any good tips to overcome migrane?
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Make an appointment to see the Dr. to find out WHY you are having migraines in the first place.  Prevention is much better than dealing with an attack in progress.  I take prescribed medicine to prevent the attacks daily and use Imitrex shots when those pesky migraines catch me by surprise.
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just answered a similar question for someone else. I'll paste the answer below. Also...Excedrin now puts out "Excedrin Migraines". I've found that on the rare migraine I get now...it helps a lot! \n\nAnyway, here is how I finally stopped getting migraines so frequently:\n\nMigraines are caused by fluctuating hormones. I've suffered from them terribly! I finally found a doctor who gave me this advice...and it's very rare now that I get them! :)\n\nHe told me to stay away from the following foods for a week before my period is due..and until my period stops:\n\nOnions, caffeine, chocolate, red wine, cheeses, foods with electrolytes and nitrates (such as gatorade, bacon, ham, processed meats), nuts, dried fruit and yogurt.\n\nSounds like there is nothing left to eat..but you manage to find things when the alternate is those AWFUL migraines.\n\nI hope this helps you too
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Excedrin is a great over the counter medicine as it combines aspirin, acetaminophin, and caffeine.  You can also duplicate this at home...try having a cup of coffee (or a diet soda with caffeine) with tylenol or advil and see if that helps.  Also, if you're suddenly having migraines, you should go to the doc to see if there might be something more serious going on.  The doc can also prescribe migraine medications that can help, although they can be expensive.\n\nAnother thing that used to work for me was Sinutabs.  My migraines were sometimes sparked by swollen sinuses and that sometimes helped.  Try alternating hot and cold on your forehead and back of your neck.  \n\nEveryone who get migraines is unique.  You need to find your own best method.  Hopefully this gives you a couple of ideas to try.\n\nGood luck!\n\nMany Blessings,\nLilyth
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Start with hot water and fresh grated ginger add 1 tablespoon of honey and drink as tea. Providing you are not ginger sensitive this should do the trick. The next thing I would recommend is an elimination diet like the one in Back to Eden: by Jethro Kloss, it has a great plan for slowly reintroducing foods into your diet to see what is causing the migraines. I used to suffer terribly and a friend gave me this book turns out I am sensitive to bleached flour-not all flour just those with bleach, I also have zero tolerance for MSG and horseradish - once I eliminated these I was migraine free. The diet took a total of 8 weeks but I am so glad I did it I haven't had to suffer the agony now for 2 years! Food sensitivity and allergy is still something Dr's have a hard time understanding but they are real and their is real help.Hope it works for you too!
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Hi. I can relate. I am a brain tumor survivor and I know how bad migraines can really be. Whats worked for me is the eucolyptus and spearmint all natural headache relief available at Bath and Body Works. Also, if available have someone massage your temples while you close your eyes and relax. Prescriptions don't work for some of us. Hope this helps. \n\nGood luck and best wishes,\n\nChris
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Migraines are often due to or aggravated by nutritional deficiencies, so if you want to avoid them in the longterm, it's a good idea to support your whole system with the relevant nutrients. Calcium magnesium (with vitamin D) and EFA's (essential fatty acids, from fish oil, flax, etc.) usually make a big difference, though it might take a while for them to do so. \n\nThere's a Reckeweg homeopathic remedy (I don't remember which number it is -- the Dr. Reckeweg remedies are referred to by number, e.g. R28, R87 etc. -- but they could tell you at a health food store which one it is) that is very good for migraines in both the longterm and the shortterm: it should start working right away when you feel one coming on, but will likely also lessen the frequency & severity of migraine attacks in the future.\n\nThe other thing that supposedly works *really* well is (homeopathic?) lithium by BioLogic. A friend of mine who has worked in the alternative medicine industry for 20-odd years says that taken at the first sign of migraine, it can make it go away within five minutes. \n\nSo there are definitely things that can help. I'm not super-specific here, but this gives you some ideas of things to look into, at least.\n\nGood luck!
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Stop thinking about the essay first of all.  Get off the computer.  Take some Excedrin migraine if you have any.  (Or some other pain killer.)  Lay in a dark room.  Take a cold washcloth and lay it over your forehead or on the back of the neck.  Hope something helps!
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I dont know much about migrains, far from it. But I know a few things: A healthy lifestyle is good for you! Especially drinking enough water, and exercising. If that does not help, see a doctor and/or buy some anti-migrain drug.\n\nAlso, avoid candy, coffe, cigarettes, stress, artifial sweeteners and keep your blood sugar level steady! In other words: be healthy!
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How sick do you want to be? Tell a doctor you have migranes...and keep telling him this on subsequent occassions you meet him even if he says you are in the pink of health. \n\nHe will start to have doubts and you will have built up your credibility (in terms of being sick!)
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See your doctor and ask about Imitrex.  It's great for migraines although doesn't work for everyone.
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As far as homeopathic/natural things go-- I found that feverfew tea (or now I think they have tablets) was a natural ingredient that helped migraines.  I didn't like the tea, so this one didn't work that great for me.\n\nWhat really helped me, was to up my intake of B vitamins/niacin.  That did help me prevent/get ride of a significant number of migraines.\n\nGood luck-- I know they are pretty miserable.
