Migraines in the news
Jul. 22nd, 2010 02:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ilex_cassineThe NYT is running a little "Ask the Dr." series on migraines (which is a bit ho hum as yet, we'll see if it picks up- I mean, the response to the weather and migraine topic was, in a nutshell: "Yes, there is a link, keep hydrated and take your NASIDS" um, yeah, and? I was hoping for a bit more insight) and the guy from http://www.thedailymigraine.com posted a question, so I went to browse his blog. I hadn't in a while. His blog is one of the best migraine blogs I've found. He posted about this article, which is interesting (though I need to find the actual publication for more meat):
Abnormal Brain Activity in Migraineurs Is Not Restricted to Attacks
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100623085526.htm
and from that I found
Migraine Sufferers: More Difficulty Tuning out Visual Stimuli?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100408163858.htm
Both very interesting. I hope the scientific community is making some progress, its about damn time. They don't know what causes migraines, what happens in the brain when they do happen exactly, or how any of the preventive meds work for sure. I'm so tired of reading "something happens deep in the brain" as the first vague step of migraine in the lay-people literature. It'd be nice if they could add some specificity which would lead to better treatment.
I do have a mild migraine today (thankfully mild- with one of the weirder symptoms, numb hands- but I am considering a second dose of NASIDS to beat it back, I'm having trouble with focus, I hate to take more pills though, poor tummy, poor kidneys).
Abnormal Brain Activity in Migraineurs Is Not Restricted to Attacks
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100623085526.htm
and from that I found
Migraine Sufferers: More Difficulty Tuning out Visual Stimuli?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100408163858.htm
Both very interesting. I hope the scientific community is making some progress, its about damn time. They don't know what causes migraines, what happens in the brain when they do happen exactly, or how any of the preventive meds work for sure. I'm so tired of reading "something happens deep in the brain" as the first vague step of migraine in the lay-people literature. It'd be nice if they could add some specificity which would lead to better treatment.
I do have a mild migraine today (thankfully mild- with one of the weirder symptoms, numb hands- but I am considering a second dose of NASIDS to beat it back, I'm having trouble with focus, I hate to take more pills though, poor tummy, poor kidneys).
