Re: migraines and other stuff.

March 22, 2004

interesting - is the product you mention like the expensive drug stores

bottled stuff or cheaper...? I think the $4cad tub of gatorade powder

I buy makes about 15 litres of gatorade - I tried the power ade brand

powder but it doesn't mix easily as the gatorade and has more food

dye.... and yep, I have the same issue with once the migraine pain has

started it is too late, but lucky (ha ha ha) for me, I usually get a two

to three day aura before hand, with nausea, blurred vision and dizzy

spells... I am learning to reach for the migranal at the slightest sign

(and ergotamine nasal spray which is awesome) and that new habit has

taken care of the problem of the migraines unless I thnk the nausea is

somthing else until too late. Have you heard that having an orgasm can

stop a migraine...? Louise Hay (metaphysical healer) highly recommends

masturbation, but she is of the opinion that migraines are caused by

sexual frustration... don't know if I agree, but it does work sometimes.

yes I was just thinking the grass is starting to go brown here already

and I think we will have water restrictions too this year, so maybe I

will just let it go... darned island living!

cu

dani

mystibird wrote:

>I usually drink Repalyte which is an electrolyte replacement powder that

>mixes with water. It isn't coloured or flavoured but I got used to the

>taste. I don't really like gatorade. Usually once I already have a

>migraine rehydration doesn't cure it. I ran out of Repalyte and will

>have to order more from the dispensary. This town doesn't have a proper

>pharmacy so the local GP orders things in.

>

>Cherry blossoms sound very pretty. The only flowering plants that are

>alive in my garden are a few rose bushes and some bougainvillea.

>Everything else is dead because I don't waste water on the garden when

>there isn't enough of it.

>

>CZ

>

>danielle strom wrote:

>

>>here in BC, it has been balmy and icy by turns the last few

>>weeks, but the cherry blossoms and daffs have been out for soem weeks,

>>and it is gorgeous today!

>>

>>for the dehydration, I wonder if you all have had any luck with drinking

>>gatorade.,... it really helps my son to drink that when he is active!

>>makes sense as the brain works on electrolytes and so balancing them

>>will help. if you can handle the colouring or buy the stuff without it,

>>you might find that extra helpful... I always have some if I have a bad

>>migraine. up here you can buy it in powder and it is way cheaper and

>>less packaging! try glacier freeze falvour if you can get it! (really

>>light blue, so not as much colourintgas the green and yellow ones you

>>see in the stores!

>>

>>cheers

>>dani

>>

>>mystibird wrote:

>>

>>>It was in the mid 40s celcius where I live today. Yesterday was similar

>>>and tomorrow is supposed to be similar. Disgusting weather for this time

>>>of year and not a drop of rain this month either which means the drought

>>>situation will be no better. My chickens got dehydrated so I made them

>>>fruit salad and gave them wet lettuce leaves and the rest of the birds

>>>got misted with the hose a few times. As for me, I have a migraine after

>>>today. I will have to drink more water tomorrow to stop getting one then

>>>too.

>>>

>>>CZ

>>>

>>> Klein wrote:

>>>

>>>> s wrote:

>>>>

>>>>>Around here it's heading into autumn. Not much sign of the leaves

>>>>>turning yet but with the end of daylight savings it is surprisingly

>>>>>dark at 7pm. Mostly this means I don't have to look forward to

>>>>>(dread, that is) more days in the thirties (celcius).

>>>>>

>>>>We've been having a heat wave in Arizona lately. No record breaking

>>>>temps, but they have been close. We got up to about 92 F (32 C) the

>>>>last few days... this was happening before spring started. Sweating my

>>>>butt off in the winter just isn't right. <g>

>>>>

>>>>I hope that I will have my swamp cooler enabled any day now. In this

>>>>old apartment, they have to manually come in and switch the ducting from

>>>>the furnace to the cooler, not to mention to put the pads in the cooler

>>>>and turn on the water. It has been intolerably hot in my apartment

>>>>during the day lately, for that reason, but the nights are nice. I put

>>>>the fan in the window when the temps drop outside (which they do pretty

>>>>quickly after sunset, in the dry air) to pull the cool air in. It is

>>>>pretty nice in the apartment now, at 5 am, but it will start heating up

>>>>soon.

>>>>

>>>>We don't do daylight savings here in Arizona. The numbers on a clock

>>>>are arbitrary anyway, so this makes a lot more sense to me.

>>>>

March 23, 2004

danielle strom wrote:

> interesting - is the product you mention like the expensive drug

> stores bottled stuff or cheaper...? I think the $4cad tub of

> gatorade powder I buy makes about 15 litres of gatorade -

The biggest electrolyte that is lost through perspiration is sodium ion,

Na+, which is generally replenished through good old fashioned sodium

choride (table salt). Gatorade contains 110 mg sodium per 8 fluid

ounces of liquid, but the body needs about 170 mg per 8 oz lost through

perspiration. In other words, Gatorade's salt content is insufficient

by itself.

The most probable reason that Gatorade lacks that final 60 mg of sodium

is taste. Salty drinks just don't taste good when you're hot and

sweaty, even if your body does need the salt.

Several things can happen when the salt balance in the body is thrown

off by excessive perspiration. In the beginning stages of salt deficit,

the body will try to preserve its salt balance over the correct

hydration level-- which means that if you drink water, the kidneys will

simply excrete that water straight into the bladder, rather than

replenish the water left to sweating (which would make the body

hypotonic). This means that you can remain dehydrated even though you

are drinking a lot of water.

