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Migraine Headache and Epidurals - Are They Connected?
I have received more than one message from clients who have claimed that they have gotten relief for their migraine headache by using my Migraine and Headache Relief program, after 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 link why do so many women suffer from migraines after an epidural? Up to one percent of women report 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 review though is a situation known as a spinal headache. This happens 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 performing delivery of spinal anesthesia.
In one percent of cases, this tiny hole can allow CSF to drain enough for the brain to perceive it as pain. This headache actually has a technical term - 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 right! The headache, while not technically a migraine headache, still feels 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 evidence of women with a history of migraines having a higher chance of a spinal headache, it can be especially hard to determine whether or not the headache is a migraine or a spinal headache.
The average time to heal from a spinal headache is two to four days although many women have reported symptoms lasting for months. Again, for those who have a history of migraines, this could be an actual migraine triggered by lack of sleep and stress over a new baby.
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!
El331004
About the Author 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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