Re: Re: Whipple bacillus perfectly abx-sensitive in culture

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Penny,

Thanks for trying to help me with THE HEADACHES, I see you have been there as well!:

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"I do know though that you don't really care if you live or die when you've got one of these monster headaches, so you have to weigh the risk."

Yes that's it, when the HEADACHES hit, I would sell my soul to the devil to make it stop, I start going round in circles searching all drawers for "substances" like a junky. I am normally very cautious re what I eat, drink or what meds I take, but the headaches turn me into some mad animal.

I was given sometihng like pseudoephedrine at the dentist once and about an hour later I really thought I was going to die, heart beating like crazy, feeling dreadfully hypoglycemic, nearly fainting.

Ibuprofen, aspirin, codeine, paracetamol, clonazepam (klonopin), nothing I have tried have helped these kinds of headaches.

Last night, I got some tablets (paracetamol, aspirin and codeine) out of their foil because I was getting desperate, but then I didn't take them as I managed to talk myself out of thinking they were going to help, they never do, but the pain is so awful that I take them regardless, and the headache faded away after a few hours, after the effect of the abx had worn off, I think. The only thing that does help a bit is eating (glucose? not even sure, sometimes it feels more like meat and salty things are helping the most, not really sure).

Anyway, I am lightening up on my abx for a couple of days, to see how I go

Nelly

[infections] Re: Whipple bacillus perfectly abx-sensitive in culture

Nelly, have you ever tried pseudophedrine along with an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen or acetomenephin for your headaches? This always worked for me in the past, although I stopped doing the pseudophedrine regularly because it caused heart palpitations that made me nervous (and I can't take any ibuprofen/aspirin type products at all any more). Unfortunately, the migraine meds like Immitrex (tryptophan) also have heart risks in a small percentage of users, and it became less and less effective besides, whereas the pseudophedrine continues to work (with the side effect of keeping me awake all night).Pseudophedrine, and the tryptophans are vasoconstrictors, in part. Apparently some of us get headaches due to swelling of the blood vessels around the brain and in the head/sinus regions. If you reduce that temporary swelling the headache goes away. It's worked for me this way, but if you have any heart issues, you should proceed with caution. I do know though that you don't really care if you live or die when you've got one of these monster headaches, so you have to weigh the risk. Most people don't have this heart reaction, so it could be irrelevant in your case. Also, I always keep some magnesium on hand, in case the heart starts acting up. I wouldn't recommend this as a regular treatment, but for occasional episodes, you might want to consider it. I still resort to it once in a while in an emergency. I've also wanted to try a nasal spray version of the pseudophedrine, rather than a tablet, thinking perhaps this would have less impact on the heart. I'm down to only one migraine a month now, which is tied to my period, but I remember well what a nightmare migraines are.penny"Nelly Pointis" wrote:> > I have one of my abx/infection induced monster headaches so I won't be able to read or communicate for a few hours/days?