Migraine and Vitamin D

Dr. Gominak in Texas has some interesting ideas about Migraine, Sleep and Vitamin D

see new publication by Dr. Gominak Nov 2011 Poor sleep and lack of vitamin D - Nov 2011

CLICK HERE for her web page on Migraine and Vitamin D

Notes from PDF CLICK HERE for PDF

• Migraine pain transmitters are mutant genes which turn on the pain receptors evolved to be activated only with concussions.
• If you do not have a migraine gene a sleep disorder will not cause headache pain.
• "Most patients with daily headache have a primary sleep disorder, either sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome or periodic limb movements of sleep.” Page 35
• 'Most of these patients have vitamin D deficiency with or without accompanying B12 deficiency

Measure D 25OH, B12, iron and replace all that are low (page 35)

• Vitamin D 70- -85 nanograms/ ml.
• B12 > 500/ml.“

Any migraine theory has to explain (page 37)

• Why do migraines start at puberty?
• Why do they start in boys and girls around the same age but get much better in boys?
• Why are they worse around the menses?
• Why are they much worse perimenopausally?
• Why do they go away after menopause?

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See also in Vitamin D Life

• Vitamin D and Migraine – Nov 2010
• All items in category Headache and vitamin D 34 items
• Sleep and vitamin D - Jan 2011 also by Dr. Gominak
• Overview Brain and vitamin D
• Cluster headaches substantially reduced by 10,000 IU of Vitamin D in 80 percent of people

Note: Magnesium is more than a cofactor for vitamin D

• Overview Magnesium and vitamin D
• Headache with vitamin D may mean you need Magnesium
• Google search migraine magnesium 2,000,000 hits May 2014

See also web

• FDA approved TMS device for headache - Dec 2013
  Based on a single RCT and diary entries of 100 people
  Side effects from the device were rare, the FDA said, but included "single reports of sinusitis, aphasia (inability to speak or understand language) and vertigo."
  Rare? with only 100 people, Minor?