ship Headache and all who sail in her!<br /><br />(For some reason the link to Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach isn't very highlighted, but if you hover over the word Bach you can find a good youtube recording.)Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78064945154252584622013-09-20T09:59:11.666+01:002013-09-20T09:59:11.666+01:00Sympathy to all those suffering. I found two remed...Sympathy to all those suffering. I found two remedies for my debilitating headaches.<br /><br />One was a mouthguard. (Also called a gumshield by dentists). Apparently I was grinding my teeth, and the mouthguard stopped me doing it. The dentist said that the grinding was tensing up the muscles in my jaw and neck.<br /><br />The other remedy was finally coming out the other side of the menopause. I think many of the worst headaches were caused by hormonal upheavals.sensibiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715737628925538412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33640752971140793762013-09-20T09:06:43.351+01:002013-09-20T09:06:43.351+01:00My headaches have lessened, but a few years ago, w...My headaches have lessened, but a few years ago, when I was regularly getting ones that would last several days and for which the only alleviation seemed to be sleep, I went to the doctor, and he prescribed 10mg of Amitryptolline (can never remember how to spell it) daily, as a preventative. It worked, and I still take it if I start getting headachey again. I've never come across anybody else who takes it for this reason (it's also used in much bigger doses for depression and , I think, for bed-wetting!)<br /><br />However, my headaches were apparently a mixture of types, and though they were very unpleasant and debilitating, they weren't as bad as some of yours sound. Worth a thought, though.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-37371211791166269902013-09-20T08:27:26.207+01:002013-09-20T08:27:26.207+01:00Regular chiropractic and staying hydrated keeps mi...Regular chiropractic and staying hydrated keeps mine away. Although recently I find that any soft drink except Irn Bru starts one.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-9728597686086399082013-09-20T07:49:59.626+01:002013-09-20T07:49:59.626+01:00P.S. They do say that if someone can get you to A&...P.S. They do say that if someone can get you to A&E, they will give you morphine and put you on a drip which does apparently ease the pain... Heather Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663116147353986746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-56460558661908564072013-09-20T07:48:05.538+01:002013-09-20T07:48:05.538+01:00I get extreme migraines too, every six weeks. My l...I get extreme migraines too, every six weeks. My last one was 40 hours and I'm completely bedridden throughout. They're such a curse. Nobody seems to be able to do anything about them - but I do find that if I recognize the symptoms early enough, I massage the back of my neck where all the tendons seem to have swollen up - and drink lucozade or some such isotonic drink, take an anti-inflammatory prescription painkiller like naproxen, and do some stretching and deep breathing. Don't know if it does any good really - it's hard to say. I think that built-up tension or repressed energy of any form can exacerbate migraines - I've been charting them for years but using a new diary recently in which I noticed that the last two fell on the new moon!! I'm eagerly awaiting the next new moon now, to see if I can form a hypothesis! Good luck - apparently they do disappear with age. A mixed blessing.<br />Heather Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663116147353986746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-69906950664480396372013-09-20T07:42:08.858+01:002013-09-20T07:42:08.858+01:00I use the same drugs as you but I also use the epi...I use the same drugs as you but I also use the epilepsy drug epilem which has controlled the extreme migraines I used to get. The other thing I use is the Migraine Kool & Soothe. It really does seem to reduce the intense pain. I am suffering from a lot of migraines again so can feel your painNess Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-14535415637227665112013-09-20T04:37:31.600+01:002013-09-20T04:37:31.600+01:00Yowls of sympathy! I am not sure that helps much b...Yowls of sympathy! I am not sure that helps much but I really do sympathise. <br />And can you find that point just behind your ear lobes and massage it gently? It may not completely clear the headache but it can assist sometimes.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com