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I had constant, horrible migraines at that age as well. I did notice that drinking plenty of water helped somewhat because they weren't as debilitating when I happened to drink plenty of water that day.\n\nApparently there still is no known cause or cure for them, however the good news is that they go away on their own. I personally got them again around my early twenties after not having migraines for a few years. I wish I could remember the name of the medication I was given this last time they came back because it worked. I remember it was especially for migraines and that the doctor told me to take it as soon as I felt like one was coming and to take it with a glass of cold water. He also gave me another medication in case I didn't take the previous one on time. \n\nLooking back, I think my migraines might have had a lot to do with stress and conflict in the environment you're in. Is your son doing ok at school? Has anything been bothering him for a while? Has he seen a doctor? It's a little scary what the effect of a migraine has not only on your whole body, but in your brain. For example, I never had seizures but apparently you're more succeptible to them if you're having a migraine or something like that. \n\nMigraines can also be a symptom of other things, so hopefully you've already taken him to the doctor, although it's probably nothing serious. Get the poor thing a fan, ear plugs, and a pair of sleep shades. Keep a trash can nearby the bed in case he needs to throw up. A little carafe of water next to his bed wouldn't hurt, unless he likes tea. Chamomille is nice.
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There may be no ways to prevent migraine headaches because the exact source of them is not known. But if there are certain foods that trigger them, stay away from these foods. avoid oversleeping, also birth control pills have been known to cause migraines in women. you just have to figure out the triggers of the migraine and stay clear of them. Also relaxation techniques help people minimize the number of headaches. There are many drugs to aid in the prevention of migraines.
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Sounds like it could be serious and you should go to the doctor.  For the mean time, take Excedrin Migraine when you feel the migraine coming on, be prepared ahead of time, so you can take it before it turns into a migraine or it won't work.  If relief items such as Midol don't work, have you tried taking it before your pain comes on like you would the Migraine meds?  Sometimes taking birth control pills can help as well as anti-inflammatory, and muscle relaxors (but be careful, can be addictive).  Also eating right can factor in and maybe regular stretching could help.  You can try going to a sports medicine shop and buying a hard foam roll; you lay down on it and just breath, real easy; it stretches the area in between your shoulder blades and works great for upper back pain/tightness.  Ask them how to use it and the various ways it can be used and it's also inexpensive.  Sometimes lying down on your back and having somthing underneath your knees (and ankles equally) about the same height as your thigh can releive pain and pressure.  \nTips on controlling PMS (if that's what you have):\n~Eat complex carbohydrates (such as whole grain breads, pasta and cereals), fiber and protein. \n~Cut back on sugar and fat. \n~Avoid salt for the last few days before your period to reduce bloating and fluid retention. \n~Cut back on caffeine to feel less tense and irritable and to ease breast soreness. \n~Cut out alcohol. Drinking it before your period can make you feel more depressed. \n~Try eating up to 6 small meals a day instead of 3 larger ones. \nGet aerobic exercise. Work up to 30 minutes, 4 to 6 times a week. \n~Get plenty of sleep--about 8 hours a night. \n~Keep to a regular schedule of meals, bedtime and exercise. \n~Try to schedule stressful events for the week after your period. \n~Taking calcium pills may reduce symptoms of water retention, cramps and back pain. Taking about 1,000 mg of calcium a day probably won't be harmful, especially because calcium has so many other benefits, such as being good for your bones, but note that the body can only absorb 500 mg of calcium at a time so take it at separate times in the day.
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Codeine.\nSome claim Butterburr extract can help. It is available at the health food store. But, I don't find it or other remedies strong enough for Migraines. There are some products in health food stores that can lessen the severity. I find that codeine helps more than anything, I have ever used. You must get a prescription in the U.S. for Fioricet to obtain codeine pills. But it is available, over-the-counter in any pharmacy, in many countries. In England, there are about 10 products, such as "Migraleve", available in a pharmacy with codeine. There are many products on ebay, sometimes they even work, but watch out most are junk.
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If you can get away. . .a dark room with no noise.  There are many prescription drugs to deal with migraines, but I have luck with an aspirin based over the counter medication, and at least an hour of QUIET and DARK.  Try to catch them early, before they knock you down.  I sympathize.
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ugh i hate migraine advice from people that don't get them.  migraines often but not always have triggers.  the most common triggers are preservatives -- sulfites in wines, sodiums you can't pronounce in all kinds of prepared foods.  watch what you eat and see if you notice any patterns.  for me there is something in hotdogs, canned beans (like baked beans), soy sauce is practically deadly.  \n\ni find the best treament for mine are a cup of french coffee -- thats espresso roast coffee made in a french press. \nAlso a chunk of bakers semi sweet chocolate helps -- even better are chunks of chocolate you can find in latin supermarkets made for putting in hot drinks.  these are both relatively unproccessed and you get more chocolate goodness and less processing indgrients.  unfortunatley chocolate is also a migraine trigger for some.  \n\nsome life change things you can do to reduce migraines -- \n\ndrink lots of water -- at least 2 liters a day -- 4 is better.  water means water.  don't count juice or soda or anything else as water.  your body processes it differently.  it seems most headaches have something to do with brain dehydration including migraines.  \n\nvitamins -- b complexes and calcium/magnesium suppliments are most often recommended -- i can't guarantee this but if i eat a bunch of calcium/magnesium while i have a headache i usually feel a little better after.  \n\nmelatonin works better than any pain reducer.  i take about 6 mgs if my head hurts 9 mgs if my head hurts and i am going to sleep.  \n\nThese are just the basics.  there is a lot of info out there -- much of it is conflicting.  these are things that work for me. doesn't mean they will work for you.  best of luck.