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Old 01-27-07 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bmclaughlin807
I get migraines, too... I have medication which gets rid of the migraine, but I'm still just wiped, usually the next day, too. And yeah, how come they always seem to happen on SATURDAY???

My doc suggested there is a neuroadaptation to regularly-incurring stress (like your arrival at a high-pressure work environment) that causes the brain to generate serotonin as a calming measure. After a while this starts to happen pre-emptively, before the stress is scheduled to begin. On the weekends, there's no stress to soak up all that serotonin, leading to a surge that can cause migraines.

(Yes I get them too, and no it's not caffeine withdrawal)
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