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Take one of each every day without fail, I find it helps with the severity only, not the frequency sadly. Also while suffering a migraine attack it helps if I don't lie down, instead sit up with head forward and chin resting on top of chest, it hurts the back of neck after a while but its better than the migraine pain.
I've had headaches all my life, and only as an adult have I been experiencing migraines. It doesn't work the first time every time, but it will by the third try -
Warm showers always soothe me, no matter my ailment, but it doesn't help a migraine. I will get in a warm shower, warm up my skin, then sink to my knees and turn on the bath faucet. I kill the hot water and turn it straight to cold. I hold my aching head under there for as long as I can stand it. (Unfortunately, when you have a migraine, bending over causes severe waves of nausea and may increase the pain.) When I can't stand the cold any longer, I turn the hot water back on and turn the shower back on. I let the warm water re-heat my head, and perhaps do this two or three times. I'll get out, dry off and lie down for awhile.
As I said, sometimes I have to repeat this process two or three times, but when I don't have imitrex on hand or the Excedrin Migraine isn't cutting it - this helps me.
I saw this in a movie once - don't remember which one - but the main character filled his sink with water and dumped a bunch of ice in it. Then he dunked his head.
I always thought this was interesting, but didn't think much more about it until I had a really horrible migraine - think 15 on the one to ten scale - and not even my excedrin was working. So I filled up a large bowl with water and ice and dunked the top part of my head in there.
I ended up with water all over the kitchen - I wasn't thinking clearly enough to put out towels beforehand - but the migraine went away almost instantaneously.
I have been getting severe migraines for over 25 years. I have taken so many drugs I cannot tell you. If I did not do this myself, I would NEVER believe it.
Take a large bowl with very cold water and more ice. (As much ice as you can fit). Place your hand fingers spread. Make a fist, open, fist, open. (This hurts). Hold it as long as you can take it. Then, take a break. Do it again. Last night - LITERALLY - within 15 minutes, I was a new woman. PLEASE try this.
Lay Down For a While!!!!!
As soon as I sense a migraine coming on, I quickly put an ice pack on the painful area, rub some peppermint oil and lavender oil mix on my temples, base of skull and neck and lie down. I even spray some on my pillow. It helps me relax. Also lately I have started having ginger tea everyday and I think its helping in controlling the duration and strength of my migraine.
Cinnamon is known to trigger migraines. Stay away from it. Also, strawberries.
Just like any other food, chocolates may be just an allergen. But when consumed in decent portions, I don't get hit with migraine. Only when I binge on chocolates - I notice migraine begins quickly.
Works for migraine, cluster, sinus headache. It's capsicum (pepper) spray. It burns like a mother at first, but it works and it's all natural! Very affordable, especially in the world of migraine relief!!
I have taken almost everything to relieve my migraine attack with no avail. I finally went to a neurologist in desperation to find medication for my migraine attack. I was then prescribed medication that only work as long as you keep it taking it daily. Once you missed the dose, you end up with migraine worst than what you have before. One day, I have the worst attack in my life, my husband saw me crying in desperation for help, he recommended to take bc powder to see if it help relieves the pain and to my amazement, the migraine went away in a matter of minutes. Ever since, I'm hooked on it. Every time I feel I'm having an attack, I just pop one and it takes care the migraine heads on. love it.
I get awful migraines that last just 1 day, but they are really strong, the worst symptom for me is the nausea associated with the migraine. In one day I could throw up up to 30 times (just water and gastric juices) since while having the headache and the intense nausea, I cannot eat. I have found that a combination of peppermint and ginger teas can relieve a little the pain and nausea. I don't mix the teas, but I drink sips from warm or cool peppermint tea and then warm ginger tea. It's the only thing I can swallow while having a migraine with nausea attack. Lately, I've realized that if I drink enough peppermint tea, cold or iced, during the week, then the migraine attacks are less often. Also whenever I have a heavy meal I try to drink a cup of warm ginger tea to help with digestion.
Ten Ren, is an asian company that sells ginger tea without mixing it with black tea. Also you can make your own fresh ginger tea with fresh ginger root. I get my peppermint tea at SpecialTeas.com
Hope this tip works for you and that you never have to experience a migraine again.
On the onset of migrain boil some water and take steam then dip a small towel in that water, sqeeze it and then place in on the back of your neck and forehead. Then make a hot cup of ginger tea and drink it slowly. This remedy especially works for cluster or weather related migrains.
My adult son with autism suffered from migraines (or terrible, never-ending headaches) and I had to do many natural interventions to help him. He was in constant agony. Epsom Salts (magnesium sulfate) is just one of several "natural cures" that have helped tremendously.
