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| I just got back from the eye doctor. I was worried because I had been
experiencing strange bright spots in my vision when transcribing for
mega hours.
These odd comma-shaped spots would start out very small and then would
get bigger and bigger, moving to one side or the other until they would
finally disappear, usually a 10-minute period.
I've always had 20/20 vision until I hit the late forties, and then I
needed reading/computer glasses.
The eye doctor told me that what I was experiencing was a direct result
from too much time at the computer. The medical malady I was suffering
is called an "occular migraine." According to the doctor, it's a
migraine in the eyes without the headache.
I ordered my new non-glare and scratch-resistant glasses which will be
ready in a week or two.
According to the doctor, this malady is definitely an occupational
hazard for those who work at the computer for long hours.
Thankfully, I haven't had an occular migraine recently, but the doctor
said I need to step away from the computer once an hour and give my
eyes a rest.
Just thought I'd share this info in case anyone might have had a
similar happening with their eyes.
Jennie
Washington, D.C.
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| Judity 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| Jennie, they are also called a migraine aura. I bet if you time them,
you'll notice they last 20 minutes, almost exactly. Do you see it even
when you close your eyes? I always thought of them as a sideways
crooked V that kept getting bigger and bigger.
I've had terrible migraine headaches since the age of two and have
outgrown everything now except these auras. Mine are brought on by
being either stressed out or overly tired.
Judity
CHRISTMAS IS NOW LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY
A book makes a nice inexpensive gift
My Home of the Red Fox book web site
http://homeoftheredfoxnovel.bravehost.com/
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| anne@munge.com 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I used to transcribe for multiple ophthalmologists. One of the jewels
of wisdom I came away with re ocular migraines was that a computer
user should be looking slightly down at the monitor--straight ahead
isn't too bad, but one should never be looking up at it. Your eyes
should be in a straight line with the upper third/fourth of your
monitor. The same holds true for watching television.
Anne/OH
On 11 Nov 2006 14:23:34 -0800, "JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote:
>I just got back from the eye doctor. I was worried because I had been
>experiencing strange bright spots in my vision when transcribing for
>mega hours.
>
>These odd comma-shaped spots would start out very small and then would
>get bigger and bigger, moving to one side or the other until they would
>finally disappear, usually a 10-minute period.
>
>I've always had 20/20 vision until I hit the late forties, and then I
>needed reading/computer glasses.
>
>The eye doctor told me that what I was experiencing was a direct result
>from too much time at the computer. The medical malady I was suffering
>is called an "occular migraine." According to the doctor, it's a
>migraine in the eyes without the headache.
>
>I ordered my new non-glare and scratch-resistant glasses which will be
>ready in a week or two.
>
>According to the doctor, this malady is definitely an occupational
>hazard for those who work at the computer for long hours.
>
>Thankfully, I haven't had an occular migraine recently, but the doctor
>said I need to step away from the computer once an hour and give my
>eyes a rest.
>
>Just thought I'd share this info in case anyone might have had a
>similar happening with their eyes.
>
>Jennie
>Washington, D.C.
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Judity wrote:
> Jennie, they are also called a migraine aura. I bet if you time them,
> you'll notice they last 20 minutes, almost exactly. Do you see it even
> when you close your eyes? I always thought of them as a sideways
> crooked V that kept getting bigger and bigger.
>
> I've had terrible migraine headaches since the age of two and have
> outgrown everything now except these auras. Mine are brought on by
> being either stressed out or overly tired.
>
> Judity
They do last about 10 or 20 minutes. I don't mind them too much when I
am at home. I just wait for them to go away, but when I am driving or
on the road, I have to pull over. Even though I can see, it is
distracting.
I was frightened when these things first started happening. I've been
transcribing for almost 30 years and NEVER had a major problem. Not
even carpal tunnel. These spots in my vision occur when I have been
transcribing under pressure, racing against the clock, sleep
deprivation, and, as you said, Judity, STRESS.
