Epidurals and Migraine Headache – Is There a Connection?
I have gotten more than one letter from clients who have stated that they received relief for their migraine headache by using my Migraine and Headache Relief program, where no other medication or remedy was able to help.
This is of course, without exception great feedback. Along with this feedback I noticed a pattern of women writing to me and mentioning that they experienced migraine headache after being given an epidural during childbirth.
This impressed me as interesting and after much review, most proof points to there being no link between migraine headaches and receiving an epidural.
Great, but if there’s no bridge why do so many women endure migraines after an epidural? Up to one percent of women indicate this problem. Many of these same women report having never had migraine headaches before.
It is extremely uncommon to develop migraine headaches after attaining maturity. Most feel the symptoms during late childhood or early adolescence.
What I did find in my research though is the condition known as a spinal headache. This occurs when the protective layer of the brain, called the dura and spinal cord (which contains cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF) is punctured by a tiny needle in order to deliver spinal anesthesia.
In one percent of cases, this minute hole can allow CSF to drain enough for the brain to sense it as pain. This headache actually has a technical name – post-dural puncture headache, or PDPH.
The symptoms of PDPH can include double vision, sensitivity to light, hearing problems, nausea and pain or stiffness in the neck. Do any of these symptoms seem surprisingly similar to another condition?
That’s correct! The headache, while not precisely a migraine headache, still seems just like a headache.
This can also develop in one percent of epidural cases. While the incidence shouldn’t occur at all – there is no deliberate puncture to the dura in epidurals, it can happen by accident.
While there’s no indication of women with a record of migraines having a higher chance of a spinal headache, it can be extra hard to determine whether or not the headache is a migraine or a spinal headache.
The usual time to heal from a spinal headache is two to four days although many women have complained of symptoms lasting for months. Again, for those who have a history of migraines, this could be a real migraine triggered by lack of sleep and stress
Despite your reason for migraine headache, I highly suggest my Migraine and Headache Relief program. It’s all natural, safe and the results are astonishing!
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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and author of several revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his recent breakthroughs is his natural migraine and headache program. You can learn more about Christian on his natural healthalternative blog.
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