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Anyone get "brain freeze" headaches?

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Pam123

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Just curious whether anyone else gets severe headaches that feel like a persistent "brain freeze". My daughter said it feels like her brain is swelling in her head. Anyone know what causes this? She has had headaches in the past but not like this one. She has been on an anti-viral drug for 2 months - perhaps this is a side effect????


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lansbergen

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Pam123 said:
Just curious whether anyone else gets severe headaches that feel like a persistent "brain freeze". My daughter said it feels like her brain is swelling in her head. Anyone know what causes this? She has had headaches in the past but not like this one. She has been on an anti-viral drug for 2 months - perhaps this is a side effect????Pam
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Does she mean like a waterhead (hydrocephalus)? That is what I called it.

Feels like brain is to big for skull.

I think mine was meninges swelling.
 
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Valentijn

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Pam123 said:
Just curious whether anyone else gets severe headaches that feel like a persistent "brain freeze". My daughter said it feels like her brain is swelling in her head. Anyone know what causes this? She has had headaches in the past but not like this one. She has been on an anti-viral drug for 2 months - perhaps this is a side effect????
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Well, not to be alarmist, but her brain probably is swelling a bit in her head. Widespread inflammation is pretty common with ME, as is the headache. If I take 2-3 grams of fish oil per day, it stays away. After first starting on the fish oil, it takes about a day for the headache to stop. And if I stop taking the fish oil, the headache comes back after about a day.

So, while it might sound weird, it's cheap, easy to get, and very effective for a lot of people. Two of the fatty acids in fish oil are DHA and EPA, which are basically anti-inflammatory, and help block the effects of inflammatory oils, such as olive oil.
 
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