What is best remedy for a migraine headache?

Answer 1

Imitrex works for me but
you don't necessarily need a doctor's prescription to treat your headaches. Here are some ways you can find relief, without medication:

Apply an ice pack to the painful area of your head. Try placing it on your forehead, temples or the back of your neck.
Take a warm bath or shower; take a nap; or take a walk.
Ask someone to rub your neck and back, or treat yourself to a massage.
Apply gentle, steady rotating pressure to the painful area of your head with your index finger and/or thumb. Maintain pressure for 7-15 seconds, then release. Repeat as needed.
Rest, sit or lie quietly in a low-lit room. Close your eyes and try to release the tension in your back, neck, and shoulders.
If you have excessive muscle contractions in the neck, physical therapy exercises performed daily are often helpful.

Answer 2

i have had many migraines in the past years sooo this is what relieves me a little:

as soon as the pain begins drink coffee, really black coffee as concentrated as you can stand it. (expresso without sugar is perfect) and drink at least one cup.
Then with the coffee take a pill thats made for common headache, if you cannot get to any other migraine pill.
Then go to your house, and close all the windows, the doors and put out any sort of light that you can see. Light will hurt a lot. Also, turn off anything that makes a sound because later it will feel as a nail machine on your head.
Go to bed and lie down, and try to sleep.
If you feel like throwing up, please do, but also eat.

When you got the chance take 2 pills of something to migraine... and take 1 every 4 hours the first day, or see what the box says.

you need rest if you have migraine, so call in sick, because it will help the pain go away sooner....

Also, you might feel a bit drunk or sick after the pain is over, and it fades, but the time depends on how hard was your migrain, if you had one of the shortest ones (which is 4 hours) (which is the least a migraine lasts), you will feel better and new next morning, and if it was longer, like 4 days, as i had twice, it will take like a week or more to become yourself again.

Than drunk feeling is as follows: you feel very stupid, because you make a lot of effort to understand things that are said to you, and your sight wont be that good, and also you will be feeling tired, very tired.

Just patience, buddy, and rest a lot.

Answer 3

Migraines. Can't stand them! I'm 40 and I was 8 years old when I was first diagnosed.

There are many types of migraines and a person can suffer from different ones. Each type will have it's own most effective treatment, and each person will have their own method. Your best bet is to keep trying different things with each migraine and stick with what works best for each kind.

For myself, stress induced migraines = sleep. That's all that works for myself.

For most other types, I will use Advil Liqui-gels, ice packs, and prayer.

I work so if I'm lucky enough to be at home when one hits, I have a bedroom that can be completely darkened, almost soundproofed, and cool.

If you suffer from nausea and vomitting like myself, sometimes an antinauseant such as Gravol may be called for.

Also, remember, just because you start to feel better, doesn't mean you are. Always give a little more time once you think you're on the way to relief. GL

Also you should know your triggers. Some of the other answers say chiropractors, caffeine, water. Well, for myself and years of tracking I know that caffeine can TRIGGER a migraine and maybe it might relieve it. Water? While migraines can result from dehydration, it does not mean that a migraine MEANS dehydration. As for chiropractors, my spine is fine. My doctor thinks so anyway. Look, you alone know what can help or hinder these things. Check it out for yourself. Use a search engine. (I'm also strongly affected by red wine and MSG). God Bless.

Answer 4

If you suffer from chronic migraines, and an MD has either ruled out any serious or immediate threat to your health or can only prescribe medication to mask the symptom, it might actually 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 (the 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 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). I know you might think that the spine isn't important for headaches, but subluxations in the neck region are typical causes of headaches too!

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 SO many people with chronic sinus/migraine headaches (actually, after working in the office I decided to switch colleges so I could become a chiropractor!). 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, I sincerely hope that things improve for you.

Answer 5

Caffeine helps some people; you might try the Excedrin Migraine formula, which has caffeine in it. If you are able to safely take Sudafed (i.e., no high blood pressure), taking 60 mg along with a dose of Tylenol/acetominophen helps many people. Staying in a cool, dark room helps many migraine sufferers, as does sleep. If you have them frequently or severely, it's time to get to a doctor - there are some good prescription medications available.

Answer 6

Absolute best medication for chronic migraines is topamax

All the side effects listed go away after a few weeks. People rate the drug from a scale of one to five with five being the best.

http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20505&name=TOPAMAX

I used to get migraines regularly and haven't got one since I've been on topamax.

Before that, I used to just grab anything in my medince cabinet, advil, tynenol #3, ativan, percocets and once even morphine. I'd take anything, which isn't very smart.

Answer 7

A first nations elder in canada showed me this remedy for a migraine. When a white birch tree starts dying , a growth starts
growing on the tree. You cut this fungas off,let it dry and put a little bit in a saucer, set it on fire , (let it smolder like a masquito coil) then breath the smoke and wala your migraine is gone.

Answer 8

My son, 14, gets migraines. When he "feels" one coming on, he takes two ibuprofen, and tries to get back to sleep. In a very dark room. Sometimes a cold cloth on his forehead helps. Nowadays, he catches them early, and they don't get full blown. But in past years, when they did, he always would throw up, and feel better after he did - then he would sleep it off.

Answer 9

Besides taking pain meds you can also use 2 drops of peppermint oil and 2 drops of lavender oil in 1 cup of vegetable oil just put a dab on your temples a dab on your forehead use a cold wet cloth , relax sleep. It will help to reduce the pain it also helps will calm down the constriction within the blood vessels

Answer 10

To avoid them in the first place, look at what you eat. Some people believe that processed foods that contain MSG causes migraines in many people.