Re: Migraine??? Please advise (cross-post)

November 18, 2008

Kellie,

Aww poor kid! I really feel for him. Migraines can be terrifying. I

don't know what you want to try or can apply for your situation, I'll

share what has worked for me. I suffered debillitating migraines for

20 years. Now I maybe get 2 per year.

Prevention is key. Lights (especially glare like sun off the water or

headlights on a rainy night - probably similar to your son's dance

lighting) are a trigger. Sunglasses are vital. For me, I know to up

my magnesium and vit C when I get the rumblings of a migraine in the

works. That took a few years to figure out. I see chiro every month

for neck work and some form of massage/bodywork/energy work every 2-3

weeks for prevention. I avoid any unnatural sweeteners and MSG and

all it's disguises, and stay hydrated.

Should prevention fail, when lack of sleep and stress and hormones

hit all at once, then I've discovered I can put a stop to it (by not

being able to keep meds down I get migraines with vomiting), by using

a mixture of peppermint and lavender essential oil on my temples and

neck, applying pressure to a few key acupressure points, sipping

ginger steeped in hot water with raw honey, first, then sipping on

(this is awful): regular coke with lots of ice or very hot black

coffee, while keeping ice packs on my forehead and neck.

Ice, caffeine, and lavender are my " go to right away " saviours. I

still feel like I got hit by a truck for the rest of the day, but the

excrutiating pain and vomitng stops.

Hope that helps him (and you)

>

> Hi All,

>

> Can anyone help me with migraine information? I think my 8-yr old

son

> had one a few nights ago. He had gone to a 90-minute " sock hop " at

> his school, and they had the lights turned out in the gym and 3

> multi-colored blinking " strobe " lights flashing around the gym.

When

> we left, he said his head hurt. I thought he needed fuel (had only

> been eating popcorn) so got him a Taco Bell taco and a lemonade.

>

> He went to sleep when we got home, still with a fairly mild

headache,

> but woke up 2 hours later SCREAMING at the top of his lungs. Was in

> incredible pain, disoriented, screaming, and rocking and holding his

> head. It took him an hour to fall back asleep - I gave him an

> ibuprofen right away- and the next day he told me that his vision

had

> been blurry, and that it felt like his head had been struck by a

bolt

> of lightening.

>

> The blurry vision makes me think of migraines. I know nothing about

> them; they do not run in my family or my husbands.

>

> Should I take him to a doctor (don't really want to, for obvious

> reasons)? Is there anything I can do to prevent them in the future

(I

> will keep him away from strobe lights and tacos!)?

>

> Could this onset be related to chelating?? We have done 20 rounds

> over about 10 months, low-dose Ala, DMSA, and combinations of the

2.

> A week before this incident, I had given him DMPS for the first time

> (1/8 mg per pound, every 8 hours, for the weekend). I am doing the

> usual supplements; off the top of my head C, A, taurine, the

> B-vitamins, D, E, EFA's, probiotics, minerals include Mg, Zn,

> chromium, and selenomethionine (used to be Minerall, but I recently

> switched to individual minerals), intermittent GSE, and for the

last 2

> weeks 1/2 capsule ACE as he has been having more meltdowns than

usual

> and I know his adrenals are stressed (hair test).

>

> Any and all advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.

>

> thanks,

> Kellie

>

November 19, 2008

I have no idea if your son was having a migraine or not b/c of the

chelation and lights, etc. The only thing I can tell you is that as

a chronic, long-term migraine sufferer, screaming is something I

would never do during a migraine as it would make the pain MUCH

worse...generally just curled in a fetal position ABSOLUTELY still

(motion makes it worse too) and moaning.

So sorry about your son! That kind of pain is horrible.

Wishing him a life that never encounters it again!

Stacie

Mom to Will, 3 1/2, fighting hard to recover from ASD...and winning!

>

> Hi All,

>

> Can anyone help me with migraine information? I think my 8-yr old

son

> had one a few nights ago. He had gone to a 90-minute " sock hop " at

> his school, and they had the lights turned out in the gym and 3

> multi-colored blinking " strobe " lights flashing around the gym.

When

> we left, he said his head hurt. I thought he needed fuel (had only

> been eating popcorn) so got him a Taco Bell taco and a lemonade.

>

> He went to sleep when we got home, still with a fairly mild

headache,

> but woke up 2 hours later SCREAMING at the top of his lungs. Was in

> incredible pain, disoriented, screaming, and rocking and holding his

> head. It took him an hour to fall back asleep - I gave him an

> ibuprofen right away- and the next day he told me that his vision

had

> been blurry, and that it felt like his head had been struck by a

bolt

> of lightening.

