Day 4 of cycle - still touching wood......

Hi readers,

Just a quick update to say that it is the end of day 4, and still I have not had a migraine - this is marvellous stuff....I'll update again soon!

Lou x

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Day 2 of Cycle - Migraine Free So Far!

Hi Readers,

Well, this is exciting - I am currently on day 2 of my cycle, and I have not yet experienced a migraine! Yay!

All that I have had so far (on day 1 of my cycle) was a little bit of neck stiffness (that didn't last longer than 30 minutes), and a little nausea, which passed very quickly.

But - NO PAIN!!

I am very pleased, as you might well imagine if you have similar problems.

If you saw my last post a couple of days ago, you will have seen that I recently tested low for Vitamin D, so I have begun supplementation in order to raise my levels. This is the only change I have made, so it seems logical that this may have something to do with it.

I would like to suggest looking at Dr Stasha Gominak's website: http://drgominak.com/headache-migraine which explains much more about the link between Vitamin D/sleep/migraine etc.

Dr Stasha Gominak is also on YouTube (see links below) the content of her talk is fascinating and certainly explains a lot!

I will update again in a day or so, to let you guys know if any migraines pop up, but so far, it's all good news!!

Keep well!

Lou.

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PS, here's the clips of Dr Stasha Gominak talking about Vitamin D/sleep/migraine:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7cbBB1c0IM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APENOUWxBQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUq4fphjC0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeb3PtkCd_c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOUybbVOoRU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Long time no see! Probably as I'm low in Vitamin D!

Hi readers,

Apologies for the long absence, but I think I may have finally got to the bottom of my problems.

I recently had my Vitamin D level tested with these people: http://www.grassrootshealth.net

It turns out that my level is rather low.

This would explain a great deal, regarding my health issues (including menstrual migraines).

My aim now, is to get my vitamin D levels up to the ideal range (using supplements/the sun - if we ever get any/tanning beds for short periods/eating oily fish), so that I can see if it makes a difference!

I am planning to test my levels again in about 2 months to see if there's any progress.

There are some very informative clips on YouTube that you may find interesting, here are a couple of really cracking videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHCD3fONV1k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lRtx-4_FOY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

(I'm not sure if those links are working, so you may need to copy & paste the link into your browser.)

There are also many books on Amazon etc that are very informative on the subject.

I would be interested to hear of other people's experiences with this and whether they managed to eliminate their menstrual migraines by getting their Vitamin D levels back up into the optimal range. Please comment if you have anything to add.

Thanks for reading!

Lou.

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