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Danmel (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:01 PM
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Does anyone else get barometric pressure headaches?
My poor keppie is killing me- this constant rain we're having with waves and wave of thunderstorms- everytime the barometric pressure drops suddenly, I get a headache- anyone else experience this?
SharonRB (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:03 PM
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1. Yes, yes, yes!
Not all the time, but whenever I get headaches, rain is involved. And once they start they last anywhere from 3 to five days. If I can catch it at the first sign, I can sometimes stave it off.
Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:03 PM
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2. my brother does
he has MS. also I think people with ear infections get them with changes in the pressure too. probably several things can cause it...
Lars39 (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:08 PM
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3. Yes.
Took me a while to figure out the two were related.
Well now, that's pretty stupid that it took so long to figure out.
One assumes it takes primitives longer to figure this out, because primitives tamper with the rhythms, the psychology, the reactions, of the body to changes in weather, by taking pharmaceutical drugs that distort things.
hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:09 PM
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4. Yup.... And.. barometric pressure is the second of major triggers for my migraine....
If I can't offset the sinus pressure with OTC meds, a debilitating migraine that is refractory to nearly everything usually results. My head is its own barometer, it seems. Spring in Colorado can be hell with all the abrupt thunderstorms...
rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:16 PM
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If anyone has a cure for this, that would be great. I only get them once in a while but they are blinding and seemingly come out of the blue. The pressure has to shift suddenly to effect me I think and that is hard to predict on weather.com.
Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:22 PM
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6. No, but drops in barometric pressure triggered all of my...
...labors (rainy day babies!) so I know it can have a pretty significant impact on the body.
Of course.
Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:41 PM
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8. yes. they are miserable. the sinuses. the temples the eyeballs.
miserable.
KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-02-09 11:42 PM
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9. sometimes. Usually, I get very, very tired.
pscot (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 12:23 AM
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11. I don't get headaches
but I do hear from every strain and sprain I've ever had.
You know, headaches are an extraordinarily rare occurrence for franksolich.
Up until he came to the Sandhills of Nebraska, in his entire life franksolich had had, perhaps, three headaches in his whole life.
Then they became rather frequent.
A physician speculated they might be migraines, and prescribed some chemical pain-killers for them.....one of those "controlled substances" (although pretty mild) prescriptions that franksolich tossed into the wastebasket outside the medical building.
Before one "cures" something, one should find out what causes it.
As it turned out, the headaches were caused by an allergy to something in the flora around where franksolich lived at the time. After franksolich moved out here, where the flora is somewhat different, the headaches ceased entirely, without the help of chemical pharmaceuticals.
pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 01:19 AM
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13. i get them with high pressure. or steep changes.
less so now. not sure if it is because of the LOCAL honey that cured my hayfever. gotta get local. have is daily at least in winter months. i had no hayfever + i think less headaches, or not as bad, tho my teeth were twinging a little the other day. or honey made them bareable.
Digit (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 01:26 AM
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14. I feel the barometric pressure in my knee
I need a knee replacement and the worst time of year is the hurricane season.
It must fluctuate more or something.
It aches something fierce during those times.
Isn't it incredible (although annoying) how our bodies are tied to the barometer?
Of course the human body is tied to barometric pressure, among millions and billions of other influences it's tied to.
And chomping on pharmaceuticals as if they're handfuls of popcorn distorts the perception of what's really going on with the body.
Damn, the primitives are stupid.
REP (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 02:13 AM
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15. Yes; it's a migraine trigger
One of many, alas.
magellan (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 02:32 AM
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16. Yes, bad!
I never paid attention to fronts and how related pressure changes affected me until moving to FL, because of hurricanes. I don't know why but a high moving in bothers me more than a low. Maybe that's why I've always preferred the rain to hot, humid days. Storms invigorate me.
The subway cat:
undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 03:33 AM
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17. my back and joints hurt
My back is ****ed up and barometric pressure changes HURT it.My joints ache sorta how you ache when you have a fever or flu except I have no fever. It sucks.
The subway cat of course didn't screw up her back working in a job.
Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 04:23 AM
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18. I do.
