Hey all...

I just came back from a comedy show, and the comedian was HILARIOUS.  I was laughing my head off.  Literally.  I laughed so hard, that I laughed myself into a major headache.  This has happened once before since my surgeries (May 2005) and last time my mom told me to stop laughing before I hurt myself into a TIA, or worse, a stroke. 

Has anyone else had this happen to them before? 

Considering not laughing is not a possibility, cuz I love to laugh, any suggestions (bag breathing or something like that)?  (Please don't say Tylenol, cuz it doesn't do anything for me, and I am not allowed Advil/Aleve and the like). 

Your thoughts are much appreciated...

Trina

I know what you're dealing with. I don't have MM, my son does, but I have gotten headaches from laughing too hard.

My headaches have been short lived, even though they are the worse headaches I get. They are bad enough that I try to stop and take a few breaths, when I do find something making me laugh so hard. I am guessing it is the same as a migrain. The blood flow slows and then returns so fast it hurts.

When laughing, as with crying, you don't breathe in as much as you breathe out. Therefor the brain isn't getting as much oxygen. Then when you calm down the oxygen rushes to the brain and you end up with a wonderful headache. Atleast this is my take on it.

Maybe just concentrating on breathing deeply when laughing would help?