What is the best remedy for a stress headache?
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if it is a constant problem for you and, if excedrin tension headache ,does not work,see a doctor or,do what i do yoga..there are many good yoga cd,s on the market at a fair price.another thing is willow tea,you can get it at gnc
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first of all, you need to take continuous breaks from the PC. go for a short walk around the building, eat a short snack, etc.\nhere's some helpful info on headaches, such as symptoms, causes, etc. Hope it helps!\n\nThe most common types of headaches usually are not serious but may occur again and again.\n\n--Tension headaches -- the most common type of headache and are episodes of constant aching, tightness, pressure, and pain around the forehead, temples, or back of the head and neck. Symptoms usually occur on both sides of the head rather than just one side. \nTension headaches usually do not stop a person from doing his or her regular activities. These headaches usually do not cause nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light or noise. A tension headache can last anywhere from 30 minutes to several days. Some people experience chronic tension headaches, which means they get a headache on 15 or more days a month.\nTension headaches are related to muscles tightening in the back of the neck or head because of stress, anxiety, fatigue, hunger, anger, poor posture, or overexertion.\nTreatment for tension headaches usually includes aspirin, ibuprofen, or other nonprescription pain relievers. Aspirin should not be given to anyone age 20 years or younger because it has been linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious disease that most often affects children. Prescription medications, such as antidepressants, may be needed to treat tension headaches. Additional therapies, including stress management or biofeedback, may reduce or prevent tension headaches\n \n--Cluster headaches -- these are recurring headaches that occur in groups or cycles. The headaches appear suddenly and cause severe, debilitating pain on one side of the head, along with a watery eye and nasal congestion on the affected side of the head. The cause of cluster headaches is unknown. Although there is no cure for cluster headaches, medications can reduce the frequency and duration of the painful headaches.\n--Migraine headaches -- Approximately one-third of people who have migraine headaches first began having them as teenagers. are painful, sometimes disabling headaches that are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell. These throbbing headaches usually occur on only one side of the head, although the pain can shift from one side of the head to the other, or can occur on both sides at the same time. Migraines involve changes in chemicals and blood vessels in the brain, which trigger pain signals leading to headache and other symptoms.\nMigraine headaches tend to recur. A migraine headache typically lasts 4 to 24 hours but in some cases can last up to 3 days. Some people have symptoms, such as visual disturbances, that occur before a headache starts. These symptoms are called a migraine aura.\nSome people have several headaches per month; others have headaches much less often. Treatment usually includes medications to prevent a migraine from occurring or to stop a migraine once it begins. In some people, migraines may be triggered by certain foods or smells. Eliminating exposure to these triggers may stop the headaches.\n\nHere's a list of common causes of headaches include:\n\n--Alcohol, caffeine, or other drug use or withdrawal. \n--Changes in the levels of chemicals in the body (neurotransmitters). \n--Coughing or sneezing. \n--Dehydration. \n--Dental problems or procedures, such as pain from grinding the teeth or from a root canal. \n--Eating or drinking cold foods and fluids. \n--Emotional stress. \n--Exposure to smoke or fumes from chemicals, including carbon monoxide. \n--Eyestrain. \n--Fever. \n--High altitude. Lower oxygen levels at high altitudes can cause headaches. \n--Medical procedures, such as the aftereffects of a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). \n--Medications. Many medications can cause headaches. \n--Muscle strain in the neck, upper back, or shoulder muscles. \n--Upper respiratory infections. \n
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See a neurologist.\n\nThey can prescribe meds to PREVENT headaches, and to stop them once they start.\n\nYou have to find out what is causing your headaches. Migraine? Tension? Cluster headaches? Sinuses?\n\nRight now, take either a hot rag, or one you have chilled in the freezer, and put it over the part of your head that hurts.\n\nTry to relax. Quiet. Dark...
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First get off the computer, it hurts your eyes and give you a worse headache. Put a warm washcloth on your forehead, and try to fall asleep. Take a Tylenol or and Excedrine. I usually take a warm to hot bath when I have a headache. It usually helps. I hope you get well soon. Good Luck! If you have any questions, answer one of my questions.
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FIRST BE AWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS BEFORE THE ACTUAL MIGRAINE BEGINS. TAKE YOUR PRESCRIBED MEDS AS DIRECTED. MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN A QUIET, PEACEFUL DIM LIT AREA. RELAX AND TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT MAY CAUSE ANY UNDUE STRESS. AND BY THE WAY STRESS PLAYS A BIG PART. DO KEEP BUSY WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BETTER, FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY FOODS THAT CAN ADD THIS SITUATION.
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I would say Alieve is the bast headache medicine. Excedrine Migrain is the best for a migrain. Use a heating pad on your neck. Try to pop your neck and back. Have someone massage your neck and lower head and upper back.
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Get someone to massage your upper back and into your neck and head.  Or, go see a massage therapist.  I get headaches that debilitate me, advil and drugs alike just cover up the symptoms, massage can get rid of the headache and help prevent more.  There are at least 20 muscles that when they are under stress or being strained, like studying for school, refer pain to the head, resulting in mass headaches.  Sometimes applying something like tigre balm to the neck muscles, front and back helps too.
