Migraine-sufferers also get hangovers

[The Straight Story]

Migraine-sufferers also get hangovers

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest migraine sufferers may be more prone to hangover headaches after drinking.

Experiments looked at a special rat model that suffered migraines when stimulating the brain with an inflammatory mixture vs, rats that did not suffer headaches.

"Our results suggest that dehydration or impurities in alcohol are not responsible for hangover headache," Michael Oshinsky, assistant professor of Neurology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, says in a statement. "Since these rats were sufficiently hydrated and the alcohol they received contained no impurities, the alcohol itself or a metabolite must be causing the hangover-like headache. These data confirm the clinical observation that people with migraine are more susceptible to alcohol-induced headaches."

The researchers compared four groups of rats. Two groups received repeated dural simulation -- the outermost layers of the brain -- followed by an oral ingestion of the equivalent of one to two shots of liquor. Two control groups received no inflammatory stimulation but similar "liquor" ingestion.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/10/22/Migraine-sufferers-also-get-hangovers/UPI-54211256190591/

[Sanity Claws]

1. Alcohol triggers my migraines