HEADACHES THAT ARE NOT MIGRAINE: INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:32:18 +0000

When micro-organisms invade the body a battle ensues between them and the body’s defenses. White blood cells are mobilized and some of them release active substances into the local circulation. A similar release of active substances occurs during allergic reactions, or when a weal of a blister following a burn forms on the skin. These substances cause intense pain, as well as an increased sensitivity to pain; they can be divided into two groups, kinins which are derived from protein breakdown, and amines, especially histamine, which causes more inflammation and makes blood vessel walls porous, to produce swelling and redness.
SinusitisThis pain often affects the area over the eye (frontal sinus) or below it (maxillary sinus). The pain often comes on after a cold which blocks the nose and occurs each day, being worse in the afternoons. The pain is caused by inflammation and stretching of the periosteum and vessels by pus under tension. The area is often tender to pressure or tapping and the diagnosis can be confirmed by X-rays.
MeningitisThis is an inflammation of the brain’s coverings (meninges) and is always associated with headache. The intense pain from the head gives rise to contraction of the muscles of the neck to produce the stiff neck which is a symptom of meningitis. It is a serious condition and when suspected, a spinal tap (lumbar puncture) is necessary to examine the cerebrospinal fluid. With modern antibiotics, over 90 per cent of cases should be cured.
EncephalitisThis means inflammation of the brain and is another very serious cause of headache.
Dental infectionThis is sometimes a cause of headache but is more likely to cause pain in the jaws, and the lower more commonly than the upper.
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WHEN TREATMENTS FOR TWO SYMPTOMS CLASH: DRAGGING DEPRESSION AND FATIGUE

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:20:17 +0000

You have the same sort of choice to make if you suffer from this fairly common combination. Obviously, working off a depression by really strenuous activity just isn’t on when you suffer from fatigue too. Leave that method to the people who have enough energy even though they are depressed. Many women say they feel too tired for anything. They can’t even summon up the energy to dress up and go out for a special occasion. And because they know that in normal circumstances it’s the sort of outing they would enjoy very much, they end up feeling more depressed than ever.

The trouble with depression is that it reduces everything — your hopes, your appetites, your sense of humour, as well as your energy. Even your ability to make choices is affected because you just haven’t the energy to make decisions and they don’t seem worth making anyway. One useful trick might be to make all your decisions in the weeks after your period, when you’re not depressed. Talk it over with your friends and relations if you can and let them help you. If they advise you to make an enormous effort to get out and enjoy yourself when you’re low, try and take their advice. Forget the muddle you’re in, or the housework you can’t face, or the problems you can’t look at and just go. I know it’s difficult but if it works, it could just give you the energy you need to get on with your life again.

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HEADACHES THAT ARE NOT MIGRAINE: INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

WHEN TREATMENTS FOR TWO SYMPTOMS CLASH: DRAGGING DEPRESSION AND FATIGUE