It sure is a bummer getting old. Eyesight failing, long in the tooth,
can't sleep at night for more than 2 or 3 hours. What's next? LOL
Jennie the four-eyed dinosaur ;> )
Washington, D.C.
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| VickieHerndonCMT 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| When I get those, they are a precursor to a migraine, usually a bad
migraine. The way they come on with me is that I see what appears to be
water on my eye, then the spots start, bright spots, white, then black.
They continue like that for about 10 minutes too. Then the headache that
kills. I don't get them as often as I used to when I was younger, but
occasionally they try to come on again.
"JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote in message
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>I just got back from the eye doctor. I was worried because I had been
> experiencing strange bright spots in my vision when transcribing for
> mega hours.
>
> These odd comma-shaped spots would start out very small and then would
> get bigger and bigger, moving to one side or the other until they would
> finally disappear, usually a 10-minute period.
>
> I've always had 20/20 vision until I hit the late forties, and then I
> needed reading/computer glasses.
>
> The eye doctor told me that what I was experiencing was a direct result
> from too much time at the computer. The medical malady I was suffering
> is called an "occular migraine." According to the doctor, it's a
> migraine in the eyes without the headache.
>
> I ordered my new non-glare and scratch-resistant glasses which will be
> ready in a week or two.
>
> According to the doctor, this malady is definitely an occupational
> hazard for those who work at the computer for long hours.
>
> Thankfully, I haven't had an occular migraine recently, but the doctor
> said I need to step away from the computer once an hour and give my
> eyes a rest.
>
> Just thought I'd share this info in case anyone might have had a
> similar happening with their eyes.
>
> Jennie
> Washington, D.C.
>
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| Phyllis Nilsson 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| Mine are much like yours. It reminds me of a crocodile's mouth (teeth and
all) moving from my right to my left before it disappears.
Judity wrote:
> Jennie, they are also called a migraine aura. I bet if you time them,
> you'll notice they last 20 minutes, almost exactly. Do you see it even
> when you close your eyes? I always thought of them as a sideways
> crooked V that kept getting bigger and bigger.
>
> I've had terrible migraine headaches since the age of two and have
> outgrown everything now except these auras. Mine are brought on by
> being either stressed out or overly tired.
>
> Judity
> CHRISTMAS IS NOW LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY
> A book makes a nice inexpensive gift
> My Home of the Red Fox book web site
> http://homeoftheredfoxnovel.bravehost.com/
>
> .
--
Toledo,Ohio
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VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
> When I get those, they are a precursor to a migraine, usually a bad
> migraine. The way they come on with me is that I see what appears to be
> water on my eye, then the spots start, bright spots, white, then black.
> They continue like that for about 10 minutes too. Then the headache that
> kills. I don't get them as often as I used to when I was younger, but
> occasionally they try to come on again.
>
The doctor told me that most folks do get the migraine headaches with
the bright spot that fades.
Mine has the colors of a bright kaleidoscope, comma-shaped, but I can't
look directly at it. It's kind of like in my peripheral vision as it
gets bigger and then eventually fades away. I guess I am fortunate
that I have not experienced the migraine headaches with the spot.
I never had this until this problem until this past year.
Jennie
Washington, D.C.
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| Kathycarp 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| What's next? LOL
------
You don't want to know. 
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Judity wrote:
>
> They do last about 10 or 20 minutes. I don't mind them too much when I
> am at home. I just wait for them to go away, but when I am driving or
> on the road, I have to pull over. Even though I can see, it is
> distracting.
>
> I was frightened when these things first started happening. I've been
> transcribing for almost 30 years and NEVER had a major problem. Not
> even carpal tunnel. These spots in my vision occur when I have been
> transcribing under pressure, racing against the clock, sleep
> deprivation, and, as you said, Judity, STRESS.
>
> It sure is a bummer getting old. Eyesight failing, long in the tooth,
> can't sleep at night for more than 2 or 3 hours. What's next? LOL
>
> Jennie the four-eyed dinosaur ;> )
> Washington, D.C.
