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tdeannie: It's doing a little better, thanks for asking! It's still feeling a little strange, which is disconcerting, but it is what it is, I suppose, so we'll see. ladyjock: NDPH differs from migraine in a few ways, even ones that occur every day. There are a few types of Chronic Daily Headaches, of which NDPH is the rarest. About 2-3% of the population suffers from CDH, and they say maybe 3-4% of that population has NDPH. There are a couple of CDH's that are migraines. This link will help explain those better than I could: http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/105/4_suppl/23S Basically, what distinguishes NDPH from migraines is that NDPH is, in almost all its suffers, continuous from onsent, 24/7, with no break. Over 80% can state the day that the headache started because most NDPH suffers did not have any prior headache history. I know mine started on Nov. 6, 2006. I just woke up with a headache and nausea, and the headache has never left. The nausea, for the most part, is gone through medicine. Also, NDPH is the most treatment resistant form of CDH there is. Some drugs work for some people, but there is no consistent drug regime that can be said to work for the majority of patients. The above link is a good background on it. Here is another. http://headaches.about.com/od/otherheadpain/a/ndph.htm If it's something that you think you may suffer from, I would talk to your neurologist about it. I would also bring in the articles as well, since depending on where you are, some may not be too familiar with it. |
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