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Migraine is now one of the most common diseases among children
Children also experience headaches . Approximately 10% of children who go to preschool or kindergarten, and 50% of those going to the primary grades, have or have had migraines, repeated headaches, accompanied by other symptoms. The exaggerated use of computers, video games and television, reconciled a few hours of sleep are the main causes of headache among children. However, experts attribute the occurrence of this ailment also to stress, and ingestion of certain foods or drinks.
When a child has a headache and have to listen to ignore it. Perhaps your pain is related to physical or emotional problems, or with a serious symptom. In any case, deserves attention. If the child complains of a headache and not related to disease or physical discomfort, and if it feels the pain is strong and forwards, you go to the pediatrician. A child who experience headache very frequently should also be taken to the doctor to rule out any other ailment.
Symptoms that accompany migraines
Usually a headache is characterized by a throbbing, pulsating, like hammer blows in one or both sides of the head. Often the pain is so strong that it can cause dizziness, nausea and vomiting, loss of tension, upset stomach and even an increased sensitivity to noise, odors and light. Migraines usually last for minutes or hours, and in some cases, days. Most headaches originate outside of the skull, nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that cover the head and neck. The muscles or blood vessels may become inflamed or may experience other changes that stimulate or put pressure on surrounding nerves. These nerves send a rush of pain messages to the brain, causing headaches.
Cannabis for migraine
Migraine is a nerve disorder that causes sudden se
vere headache and altered sense of vision which often produce hallucinations. Migraine attacks can last hours to days, and their origin, although it is still unclear, it appears to be a combination of problems in the circulatory system, nervous tissue and chemical imbalances in the body.
One of the chemicals in this process internvienen is serotonin, a compound that the consumption of THC (marijuana’s psychoactive side) stimulated. Traditionally, drugs used to relieve migraine attacks were derived from opiates, products whose side effects are a fundamental consideration: the inability to keep the mind clear and get on with normal daily rhythm of life, which is not true of medicinal doses of marijuana. The newer medications for migraine work also stimulates secretion of serotonin.
The use of cannabis for migraine is well documented and it was common use in pharmaceutical preparations before the ban in 1937. One of the advantages that tell the victims that have taken this option is that its effect is immediate if the plant is smoked, and so the dose is fully controllable enough to stop inhaling cannabis when the headache has disappeared. Some argue that the leaves of the plant are more effective than flowers (buds) to combat marijuana.