Fill the tub with very warm water and add 2 cups of Epsom Salts. Soak for 20 minutes (best if head is partially in water, too). If your water is chlorinated, buy a shower filter and use that to fill the tub. (The chlorine fumes can cause terrible headaches/migraines for some.) Even better if you can avoid fluoridated water, too, but that is harder to accomplish.
It's wise to start slow, using about 1/2 cup and only 10 minutes the first time and work up from there. Folks who are deficient in sulfate (because they lack the enzymes to convert sulfur to sulfate, which is needed to detoxify) or magnesium might have a short detox reaction, but it passes very quickly.
My son needed this daily while his body was slowly repairing, but he got bored with the bath routine. There are several companies that produce Epsom Salt cream products that work very well for daily maintenance, especially if you warm the skin with a hot damp washcloth before applying the cream.
Epsom Salts is helpful both as a preventative and relief of oncoming headaches/migraines, but it doesn't work for everyone because the source of the pain varies so much. In talking to people who have tried it, Epsom Salts seems to work best for folks who have dark circles under their eyes, those who experience Tylenol-rebound headaches and/or those who have sensitivities to chemicals in food and their environment.
To sooth a migraine headache, try chewing a piece of Wrigley's "Extra" Peppermint gum. I'm sure other peppermint gum works, but this worked very well for me. I've tried several prescription medications and over the counter products.
Pure peppermint oil works great for migraine. Rub one drop into each temple and a few at the base of your neck. Also try taking a nice hot relaxing bath and add 5-10 drops of the oil into it. It can take as little as 5 minutes for you to start feeling the relief. Becareful though. Some people have very sensitive skin and pure peppermint oil can be really strong. If it is too strong you can always add a few drops to a nuetral oil and use that instead.
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Calcium and magnesium tablet/vitabin b tablet
Ellen Johnston in UK -Take one of each every day without fail, I find it helps with the severity only, not the frequency sadly. Also while suffering a migraine attack it helps if I don't lie down, instead sit up with head forward and chin resting on top of chest, it hurts the back of neck after a while but its better than the migraine pain.
Jan 10, 2012
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Alternate very cold/very warm water
Angie in Central Illinois -I've had headaches all my life, and only as an adult have I been experiencing migraines. It doesn't work the first time every time, but it will by the third try -
Warm showers always soothe me, no matter my ailment, but it doesn't help a migraine. I will get in a warm shower, warm up my skin, then sink to my knees and turn on the bath faucet. I kill the hot water and turn it straight to cold. I hold my aching head under there for as long as I can stand it. (Unfortunately, when you have a migraine, bending over causes severe waves of nausea and may increase the pain.) When I can't stand the cold any longer, I turn the hot water back on and turn the shower back on. I let the warm water re-heat my head, and perhaps do this two or three times. I'll get out, dry off and lie down for awhile.
As I said, sometimes I have to repeat this process two or three times, but when I don't have imitrex on hand or the Excedrin Migraine isn't cutting it - this helps me.
Dec 07, 2011
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Ice Water
Breanna in Grand Forks, ND USA -I saw this in a movie once - don't remember which one - but the main character filled his sink with water and dumped a bunch of ice in it. Then he dunked his head.
I always thought this was interesting, but didn't think much more about it until I had a really horrible migraine - think 15 on the one to ten scale - and not even my excedrin was working. So I filled up a large bowl with water and ice and dunked the top part of my head in there.
I ended up with water all over the kitchen - I wasn't thinking clearly enough to put out towels beforehand - but the migraine went away almost instantaneously.
Oct 23, 2010
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ICE ICE WATER
Corinne Preis in New Hope, PA -I have been getting severe migraines for over 25 years. I have taken so many drugs I cannot tell you. If I did not do this myself, I would NEVER believe it.
Take a large bowl with very cold water and more ice. (As much ice as you can fit). Place your hand fingers spread. Make a fist, open, fist, open. (This hurts). Hold it as long as you can take it. Then, take a break. Do it again. Last night - LITERALLY - within 15 minutes, I was a new woman. PLEASE try this.
Aug 18, 2010
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1 No
You Are Very Sleepy
Matthew in ???? -Lay Down For a While!!!!!
Jul 07, 2009
0 Yes
28 No
Ice packs and peppermint oil
Shabia, India in India -As soon as I sense a migraine coming on, I quickly put an ice pack on the painful area, rub some peppermint oil and lavender oil mix on my temples, base of skull and neck and lie down. I even spray some on my pillow. It helps me relax. Also lately I have started having ginger tea everyday and I think its helping in controlling the duration and strength of my migraine.
May 22, 2009
7 Yes
0 No
Cinnamon
Amber in St. Louis, Missouri -Cinnamon is known to trigger migraines. Stay away from it. Also, strawberries.
