Re: Headaches (was:Endo visit)

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

Have you tried Excedrin Extra Strength? They work great on migranes. The

ones in the red box marked for migranes are a bit more costlier than the

green extra strength and they are the same thing!!! But these do work

wonders for my headaches.

Jody

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> Here are my thoughts on headache treatment:

> Ibuprophen is a muscle relaxant, so if your headaches are due to

> muscle tension (stress), then ibuprofen would work for you.

>

> Aspirin works on the central nervous system (brain), so if your

> headaches are due to spasms of blood vessels in the brain (or other

> brain sources), then aspirin would work for you.

>

> Acetometephen (Tylenol), works peripherally (outside the central

> nervous system) and is not a strong muscle relaxant, so it is really

> not that good for any types of headaches. Barb Graves in

> remission in Seattle, physiologist, not a pharmacist.

This is a good break down. About the only acetminiphen I use has

codeine in it (over the counter AC & C from Canada). Works

wonders when my back goes out. The only thing that cuts the pain.

luckily I don't throw my back out any more (used to do it regularly

until we got rid of the overdue cards and I didn't have to spend

several days inputing them into the computer. Thank the gods for

computerized checkout systems).

Now if I can just figure out what kind my headaches are (mosty mild

migraines, but I can never tell what they will be when they start).

Juast about anything at work seems to trigger them, anything from

the air is too cold coming from the vent to a*****e professors :-)

I've been getting some good results from acupressure, tho it doesn't

always work.

C

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