>
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| RaeMorrill 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| Don't forget the tube-sock bras you'll need. LOL
I'm very fortunate <knock wood> I can probably count on the fingers of
my hands, maybe not even needing all 10 fingers, the headaches (not
counting a twinge now and then) a bad headache - and only ones I can
recall were either due to high fever or landing on my head.
Kathycarp wrote:
> What's next? LOL
> ------
>
> You don't want to know.
>
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| Susan Mitchell 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| No kidding!
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"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> What's next? LOL
> ------
>
> You don't want to know.
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> "JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
>
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| Susan Mitchell 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I would not know a day without a headache. I have never in my life not had
one. It is all a matter of degree. I would be so very happy to have a day
without a headache. I would probably faint! Maybe that's why people are so
happy all the time. That's why when I see people pap someone on the head I
could cringe. I can't stand anyone touching my head it is that sore all the
time!
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Don't forget the tube-sock bras you'll need. LOL
>
> I'm very fortunate <knock wood> I can probably count on the fingers of
> my hands, maybe not even needing all 10 fingers, the headaches (not
> counting a twinge now and then) a bad headache - and only ones I can
> recall were either due to high fever or landing on my head.
>
>
> Kathycarp wrote:
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| anne@munge.com 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:49:49 -0800, "Susan Mitchell"
<medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote:
>I would not know a day without a headache. I have never in my life not had
>one. It is all a matter of degree. I would be so very happy to have a day
>without a headache. I would probably faint! Maybe that's why people are so
>happy all the time. That's why when I see people pap someone on the head I
>could cringe. I can't stand anyone touching my head it is that sore all the
>time!
Same here. I've taken Excedrin every day since my 20s except after two
C-sections and gallbladder surgery. I'm on Vicodin BID for my
arthritis and still have to take the Excedrin to control the
headaches.
Anne/OH
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anne@munge.com wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:49:49 -0800, "Susan Mitchell"
> <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Same here. I've taken Excedrin every day since my 20s except after two
> C-sections and gallbladder surgery. I'm on Vicodin BID for my
> arthritis and still have to take the Excedrin to control the
> headaches.
>
> Anne/OH
The worst headaches I get is after I have finally catch up on my sleep,
after an all-nighter with very little sleep. The first night I do get
to sleep, I wake up with a pounding headache. I call it a "sleep
hangover headache" because that is when I usually get it.
What works GREAT for me when I have a bad headache is Chinese mustard.
I know it sounds strange, but when all else fails -- Advil and OTC
headache meds -- Chinese mustard seems to work like a charm when my
head is pounding. LOL
Jennie
Washington, D.C.
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| Judity 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| ((or landing on my head))
Ah, the mystery is solved. ROFL
Judity
CHRISTMAS IS NOW LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY
A book makes a nice inexpensive gift
My Home of the Red Fox book web site
http://homeoftheredfoxnovel.bravehost.com/
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| RaeMorrill 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| WOW. That stuff is NASTY but if my head hurt like that I'd take it ina
heartbeat. I wonder if this is something the Chinese would use or why it
works. It'll sure clear your sinuses, so wonder if its vasoconstriction
or something
JAM wrote:
> anne@munge.com wrote:
>
>
>
> The worst headaches I get is after I have finally catch up on my sleep,
> after an all-nighter with very little sleep. The first night I do get
> to sleep, I wake up with a pounding headache. I call it a "sleep
> hangover headache" because that is when I usually get it.
>
> What works GREAT for me when I have a bad headache is Chinese mustard.
>
> I know it sounds strange, but when all else fails -- Advil and OTC
> headache meds -- Chinese mustard seems to work like a charm when my
> head is pounding. LOL
>
> Jennie
> Washington, D.C.
>
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| Karen C. 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| "JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote in message
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oups.com...
> The worst headaches I get is after I have
finally catch up on my sleep,
> after an all-nighter with very little sleep.
The first night I do get
> to sleep, I wake up with a pounding headache. I
call it a "sleep
> hangover headache" because that is when I
usually get it. . . .
JAM: The symptoms you've been describing are just
a few of the classic symptoms are sleep apnea.
