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Paigelle
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on Jan 13th, 2004, 2:52am, Janzokris wrote:After reading everyones replies on this I tried it out, Im no a coffee drinker, but thought what the hell mite as well try it. It did sooth my CH as did having a smoke at the same time. Could this be a case of "mind over matter" go on shoot me lol I know nothing eases the pain totally but I will admit the CH did ease with the strong cup of coffee, did not go away completley but eased.
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Not mind over matter, our minds don't work during a CH. Read Floridian's post, it explains coffee a little better and its benefits.
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Janzokris
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Re: COFFEE?
« Reply #26 on: Jan 13th, 2004, 9:02am » |
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Paigelle
Just read it, when I posted my message I was half sleeping and probably didnt realise what I was saying.....which half the time I dont.............but all advice here is taken as I am a total newbie to here and have to learn how to read as well as post ........lol
Not a great reader,
Janet
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Please someone take this pain away and let me sleep!!!
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Paigelle
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When you are getting hit a few times a day, you aren't suppose to be a great reader. Just being alive is all we ask for! 
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Re: COFFEE?
« Reply #28 on: Jan 13th, 2004, 10:26am » |
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Coffee raises cortisol levels big-time.
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-Curtis
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Through water and fire. From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak, I fought the Beast. Until at last, I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside.
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t_h_b
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Re: COFFEE?
« Reply #29 on: Jan 13th, 2004, 6:50pm » |
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Janzokris,
The placebo effect is well proven and I have personally seen a patient have complete and instantaneous pain relief from IV saline injections.
I also think that even when a medication is truly effective, your belief that it works augments the effectiveness. Conversely, if you believe than a medication is ineffective, that belief decreases the effectiveness.
When I take Imitrex shots, they work so much faster and and are so much more effective than the studies that the manufacturer did would indicate that I have questioned whether this is the placebo effect at work. (But when I realize that I have that Imitrex "flush" it is obviously really affecting my body.)
I remembered seeing one study that seemed to indicate that clusterheads were especially susceptible to getting relief from a placebo. Don't belief that personally, but at least one researcher thought it important enough to investigate.
Caffeine certainly does help with vascular headaches, however, and a lot of headache medication contains it.
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No, it's not a headache--it's a Stage Ten Primary Chronic Periodic Idiopathic Trigeminovascular Cephalalgic Crisis.
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BlueMeanie
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For me Coffee does not abort a CH. It does help with the after-effects while coming down from one though. GOTTA HAVE COFFEE. It eases the pain and tension brought on from having an attack from the Beast.
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