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As far as I understand it "migraines" (or indeed cluster headaches) are precipitated by disparate factors, which is why one size rarely fits all and they are notoriously difficult to control. My "triggers" evolved through my life and I treated them accordingly. I now remember getting headaches as a result of being a bit hypo and found that painkillers and a Mars bar helped, although chocolate for some is a definate no - no. This was when I had three small children - I dont think this is a coincidence. I now cant drink much orange juice made from concentrate, Gawd knows why so I just avoid it. Other people I know get the obligatory "friday night " migraine once the pressure of the week has wound down, some are definately linked with their hormonal cycle. One of my ex-in laws pulled a migraine out of her hat every time she wanted to avoid doing something....... . Personally would even have considered paracetamol as it wouldnt have had the oomph needed to shift the symptoms, either with or without sugar. Buy hey - if it works go for it, I think the end justifies the means in cases like this Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:46:16 +0100 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] interesting! To: [log in to unmask] Re: [OCC-HEALTH] interesting! I suspect it could be the placebo, in effect a “sugar pill”. If it works then great. Anne On 28/07/2011 13:07, "Rita Ogden" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi, I thought I would share this as it certainly came as news to me! (Maybe I just don’t keep up as well as I should??!!) I saw a client this morning who suffered with quite debilitating migraines until about 16 months ago. He was advised by his GP to treat these by taking 2 Paracetamol with water as soon as he felt one starting and then put a tablespoonful of sugar in his mouth and let it dissolve naturally. My client now swears by this and has not suffered from migraine since! Has anyone else heard of this? Rita Rita E.Ogden Lead Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health Service Appleton Building Room A202 Bradford College Great Horton Road Bradford BD7 1AY Tel: 01274 433259 ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH