Fluids Hypertension Syndromes: Migraines, Headaches, Normal ...

Fluids Hypertension Syndromes – Dr. Leonardo Izecksohn – page 151
b- When there is a relative deficiency of outflow or resorption of these excessive fluids from that
space, its overload causes both:
b 1 - Edema in those tissues wich have free expansion possibilities.
b 2 - Pressure rise in those closed inelastic spaces fluids filled. The raised fluids pressure stretch all
the tissues, the nerves mainly at their laminas cribosas, the arteries reducing the arterial blood with
oxygen, and the veins reducing their volumes. The migraines and variants are the feelings of all
this.
The water retention in the body of the migraine patients already was measured:
“Bioelectric impedance assay demonstrated a slight total body water increase in alcohol-induced migraine
patients.” (Martelletti P, and others).
Many etiologies cause water retention through the arterial capillaries in the body and cause the fluids
hypertension and migraines. The main ones are:
-Caffeine.
-Excessive water drank.
-Vasopressin.
-Wine.
-Beer.
-Estrogens.
-Corticosteroids.
-Toxins.
The water retention in the entire body of migraineurs is stimulated by the increased production of the
pituitary hormone Vasopressin: “During an attack, vasopressin was consistently raised (median (range)
3.5 (1.2-9.6) pg/ml… The highest vasopressin concentration occurred in the only patient who vomited.
The results suggest vasopressin rises during an attack of spontaneous migraine, and this may, in part, be
related to emesis. In the majority, vasopressin levels only rose sufficiently to have some renal antidiuretic
effect, although in some these levels could have been sufficient to cause alteration in peripheral
blood flow. Release of vasopressin may be responsible for the facial pallor and antidiuresis observed in
migraine.” (Hampton K K, and others).
This vasopressin excessive secretion can be caused by the Pituitary gland been squeezed by the
Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypertension, similarly as an squeezed sponge, and releasing its accumulated
vasopressin hormone into the blood circulation.
The Ayurveda medicine knows this for more than 2,000 years ago, and denominate it as “Pitta”: “Migraines
frequently happen when systemic Pitta moves into the cardiovascular system, circulates, and affects
the blood vessels around the brain. The blood vessels dilate due to the hot, sharp quality of Pitta.
This, in turn, creates pressure on the nerves, resulting in migraines. Pitta disorders are characterized by
the red complexion and eyes, light sensitivity, burning sensation, anger, irritability, and nose bleeds.
Liver and blood toxicity are often associated with these symptoms.” (Ayurveda).
When the patient already has water retention, anyone of many triggers can rise the Fluids’ pressures
and cause the migraines: “Coughing, sneezing, climbing stairs, or bending over increases headache
pain by increasing intracranial pressure.” (Robertson Jr WC and Mack P). Without any previous water
retention, these same activities cause nothing.
Inside an inelastic closed space with constant volume, whether one expands, other shrinks:
During a migraine, as there is increased secretion of the Cerebrospinal Fluid that raises its pressure,
its volume also increases. As the skull and Dura mater space do not expand, the brain and the blood
vessels are squeezed. Squeezing the vessels, the cerebral blood flow is reduced, the blood volume inside
the brain reduces, and the brain oxygen consumption (extraction) from this restricted blood is increased.
Bednarczyk already measured this:
“In nine patients (seven female and two male), global cerebral blood flow (ml/min/100 g [SD]) was
measured as 52.70 (6.9) during migraine and 59.65 (10.6) in the migraine-free state; p=0.028.