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18 godina 0 738 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Danielle wasn't speaking a foreign language, she was speaking medicalese! What she meant to say is that serotonin causes the blood vessels in the brain to open up and open blood vessels are thought to cause migranes because they are firstly bigger and press on areas that are painful and secondly it allows more serotonin through. And smoking and nicotine in particular, increses serotonin. Most of the migrane medicines reduce the size of the blood vessels in the brain which reduces the amount of serotonin that gets through, and the migrane goes away. But the truth is that no one really knows why migranes happen. They say that eating certain foods like peanuts, chocolate, caffeine, and some others I forget now cause them, but they don't truly know. All I can tell you is that I have not had a migrane for 24 days, and surprise, that's how long I've been quit for! Nor have I had a "sinus" headache, nor any headache at all. I have taken 800 mg of motrin three times a day for many years for all day everyday headaches, but as of today, I have not taken any at all for the last 2 weeks. Not proof to the medical field, but certainly proof enough for me. Denise [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 736 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $180 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
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My hubby suffers from migrane headaches. A doctor said this was due to a sarotonin thing. Does anybody know about smoking and this? Could smoking cause this to happen or be worse? Just curios. I thought if it did have something to do with it, maybe that would get him to quit smoking. He suffers something awful for weeks at a time... Grace
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18 godina 0 583 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Wow, thanks for the info. I knew it had something serotonin levels, just not the science of it all. I am gonna email this hubby. He is going to doctor today. Maybe he can give more insights as well. Thanks for your imput. Grace
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Grace, Although the exact cause of migraines isn't exactly understood, it has been studied that serotonin stimulates cerebrovascular dilation and activate pain fibers, a big component of migraines. Smoking increases serotonin. In short, there may be a connection there but it hasn't yet been proven conclusively. Danielle _______________________ The SSC Support Team
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Grace I have had migraine headaches since I was in my teens so thats about 35 years. Two years ago I quit and I had all kinds of strange diagnosis from vertigo to an inner ear infection, heart problems and an atypical migraine headache. I diagnosis was an excruciating 6 months of tests and a battery of visits to hospitals, doctors and specialists. I have been quit now for almost nine mopnths and there has been nothing like what I had experienced for the past 7 months or so. I don't know if smoking and migraine are connected. Exercise might be the key. I don't know. I do know that I have been migraine free for several months. I do get headaches and I believe these are more attributable to stress and other external symptoms. Check with your doctor. Quitting would not hurt you could just see if things got better. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 264 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,623 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2112 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 43 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9
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18 godina 0 5195 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
grace, I'm not sure if the two are connected. I think the migrane thing is a game of hit and miss with the doctors. I have suffed with migranes for years. It seems when I quit, I did have less migranes and then I had one that lasted for about three weeks somewhere around 6 months into my quit. Migranes are no joke. I think if someone had told me that quitting would cure all future migranes, I would have quit sooner. Unfortunately, I don't think the two are connected. At least not for me. But... everyone is different. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 495 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,918 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1732.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 43 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11

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