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Manganese required for the production and activation of enzymes, bone, cartilage, and collagen formation and also for production of antioxidants
If you have bad skin or you feel sick perhaps it is result of vitamins D deficiency.
Do you have bad skin or you feel sick? perhaps it is result of vitamins D deficiency.
Jan,
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
You have much going on here to be sure. Your Migraines do sound like they may be hormonal. Have you read my post on Zoladex and Migraines? You can find my own experience with them and with HRT here. Everyone is different,...
I have suffered from migraine since the age of 3 and it involves unilateral pain, exhaustion and horrivble nausea and sickness. Over the years it has hit in phases. I avoid the food triggers and try not to get too tired - being a teacher doesn't h...
Hi Lindsey, can you give our readers some more information on Progesterone creams? I have read both potential for good and for bad, and a conversation between 5 thyroid patients (myself included) was started about Progesterone.
Playing devil's ad...
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Migraine sufferer since BIRTH!
January 2009
It's a new year.. a new beginning... time for change....
This year has to be BETTER than last year!!! Hope and positive thinking is the direction for 2009!
This year has to be BETTER than last year!!! Hope and positive thinking is the direction for 2009!
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 6:06pm on April 6, 2009,
Andy said…
- I agree. We need to accentuate the positive. Being here for each other is a start. I love this picture! To me it is the water version of a zen garden.
- At 1:46pm on March 30, 2009,
Ellen S said…
- Hi Laura, just checking in. How are you feeling now that spring is trying to do its thing? I hope your Migraines are under control...
- At 2:19pm on February 16, 2009,
Ellen S said…
- Yup, got chocolate. :) Oh well. It was just a little bit.
Magnesium is tricky, especially on your GI tract. Start little and go slow. Trading brands and types often helps.
Folic acid and B12 are tricky-er. Also, how much you take depends partly on the form you're using. You really shouldn't supplement folic acid unless you know your B12 status because much damage can occur. Folic acid supplements can cover up the B12 deficiency. This warning is in the Merck manual as well, so docs do know this.
If you don't need injections because of an inability to absorb it properly, B12 is best taken with a sublingual multiple times thru the day. Not all tablets are sublinguals- you'll have to buy these especially for that purpose. Folic acid isn't so difficult to get into your system. How much you need to take really depends on your status. If you're not deficient, I'd be wary-wary carefuwl. B12 is pretty efficiently stored and carried out of the body. There is no upper limit, tho those with thyroid issues may have increased feelings of hypERthyroid symptoms. One study used 1000mcg's daily (orally) and saw improvement in half of those who tried it. You may not be able to absorb it tho, this is why I suggest sublinguals because it bypasses the GI tract. There is a nose spray too, but in the US it is very expensive. (Other countries offer it cheaply.) If you take injections, a loading dose is usually recommended for deficient states. This means you will receive 1cc (1000 mcg's) injections daily, then weekly, then monthly to maintain your status. People like me with thyroid issues may need to take more frequent doses that are smaller. I take mine twice as often, but only 1/2 cc of cyanocobalamin. Methylcobalamin (another type of B12 supplement used more frequently in non-US countries) might not require as high or frequent dosing because it is more efficiently used by the body.
What are you using now? Maybe that's a better place to start...
- At 2:11pm on February 11, 2009,
Ellen S said…
- Hi Laura, how are you doing? I hope you're okay...I was just thinking of you today and how your blog posts were so terrific and thought provoking.
How are you with Chocolate? Is that a trigger for you or your son? Valentine's day is nearly here, and I'm still trying to get it thru my hubby's head that chocolate is not the best thing for me, LOL! I think he secretly wants it for himself... :)
Ellen
- At 2:58pm on January 31, 2009,
Ellen S said…
- Hi Laura, I just read on Hope's wall that your son gets Migraine also? I'm so sorry. What are his triggers?
It's so hard to have a child that has to deal with these...
- At 3:42pm on January 30, 2009,
HOPE said…
- LAURA,
THIS IS AWSOME,MY HUSBAND GETS THEM AS WELL, AND HE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT DOCTORS WHO THINK THEY ARE EXPERTS.BUT HE PUTS THEM IN THEIR PLACE AS TO WHAT MEDS AND HOW MUCH. ME TOO LAURA AS I GET OLDER THEY HAVE GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. HEY I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR OPINION ON MAGNETIC JEWELRY. A LADY TOLD ME TO TRY IT, SHE SAID IT HELPED HER BECAUSE IT OPENS THE BLOOD BLOCKAGE THROUGH THE ARTERIES. IT ALSO HELPS ARTHRITIS AND FIBERMYALGIA. WHAT DO YOU THINK? HOPE.
- At 3:52pm on January 29, 2009,
HOPE said…
- LAURA HI,
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SAY HELLO!! I WILL DEFINITELY TAKE YOUR ADVICE TO HANG IN THERE WITH THESE DOCTORS. ITS A MATTER OF, I HOPE MY KIDS CAN!! WOW, I NEVER HEARD OF SOMEONE SAY THEY WERE BORN TO MIGRAINES. I REALLY FEEL FOR YOU.!!! I AM SO SORRY!! YOU MUST GIVE ME MORE ADVICE YOUR KNOWLEDGE MUST BE LIKE GOLD. THANKS
- At 2:35pm on January 23, 2009,
Ellen S said…
- Hi Laura, you can find the question I referred to here.
Cheers!!
- At 10:57am on January 22, 2009,
Ellen S said…
- Hi Laura! The pond photo makes me so hungry for warm summer days, chirping birds and buzzing bugs. *sigh*
My son had abdominal Migraine as a baby, and his first Migraine Headache before he could walk. I have a special place in my heart for little ones dealing with this.
Why don't you join our Migraine group at WEGO Health! You had a very good question and more Migraineurs will see it there than the general forum space. Matter of fact, it was such a good topic, I want to blog on it next!
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