Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches/ Chronic Intercranial hypotension

[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara and All,

Okay, I am putting my self on the line here, and this is probably a really dumb

question or comment to make, but doesn't the excessive build up of fluids cause

Chronic intercranial hypotension, not the other way around?

I tried to look for information the connection between dehydration and CIH but

couldn't find anything. Has anyone found any articles on this?

Thanks for your help.

Ann-Marie

Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches

Very interesting. I did not know that dehydration could cause

chronic intercranial hypotension, which in turn could cause

headaches. I have printed to save. Thks so much for posting all

these tidbits from the conference, . Almost as good as being

there!

Barbara

> Dear Friends,

> I found Dr. Cohen's talk to be very interesting, since I suffer

from

> very disabling headaches, accompanied by vomiting of copious bile,

and a

> very rapid heartbeat (often c. 160/minute). These attacks often

leave me

> very weak, and I know that many of you suffer with the same thing.

I

> think that headaches have marred my life more than any other mito

> symptom.

> Dr. Cohen said that he considers the two most common causes of

headache

> in mito to be sleep apnea (which I know about and for which I

probably

> should be tested), and chronic intracranial hypotension caused by

> dehydration. This sounds very reasonable, too. I wonder if being

careful

> to drink more fluids would help? Because of autonomic neuropathy,

I know

> that I often do not feel thirsty. Also, I rarely sweat. I think

that I

> had an attack of heat exhaustion recently at a dog show, on a hot

and

> muggy day.

> I knew that I would shortly throw up right next to the best-of-

breed

> ring and then faint, if I did not leave immediately. I retreated

to the

> car, blasted the air conditioning,lay down, and used the dogs'

water

> with paper towels. (They were very gracious to share it with me!

> Hahaha!)

>

> I hope this will help someone.

> Take good care.

> Sincerely,

> S.

> PA

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[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara and All,

Okay, I am putting my self on the line here, and this is probably a really dumb

question or comment to make, but doesn't the excessive build up of fluids cause

Chronic intercranial hypotension, not the other way around?

I tried to look for information the connection between dehydration and CIH but

couldn't find anything. Has anyone found any articles on this?

Thanks for your help.

Ann-Marie

Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches

Very interesting. I did not know that dehydration could cause

chronic intercranial hypotension, which in turn could cause

headaches. I have printed to save. Thks so much for posting all

these tidbits from the conference, . Almost as good as being

there!

Barbara

> Dear Friends,

> I found Dr. Cohen's talk to be very interesting, since I suffer

from

> very disabling headaches, accompanied by vomiting of copious bile,

and a

> very rapid heartbeat (often c. 160/minute). These attacks often

leave me

> very weak, and I know that many of you suffer with the same thing.

I

> think that headaches have marred my life more than any other mito

> symptom.

> Dr. Cohen said that he considers the two most common causes of

headache

> in mito to be sleep apnea (which I know about and for which I

probably

> should be tested), and chronic intracranial hypotension caused by

> dehydration. This sounds very reasonable, too. I wonder if being

careful

> to drink more fluids would help? Because of autonomic neuropathy,

I know

> that I often do not feel thirsty. Also, I rarely sweat. I think

that I

> had an attack of heat exhaustion recently at a dog show, on a hot

and

> muggy day.

> I knew that I would shortly throw up right next to the best-of-

breed

> ring and then faint, if I did not leave immediately. I retreated

to the

> car, blasted the air conditioning,lay down, and used the dogs'

water

> with paper towels. (They were very gracious to share it with me!

> Hahaha!)

>

> I hope this will help someone.

> Take good care.

> Sincerely,

> S.

> PA

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Ann-Marie and Barbara,

The problem is called INTRAcranial hypotension. Part of the heading

above is incorrect. You'll find lots of info when you do a Google

search.

Thanks for all of your kind words.

I have to leave now, but will post later.

Thank you!

S.

PA

[Guest guest]

Hi Ann-Marie. The key word here is hypotension. " Hypo " refers to

inadequate or insufficient as seen in dehydration. Hypertension

relates to high blood pressure.

bug

[Guest guest]

Ann-Marie

I did a goggle search for " intracranial hypotension and dehydration " and

there were many articles. Headaches are common with this. The dehydration

causes a drop in the cerebralspinal fluid which causes the headaches. It is

the same as the headache you can get following a spinal tap.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:55:41 -0400

> To: >

> Subject: Re: Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches/

> Chronic Intercranial hypotension

>

> Hi Barbara and All,

>

> Okay, I am putting my self on the line here, and this is probably a really

> dumb question or comment to make, but doesn't the excessive build up of fluids

> cause Chronic intercranial hypotension, not the other way around?

>

> I tried to look for information the connection between dehydration and CIH but

> couldn't find anything. Has anyone found any articles on this?

>

> Thanks for your help.

> Ann-Marie

> Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches

>

>

> Very interesting. I did not know that dehydration could cause

> chronic intercranial hypotension, which in turn could cause

> headaches. I have printed to save. Thks so much for posting all

> these tidbits from the conference, . Almost as good as being

> there!

>

> Barbara

>

>

>> Dear Friends,

>> I found Dr. Cohen's talk to be very interesting, since I suffer

> from

>> very disabling headaches, accompanied by vomiting of copious bile,

> and a

>> very rapid heartbeat (often c. 160/minute). These attacks often

> leave me

>> very weak, and I know that many of you suffer with the same thing.

> I

>> think that headaches have marred my life more than any other mito

>> symptom.