You *really* need to get to the doctor to see
about this. It really can be a matter of life and
death!
GO TO THE DOCTOR AND ***** DEMAND **** THAT YOU
GET A SLEEP STUDY--NOW!!!
Remember when I was telling everyone that I
couldn't sleep more than two or three hours at a
time? I've been on a BiPAP machine for one month.
I'm now up to sleeping six and seven hours per
night. It's wooooooooonderful!
GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!
Karen C.
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| fairjan 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
|
I've had terrible migraine headaches since the age of two and have
outgrown everything now except these auras. Mine are brought on by
being either stressed out or overly tired.
Judity
- Ditto that Judity. Had them at least once a week until I was in my
late 40s - then the ocular migraines started in. My doc told me there
were quite common in people who have a history of migraines and are often
the tail-end of this horrible malady. When I get the aura in my left eye
I know it is just an ocular migraine and it will go away in 20 minutes.
However, when the aura is in both eyes I know it is going to be a
full-blown migraine. Thank goodness I only have those maybe once or
twice a year now.
--
fairjan
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| Marsha 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| Susan Mitchell wrote:
> I would not know a day without a headache. I have never in my life not had
> one. It is all a matter of degree. I would be so very happy to have a day
> without a headache. I would probably faint! Maybe that's why people are so
> happy all the time. That's why when I see people pap someone on the head I
> could cringe. I can't stand anyone touching my head it is that sore all the
> time!
>
Susan,
Do you really get a headache every day? That must be a
royal pain, figuratively speaking. Have you ever had
it investigated?
Of course, one or two of my friends have frequent
headaches - it's called a husband. I was familiar with
that syndrome many years ago ;-)
Marsha/Ohio
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| Susan Mitchell 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I have what I call a migraine meal (when I feel one might be coming on) it
is carne asada with their hot sauce, which is too hot for me. I can barely
stand it but if I put it on the refried beans and it as much as I can
tolerate I feel like I burn the headache away!
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote in message
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>
> anne@munge.com wrote:
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>
> The worst headaches I get is after I have finally catch up on my sleep,
> after an all-nighter with very little sleep. The first night I do get
> to sleep, I wake up with a pounding headache. I call it a "sleep
> hangover headache" because that is when I usually get it.
>
> What works GREAT for me when I have a bad headache is Chinese mustard.
>
> I know it sounds strange, but when all else fails -- Advil and OTC
> headache meds -- Chinese mustard seems to work like a charm when my
> head is pounding. LOL
>
> Jennie
> Washington, D.C.
>
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| Susan Mitchell 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| Oh yes, I am on Topamax and it prevents the migraine but I have some form of
a headache every day, mostly due to allergies/sinuses. Absolutely nothing
can be done about it. Also feel it is hormonal. I have the best doctor who
is concerned about it, but the neurologists (males) don't put a lot of
credence in females with headaches.
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"Marsha" <mas@ves.org> wrote in message
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> Susan Mitchell wrote:
had[vbcol=seagreen]
day[vbcol=seagreen]
are so[vbcol=seagreen]
head I[vbcol=seagreen]
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>
> Susan,
> Do you really get a headache every day? That must be a
> royal pain, figuratively speaking. Have you ever had
> it investigated?
>
> Of course, one or two of my friends have frequent
> headaches - it's called a husband. I was familiar with
> that syndrome many years ago ;-)
>
> Marsha/Ohio
>
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| RaeMorrill 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| LOL. That's a mighty large headache.
I agree, though, seems like anyone having headaches all the time must
have something underlying possibly stress related. I can't even imagine
functioning like that
Marsha wrote:
> Susan Mitchell wrote:
>
>
> Susan,
> Do you really get a headache every day? That must be a royal pain,
> figuratively speaking. Have you ever had it investigated?
>
> Of course, one or two of my friends have frequent headaches - it's
> called a husband. I was familiar with that syndrome many years ago ;-)
>
> Marsha/Ohio
>
| |
| Susan Mitchell 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I had headaches as a child though did not put them to words -- hated having
my head touched as a child, hated jumping due to pressure and pounding.
