Posted by Amy (207.69.17.172) on February 01, 2000 at 15:40:43:
In Reply to: Search for an etiology posted by DocGreg on January 29, 2000 at 20:54:03:
No exotic travels. No accidents that I can remember. Overall I am very healthy but my body doesn't handle any type of fevers well. I went into convulsions more than once while having a fever when I was a baby but the fevers weren't very high. I'm 5'6" female which is tall for my family. My dad is the same hieght I am while my mother & both sisters are 5'1" & below. I am also the tallest grandchild out of 7 on my dads side.
I may not be correct in saying this but dosen't the Hypothalamus help control/regulate body temp? I wonder if thier is corrolation between my body's inapt ablity to deal with a fever & the functioning of my Hypothalamus? Like I said I may be totally wrong(so don't laugh too hard). I wonder if any other CH suffers have bouts of depression during episodes or along with chronic CH and if so how this could be related chemically or hormonally causing depression? I am episodic & do have bouts of depression during episodes. I've read alot on this board about smoking & just for the record: I started having CH when I was 12yrs did not smoke until I was almost 20yrs & the two years I have smoked I have seen absolutely no corrolation between cigarettes & my CHs.