Topic: does "low pressure" like-with this storm make pain worse?
lpkayak
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i am one who can say i never feel worse when the rain comes or whatever like some do...but this time my pain is bad. maybe i just did too much in prep for storm
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Keebler
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- Yes, indeed. Absolutely.
I was going to post a general note to all in the storm's path and wake that symptoms may get worse for a variety of reasons but to especially employ
ADRENAL SUPPORT - the storm brings all kinds of stress, physical, emotional and otherwise.
FISH OIL helps with nerve support, too.
For those with balance and inner ear (vestibular) issues, GINGER CAPSULES may help relieve pressure in the ear region. The pressure from the storm can toss those with balance challenges right over the deck. So be sure-footed, even in your home.
The storm's air pressure can also literally press our whole body, not just our ears.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY supplements such as Turmeric can help. You can just take some from your kitchen spice collection, mix with warm water and drink. Help relieve pain, too.
Stay HYDRATED. EAT WELL. This is no time to load up on junk food, as much as it seems comforting. Find healthful comfort foods and teas.
Share foot massages.
MUSIC can be very good if you have a power supply.
SINGING may help relieve pressure in the sinuses, ears and head (or could make that worse so start with gentle HUMMING).
Create a make-shift KUMBAYA atmosphere as much as possible. While many face lots of hard work, take the best care of yourselves as possible.
All this from 3,000 miles away so I may sound a bit out of touch but I know from storms I've been in all the ways my body can go kaput.
Take care, all. -
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lpkayak
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thx keeb. i just realized i didnt get to sleep until 2 this morning...im gonna snuggle down now and hope i dont end up in kansas or somewhere that isnt here
we all have tornado watches or warnings...but no sirenes to tell us if there is one. probably couldnt hear them over the wind anyway. nite
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Storm fronts with wind used to send me to the ER.
One of the LLMDs I have been to, told me wind from the north that affected me because of mold, fungus, etc.
I would get horrific headaches and a sense of doom.
The ER doc would look at me, keep me for a couple of hours until the pain would subside, and send me home.
I finally stopped going and weathered them out at home.
Guess what we are treating at the present? Yep, yoe've got it, fungus and mold.
Fortunately, I am more well and storms systems don't bother me like they used to.
Hope that is good news to you because, you too can become free of the pain that goes with the storms.
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Keebler
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- Mary Tood Lincoln had these kinds of weather reactions, attributed solely as a "mental disorder" - I think storms likely made her feel so very ill that was misinterpreted.
I know she was absolutely so terrified of thunder and lightening that when the then Illinois state legislator Lincoln was at the capitol bldg at work, he would have to rush home (a short walk) BEFORE the storm would actually hit.
Not sure if he literally had to stop everything to console her during storms once they got to D.C.
I have wondered if Mary Lincoln may have had some kind of stealth infection - or inner ear issues.
But, then, she'd go off all full of energy and spend all her (and the nation's) money on various shopping sprees. Still, those might have just been times when she was so glad to not feel ill that she went too far with enthusiasm.
Or her lack of awareness and fiscal competence could also be part of a stealth infection's effect. I've not seen any biographer go beyond just the "mental health" label, though I think it would be interesting to explore that likelihood.
Then, again, President Lincoln was no stranger to Melancholy. Much has been written about that but doubt anyone has considered lyme & co. Though his energy was a strong driving force that many with lyme are not able to muster.
At least, he seemed to not have the same reaction to thunder and lightening as his wife. But, then, he had to contend with politics so bad weather was likely a picnic for him.
In light of new information about how various conditions and infections affect "behavior" or reactions, I wonder if history will ever be rewritten regarding physical accounts. That is, once the current thought of regular and ID doctors gets up to speed about all this . . .
and parasites, too. Toxicity issues abound. -
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lpkayak
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i am always seeing lyme sx in characters when i read historical books...
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