What is the best soluion for migrane head-ache?
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There are many different types of migraines. I suggest you see your physician to find a treatment plan that works for you. It is proven howevern that a lack of stimulation helps ALL migraines. Turn out the lights, turn off the TV, unplug the phone and lay down in a noiseless and lightless environment.
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Lifestyle changes. Finding and avoiding things that cause headache is one way to reduce how often attacks happen and how painful they are. Your diet, the amount of stress in your life, and other lifestyle habits may add to getting migraines. Eating a healthful diet, quitting smoking, and reducing your alcohol intake may help improve your headaches. Learn stress reduction techniques and find other positive ways to cope with stress. Try to get on a regular sleep pattern.\n\nMedicine. There are two ways to approach the treatment of migraine headache with drugs: prevent the attacks, or relieve the symptoms during the attacks. Many people with migraine use both forms of treatment. Some medicines used to help prevent attacks include drugs that were designed to treat epilepsy and depression. To relieve symptoms during attacks, your doctor may start by telling you to take over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin, acetaminophen, or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like ibuprofen. If these drugs don’t work to give you relief, your doctor can prescribe types of drugs called ergotamines or triptans. Ergotamines narrow the blood vessels, which helps the migraine’s throbbing pain. Triptans are new types of drugs that relieve pain by both narrowing blood vessels and balancing the chemicals in the brain. Hormone therapy may help some women whose migraines seem to be linked to their menstrual cycle. Work with your doctor to choose the best medicine for you.
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I have a friend who found herself in the same situation and she tried someone's suggestion of something called Gelstat.  It's a homeopathic sublingual with ginger and feverfew.  She tried it and it worked for her better than the presciption medication she was taking (Zomig.)  You take it when you begin to get a migraine and she used one dose, and was pain free in less than two hours, where her migraines normally last for 3 days and she has to keep taking the Zomig every 12 hours for that 3 days.  Here's the link: http://www.gelstat.com/newmigrainehome.asp \n\nThe company that makes Imitrex (GlaxoSmithKline) does have some prescription drug assistance so you could go here to check that out: http://www.gskforyou.com/10_programs_under.htm\n\nGood luck!
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Once you have it, advil or aspirin works well. An ice bag or hot pad on the forehead sometimes helps, or if it's tension-related, a neck or head massage can really decrease the pain. Drinking coffee or a caffeine soda will also get rid of headaches for many people--those who have taken in less than their normal dose of caffeine.\nFor me, and many people I know, headaches are virtually eliminated if caffeine is avoided. Once I realized that my weekend headaches were caused by drinking less coffee on weekends, I stopped drinking coffee and have no more than one headache a year.
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the doctors are full of crap?   why, because they wouldn't give you a shot of demerol?\n\nseriously, have you tried the "triptans", such as Imitrex and Relpax?  they are actually so effective for migraines that they are used to diagnose them.  in other words, if one of them doesn't work on your headache, chances are it isn't even a migraine, or it may be a combination headache of more than one type.\n\nfor a combination or cluster headache, it's always good to just try some over the counter Excedrin Migraine, plus 25 mg of Phenergan if you have it.   then try and rest in a dark room for at least an hour.\n\nBTW, the person who said to ignore the caffeine suggestion is just wrong.   caffeine is a trigger, but once a migraine begins, caffeine can also help:  one of its metabolites, Theobromine, is a vasodilator, and increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain and muscles.
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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.
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If you suffer from serious migranes and excedrin, tylenol, or advil don't work. Go to your physican and get a prescription for Imitrex. It's like a super pill. You're migrane is gone in about a 1/2 hour. I've been on them for a few years, and my migranses have gone from every 2 days and having to go to the hospital for a pain med. drip to having maybe 2 migranes a month and all I have to do is pop an IMITREX drink 2 glasses of water and relax for 45 minutes
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Migraines: Essential Oils Lavender and Peppermint on temples\nTension Headache: Essential Oil Peppermint on spot that hurts most.  Peppermint helps with blood flow reduces inflamation.\nSinus: Essential Oils, Wild Oregeno, Peppermint, Tei fu rubbed on sinus area, avoid eyes.\nInhaling any of these also may work.  Peppermint is very uplifting.\nAlso the meaty area between your thumb and first finger, press on the muscle in that area, you will know when you hit it, very sore area.  Put good amount of pressure with your other first finger and thumb until the pain in head is gone.\nRub the bottoms of feet, I place my foot on a golf ball on the floor and use good amount of pressure and roll it back and forth.  Really relievs the pressure in head.\nHope one of these work!!!!
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Excedrin.  No one in my family has had a headache that wasn't feeling better within 10 minutes of taking Excedrin (aspirin)\n\nTylenol, Aleve..........none of that works for me.
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Lavender oil. Inhaling it, scalp massage, cool compress with lavender oil and water, burn in oil burner. Either way lavender is good for headaches. Even when you go out, sprinkle a few drops on a hankie and sniff from time to time for relief.
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Ask a phamacist.  There are pain-relieving products made for this purpose.   Orajel  or Anbesol might help you.   Or take an aspirin or tylenol (whatever you would take for a headache)  That will help also.
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this may seem unorthodox but the simple cure is to sit in a quiet place where you can quiet your mind. take slow deep breaths focusing only on the breath as you inhale and exhale. this is a simple method for quieting the mind as consequently releasing the stress which is usually responsible for the headache. Try it, you'll be surprised at the results!
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Take theraflu "severe cold". Then take 3 ibuprophen if you feel sinus pressure. (The ibuprophen in anti-inflammatory and will reduce the pressure in your head in addition to providing pain relief.)
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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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gun to the head, but i suppose you like your husband. hot tea with no sugar with ground ginger in it. wet rag on the back of the neck, ice or heat(depending). soothing music. orchid by black sabbath over and over again works. passionflower and kava(i just took some) the popular advil, motrin, vicodin, etc. rubbing the temples and if you or he could massage the back of his neck and behind his ears. a good possibility that his back problems are causing this, or helping. go in to the doctor with your husband if thats not what the surgery's for, and have your husband explain his habits, where the pain is and how long and when these migraines occur
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if i do not have anything to take, i crawl in bed, lay real still, pull the covers over my head and sleep it off. a warm washcloth on your forehead helps also. if you have some motrin at home take it. also drinking anything with caffiene helps. caffiene is in many pain killers that are prescriptions. if you are sensitive to light, make the room dark, and if you are sensitive to sound, make it quiet. good luck!