Posted by Margi on April 23, 1999 at 13:25:16:
In Reply to: Re: AMA/Reuters / WOW -it's falling right into place posted by gary g on April 23, 1999 at 13:14:55:
Hi Gary
I do agree with you about the circadian rhythym stuff but I can't say as I can totally discount that these buggars are somehow vascular-related. Why else would the O2 work? Maybe my little pea brain just can't get itself around this but isn't the O2 opening up the constricted arteries, thus allowing the blood to flow better, thereby decreasing the pain....? Could it be that the cycical nature for the episodic sufferers is coming from the circadian stuff but that once the cycle starts, the vascular system goes haywire?
But then again....how do we explain the chronic sufferers who are not affected by the seasons....
Not wanting to argue, just throwing some ideas out there.
Cheers
Margi