I take Bromelain Sinus Ease. Not a fix by any stretch of the imagination, but it lessens the intensity, for me, at least. That and a mocha frap. The caffeine also helps, and the chocolate is a reward for suffering.
buzzycrumbhunger (576 posts) Fri Jul-03-09 08:00 AM
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20. Sinus and pressure headaches
Neither really too bad since I started using a neti pot. At the height of pollen season--here, that means pine and/or punk trees (the latter being the tea tree)--I break down and take daily loratadine (generic Claritin) or Nasalcrom spray, neither terribly expensive OTC.
For a really bad one, I'm afraid the only thing that can stave off the worst of it is taking a massager to my head (no really--an actual massager) and letting it thump away over my nose, cheeks, forehead, and temples whilst I loll in bed (in the dark), feeling sorry for myself. I used to get sinus headaches ALL the time--from weather, mold, etc.--and I can't remember the last time I really suffered with one.
Seriously, though, try the neti. The further over you bend, the further it gets up in there to clean you out. It only looks gruesome until you see how easy it is. Don't bother with expensive salts--I use inexpensive sea salt purchased in bulk in my friendly local whole foods shop. I really think cleaning out the excess snot helps minimize the pressure that can build up. Besides, it makes it that much easier to oxygenate your brain.
BTW, I think dairy is a big culprit, too--huge mucus-maker.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, another anti-milk primitive who doesn't know what's good for him.
I had an older sister who was a registered nurse, and so who knew more about such things than I do, who was constantly upset that I treated colds, influenza, bronchitis, pleuresy, and pneumonia with copious amounts of milk.
Gallons and gallons of milk, the perfect food.
The scientific, or medical, explanation of why this is "bad" made, or makes, sense, but things that make sense aren't always true, given the finite ability of the human brain to understand, and the infinity of reality.
When ill with these respiratory malfunctions, this body craved milk, and so this body got as much milk as it wanted. By "listening" to the body, this body recovered from such ailments much quicker and more completely than the similar ailments afflicting the anti-milk cretins.
note: franksolich is not a physician or any other sort of medical professional; what works for franksolich might not work for someone elseOmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 08:30 AM
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21. i don't get headaches but have been having lots of aches and pains, including my jaw. More rain on its way today.
For your keppala, try cold compresses or if you can find an eye gel pac. I do that for sinus headaches. It should help.
The utterly predictable primitive response:
RainDog (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 08:33 AM
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22. the best way to stop the pain immediately from a migraine/sinus headache is also illegal in most states.
however, marijuana immediately stops the nausea/vomiting and excruciating pain of a headache. it makes it possible to keep an aspirin in your system for the analgesic to have time to work (because, in the cause of really horrible headaches, medication cannot have time to work because you can't keep from throwing up anything.) it makes it possible to keep your eyes open when light hurts because of a headache. it makes it possible to do something other than remain fixated with pain. it makes it possible to go to sleep when, in the midst of a migraine, sleep seems like the only thing that will make it possible to get through that time of severe pain.
a vaporizer as a way to inhale removes the issue of smoke yet allows someone to only use a very small amount that has an instantaneous effect on the pain and resulting nausea. This medication is much, much, much cheaper than going to a hospital (which I had to do on one occasion because of the pain of a migraine), much cheaper than getting a prescription medication. there are no long term effects for most people (I'm sure some people who will react to various things in different ways tho I don't know of any long term effects for anyone who has used marijuana as migraine medication but I'm not a doctor.)
The sad truth is that, for some, the one method that really works is not available to them because of a corrupt legal system that bans this medication based upon hysteria and lies, not honest information.
I came upon this truth because of a compassionate friend. I'm not a stoner. It is really sad to know that ignorance and a desire for profit keeps one of the best natural medications for pain and nausea illegal for those who could find immediately relief.
With severe headaches, a lot of people have to also deal with the aftermath - a "hangover" from pain that can last for days. This is another symptom of migraines that marijuana alleviates because your body is not ravaged from puking your guts out and your head doesn't feel like it's bruised from the pain.
however, this is an illegal substance so, if you don't reside in a part of the country in which the medicinal value of marijuana is recognized (like the one I'm in) then obviously in order to treat a migraine someone faces potentially harsh consequences so someone does so at their own risk. however, I also know that alleviating that pain is a strong motivator for people and I would not wish such pain on anyone.
I dunno; maybe franksolich has a unique body or something.
franksolich has had a lot of things, but never a headache and nausea at the same time.
I have no idea why, but there it is, there you have it.
surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-03-09 08:56 AM
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23. I do.
I think it's fairly common. This spring/summer has been a very bad one for the headaches.
