i have migraines and i have taken all the medicine what else helps?

Answer 1

b12 shots...i had migraines for over ten years. all the doctors all the test all the meds. nothing helped anything but the pain sometimes. i still got them sometimes two or three a week. i give myself b12 shots every other day for the last three years and have never had a migraine again. md's will tell you this is a myth. they will tell you this because it doesn't make money for the big drug companies.

Answer 2

There are a lot of good answers here, and none of them might apply. Migraines are usually triggered by something - which can be different in each person. When you feel a migraine coming on, try to remember everything you've eaten in the past day and write it down and see if there are any items in common with each occurrence, and then cut that food out and see if it makes a difference. Caffeine is a biggie, so make sure to read the ingredients on everything to see if it contains it. Strangely, I suffered from migraines my entire childhood, and when I stopped eating meat & became a vegetarian, I stopped getting headaches. Hope you feel better!

Answer 3

I feel we need more info on what medicines you have tried and how did you take them. But, migraines can be caused by some things such as stress, tension, back/spine problems and sometimes fighting off infections (urinary tract infections and so on). You could say headaches are usually just a sign that something else is wrong anywhere in your body..

Answer 4

MonaVie juice has helped some people.
Prescription For Natural Cures by Balch & Stengler has a good chapter on natural and homeopathic approaches to dealing with migraines and headaches.
Feverfew and Butterburr herbs are sometimes helpful.
Food allergies also can play a role as 'triggers'.
Good luck!

Answer 5

Feverfew. An herb (plant of the chrysanthemum family) used for the prevention of migraine headaches. It is more widely used in England than in this country. Potency varies from one preparation to another since this herb is not regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration. There are anecdotal reports in the medical literature that it is helpful, but no carefully controlled scientific studies.

Answer 6

My migraines are triggered by stress and/or inadequate food/drink intake.
When I have gotten stress migraines, I drink coke or pepsi. One or two sodas within half an hour or something like that. It doesn't work if I drink them all day, so save this for when the pain gets uncomfortable. I think it's the caffeine that helps. The caffeine in coffee doesn't work the same for me, and kinda irritates me when I'm getting a migraine.

Answer 7

So many answers to that!
Your liver or stomach or bad digestion.
Or the hormonal system isn't functioning...
But, the most amazing thing I heard is that it can come from your teeth: when they aren't fitting well, and I mean your own teeth.
So the doc would reduce some of them as they are too big and the effort you do to eat have a repercussion on the whole of your cranial bones.
I am sorry, it is not easy to explain in English.
This is not my language and it is quite technical....

Answer 8

Brew some hot green tea. Have to cups right after another. Take 2 ibprophen with it. Eat some crackers after taking the pills. Make tea strong. Add little sugar, it helps the the bitterness. It might take a while to get over it. Maybe 2 or 3 hours. And just keep warm and rest. It always works for me. It you can't take those pills. Try 3 tylenol with it. hope you feel better!

Answer 9

HI Kristie

Here are some helpful tips as well. The main cause for most migraines in people Ive helped is constipation. So a colon cleanse would help tremendously. Must clean the toxins out of the system in order to to stay healthy. Do one every 3 months to maintain health.

Causes of Headaches
The key to successfully treating headaches and achieving long-term relief of headache symptoms lies in determining all of the underlying causes that trigger headaches. Holistic health practitioners recognize that chronic headaches are most often the result of systemic imbalances throughout the body, not just in the head itself, and that the potential causes of headaches can be varied, ranging from food and/or environmental allergies, constipation, gastrointestinal problems and hormonal problems, to infections, musculoskeletal problems, nutritional deficiencies, stress, and physical trauma. What follows are overviews of the most common causes of headaches.


Quick Action Plan for Headaches

1. Since food allergies can play a role in over 90 percent of certain types of headaches, such as migraine, it is important that you be screened for food allergies and sensitivities, and avoid eating all foods that you are allergic or sensitive to.

2. Emphasize a diet of fresh, organic foods with an emphasis on vegetables, especially dark leafy green vegetables, salads, free-range organic poultry, wild-caught, cold-water fish, and non-gluten, complex carbohydrate foods, such as red potatoes, squash, and yams.

3. A helpful dietary remedy for headaches is “potassium broth,” which can be made by combining washed but unpeeled carrots and potatoes with a variety of potassium-rich green vegetables into a pot of water. Bring the water to a boil, and then simmer for ten to 15 minutes, then strain out the broth and sip it throughout the day.

4. To help prevent and reverse headaches, supplement with B-complex vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, along with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), evening primrose oil, and the amino acid DL-phenylalanine.

5. Certain herbs can also help prevent and reduce headache symptoms. These include bay leaves, cayenne pepper, chamomile, coriander, garlic, ginkgo biloba, ginger, skullcap, turmeric, valerian root, wild yam, and willow bark.

6. Since headaches are often due to chronic muscle tension and/or muscle spasm, bodywork can be extremely helpful in minimizing the risk of headaches, especially Alexander Technique, Bowen Therapy, Feldenkrais, massage therapy, Polarity therapy, Structural Integration and Rolfing.

7. Hot baths, saunas, and steam baths can help ease headache pain by increasing blood circulation and easing muscle tension.

8. Learning how to cope with daily stress by practicing relaxation exercises can also significantly reduce the incidence of headaches. One of the simplest methods of relaxation is simply to close your eyes as you sit comfortably in a chair, breathing gently and deeply through your belly. Do this for five minutes at a time and repeat throughout the day.

9. At the first sign of migraine symptoms, add two tablets of Alka-Seltzer Gold to a glass of water and drink immediately. This simple technique can often halt migraine symptoms very quickly.

Best of health to you

Answer 10

Sleepless may be right, but what if You are too exhausted? take a cup of tea, switch out your mobile, and relax.Watch your favorite film, or listen to your favorite music.Do something what really makes You feel good.That's my experience, it always helped me in every illness...