Also what I feel daily is like there is a large balloon swelling -- I have
had CTs, MRIs everything. I've been diagnosed with sinus problems, allergy
problems, hormone problems, rebound headaches from what they treat them
with -- its just bullshit! I personally think it is allergies and
misalignment due to several injuries. I have had two severe whiplash
injuries in the past, I work typing all my life, and have terrible
arthritis. I'm allergic to everything in the environment and dang never
every additive in foods and spices ...
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
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> LOL. That's a mighty large headache.
>
> I agree, though, seems like anyone having headaches all the time must
> have something underlying possibly stress related. I can't even imagine
> functioning like that
>
> Marsha wrote:
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| Susan Mitchell 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| dang never? that's dang near
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Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I had headaches as a child though did not put them to words -- hated
having
> my head touched as a child, hated jumping due to pressure and pounding.
> Also what I feel daily is like there is a large balloon swelling -- I have
> had CTs, MRIs everything. I've been diagnosed with sinus problems,
allergy
> problems, hormone problems, rebound headaches from what they treat them
> with -- its just bullshit! I personally think it is allergies and
> misalignment due to several injuries. I have had two severe whiplash
> injuries in the past, I work typing all my life, and have terrible
> arthritis. I'm allergic to everything in the environment and dang never
> every additive in foods and spices ...
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:oEN5h.21528$0L1.5904@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
;-)[vbcol=seagreen]
>
>
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| VickieHerndonCMT 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I did too Susan. Every day I had a headache of some kind. I still get them,
but they are happening less than they used to. I was going to ask for
Topamax, but when I was put on Phrenilin Forte on a daily basis, I did not
need them. The headaches I get more often now ARE sinus ones and they can
lead into a migraine if I have one for more than a day. I am glad that it
has been less and less now though
"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Oh yes, I am on Topamax and it prevents the migraine but I have some form
> of
> a headache every day, mostly due to allergies/sinuses. Absolutely nothing
> can be done about it. Also feel it is hormonal. I have the best doctor
> who
> is concerned about it, but the neurologists (males) don't put a lot of
> credence in females with headaches.
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> "Marsha" <mas@ves.org> wrote in message
> news:sNSdnVtt96X0GMrYnZ2dnUVZ_rGdnZ2d@buckeye-express.com...
> had
> day
> are so
> head I
> the
>
>
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| Kathycarp 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I rarely have a headache, but when I do I "love" to have my head massaged.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I had headaches as a child though did not put them to words -- hated having
> my head touched as a child, hated jumping due to pressure and pounding.
> Also what I feel daily is like there is a large balloon swelling -- I have
> had CTs, MRIs everything. I've been diagnosed with sinus problems,
> allergy
> problems, hormone problems, rebound headaches from what they treat them
> with -- its just bullshit! I personally think it is allergies and
> misalignment due to several injuries. I have had two severe whiplash
> injuries in the past, I work typing all my life, and have terrible
> arthritis. I'm allergic to everything in the environment and dang never
> every additive in foods and spices ...
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
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Kathycarp wrote:
> I rarely have a headache, but when I do I "love" to have my head massaged.
>
Me, too. SO has large hands. He puts my head in a
vice grip and squeezes it in different spots. It feels
so good, even when I don't have a headache.
Marsha/Ohio
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| Marsha 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| Bambi C. wrote:
> Many years ago, someone told me to squeeze the space between the thumb and
> first finger to get rid of a headache. It works every time (when I remember
> to do it). Weird, huh?
>
> Squeezing your earlobe is supposed to do something too, but I forget what.
> Reduce hunger pangs or something like that.
>
Ahhh, the acupuncture-type cure! It does work, BTW.
Marsha/Ohio
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| Phyllis Nilsson 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| It isn't easy. I also have headaches every waking hour of every day. I
can't remember when they started, but they take turns (migraines, stress,
sinus, cluster, and those caused from degenerative disk disease at C5/6.)
After you've had them for 20 or 30 years you just learn to live with them.
