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Definitions of migraine on the Web:
Degree:
100.4 [quite
high nap]
Slept hours:
fortunately I got to sleep so long but stress is
when you get and realize that you haven't slept
Overall rating:
C,
still do you believe?
Most effected time:
Morning 5 till 7:30 am
After a
long hectic weekdays, I am having a lot of rest,
imagine an engineering student sleeping more than 15
hours a day!! Wow, how fantastic, really I don't
like writing this
post
but I have to as I have not written anything for so
long, excuse me on this part.
Opiate analgesics affect the central nervous system, are addictive, and are used only for severe pain; synthetic opiates such as pentazocine (fortral) are less addictive but may cause hallucinations. The non-opiates act by inhibiting the synthesis of prostaglandins in the body. Aspirin is a good anti-inflammatory agent and is useful for relieving mild and moderate pain and reducing fever, whereas acetaminophen is less effective against inflammation. Ibuprofen is an effective anti-inflammatory drug with a similar effect on prostaglandins as aspirin and has been found to be more effective than aspirin for period pain and toothache. Both ibuprofen and aspirin can irritate the stomach, as well as aggravate high blood pressure and damage the kidneys. Paracetamol is an effective analgesic, but it is still not fully understood how it works. It is thought to inhibit the release of prostaglandins in the central nervous system, rather than at the site of injury or inflammation, as do aspirin and ibuprofen. While paracetamol is safe at normal doses, and is preferred for patients with stomach acidity problems, it is dangerous when taken at doses only minimally higher than the recommended amounts (which may happen when more than one preparation containing the drug is being taken). This is mainly because of its toxic effects on the liver and because symptoms of overdose may be delayed, allowing overdosing to continue. Ibuprofen has been found to be safer than both aspirin and paracetamol in terms of side-effects.
Codeine is often combined with any of the above three. Although the doses available in tablets are known to have minimal analgesic effect, and despite the fact it is sometimes used for types of pain which do not respond to opiate mechanisms but which are prostaglandin-related, codeine combinations are claimed to work by the people who buy them.
Analgesics may also be applied to the skin in the form of gels for muscular aches and pains.
With the discovery of natural opiate receptors in the brain, and of hormones such as endorphins and enkephalins that bind to them, research has been devoted to ways in which these systems could be used to ease pain.
Am to reveal that as a migraine sufferer what have I to do for? Classes in mornings, cool winds, speeded bike, same footage and else is mine everyday gadgets. Sometimes, it rule that as if I was a real freshner. Not much to work for the head but the hand, talking more specifically my heyday lie in personification.
For almost 4 years now, migraine has been ruling me and my world around. Standing motionless and restless for these precious years, I had to loose communal behaviors. Choosen at ostracised by myself to apt for social being. For me nothing matter at work except this dogged phenomenal sympathy. Tried many times but in vain for research over the controlled. Be it a virtual hospital or Opthamologist, none proved best for me. Or is that bio-feedback system or the plasmal. Whatever it may, I do never try to cure it for now.
I have a believe that someday, somehow this is going to be cured and I shall have some fresh air to breath, really freshness is what you pine for when opting a smile. This delayed blogger post is due to resume but for migraine I am pretending to blunder with prepositional paraphrases.
Help me get out of the hell.
Some enclopedias have to say for this much only:
Migraine, severe headache that occurs periodically and is sometimes confined to only one side of the head. characterized by intense, throbbing, often blinding pain, and one or more of the following symptoms: sensitivity to light, nausea, vomiting, chills, facial swelling, tenderness of the scalp, sweating, frequent urination, irritability, visual hallucinations, and malaise. The headache may be preceded by a warning sensation, known as an aura, that may include flashes or patterns before the eyes, illusory tastes or odors, dizziness, tingling, or numbness.
More than 26 million people in the
At the onset of a migraine headache, blood vessels within the head constrict, causing a decrease in blood flow to the surface of the brain. Swelling of blood vessels in the head and scalp then sets off a chain of reactions that result in the headache. Among the biochemical changes associated with migraines are a reduced level of the neurotransmitter serotonin as well as an insufficient supply of enkephalins, the brains pain-relieving chemicals.
