I suffer from migraines everyday. My prescription medications are not helping?

Question

Does anyone have any herbal or homeopathic remedies I can try?

Answer 1

ok..i donno how much medicines you have tried. But here are some simple tips to get rid of headaches/migraines. It works well for me:

- Keep your feet in luke warm water. if you want, you can add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to it.
- Drink a full glass of ice cold water slowly. When i mean slowly, i really mean it.
- Get some ginger. Peel the skin of ginger. Make a paste of the ginger skin (NOT ginger) and apply it in your fore head.
- You can also try adding honey to luke warm water (in a ratio 1:8) and drink

Try this out and tell me if it works. And don't ever do self-medication. If you are going to have some medicines, ask the doctor before that.

Answer 2

I've been going to a Neurologist for my migraines. From what she told me over the counter pain reliefs will give you a rebound headache. It only works for a while and you may get a worse one later. I haven't found anything that works totally but I did read that caffeine for a hangover is good because it makes blood vessels to the head expand. So it would be worth a try I'm guessing for migraines but I haven't noticed it has helped me. Stress and a front will bring the migraines on, so if you can alleviate unneeded stress should help. I ended up quitting my high stress job after 9 years and I went from migraines every week to maybe once a month. Some people respond well to anti-seizure medicines but it didn't' work for me. Good luck I will be curious to see if anyone has any other ideas. **For emergencies when I have nothing and I have no where to go I will take the motion sickness pill Dramamine. But it will make you very sleepy, anything to deal with the pain.

Answer 3

I think you've got a pretty good concensus here on your situation. First - you need to be SURE you have migraines, and not some other form of a bad headache. There IS a difference. Depending on your situation, maybe you can just really speak to your current doctor. Maybe he's just old fashioned and keeps on prescribing the Inderal - which used to be the standard, and still works for many people. Try to get your doctor to listen enough to refer you to a neurologist -- who can diagnose your migraines. Again, depending on your situation - you may just be able to switch doctors with no backlash and get a doctor who will listen and be interactive with your care. Be wary of any doctor who just writes prescriptions without hesitation. Migraine care is a process. And again, if you're lucky - you don't even have migraines. Maybe you have bad sinus headaches. As far as how to switch doctors - it depends on if you have insurance or not. If not -- call the Diamond Center in Chicago and see if they have any recommendations. Research them on the web. If you have migraines, though -- you should be prepared to not only get medication that will be expensive (even with insurance), but you should prepare for some lifestyle changes. If they've interfered with your job, you need to be acutely aware of what triggers the migraines. Light? Dark? Smells? Too much/little sleep? Most people with migraines benefit from completely getting off caffeine (through that causes a string of migraines for a while -- but totally worth it) I was DIAGNOSED AT THE HOSPITAL with a migraine when I was 4 years old. I've had more than 30 years to live with it and learned many ways to cope. Please feel free to email me to chat..

Answer 4

Try Feverfew, it's an herbal remedie. I had tension vascular headaches at least once or twice a month until I began taking it regularly, and I haven't had one since. I still get tension headaches, but they don't progress to the nausea, debilitating pain, etc. You can find it at most health food stores, or order it online from vitamin companies like Puritan's Pride or Swanson's. I began with 2 380mg caps twice a day. It takes 2 or 3 months to realize the full benefit, but it's worth it. I would never believe it if I had not experienced it myself.
I have also read that the herb Butter Burr is also supposed to be good for migraines - if Feverfew doesn't work for you, perhaps it would.
Good luck & God bless :-)

Answer 5

Ginger aroma-therapy may be helpful. There are many things that you could try. Is there a physical reason for the migraines or nothing has been found to say why you have them. If there is no medical reasoning for your headaches then you may want to look at them from a metaphysical point of view: Either over thinking or blocking thought. It can be taken care of as we deal with the issues at hand. Understanding that we have control over the way we think and that it truly does affect our body is often all that is needed.
With the ginger you try ginger tea or try applying some ginger oil to the source of your migraine, such as your temples neck, forehead,etc...

Answer 6

The herb, Feverfew has been recommended to lessen the migraine attacks, having fewer episodes of them. But I tried it.
If you are female, most likely it's a hormone imbalance that causes them.

Ask your doc for different meds. There are some new treatments out now.

I have to lay with an ice pak in a dark room for two hours or more for them to go away.

Answer 7

I tried lots of herbal etc and none helped because migraines aren't just headaches. Just keep going back to your doctor because migraine drugs are changing all the time and they may find one that helps you.

Answer 8

Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or
neck. Headaches can becaused by minor problems like
eyestrain, lack of coffee or moreserious reasons like
head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis andmeningitis.
Taking painkillers continuously can have harmful side
effects, so it is better to modify your lifestyle. More information
available at http://tinyurl.com/q8696

Answer 9

If you are addicted to a certain substance like caffeine that you drink at a specific time, you can have a headache if you avoid the beverage. If you stay away from it, the headache will vanish after a week when the withdrawal process stops.

Answer 10

Try putting ice packs on the top of your head. They work for me, but the main thing that helped me was to learn how to handle stress and to stop worrying about everything around me. I also had to put aluminum foil over my windows it helps to cut the sunlight from coming in.