Re: high pressure headache?

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<< When I lay down on my back, the back of my head pounds and all my

symptoms

get worse. Is this a high pressure thing?

Hi All,

A couple of people have asked about this too! I couldn't lie flat

before my second decompression. I slept sitting up for about 6 months.

Dr. Milhorat told me that spinal fluid is like a bottle half full of

water. When it is upright, the fluid settles to the bottom. When it is

laying down, it tries to seek a level playing field.

When you have a blockage of csf somewhere, that fluid is still going to

try to get into where it is supposed to, causing the pressure and pain.

Hope this helps,

Kathleen