>

> The blurry vision makes me think of migraines. I know nothing about

> them; they do not run in my family or my husbands.

>

> Should I take him to a doctor (don't really want to, for obvious

> reasons)? Is there anything I can do to prevent them in the future

(I

> will keep him away from strobe lights and tacos!)?

>

> Could this onset be related to chelating?? We have done 20 rounds

> over about 10 months, low-dose Ala, DMSA, and combinations of the

2.

> A week before this incident, I had given him DMPS for the first time

> (1/8 mg per pound, every 8 hours, for the weekend). I am doing the

> usual supplements; off the top of my head C, A, taurine, the

> B-vitamins, D, E, EFA's, probiotics, minerals include Mg, Zn,

> chromium, and selenomethionine (used to be Minerall, but I recently

> switched to individual minerals), intermittent GSE, and for the

last 2

> weeks 1/2 capsule ACE as he has been having more meltdowns than

usual

> and I know his adrenals are stressed (hair test).

>

> Any and all advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.

>

> thanks,

> Kellie

>

November 19, 2008

I know of one woman whose migraines were cured by neurofeedback. Maggie d.

>

> Hi All,

>

> Can anyone help me with migraine information? I think my 8-yr old son

> had one a few nights ago. He had gone to a 90-minute " sock hop " at

> his school, and they had the lights turned out in the gym and 3

> multi-colored blinking " strobe " lights flashing around the gym. When

> we left, he said his head hurt. I thought he needed fuel (had only

> been eating popcorn) so got him a Taco Bell taco and a lemonade.

>

> He went to sleep when we got home, still with a fairly mild headache,

> but woke up 2 hours later SCREAMING at the top of his lungs. Was in

> incredible pain, disoriented, screaming, and rocking and holding his

> head. It took him an hour to fall back asleep - I gave him an

> ibuprofen right away- and the next day he told me that his vision had

> been blurry, and that it felt like his head had been struck by a bolt

> of lightening.

>

> The blurry vision makes me think of migraines. I know nothing about

> them; they do not run in my family or my husbands.

>

> Should I take him to a doctor (don't really want to, for obvious

> reasons)? Is there anything I can do to prevent them in the future (I

> will keep him away from strobe lights and tacos!)?

>

> Could this onset be related to chelating?? We have done 20 rounds

> over about 10 months, low-dose Ala, DMSA, and combinations of the 2.

> A week before this incident, I had given him DMPS for the first time

> (1/8 mg per pound, every 8 hours, for the weekend). I am doing the

> usual supplements; off the top of my head C, A, taurine, the

> B-vitamins, D, E, EFA's, probiotics, minerals include Mg, Zn,

> chromium, and selenomethionine (used to be Minerall, but I recently

> switched to individual minerals), intermittent GSE, and for the last 2

> weeks 1/2 capsule ACE as he has been having more meltdowns than usual

> and I know his adrenals are stressed (hair test).

>

> Any and all advice/insight would be greatly appreciated.

>

> thanks,

> Kellie

>

November 19, 2008

quickish, rambling sort of thoughts...This definitely sounds migraine

to me...hmmmm, " triggers " are key here - keeping track of them & how

many, etc. Some of my girls triggers can cause instant migraines,

some triggers require another trigger, etc...lights, noise, and motion

were all huge triggers for her, from infancy...Finding and eliminating

food & environmental triggers has taken her tolerance waaayyyy

up...Fluoride connections provided the best " physically " dramatic

results - eliminating fluoride/tin/aluminum took her migraines down

from almost constant (2-3 episodes in a month, lasting up to a weekish

each, urg)...not instantly, but I saw results within the month, and

within six-ish months, we lost the " white poop " & tooth/jaw pain (huge

happy dances going on then, let me just say I would do research,

do some sort of journal & get familiar with various triggers - food

lists/perfumes, cleaners/lights - blinking, bright, etc, and stuff

like that - note the " worst " offenders - for us, taco bell, all by

itself, could definitely cause a return to migraine-land...We avoid

most, big sigh - pretty close to all, processed and fast foods these

days. He might have tolerated one or the other - the lights at the

dance OR the food, but both together...well, not. My girl, during

" lesser " migraine moments does do her own kind of screaming thing - I

wouldn't rule out migraines, based on this one thing - I think sugar

metabolism is part of it too - we tend to eat fairly often here

going too long without food can take her tolerance way down too

(chuckling, anyone's tolerance perhaps??? lolol)...wishing you the

best, elizabeth