>> Dr. Cohen said that he considers the two most common causes of

> headache

>> in mito to be sleep apnea (which I know about and for which I

> probably

>> should be tested), and chronic intracranial hypotension caused by

>> dehydration. This sounds very reasonable, too. I wonder if being

> careful

>> to drink more fluids would help? Because of autonomic neuropathy,

> I know

>> that I often do not feel thirsty. Also, I rarely sweat. I think

> that I

>> had an attack of heat exhaustion recently at a dog show, on a hot

> and

>> muggy day.

>> I knew that I would shortly throw up right next to the best-of-

> breed

>> ring and then faint, if I did not leave immediately. I retreated

> to the

>> car, blasted the air conditioning,lay down, and used the dogs'

> water

>> with paper towels. (They were very gracious to share it with me!

>> Hahaha!)

>>

>> I hope this will help someone.

>> Take good care.

>> Sincerely,

>> S.

>> PA

>

>

>

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>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ann-Marie

I did a goggle search for " intracranial hypotension and dehydration " and

there were many articles. Headaches are common with this. The dehydration

causes a drop in the cerebralspinal fluid which causes the headaches. It is

the same as the headache you can get following a spinal tap.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:55:41 -0400

> To: >

> Subject: Re: Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches/

> Chronic Intercranial hypotension

>

> Hi Barbara and All,

>

> Okay, I am putting my self on the line here, and this is probably a really

> dumb question or comment to make, but doesn't the excessive build up of fluids

> cause Chronic intercranial hypotension, not the other way around?

>

> I tried to look for information the connection between dehydration and CIH but

> couldn't find anything. Has anyone found any articles on this?

>

> Thanks for your help.

> Ann-Marie

> Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches

>

>

> Very interesting. I did not know that dehydration could cause

> chronic intercranial hypotension, which in turn could cause

> headaches. I have printed to save. Thks so much for posting all

> these tidbits from the conference, . Almost as good as being

> there!

>

> Barbara

>

>

>> Dear Friends,

>> I found Dr. Cohen's talk to be very interesting, since I suffer

> from

>> very disabling headaches, accompanied by vomiting of copious bile,

> and a

>> very rapid heartbeat (often c. 160/minute). These attacks often

> leave me

>> very weak, and I know that many of you suffer with the same thing.

> I

>> think that headaches have marred my life more than any other mito

>> symptom.

>> Dr. Cohen said that he considers the two most common causes of

> headache

>> in mito to be sleep apnea (which I know about and for which I

> probably

>> should be tested), and chronic intracranial hypotension caused by

>> dehydration. This sounds very reasonable, too. I wonder if being

> careful

>> to drink more fluids would help? Because of autonomic neuropathy,

> I know

>> that I often do not feel thirsty. Also, I rarely sweat. I think

> that I

>> had an attack of heat exhaustion recently at a dog show, on a hot

> and

>> muggy day.

>> I knew that I would shortly throw up right next to the best-of-

> breed

>> ring and then faint, if I did not leave immediately. I retreated

> to the

>> car, blasted the air conditioning,lay down, and used the dogs'

> water

>> with paper towels. (They were very gracious to share it with me!

>> Hahaha!)

>>

>> I hope this will help someone.

>> Take good care.

>> Sincerely,

>> S.

>> PA

>

>

>

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> physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

>

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> automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ann-Marie

I did a goggle search for " intracranial hypotension and dehydration " and

there were many articles. Headaches are common with this. The dehydration

causes a drop in the cerebralspinal fluid which causes the headaches. It is

the same as the headache you can get following a spinal tap.

laurie

>

> Reply-To:

> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:55:41 -0400

> To: >

> Subject: Re: Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches/

> Chronic Intercranial hypotension

>

> Hi Barbara and All,

>

> Okay, I am putting my self on the line here, and this is probably a really

> dumb question or comment to make, but doesn't the excessive build up of fluids

> cause Chronic intercranial hypotension, not the other way around?

>

> I tried to look for information the connection between dehydration and CIH but

> couldn't find anything. Has anyone found any articles on this?

>

> Thanks for your help.

> Ann-Marie

> Re: UMDF Conference: Dr. Bruce Cohen on Headaches

>

>

> Very interesting. I did not know that dehydration could cause

> chronic intercranial hypotension, which in turn could cause

> headaches. I have printed to save. Thks so much for posting all

> these tidbits from the conference, . Almost as good as being

> there!

>

> Barbara

>

>

>> Dear Friends,

>> I found Dr. Cohen's talk to be very interesting, since I suffer

> from

>> very disabling headaches, accompanied by vomiting of copious bile,

> and a

>> very rapid heartbeat (often c. 160/minute). These attacks often

> leave me

>> very weak, and I know that many of you suffer with the same thing.

> I

>> think that headaches have marred my life more than any other mito

>> symptom.

>> Dr. Cohen said that he considers the two most common causes of

> headache

>> in mito to be sleep apnea (which I know about and for which I

> probably

>> should be tested), and chronic intracranial hypotension caused by

>> dehydration. This sounds very reasonable, too. I wonder if being

> careful

>> to drink more fluids would help? Because of autonomic neuropathy,

> I know

>> that I often do not feel thirsty. Also, I rarely sweat. I think

> that I

>> had an attack of heat exhaustion recently at a dog show, on a hot

> and

>> muggy day.

>> I knew that I would shortly throw up right next to the best-of-

> breed

>> ring and then faint, if I did not leave immediately. I retreated

> to the

>> car, blasted the air conditioning,lay down, and used the dogs'

> water

>> with paper towels. (They were very gracious to share it with me!

>> Hahaha!)

>>

>> I hope this will help someone.

>> Take good care.

>> Sincerely,

>> S.

>> PA

>

>

>

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> entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their

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> physicians regarding changes in their own treatment.

>

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