In the final stages, insufficient Na+ can result in death. This has

happened at times when people have, for whatever reason, taken in

massive quantities of water in a short period of time. This is not

terribly common, but it has happened.

March 23, 2004

Repalyte has the proper amount of salt. It's not a drink meant to be

enjoyable and not meant for use during sport or strenuous activity by

healthy people. It's intended for electrolyte replacement in people with

severe diarrhea and vomiting. It does taste salty and probably rather

unpleasant to most people but it does a good job. Gatorade and other

flavoured sport drinks are far less effective even if they might taste

nicer. I might be unusual in this but when I am finding it hard to keep

anything down with a migraine the last thing I want to do is drink

sweetened or artificially flavoured or coloured drinks. The clear

uncoloured plain electrolyte replacement drinks are much easier to sip

when I'm sick.

CZ

Klein wrote:

> danielle strom wrote:

>

>> interesting - is the product you mention like the expensive drug

>> stores bottled stuff or cheaper...? I think the $4cad tub of

>> gatorade powder I buy makes about 15 litres of gatorade -

>

> The biggest electrolyte that is lost through perspiration is sodium ion,

> Na+, which is generally replenished through good old fashioned sodium

> choride (table salt). Gatorade contains 110 mg sodium per 8 fluid

> ounces of liquid, but the body needs about 170 mg per 8 oz lost through

> perspiration. In other words, Gatorade's salt content is insufficient

> by itself.

>

> The most probable reason that Gatorade lacks that final 60 mg of sodium

> is taste. Salty drinks just don't taste good when you're hot and

> sweaty, even if your body does need the salt.

>

> Several things can happen when the salt balance in the body is thrown

> off by excessive perspiration. In the beginning stages of salt deficit,

> the body will try to preserve its salt balance over the correct

> hydration level-- which means that if you drink water, the kidneys will

> simply excrete that water straight into the bladder, rather than

> replenish the water left to sweating (which would make the body

> hypotonic). This means that you can remain dehydrated even though you

> are drinking a lot of water.

>

> In the final stages, insufficient Na+ can result in death. This has

> happened at times when people have, for whatever reason, taken in

> massive quantities of water in a short period of time. This is not

> terribly common, but it has happened.

>

March 23, 2004

mystibird wrote:

> Repalyte has the proper amount of salt. It's not a drink meant to be

> enjoyable and not meant for use during sport or strenuous activity

> by healthy people. It's intended for electrolyte replacement in

> people with severe diarrhea and vomiting. It does taste salty and

> probably rather unpleasant to most people but it does a good job.

> Gatorade and other flavoured sport drinks are far less effective even

> if they might taste nicer. I might be unusual in this but when I am

> finding it hard to keep anything down with a migraine the last thing

> I want to do is drink sweetened or artificially flavoured or coloured

> drinks. The clear uncoloured plain electrolyte replacement drinks are

> much easier to sip when I'm sick.

Where do you get it? I have never heard of it except from you. Is it

expensive?

March 23, 2004

I get it from pharmacies. It's probably an Australian made product or

something. I don't have any here to look on the box. It isn't very

expensive (AU$3.something for a box of 10 or 12 sachets). Gatorade and

Powerade here are around $2 for a bottle. I haven't seen Gatorade powder

but I haven't looked too carefully for it either.

CZ

Klein wrote:

> mystibird wrote:

>

>> Repalyte has the proper amount of salt. It's not a drink meant to be

>> enjoyable and not meant for use during sport or strenuous activity

>> by healthy people. It's intended for electrolyte replacement in

>> people with severe diarrhea and vomiting. It does taste salty and

>> probably rather unpleasant to most people but it does a good job.

>> Gatorade and other flavoured sport drinks are far less effective even

>> if they might taste nicer. I might be unusual in this but when I am

>> finding it hard to keep anything down with a migraine the last thing

>> I want to do is drink sweetened or artificially flavoured or coloured

>> drinks. The clear uncoloured plain electrolyte replacement drinks are

>> much easier to sip when I'm sick.

>

> Where do you get it? I have never heard of it except from you. Is it

> expensive?

>

March 23, 2004

gatorade powder is usually next to the koolaid and other drink crystals

in your super market!

mystibird wrote:

>I get it from pharmacies. It's probably an Australian made product or

>something. I don't have any here to look on the box. It isn't very

>expensive (AU$3.something for a box of 10 or 12 sachets). Gatorade and

>Powerade here are around $2 for a bottle. I haven't seen Gatorade powder

>but I haven't looked too carefully for it either.

>

>CZ

>

> Klein wrote:

>

>>mystibird wrote:

>>

>>>Repalyte has the proper amount of salt. It's not a drink meant to be

>>>enjoyable and not meant for use during sport or strenuous activity

>>>by healthy people. It's intended for electrolyte replacement in

>>>people with severe diarrhea and vomiting. It does taste salty and

>>>probably rather unpleasant to most people but it does a good job.

>>>Gatorade and other flavoured sport drinks are far less effective even

>>>if they might taste nicer. I might be unusual in this but when I am

>>>finding it hard to keep anything down with a migraine the last thing

>>>I want to do is drink sweetened or artificially flavoured or coloured

>>>drinks. The clear uncoloured plain electrolyte replacement drinks are

>>>much easier to sip when I'm sick.

>>>

>>Where do you get it? I have never heard of it except from you. Is it

>>expensive?

>>

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