Headaches are a Different Sort for Gulf War Syndrome military and for Workers of the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup

Headaches from a particular chemical exposure - Horrible Headaches

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An August, 2002 comment by a GWS vet: "I still have these piercing headaches, feels like burning, shocks....something like that... all I know, it's not a normal headache."

An August 24, 2002 military comment: "Hey everyone! I'm curious. Many of us talk about having headaches. But, I haven't found anyone yet that described the type of headaches I have. Mine are not like a normal headache. They feel like piercing, sharp, burning in spots. That's the best I can describe. Sometimes I get the pounding hurt really bad type, but for the most part they're very different from anything I ever had before. Anybody out there experiencing the same thing? Sometimes I don't know whether to believe if it is all gulf related or if there may be a damaged nerve thing going on. I do experience a lot of other symptoms, muscle & joint pain, rashes, GERD (acid reflux), tremors, and tired all the darn time. but, these headaches are like the worst. Anybody out there with the same type of headaches? stationed in Riyadh, Saudi.

So Say EVOS workers

The headaches an EVOS 'bioremediation' worker has are very frequent in last several years... at the back of the head and it runs down his neck.

Another young native woman who only delivered supplies and lunches to the beach workers has severely debilitating headaches: She has to be in a dark, quiet room for days - the pain is so severe. She shared 10/03 that they have subsided. Maybe the doctor found some help for her?

Another EVOS worker's Headache ... who was exposed to Corexit

EVOS - is a shortened way to say Exxon Valdez oil spill

* Note: The primary glands that make up the human endocrine system are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal body, and reproductive glands—the ovary and testis. The pancreas, an organ often associated with the digestive system, is also considered part of the endocrine system. In addition, some nonendocrine organs are known to actively secrete hormones. These include the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, thymus, skin, and placenta

Click on photo for enlarged diagram showing the pituitary, hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem.

"Called the master gland, the pituitary secretes hormones that control the activity of other endocrine glands and regulate various biological processes. Its secretions include growth hormone (which stimulates cellular activity in bone, cartilage, and other structural tissue); thyroid stimulating hormone (which causes the thyroid to release metabolism-regulating hormones); antidiuretic hormone (which causes the kidney to excrete less water in the urine); and prolactin (which stimulates milk production and breast development in females). The pituitary gland is influenced both neurally and hormonally by the hypothalamus." Fair Use