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So sorry, but I hsve too reporot, my migrsines are exactly the same, pre or since OD. The on;y thiing that has ever doured my migraines has been being pregnant! Incidentally , myneurologist, before she mdcame a PD specialist, was a migraine specialist! (or so I've been told) Hilary Blue judith richards wrote: > > I've been out of action since Wednesday because of a bad cold, but I > think I'm on the mend. This article really caught my eye. Two years > before I was diagnosed, I was referred to a neurologist because of my > headaches, but at that time they were attributed to stress. Since I > started taking Sinemet, I haven't had any migraines. > > Parkinson's disease may alter migraine > > By E.J. Mundell > > MONTREAL, Oct 21 (Reuters) -- The onset of Parkinson's disease is often > associated with an alteration in migraine symptoms, according to a study > presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Neurological > Association. > > The findings lend support to the theory that the neurotransmitter > dopamine plays a role in migraine, the Italian researchers > conclude. > > The team, led by Dr. Piero Barbanti of the Headache Centre of the > Department of Neurosciences at the Universiti La Sapienza > in Rome, Italy, investigated the course of migraine in a group of 50 > Parkinson's patients with a history of migraine. > > According to their report, 31 of these patients ``revealed a > modification of migraine after the onset of (Parkinson's disease).'' > Migraine disappeared in 6 patients, improved in 23, and worsened in 2. > > The researchers note that in those patients whose migraine symptoms > improved, the improvement often coincided with the start > of Parkinson's drug therapy, mainly levodopa or dopamine agonists. > > Speaking with Reuters Health, Barbanti speculated that there are two > possible mechanisms linking Parkinson's disease and > migraine. The first is that Parkinson's therapy results in increased > levels of the chemical dopamine in the brain. He pointed out > that other drugs that imitate the action of dopamine ``are effective > prophylactic agents in migraine.'' > > A second explanation, said Barbanti, is that degeneration in certain > areas of the brain due to Parkinson's disease ``may > somehow play a role in the modification of the course of migraine.'' > > Barbanti said pharmacological studies involving Parkinson's-affected > patients with migraine are currently underway. ``Our > opinion is that these studies might provide further elements for a > better definition of migraine pathophysiology and for more > specific and effective therapeutic agents,'' he said. > -- > Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada > <[log in to unmask]> > ^^^ > \ / > \ | / Today’s Research > \\ | // ...Tomorrow’s Cure > \ | / > \|/ > ```````