There are some meds that work, but can't be ingested because of other
health problems, so you just do the best you can.
If I ever woke up without a headache I'd think I'd died and would have to go
look in the newspaper for my obituary.
RaeMorrill wrote:
> LOL. That's a mighty large headache.
>
> I agree, though, seems like anyone having headaches all the time must
> have something underlying possibly stress related. I can't even imagine
> functioning like that
>
>
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| anne@munge.com 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:35:59 -0500, Phyllis Nilsson
<phyllisnilsson@buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>
>If I ever woke up without a headache I'd think I'd died and would have to go
>look in the newspaper for my obituary.
>
Some of mine are so bad that I check the obituaries to see if I've
gotten Honorable Mention! ;-)
Anne/OH
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VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
> I did too Susan. Every day I had a headache of some kind. I still get them,
> but they are happening less than they used to. I was going to ask for
> Topamax, but when I was put on Phrenilin Forte on a daily basis, I did not
> need them. The headaches I get more often now ARE sinus ones and they can
> lead into a migraine if I have one for more than a day. I am glad that it
> has been less and less now though
I had forgotten about sinuses being a culprit for headaches. If I do
get a sinus headache, it is always on one side of my head.
I may be on the wrong NG saying this, but I smoke cigarettes. I had
quit for 3-1/2 years a while back, but succumbed back to the nasty
habit. Everyone had told me how good I was going to feel when I quit
smoking. One month into my abstinence, my sinuses clammed shut. Talk
about a bad headache, I couldn't breathe either. I went to the drug
store hoping to find an OTC med and decided to mention to the
pharmacist that I had recently quit smoking. She told me that when she
had quit, the same thing happened to her. Virgin sinuses exposed to
the elements, when previously they were protected with nicotine, will
swell up.
I mentioned how Chinese mustard helps my headaches, but MSG, found in
most Chinese food, will give me a really bad headache. It may not
affect everyone that way, but it does me. I stay away from MSG. Some
restaurants, unbeknownst to their customers, put MSG in their food. I
steer clear from the Cheesecake Factory in my area. Each time I have
eaten there, I come home with an MSG headache.
Having admitted to my bad vice of smoking, I will add one caveat that I
do not drug or drink; that is, I don't drink alcohol. I am totally
addicted to caffeine. I wake up each and every morning with two or
three cups, made from freshly grounded coffee beans. I really like
"Pleasant Morning Buzz" beans found at Whole Foods. Each afternoon,
when I take my beloved dog for a walk, I spend 4 bucks and get me a
triple-shot, one pump of sugar-free vanilla, skim, grande latte, with
whipped cream at my neighborhood Starbucks.
I did quit drinking sodas a few years ago -- was drinking too many of
them each day -- but if I were to ever give up coffee (caffeine), I
know I would have the worst headache imaginable for a solid week. The
fear of it all keeps me drinking coffee, but caffeine, too much or too
little, will definitely cause headaches.
Jennie
Washington, D.C., where there is taxation without representation, but
you can drink and smoke all you want! (LOL)
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| Phyllis Nilsson 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| That's funny. And my 86-year-old stepfather complains if he gets a headache
every other month or so that is relieved with two Tylenol!
anne@munge.com wrote:
>
> Some of mine are so bad that I check the obituaries to see if I've
> gotten Honorable Mention! ;-)
>
> Anne/OH
--
Toledo,Ohio
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| Margie 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| After experiencing my first (and hopefully only) caffeine-withdrawal
headache one Sunday morning while visiting a friend (who made decaf
without me knowing it), I decided to wean off the caffeinated coffee.
I started by using half decaf and half regular, then slowly changed
the proportions over about 3 months until I was on full decaf. I brew
it very strong, and I know I'm still getting some caffeine, but I dare
you to tell the difference, taste-wise. My friends say, "This is
pretty good for decaf," as if caffeine had something to do with the
flavor.
Margie
On 13 Nov 2006 03:10:44 -0800, "JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote:
>
>VickieHerndonCMT wrote:
>
>I had forgotten about sinuses being a culprit for headaches. If I do
>get a sinus headache, it is always on one side of my head.
