The DMSO Handbook for Doctors by Archie H. Scott

Author:Archie H. Scott
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781475997934
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2013-07-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Headache

Headaches of various types affect most people at some point in their lives. In fact nearly half of the population has at least one headache a month. Most headaches are at least partially caused by muscle spasms in the neck and changes in blood vessels going into the head. Emotional stress and the way the body reacts to it is often an underlying cause.

Aspirin is frequently the first treatment used by most headache sufferers. The results may vary, but especially with migraine headaches, the pain reduction is often minimal.

DMSO has been used to treat headaches for over 40 years. The results have generally been good, and there is the lack of side effects found with many of the conventional pain medication.

Migraine headaches that have developed to full strength do not seem to respond well to any treatment. However, it has been observed that if a migraine headache is treated in the early stages, the condition can be reversed with DMSO. This has happened with a number of patients. It is important that the patient receive the DMSO treatment early in the pain process.

The usual DMSO treatment for headache is topical application to the head, neck, or both. The topical application can also be enhanced by injecting the DMSO or having the patient drink it in juice or water.

One interesting headache case was a young woman in Newport Beach, California. She was having frequent headaches that had been getting worse over a period of months. An x-ray examination of her head revealed a thin film of unknown origin. It was decided to start topical and oral DMSO treatment on the lady. DMSO was applied on the total head except for the face. She was also given one teaspoon of DMSO in four ounces of water to drink. She was then told to do the same treatment at home every day until her next appointment.

Ten days later this lady returned to the clinic and was asked if she still had headaches. She said yes, and the headaches had gotten worse. She had previously said that the treatment had helped her, and she felt better. Finally she admitted what she had done. Since she felt better with the small dose of DMSO, she decided to increase the dosage. She said she drank four ounces of DMSO the morning after her original appointment. Then she added that it was taken with one quart of water. Instead of following her doctor’s instructions, she just figured that if a little is good a lot is a lot better.

This is just one more example of a patient who did not follow instructions. She was told that with many drugs an extreme overdose can be fatal. Luckily for this lady DMSO is very safe even at higher than recommended dosages. Whenever a patient has an unexpected side effect it can be beneficial to ask the patient the dosage taken and how the medication was used. If the patient is asked if a drug was used as prescribed by the doctor the usual answer is yes.

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