#because i knew that most headache treatments were just lower doses of antidepressants
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Antidepressants are used to treat headaches and migraines because low serotonin contributes to both headaches and depression.
Anyway I found out ginger can work with serotonin levels in a similar way that some triptan class medicine does. Which means it may help relieve a headache or migraine. It has been proven in study. But there are also not a lot of studies. It also naturally helps with nausea so at the very least there's that.
#{domino talks}#NO ONE FUCKING JUDGE ME I AM VERY UPSET RIGHT NOW#context: i have had heaches for roughly two thirds of my life and i am just now understanding this#i'm sure at SOME POINT this was explained to me#probably in middle school when i first talked to my doctor about them#because i knew that most headache treatments were just lower doses of antidepressants#but FINALLY understanding this is like#MAN this sucks#but honestly depression probably isn't a big contributing factor for me since i very rarely experience the symptoms anymore#my two main possibilities of why i have head pain everyday all the time are#that it's hereditary or/and because i have a fucking uterus and estrogen and shit#and on one hand i hope it's the latter because my mom's headaches got SIGNIFICANTLY better after menopause#and then on the other hand HER bio mom can only get relief via liquid morphine and... uh... no..#even if i was okay with that it would never be an option ╮(╯_╰)╭#but uh yeah... that's a rant I didn't know i needed
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