>
>I may be on the wrong NG saying this, but I smoke cigarettes. I had
>quit for 3-1/2 years a while back, but succumbed back to the nasty
>habit. Everyone had told me how good I was going to feel when I quit
>smoking. One month into my abstinence, my sinuses clammed shut. Talk
>about a bad headache, I couldn't breathe either. I went to the drug
>store hoping to find an OTC med and decided to mention to the
>pharmacist that I had recently quit smoking. She told me that when she
>had quit, the same thing happened to her. Virgin sinuses exposed to
>the elements, when previously they were protected with nicotine, will
>swell up.
>
>I mentioned how Chinese mustard helps my headaches, but MSG, found in
>most Chinese food, will give me a really bad headache. It may not
>affect everyone that way, but it does me. I stay away from MSG. Some
>restaurants, unbeknownst to their customers, put MSG in their food. I
>steer clear from the Cheesecake Factory in my area. Each time I have
>eaten there, I come home with an MSG headache.
>
>Having admitted to my bad vice of smoking, I will add one caveat that I
>do not drug or drink; that is, I don't drink alcohol. I am totally
>addicted to caffeine. I wake up each and every morning with two or
>three cups, made from freshly grounded coffee beans. I really like
>"Pleasant Morning Buzz" beans found at Whole Foods. Each afternoon,
>when I take my beloved dog for a walk, I spend 4 bucks and get me a
>triple-shot, one pump of sugar-free vanilla, skim, grande latte, with
>whipped cream at my neighborhood Starbucks.
>
>I did quit drinking sodas a few years ago -- was drinking too many of
>them each day -- but if I were to ever give up coffee (caffeine), I
>know I would have the worst headache imaginable for a solid week. The
>fear of it all keeps me drinking coffee, but caffeine, too much or too
>little, will definitely cause headaches.
>
>Jennie
>Washington, D.C., where there is taxation without representation, but
>you can drink and smoke all you want! (LOL)
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| RaeMorrill 2006-11-13, 4:44 pm |
| I used to work at a small Chemical Dependency hospital. That was at time
smoking was still allowed in the facility. One of the officers was a
caffeine fiend apparently. For the sake of the patients, it was decided
to use decaf - apparently they didn't tell the staff and this guy
started getting horrible headaches.
Margie wrote:
> After experiencing my first (and hopefully only) caffeine-withdrawal
> headache one Sunday morning while visiting a friend (who made decaf
> without me knowing it), I decided to wean off the caffeinated coffee.
> I started by using half decaf and half regular, then slowly changed
> the proportions over about 3 months until I was on full decaf. I brew
> it very strong, and I know I'm still getting some caffeine, but I dare
> you to tell the difference, taste-wise. My friends say, "This is
> pretty good for decaf," as if caffeine had something to do with the
> flavor.
>
> Margie
>
> On 13 Nov 2006 03:10:44 -0800, "JAM" <jamalloy@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
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| Anne Vasquez 2006-11-19, 4:47 pm |
| At the clinic I used to work for, my boss was a caffeine hound. I mean,
if I made the coffee in the morning it was already pretty strong, but
then he'd come in, pour a cup and add a spoonful of instant coffee to
it. "I need a little lead in my coffee today," he'd say. One day, his
wife decided he needed to start drinking decaf, stocked the cabinets
with it and pitched the regular stuff. By afternoon, the boss handed me
cash and sent me to the store to buy "real coffee". He had the pot all
ready to go when I got back, just add "the stuff". (And I thought *I*
was a caffeine addict!!) I never heard another word said about decaf in
that office. My guess is that there were some pretty lively discussions
about it at home, though! <G>
RaeMorrill wrote:
> I used to work at a small Chemical Dependency hospital. That was at time
> smoking was still allowed in the facility. One of the officers was a
> caffeine fiend apparently. For the sake of the patients, it was decided
> to use decaf - apparently they didn't tell the staff and this guy
> started getting horrible headaches.
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