What is the best thing to do or take when you get a Migraine?

Question

Sometimes I will get Migraine headaches that last up to three days at a time, and I abolutely cant function, and over the counter drugs dont help. I just got a new medication called Migraten, and hope it works. What do you do?

Answer 1

Chiropractor...I used to suffer frequently, but when I started seeing the Chiro..I hardly ever have one anymore...also he had a massage therapist come in and show me a couple of simple massage techniques that do wonders ....

Answer 2

Two supplements may be useful in reducing the intensity and frequency of attacks. The herb feverfew, one of the most popular migraine remedies, has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties.

5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan), an amino acid derivative, helps boost serotonin levels in the brain, and has been found to prevent migraines as effectively as some prescription medications.

Both may need to be taken daily over several months for maximum benefit. 5-HTP should be used with caution when using certain antidepressants, called SSRI drugs.

Other Self-Care Remedies -

Holding an ice pack (or even a bag of frozen vegetables) against your forehead can bring temporary relief--the cold numbs the pain and also helps contract dilated blood vessels.

Many migraine sufferers obtain relief by resting in a dark, quiet room with an ice pack or cold compress against the forehead.

Self-massage with rosemary oil is a migraine reliever. Using a circular motion, massage your temples, then repeat in the hollows at the sides of your eyes, behind your ears, and over your neck.

Answer 3

I suffer from Migraines occasionally, but not to the point that I need a prescription (I only have maybe 6 a year). What works best for me is to lie down in a dark room, with a cold compress over my eyes and forehead. Keep it as quiet as possible too. I try to sip herbal (usually chammomille) tea, with honey. Some say to drink caffeine, but for me it aggravates the headache even more, hence the chammomille tea. Its caffeine free. I have also heard that a prescription called Imitrex works wonderfully though I have never tried it personally. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

The usual jazz-dark room, pain killer, cold compress and get this- I have my husband squeeze my head, yes, that is correct. It helps me an unbelievable amount. Though I have not had one last longer than a day and a half. I have even stretched my toddlers toboggan over my skull and the pressure relieves the sharp icepick in the brain feeling several degrees.

Answer 5

i took midrin a Rx.. but when i don't have it.. i put a cold almost frozen cloth on the nape of my neck and a cool cloth over my eyes... and rest in a nice cool room.. under a warm blanket...one other thing i would do was to sit in the tub with the shower going or stand right under it.. and put the water as hot as i could stand it and just stand till the water ran cool.. not cold but cool.. then do the cloth it would help alot.. the hot water on the head build pressure and as the water cools relieves pressure... i did that for over 10 years ... hope it helps..

Answer 6

I take Amerge and fiorinal. I take extra magnesium, ginger and petadolux. You can get lavender oil and peppermint oil and put a drop or two of each in olive oil and rub it on your neck, unless the smell bothers you. I also go for acupuncture. It helps some, but not all the way.

Migraines are horrible.

Answer 7

Take exedrin migraine
lay down in a dark room with a washcloth over your eyes and go to sleep
it works every time for me

Answer 8

Massage your scalp using a lot of pressure . Put a cold wet towel on your head and lay down in a dark room. Take aspirin. Put pressure on your temples.

Answer 9

Excedrin Migraine which works wonders for me.

Answer 10

Plop plop fizz fizz (Alka-seltzer)