Posted by Jai Narayan on August 22, 2004, at 17:13:26
In reply to Re: Migraines in general - a survey, posted by karlak13 on August 21, 2004, at 21:12:55
Migraines: I have had these for years but for the last 17 years I have had a respit.
What I ended up doing is:
as soon as the aura (visual disturbance) would hit I'd pop 200mg of Natures Plus Niacin. I'd go home and rest. Within a few minutes I'd get a niacin flush. This flush would redistribute the blood to the surface of my skin. The sensation is like a prickly rash. I would wake up and feel a slightly disassociated all the next day. But no headache.
I no long can tolerate the sensation because of my skin rash so thank god I don't get the headaches anymore.Cluster headaches are a whole different ball game. As far as I know there is nothing for them yet. They are the worst.
poster:Jai Narayan
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