What are some alternative cures or way to treat migraines?

Question

I am so tired of going to the emergency room and taking so much drugs.

Answer 1

Windstarhealing (above) is right.
Feverfew taken regularly for 3 months erases migraines in most people. That would be my first place to begin. Any health food store will have it in either capsule or tincture or extract form (tinctures & extracts are concentrated liquid forms.) About $8-$13 a bottle.

Also a magnesium deficiency can cause migraines. You can buy it in a health food store in tablet or capsule form (best) . These types: citrate, gluconate, malate, taurate and sulfate are the forms that the body absorbs best, Take it in tablet or capsule form. Avoid Magnesium oxide, it's cheap and the easiest to find but hardly worth it. MG Taurate I believe is the best for migraines. About $10-15 for a bottle.
Migraines suck - Good Luck!

Answer 2

If you suffer from chronic migraines, it might be beneficial for you to see a chiropractor.

Contrary to popular belief, chiropractic deals with more than just "neck and back pain." Chiropractic is founded in the belief that the Central Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) controls EVERY bodily function. A misalignment of the vertebrae (what chiropractic calls a subluxation) can pinch the nerves running out between them, causing pain, numbness/tingling, or any type of general malfunction in that nerve's corresponding body part. The cells of our nervous system are constantly communicating with each other and with the body, so it's important to make sure the nerves exiting out of the spine aren't being pinched or damaged (so the nerve signals can run undisturbed, the way they were intended to).

I'm not saying that this will be a definite solution to your problem, but it might be something to consider. I used to work in a chiropractic office and saw how it helped many people with chronic migraine headaches. Chiropractic is a safe, non-invasive healthcare option that doesn't rely on drugs or surgery that may have potentially unwanted side effects.

If you do decide to see a chiropractor, it would be in your best interest to ask family and friends for recommendations, visit a few offices and pick the doctor that you are most comfortable with. No matter what you decide to do (although I really think this might be able to help you), I sincerely hope that things improve for you. Good luck!

Answer 3

I sufferred migraines for YEARS... I feel for you. I tried everything from caffergot, demerol, wygraine, imitrex (tablets, pills & shots), yada yada yada.... There are only a few things that worked for me until they stopped (more on how in a minute, just in case you need the "stop it now" info asap).

INSTEAD of letting the hospital/Urgent Care/Doc-In-A-Box give you any narcotic based injection or pain meds, ask them to try a Toradol (sp?) injection (for the pain) with a Phenergan injection (for nausea and to make you a bit sleepy). Go straight home and sleep for as long as possible. (I usually felt better with 15-20 minutes, such a relief! But sleep anyway...) I'm sorry I don't know the amounts for the shots, but they can look it up.

As for stopping the migraines all together: I did 2 things. I started eating better (not dieting, just more fresh foods and cut out soda and most breads) and I started getting Vitamin B complex shots (with Vit B-2, B-6,B-12 and a few others all in one). They are $14 each at my doctor's office and I have only had one migraine in the past 18 months as opposed to 3-4 a month and the cluster headaches that go with them. (I did that for 5 years.) I got the shots weekly at first and now I get them every 2 weeks. I feel SO much better. (Also seems to help PMS and arthritis, etc.) It's worth a try.

I'm sure you already know to stay away from red wines, hot dogs, anything fermented or aged like cheese, vineagar, etc... and to stay hydrated and keep hormone levels as balanced as possible.

Good luck, hope you find a cure...

Answer 4

Back before menopause, when I was having enough migraines to disrupt all I did, I started taking standardized feverfew capsules, 280 or 350 mgs, 2 or 3 times a day. One with every meal is easy to remember. It worked very well and reduced the occurrence of headaches to one or two a month. You have to take it every day; it's a preventive. But it's cheap enough to be worth it. If you want to get a little bit technical, feverfew contains a prostaglandin inhibitor, which is similar to (but not the same as) an ingredient in aspirin. It also keeps blood cells from sticking together. You could Google feverfew and prostaglandin and read about it if you're interested. Good luck getting rid of your headaches.

Answer 5

Massage Therapy can be a short term or long term cure, depnding on what type of migrain that you get. Also, you can put your finger in your mouth and press on your top gum that is by your wisdom teeth. Drink extra water will help. Try your hardest to keep your stress level down as much as possible. Try to stay away from your triggers.

Answer 6

Feverfew is a specific for migraines. If there is nausea with it, Ginger and Marshmallow root will help you recover very quickly. I am at windstarhealing.com if you have any questions.

Answer 7

rehydration

water, water, water (early, before you get nauseated and chuck it up)

antinausea stuff
ginger
(medicines work better)

vasodilators
soluable aspirin works well here in the early phases of migraine, but you want the alternative ... go chew some willow bark! - it appears there are some herbal preparations that are rich in salicylates

Answer 8

Perhaps you should consider cranial sacral massage/myofascial release therapy or acupuncture in addition to herbology. The problem with using a chiropractor is that you can become dependent on the bone sets they perform and as a result your ligaments can become weakened over time.

Answer 9

you may try homoeopathy; buy natrum mur 30 pills 1 dram; chew 4 tablets after dinner every 5th day and take water

Answer 10

Put viniger,garlic, and the juice of an unblemished new potato into a scarf and wrap it around your head.