Migraine

Migraine and depression are often comorbid diseases -- that means that people have them simultaneously, but neither causes the other. In the general population, 17% experience major depressive disorder. Among Migraineurs, that jumps to 47%. Given that, Migraineurs are often also interested in information about depression.

Researchers are making great progress in better understanding depression, including what causes it. This kind of research gives us more hope for better treatments...

Results of a new study reported in the journal Cell may lead scientists along the path toward learning how to enhance a naturally occurring mechanism in the brain that promotes resilience to psychological stress. Studying a mouse model, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that the ability to adapt to stress is driven by a distinctly different molecular mechanism than the tendency to be overwhelmed by stress. The researchers mapped out the mechanisms — components of which also are present in the human brain — that govern both kinds of responses.

Read more in Resilience To Stress Plays Role in Depression .

I used to have a tremendous capacity to absorb and deal with stress.

Meniere's Disease has robbed me of that. Now I'm on valium 3 times a day just to get from bedtime to bedtime.

No one knows the connection between Meniere's and stress, but add migraine to it and I'm sunk!

Tying a knot on the end of the rope and hanging on...