Hormonal level changes (such as those experienced by women during menopause or menstruation), endocrine imbalances, and stress due to anything from overwork to loud noises are considered precipitating factors of migraine headaches in susceptible people. Other factors that may trigger attacks include allergies, excess carbohydrates in the diet, foods rich in the trace element iodine, and alcoholic beverages.
Several treatments have been successful in helping migraine sufferers. These include medications such as sumatriptan and ergotamine tartrate, both of which shrink swollen blood vessels, thereby aborting the acute phase of a migraine attack; and propranolol, which stabilizes blood vessel tone and helps prevent subsequent attacks. Other drugs often prescribed to migraine sufferers are amitriptyline, phenelzine, and verapamil. Biofeedback techniques have also proven useful.
Aspirin is currently the first-choice drug for fever, mild-to-moderate pain, and inflammation due to arthritis or injury. It acts at the site of tissue damage rather than in the pain centres of the brain, as do opiates such as codeine. It is a more effective analgesic than codeine. Aspirin causes insignificant gastrointestinal bleeding that can over time, however, cause iron deficiency; gastric ulcers may also occur with long-term use. Complications can be avoided by using enteric-coated aspirin, which does not dissolve until reaching the intestine. Aspirin should not be given to children because it increases the risk of contracting the rare and frequently fatal Reye's syndrome, a disease of the brain and some abdominal organs. An alternative anti-inflammatory analgesic, ibuprofen, does not carry this risk.
In biofeedback training, electronic or mechanical instruments attached to the patient measure physical functioning, such as the degree of muscle tension. The machines then transform this information into amplified signals that the patient can hear or seefor example, a beep or a flashing lightthus enabling the patient to know when internal responses are abnormal. This feedback information can then guide the patient in trying to gain control over the internal condition.
Biofeedback learning has been likened to that involved in mastering an athletic skill. Although this kind of learning may occur in biofeedback, its benefits are often largely the result of relaxation induced by the procedure. Most treatments include training in formal relaxation techniques, which when used alone, often produce benefits equal to the biofeedback-assisted relaxation.
Biofeedback was developed in the late 1960s by scientists studying learning and the control of neuromuscular disorders, the autonomic nervous system, and mental states. Their work led to exaggerated claims that biofeedback would enable people to alter states of consciousness, lower blood pressure, and regulate heart functioning at will. Research has shown that although some degree of control is possible, it can be too limited to correct abnormal conditions.
Biofeedback is used to treat many disorders brought on or aggravated by stress, such as tension and migraine headaches, Raynaud's disease (abnormally cold hands and feet), tics, and muscle tension. It has shown particular promise in helping patients to recover the use of paralysed limbs.
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The majority of headaches belong to one of three main groups: migraine, a recurrent, severe headache, usually with throbbing on one side, accompanied by nausea and sometimes impaired vision; cluster, similar to migraine, but of short duration, occurring daily in a series over weeks or months and predominantly in the area of one eye; and tension, a headache without consistent location thought to result from obscure causes, not being necessarily due to muscular tension in the face, scalp, or neck. Vascular changes are thought to underlie the tension headache.
Most tension headaches respond to mild analgesics such as aspirin and acetaminophen. Severe migraine and cluster headaches do not respond to aspirin, but can be relieved by a variety of medications that affect the expansion or contraction of blood vessels. Headaches of all three major categories have been relieved in many cases with biofeedback techniques.
Stress (medicine), in medicine, a physical, chemical, or emotional development that causes strains that can lead to physical illness. A pre-eminent authority on stress, the Canadian doctor Hans Selye identified three stages in the stress response. In the first stage, alarm, the body recognizes the stress and prepares for action, either to fight or escape. Endocrine glands release hormones that increase heartbeat and respiration, elevate blood sugar, increase perspiration, dilate the pupils, and slow the digestion. In the second stage, resistance, the body repairs any damage caused by the alarm reaction. If the stress continues, however, the body remains alert and cannot repair the damage. As resistance continues, the third stage, exhaustion, sets in, and a stress-related disorder might result. Prolonged exposure to stress depletes the body's energy supplies and can even lead to death.