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(Message started by: Grandma_Dizzie on Feb 18^th, 2007, 4:24pm)

Title: Flaxseed Oil
Post by Grandma_Dizzie on Feb 18^th, 2007, 4:24pm

Does anyone know anything about flaxseed oil being good for bad for CH? My husband WAS a chronic CH sufferer for a bazillion years - not being able to go more than a couple of days without a CH. Between lots of prayers, a working combo of meds and retiring and moving - he all of a sudden has gone 8 months without a CH - praise God! He just got a CH and I am wracking my brain trying to figure out what happened. The only thing different is we started taking flaxseed oil capsules a couple of days ago - and I am wondering if that has anything to do with the headache.
Does anyone have any good or bad experience with flaxseed and CH? Thanks...

Title: Re: Flaxseed Oil
Post by kcopelin on Feb 19^th, 2007, 10:07am

Tried flaxseed oil awhile back (4 years ago) for my menopause symptoms-didn't work for those and didn't affect my CH either....hmmmm....may just have been his time . Sorry to hear your husband is getting hit again, welcome to the site.
PFDAN y'all,
kathy

Title: Re: Flaxseed Oil
Post by Kirk on Feb 21^st, 2007, 10:26am

I take Flaxseed oil myself for about 4 years now. It doesn't seem to have affected my CH so far.
I'm very sorry to hear the attacks have returned.

Title: Re: Flaxseed Oil
Post by Grandma_Dizzie on Feb 21^st, 2007, 10:33am

Thanks so much for everyone's replies and concern. I don't post on this message board very often, but as a spouse of a CH sufferer - you guys will never know how much this site and all of your comments and your degree of care and concern for those who suffer means! I have spent many hours over the year looking around this site and reading all the stuff! The help and information is priceless...

I guess it was just a fluke or coincidence that the CH headache happened right when starting flaxseed oil. So far, he hasn't had another - so we are back to counting anew the headache free days!

Title: Re: Flaxseed Oil
Post by limeandcuervo on Feb 21^st, 2007, 8:18pm

Grandma, I'm new here as far as posting but have been reading for quite a while. Don't want to jinx ya but maybe the pf time was do to your move? I haven't read anything about this but I moved about 5yrs ago and went for a year without a hit and taking no meds(I'm chronic). I certainly hope that your hubby is just not gonna have anymore, just wanted to share my experience.