More significantly, she said I have allergies. This is news to me. I had trouble with ear pain last spring and went to a clinic where the doctor prescribed short-term use of Zyrtec and Nasonex because there was some fluid buildup. But it was a bad spring, allergy-wise, for almost everyone. The doctor didn't say, and I didn't understand, that I had more than a temporary problem.
But here is an abbreviated list of problems allergies can be associated with (beyond the typical hay fever symptoms):
Decreased ability to concentrate and function
Problems remembering things
Irritability
Sleep disorders
Fatigue
Missed days at work
http://www.acaai.org/public/advice/cogn.htm
Hmm, sounds familiar.
Furthermore, my doctor says that allergies can be a migraine trigger. Lovely.
That crazy episode of dizziness I had on Thursday 1/14 may even have been due to fluid buildup in my ear. I'd been having sinus trouble but had not connected the dots. I guess I'd better start keeping the Zyrtec handy.
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I too have suffered from migraines and allergies and suggest you read A Brain As Wide As The Sky. It is so interesting and who would think that a book about headaches could be so.
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Thanks for the recommend. I did notice the book when I was restocking the new books area. I recently read pieces of Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You-- That You Need to Know. I really hadn't known about a prodrome phase before (except for aura symptoms, which I don't have). Astonishing.
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