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as a natural therapist i would recommend a few alternate remedy's; try lying down in a dark quiet room, rub tiger balm on your temples & presure points around your neck ,try to make sure you drink plenty of water,see a eye specialist if you need glasses & maybe even see a chiropracter maybe you have a knot or a disk out! (P.S sounds weird but it may be cause you need to do a number 2) good luck & hopefully i havent cause a headache with all of my suggestions lol
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Cut down on the caffeine and alcohol, drink more water, get regular sleep, eat a healthy balance of foods.  If absolutely necessary, do not exceed the recommended dose of an OTC pain killer such as Tylenol, asprin or Advil.\n\nFor migraines, what has helped me is taking magnesium supplements (a magnesium deficiency causes the same symptoms as those by a migraine) and seeing a chiropracter.
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HEADACHE:HOT BLACK TEA BREWED WITH MINT. MASSAGE UR templeS WITH CHINA BALSAM FOR 5 MIN.\nSORE THROAT:WHAT HELPS MOST OF ALL AND QUIKLY IS 1)gargling it with  brewed camomile (1 tablespoon for 1 glass of hot water. Leave it for 30 min to ingrain than strain it thro a sieve and gargle ur throat or 2)1 glass of not very hot water,1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda,  1/3 teaspoon  of salt and 2 drops of iodine mix it and gargle ur throat 3 times a day. After 2 days u will feel comfortable
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Drink plenty of water to rehydrate your body.Also taking a couple of aspirin may help the headache.Sleeping a little more can help you get over the groggy feeling.I use to drink, 6 years ago I quit cold turkey.I use to have to do what I have mentioned.
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Hi Alex\n\nHere is a plan to help with your headaches.\n\nQuick Action Plan for Headaches\n1. Since food allergies can play a role in over 90 percent of certain types of headaches, such as migraine, it is important that you be screened for food allergies and sensitivities, and avoid eating all foods that you are allergic or sensitive to.\n\n2. Emphasize a diet of fresh, organic foods with an emphasis on vegetables, especially dark leafy green vegetables, salads, free-range organic poultry, wild-caught, cold-water fish, and non-gluten, complex carbohydrate foods, such as red potatoes, squash, and yams.\n\n3. A helpful dietary remedy for headaches is “potassium broth,” which can be made by combining washed but unpeeled carrots and potatoes with a variety of potassium-rich green vegetables into a pot of water. Bring the water to a boil, and then simmer for ten to 15 minutes, then strain out the broth and sip it throughout the day.\n\n4. To help prevent and reverse headaches, supplement with B-complex vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), evening primrose oil, and the amino acid DL-phenylalanine.\n\n5. Certain herbs can also help prevent and reduce headache symptoms. These include bay leaves, cayenne pepper, chamomile, coriander, garlic, ginkgo biloba, ginger, skullcap, turmeric, valerian root, wild yam, and willow bark.\n\n6. Since headaches are often due to chronic muscle tension and/or muscle spasm, bodywork can be extremely helpful in minimizing the risk of headaches, especially Alexander Technique, Bowen Therapy, Feldenkrais, massage therapy, Polarity therapy, Structural Integration and Rolfing.\n\n7. Hot baths, saunas, and steam baths can help ease headache pain by increasing blood circulation and easing muscle tension.\n\n8. Learning how to cope with daily stress by practicing relaxation exercises can also significantly reduce the incidence of headaches. One of the simplest methods of relaxation is simply to close your eyes as you sit comfortably in a chair, breathing gently and deeply through your belly. Do this for five minutes at a time and repeat throughout the day.\n\n9. At the first sign of migraine symptoms, add two tablets of Alka-Seltzer Gold to a glass of water and drink immediately. This simple technique can often halt migraine symptoms very quickly.\n\n\nBest of health to you  \n\nCheers
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You might want to see a doctor to get checked out.  Headaches can be signs of serious conditions.\nPerhaps 90 percent of all headaches are “tension headaches” that result from poor posture and daily stress.  These can usually be alleviated with massage and postural realignment.\nTwo herbs which usually help are Chamomile (which relaxes muscles and soothes tension) and Ginkgo biloba (which tends to improve blood flow and circulation to the brain).  Slippery elm is a natural painkiller.  All can be taken as teas.\nThe most important thing is learning to identify the triggers of the headaches.  Avoiding these triggers is the single best way to prevent headaches.
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Can you figure out what triggers your headache?  \nThe suggestions listed here are all good.  I have tried many of them depending on what caused my headache.  Tension, dehydration, missed meal, hormones, etc.\nThe key is to start some type of relief therapy before the headache gets worse.  I would start with the water and then try some of the suggested treatments.  Good luck.
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Stress is a very large cause of tension headaches.  Somehow or another you have to reduce the stress, even if it is only for a little while.  Do something to "remove" yourself from the stress and stress sources.\n\nSometimes it is as simple as watching a good movie, or the "guaranteed cry" movie.  (Walk in the Clouds makes me cry)  Or going for a walk, or driving a different way home to enjoy the scenery.  These help you get into another mindset.\n\nAnother great thing is a golf ball.  I put one in my palm and roll it around on my hand and my neck when I am feeling tense.  Put the golf ball on the floor and roll it around under your foot. You can also pinch and rub the "web" between your fingers and thumb.  At home, massage your hands and feet. It's surprisingly therapetic.   \n\nOr my favorite is use one hand to encircle your upper arm and slowly pull your hand down your arm.  Then do the other.  Use both hands to circle your thigh, and "pull" the tension out your legs. \n\nI am sorry you have a tension headache, and hope it gets better.
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drink more water. i heard that dehydration is one cause for headaches.
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i say that the best stress relief is exercise. i gets your mind off things and your doing something good for your body.something as simple as walking up and down the stairs for 5 min. is good enough. if you want to focus your brain on something you can listen to music. after you do this you feel better and more relaxed. yoga also works good too.