May 21, 2009
1 Yes
3 No
Avoid Chocolates
MC in Southern CA -Just like any other food, chocolates may be just an allergen. But when consumed in decent portions, I don't get hit with migraine. Only when I binge on chocolates - I notice migraine begins quickly.
Jan 22, 2009
4 Yes
4 No
Sinusbuster Spray
Amber in Nashville,TN USA -Works for migraine, cluster, sinus headache. It's capsicum (pepper) spray. It burns like a mother at first, but it works and it's all natural! Very affordable, especially in the world of migraine relief!!
Nov 10, 2008
2 Yes
1 No
bc powder
maria in garner, n. carolina -I have taken almost everything to relieve my migraine attack with no avail. I finally went to a neurologist in desperation to find medication for my migraine attack. I was then prescribed medication that only work as long as you keep it taking it daily. Once you missed the dose, you end up with migraine worst than what you have before. One day, I have the worst attack in my life, my husband saw me crying in desperation for help, he recommended to take bc powder to see if it help relieves the pain and to my amazement, the migraine went away in a matter of minutes. Ever since, I'm hooked on it. Every time I feel I'm having an attack, I just pop one and it takes care the migraine heads on. love it.
Nov 02, 2008
3 Yes
7 No
peppermint and ginger teas
Berenice Weber in San Diego, CA -I get awful migraines that last just 1 day, but they are really strong, the worst symptom for me is the nausea associated with the migraine. In one day I could throw up up to 30 times (just water and gastric juices) since while having the headache and the intense nausea, I cannot eat. I have found that a combination of peppermint and ginger teas can relieve a little the pain and nausea. I don't mix the teas, but I drink sips from warm or cool peppermint tea and then warm ginger tea. It's the only thing I can swallow while having a migraine with nausea attack. Lately, I've realized that if I drink enough peppermint tea, cold or iced, during the week, then the migraine attacks are less often. Also whenever I have a heavy meal I try to drink a cup of warm ginger tea to help with digestion.
Ten Ren, is an asian company that sells ginger tea without mixing it with black tea. Also you can make your own fresh ginger tea with fresh ginger root. I get my peppermint tea at SpecialTeas.com
Hope this tip works for you and that you never have to experience a migraine again.
Sep 23, 2008
7 Yes
0 No
Ginger tea along with steam
sheetal in India -On the onset of migrain boil some water and take steam then dip a small towel in that water, sqeeze it and then place in on the back of your neck and forehead. Then make a hot cup of ginger tea and drink it slowly. This remedy especially works for cluster or weather related migrains.
Sep 13, 2008
2 Yes
2 No
Epsom Salt Bath
Audrey in Renton, WA, USA -My adult son with autism suffered from migraines (or terrible, never-ending headaches) and I had to do many natural interventions to help him. He was in constant agony. Epsom Salts (magnesium sulfate) is just one of several "natural cures" that have helped tremendously.
Fill the tub with very warm water and add 2 cups of Epsom Salts. Soak for 20 minutes (best if head is partially in water, too). If your water is chlorinated, buy a shower filter and use that to fill the tub. (The chlorine fumes can cause terrible headaches/migraines for some.) Even better if you can avoid fluoridated water, too, but that is harder to accomplish.
It's wise to start slow, using about 1/2 cup and only 10 minutes the first time and work up from there. Folks who are deficient in sulfate (because they lack the enzymes to convert sulfur to sulfate, which is needed to detoxify) or magnesium might have a short detox reaction, but it passes very quickly.
My son needed this daily while his body was slowly repairing, but he got bored with the bath routine. There are several companies that produce Epsom Salt cream products that work very well for daily maintenance, especially if you warm the skin with a hot damp washcloth before applying the cream.
Epsom Salts is helpful both as a preventative and relief of oncoming headaches/migraines, but it doesn't work for everyone because the source of the pain varies so much. In talking to people who have tried it, Epsom Salts seems to work best for folks who have dark circles under their eyes, those who experience Tylenol-rebound headaches and/or those who have sensitivities to chemicals in food and their environment.
Aug 24, 2008
14 Yes
0 No
Peppermint gum
Julie Piel in Chicago, IL -To sooth a migraine headache, try chewing a piece of Wrigley's "Extra" Peppermint gum. I'm sure other peppermint gum works, but this worked very well for me. I've tried several prescription medications and over the counter products.
Mar 04, 2008
7 Yes
1 No
Migraine Relief
Elizabeth in Lancaster, OH USA -Pure peppermint oil works great for migraine. Rub one drop into each temple and a few at the base of your neck. Also try taking a nice hot relaxing bath and add 5-10 drops of the oil into it. It can take as little as 5 minutes for you to start feeling the relief. Becareful though. Some people have very sensitive skin and pure peppermint oil can be really strong. If it is too strong you can always add a few drops to a nuetral oil and use that instead.
Oct 04, 2007
7 Yes
0 No
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