Danielle wasn't speaking a foreign language, she was speaking medicalese! What she meant to say is that serotonin causes the blood vessels in the brain to open up and open blood vessels are thought to cause migranes because they are firstly bigger and press on areas that are painful and secondly it allows more serotonin through. And smoking and nicotine in particular, increses serotonin.
Most of the migrane medicines reduce the size of the blood vessels in the brain which reduces the amount of serotonin that gets through, and the migrane goes away. But the truth is that no one really knows why migranes happen. They say that eating certain foods like peanuts, chocolate, caffeine, and some others I forget now cause them, but they don't truly know.
All I can tell you is that I have not had a migrane for 24 days, and surprise, that's how long I've been quit for! Nor have I had a "sinus" headache, nor any headache at all. I have taken 800 mg of motrin three times a day for many years for all day everyday headaches, but as of today, I have not taken any at all for the last 2 weeks. Not proof to the medical field, but certainly proof enough for me.
Denise
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/16/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 736
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $180
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
