MIGRAINE & HEADACHES
Aspirin May Lead To A 20% Reduction In The Occurance Of Migraine Headaches
A five-year study has shown that minimal doses of aspirin—about 325 milligrams every other day—may lead to a 20% drop in the occurance of migraine headaches among acute migraine sufferers. This information does not mean that migraine sufferers should begin taking aspirin on their own, however. Even in low doses, aspirin is a powerful drug which can cause bleeding in the stomach and aggravate other conditions as well. However, with the guidance of a doctor, many migraine sufferers can try out this new way for alleviating headache pain.
What To Take For A Headache If You Take Aspirin For Arthritis
If you take aspirin for arthritis pain, you should take acetaminophen for headaches and other nonarthritis pain. If you take only aspirin for all those afflictions, you run the risk of overloading your system with anti- inflammatories.
Nasal Spray And Migraines
A new nasal-spray pain reliever, marketed by Mead Johnson Laboratories, offers relief for people who suffer from migraines and post-surgery pain. Stadol, the brand-name drug which has been available for about 15 years as an injectable pain reliever, is now available in a nasal inhaler. The new nasal spray can be administered at home by the patient.
According to Mead Johnson, the new nasal spray can be used when narcotics are not recommended. The drug Stadol is an analgesic and not a narcotic. It is not a federally controlled drug. Ask your doctor for more information about Stadol and the new nasal spray.
Sex And Headaches
The old joke “not tonight dear, I have a headache” isn’t all that funny to the many people who suffer from sex-induced headaches. However, according to a new Danish study, such “post-orgasm” headaches may be just a temporary problem, so be patient.
While headache specialists have long been aware of benign coital headache, or orgasmic cephalgia, knot much is known about why orgasms trigger headaches or the likelihood of recurrences. But the study, which involved 26 people who suffered sex-related headaches, suggests that the discomfort will eventually stop recurring as long as the person also does not suffer tension headaches or migraines.
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