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(Message started by: Racky on Nov 28^th, 2002, 10:37pm)

Title: SAD and episodic CH suffers common origin?
Post by Racky on Nov 28^th, 2002, 10:37pm

For those CH sufferers who are episodic according to the Gale Encylopedia of medicine "one of the causes may be linked to the changes in day length possibly signaling a connection to the so called biological clock. '

SAD(Seasonal Affective Disorder) is known to be a lack of light causing depression /winter blues. Supposly those who have been diagnosed can get relief from sad by getting more light..Purchasing a sunlamp,moving south ect.. This is also a biological clock disorder.

So if you have a good night sleep at the Holiday Inn - you could easily jump to the conclusion that these two could be related. If so, you could imagine buying a sunlamp and keeping your clock in order and never suffer from SAD or never suffer a Episodic CH again.

So I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice that the two share common origins.

Has anyone see any research/articles comparing these two?

Has anyone here tried buying a sunlamp who is a epidodic CH suffer? If so anything postive happen?

Also I know recently some of you were arguing about seasonal versus cyclical. I'm not trying to guess it's seasonal it could be anything that happens to knock you clock for a loop. For some of us that may seasonal. For others it could be they started to work a different shift or whatever..... Bottom line - for those of us who may be seasonal could buying something as simple as a sunlamp be a cure from CH?

Interested in your thoughts and findings...RACKY

Title: Re: SAD and episodic CH suffers common origin?
Post by BobG on Nov 28^th, 2002, 11:10pm

IMHO………….I do not subscribe to SAD-Clusterheadaches theory.
IMHO………….The only connection between SAD and cluster headaches is a broken hypothalamus. We all have one. That gland controls a variety of body functions, circadian clock, body temperature, hunger and more.
I have worked a rotating shift for 35+ years, changing shifts each week. As long as I pay attention to my sleep and meal times I haven’t noticed any changes in my attacks as to when, kip number or length. 90 percent of my attacks would come on during REM sleep mode. It didn’t matter if the sleep was during the daylight hours or the dark hours. Or the short, cold winter days or the long, hot summer days.

Use the search button at the very top of the screen, the one under the words Clusterheadaches.com. It will take you to the "old" message board. Type in SAD

Here’s a start.

http://www.clusterheadaches.com/wwwboard/messages/25581.html