How to relieve migraines?
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try an ice cube in the palm of your hand or massage palm of hand or arch of foot. Its known that the nerves path is the same in your hand and the ice "blocks" the pain path (so to speak) \nIts worked on toothaches.
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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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First of all, I am sorry you have to go through the pain. It is horrendous at times. I have suffered from migraines since '95. I have tried everything from prescriptions to vitamins to changing my dietary habits. I didn't want to rely on prescriptions alone, so if you have Tension Migraines which start from your shoulders/neck and works itself up then a quick way would be a shoulder/neck massage. Shower massagers also work just as good. If you have some Eucylptus Oil/Menthol Rub/Sports Creme massage your neck and shoulders first, then a hot shower. It loosens your muscles. Multi Vitamins as well. At any Health/Vitamin Store ask the clek for Fever Few in the gel capulets. This also works for Migraines. There is also Excedrin Migraine or even Excedrin Tension Headache this works good too if you can catch the Migraine in time. \n\nFor the long term, you might want to ask your doctor to have a blood test if you hadn't already had one. From my blood results, I was low on potassium. I am also a coffee drinker, so unfortunately the caffeine triggers mine as well. Stress is also a big factor. \n\nHope you feel better soon!
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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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how many servings of fruits and vegetables do you eat? i suffer from chronic migraines, and i know when i eat 10+ servings of fruits and veggies my headaches are minimal, and are not as severe when i get them. also, drink TONS of water. in the winter you may not be drinking enough water because you do not feel as "thirsty" as you would in the summer. also, avoid drinking coffee/tea/pop that has caffeine in it, because they are diuretics, which will dehydrate you, and make any headache worse. hope that helps!
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I have the secret!!!!! My friend who uses and is a sales Rep for Topamax passed it on to me. Eat something with potassium. I use Topamax and used to get the tingling fingers and toes. Eat a banana or drink juice with potassium, like orange, banana, pinapple... \nI've actually timed it and the juice seems to take effect about 20 seconds faster than the banana, but a banana is handy in the car!\nIts amazing what we do to keep these migraines at bay!!
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localised migraine so get some migraine tablets
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Experts say one of the main causes of headaches is stress, and to get headache relief you have to learn to deal with the stress in your life. Everyone has stress; some stress is good, like a new baby, job, or house, while some is bad, like a failing relationship or a boss that you don't get along with. Here are three tips to help you deal with stress and get some headache relief.\n\nKeep a journal and record what's going on in your life, especially when you get a headache. You'll be able to see what situations cause you the most stress and which cause headaches for you. You'll also feel better when you get things off your chest. You may be able to avoid those situations that are most stressful, or you can find a way to deal with them.\n\nAnother way to get headache relief is to take good care of yourself. Eat a healthy, balanced diet, get enough rest, quit smoking, and limit your alcohol and caffeine intake. All of these actions will help you feel better and make you less likely to get a headache in the first place and more able to handle stress.\n\nSpend time with yourself. Set aside time everyday, even if it's just five minutes, to relax and do whatever you want. Read, soak in a hot tub, or meditate. You'll feel more relaxed, and when you're more relaxed, you're less likely to get a headache.
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I get migraines sometimes too, and what makes me feel better is drinking water and lots of sleep!
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I get really severe migraine too and I feel for you.  I take medication for mine and that is the only thing that helps me (Imitrex) but before Imitrex came out I used to put an ice pack on the affected side (sometimes a bag of frozen corn or frozen peas because you could contour it to your head), lie in a darkened room and (all the above answers are great, by the way) place a hot water bottle, not too hot, on my abdomen as this would help to draw the flow of blood away from the head. Hope that helps.
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first of all relax by calming your surroundings. turning down the lights and noise. lying down in comfortable clothing with a warm compress on forehead.  two moldrins.. would be the best.  they never fail me as opposed to other headache medicine. nice cool liquid would be nice also. good luck
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Migraine: Natural Treatment \nI've collected a few suggestions that are reported to be helpful for migraines:\n\nCayenne Pepper:\n\nTaking cayenne inside the nose helps to open up the blood vessels. This enables the blood to get nutrients to all parts of the brain. Warning - this can burn a bit, so keep the grains of cayenne down to as few as possible.\n\nTo stop a migraine follow these simple steps:\n\nOpen the capsule and dip the flat end of a dry toothpick into the cayenne to pick up 3-4 grains. \nBlock one nostril and gently put cayenne up the other nostril. \nSniff deeply 3-4 times until you feel the flecks of pepper in your throat. (If you don't feel this, do it again). \nOnce you feel the warmth in your throat, you headache should be gone in minutes \nOther suggestions:\n\nTaking 500 mg of magnesium per day and increasing your water intake to 8-10 glasses per day can be helpful. One person reported that her migraines were still coming at the time they usually did (during her cycle), but were much less intense and went away faster.\n\nAnother person resolved her migraine problem by eliminating ALL animal fat the week before menstruation (skim milk, non-fat yogurt ok), and adding evening primrose oil to her diet.\n\nIf you feel that you need migraine meds, keep in mind that a number of migraine meds are considered compatible with breastfeeding, including Sumatriptan (Imitrex).\n\nHere are a couple of outside links:\n\nNatural Migraine Treatment FAQ. "This Natural Migraine Treatment FAQ, posted to alt.support.headaches.migraine, attempts to summarize all non-medical treatments that help prevent or cure migraine headaches. Most treatments mentioned here have worked for many people, and usually have a theoretical basis as well. This FAQ doesn't discuss drugs."\n\nHow to Prevent Primary Headaches/Migraines by Manipulating Caffeine Intake. The author theorizes that all primary headache, including all migraine, may be caffeine withdrawal - might be worth a try!
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rub your temples with some peppermint oil...it helps a lot. or check out the aromatherpy line from bath and body works, they have some stuff for headaches that works great!
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Talk to your doctor about Imitrex.  It's available in pills, nasal spray, or self-injector.\n\nCodeine will also help with the symptoms. \n\nIf you don't want to go the prescription route, try using ginger root.  It's a natural anti-nausea agent, and will help stop a migraine in its tracks.  It wont make one BETTER, but it can stop it from getting worse.\n\nThe fastest way to administer is to buy ginger root powder (available in grocery stores in the spices aisle), and add a half-teaspoonful to your favorite tea.  If it's taste is a little too much for you, you can buy it in pill form at most vitamin/supplement stores.  (Also great for helping prevent motionsickness!)\n\nCaffeine sometimes works.\n\nIf the symptoms are particularly bad, I like a cold compress in a pitch dark room in an attempt to sleep it off.  If you room isn't dark enough, tape tinfoil on the inside of the windows to block light.  If you don't have a cold compress, point a small fan at your face.\n\nThe best thing you can do about migraines is learn what your triggers are.  Sometimes it's food (or food combinations), too much light, too much heat, too much exertion, etc.  But involving a doctor is always a good idea.\n\nIf you get a migraine, try to write down everything you did prior to it, hopefully you will be able to narrow down some of your triggers over time.\n\nBest of luck to ya.
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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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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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Caffeine is a migraine's best friend. One jolt of caffeine and a migraine can last for hours. It won't do much for the sufferer.