is there a natural way to treat a headache without pain killers?

Answer 1

HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT(s) FOR HEADACHES, MIGRAINES (Without any side effects or complications :-

HEADACHE :-

With constant nausea; clean tongue Ipecac 30X, 3 hourly

With severe throbbing and rush of blood towards head Belladonna 30X, 3 hourly

Due to over eating; stomach disorders; tongue thickly whitish coated; worse bathing specially after river bathing Antim Crud 30X or 200 4 hourly(3 Doses)

Due to exposure to dry, cold wind; sudden with anxiety Aconite Nap.30X or 200X, 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

With watering of eyes and sensitiveness to bright light Euphrasia 30X, 3 hourly

Headache; better by bending backwards; due to nerve injury Hypericum 30X, 3 hourly

Headache with humming in ears; due to nervous weakness Kali Phos.6X or 30X, 3 hourly

Hammering headache; worse during menstrual cycle going in sun; school girls Natrum Mur.30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Headache starts from nape of neck and shift over to the head; patient desires to lie down quietly; better passing urine Gelsemium 30X or 200X, 3 hourly

Violent headache due to working under gas light; sun-stroke Glonoine 6X or 30X, 2 hourly

Bursting headache; worse by stooping and movements; excessive thirst and constipation Bryonia 30X or 200X, 3 hourly (6 Doses)

Nervous headache; after grief, disappointment; worse inhaling smoke Ignatia 200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Headache; due to sinusitis, pressure and pain at the root of nose Kali Bich 30X, 4 hourly

Due to eating rich fatty food, loss of thirst, better in open cold air Pulsatilla 30X, 4 hourly

Due to eye strain; disturbances of accomodation of eye sight Ruta Grav 30X, 4 hourly

After taking alcoholic drinks; sedentary habits; chilly patient Nux Vomica 30X, 4 hourly

Sun haedcahe; aggravation from sun rise to sunset; from cardiac origin Kalmia Lat.30X or 200X, 6 hourly

Of school children; crushing headache, pressure on top of head Acid Phos 30, 4 hourly

Headache localised; at the nape of neck; worse by walking and noise Pneumococcin 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

Frontal headache; neuralgic pain above and behind the right eye; heaviness of head. Better by rest, lying down and eating Penicillinum 30X or 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

Headache worse early morning;empty gone sensation at 10 -11 A.M. Sulphur 200X or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)


MIGRAINES :-

From mental work; cold, uncovering head, pressure, sitting upright or sun-stroke Glonoinum 30X, 3 hourly

For nervous, gastric, bilious individuals. Migraine due to mental over exertion in teachers and students. Right sided, specially Sunday migraine, blurred vision, hemiopia; blindness; often burning pain in entire gastro-intestinal tract with violent acid vomiting at the height of attack; worse hot weather; spring and fall; better after vomiting or sufficient night sleep Iris v.200X or above, 10 min (3 Doses)

For irritable hypochondriacs of bad temper; cholerics, neuropathics; from abuse of alcohol, coffee, spices, tobacco, vexation and worry, mental over exertion, business worries, sexual excesses, sedentary habits, cold dry air and winds Nux Vomica 30X or 200X 4 hourly

For pronounced vasomotor individuals (irritable and full of fear) during pre-climacteric and menopausal stage.Tired expression, head congestion, circumscribed red cheeks; pain above right eye, throbbing, stitching, rhythmic pain, often in every 8 days, early morning, beginning in nape, extending upwards, locating in the region of eye, rising and falling with the sun; sensation of heavy congestion Sanguinaria C 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

For weak, fat and irritable patient; often apathetic, changing moods, strange changes of character (egocenteric), memory weak, due to disturbance during climacteric period, results of tobacco abuse. Person with shallow complexion, yellow saddle across the nose; pain located on left temple; throbbing, stitching pains Sepia 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

For neuropathic persons, full of fear caused by noises, change of weather or worms; with face pale, located above left eye; specially left pupil (ciliary neuralgia); sharp,shooting, tearing, stitching, periodical pain from occiput to left eye; slowly rising in intensity with sun. Bile vomiting at the height of attack, slowly improving with setting sun.feeling as if head were open along sagittal suture Spigelia 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Left sided; worse during and after sleep; before menstruation; heat;during menopause Lachesis 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Intercurrent remedy Bacillinum 200X or 1M, fortnightly (3 Doses) .


SINUSITIS :-

Right sided frontal sinusitis; discharge thick, yellowish; worse by cold,damp and exertion Penicillinum 30X or 200X, 6 hourly

Sinusitis after mastoid operation Helka lava 3X or 6X, 4 hourly

In acute or chronic sinusitis; catarrh with stringy discharge Kali Bich 30X 4 hourly

Tearing pain in head; from root of nose, extending to forehead with nausea; dryness of mucous passages Natrum Mur 30X, 4 hourly

Pain begins at the back of head and settles over the eyes; worse under a fan Silicea 1M, weekly (6)

Chronic cold with loss of smell and yellow green phlegm; better in cool, open air Pulsatilla 30X or 200X 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Bacillinum 200X or 1M fortnightly (3 Doses)

Complaints worse early morning; aversion to take bath Sulphur 200X weekly (3 Doses)


Feel free to email me if you do not understand anything or if you want to discuss anything.
Take Care and God Bless you !

Answer 2

I don't know what kind of headaches you have , but I'm blessed with migraines, and I can tell you that when I get a migraine, there aren't enough pain pills in the world to make it go away.

Because I've had a stroke, my neurologist won't allow me to take Imetrex, so I'm forced to go to have my husband take me to the hospital for for a shot of Demerol. Even that doesn't make my migraine go away, and when I wake up after sleeping several hours, my migraine still there. Caffeine didn't work for me.

I can sympathize with you. . I've been having migraines ever since I've been 21, and I'm now 50. They are so bad, that they have left plaque in my brain, and a doctor told me that I had MS. After having stroke , which was the result of so much vomiting and dehydration from a migraine, I burst a blood vessel and had to spend almost 3 weeks in a hospital, the doctors discovered I didn't have MS at and the plaque was from my migraines.

Well, I digress :-) Good luck in finding something. I hope you will find something that works for you. I never could.

Answer 3

There are several things you can do to treat headaches without pain killers. Acupuncture or accupressure both work well. If this isn't possible, massage in the area of the headache and then apply a thin layer of vapor rub on the forehead and temples (be very careful not to get in the eyes), and the back of the head (around the ears and neck). Then take a long cotton dish towel and make into a bandana. Tie it very tightly around the forehead and base of the skull. Go to bed immediately and rest. The headache will go away!

Answer 4

There's different kinds of headaches. If it's a migraine, you could try drinking a cup of coffee (might work). I like the idea of drinking a glass of water too. The other poster is right. Some headaches are from dehydration. Another method that works "sometimes" is to pinch the area of skin between your thumb and forefinger. Don't pinch too hard or it'll just hurt. But squeeze that area of flesh for around 5 minutes and if it's just a light tension headache, it might work. It has worked for me a few times. Like I said, it depends on the kind of headache you have. Good luck.

Answer 5

I agree with Monkey Lips on some things but Vapo-Rub aint one of em

Try a product called Head On if you can find it in the grocery store Health and Beauty Aide aisle

it's a chapstick like version of a product I use on muscle and body aches which is an asian product called Tiger Balm Ointment

Other then that accupressure and caffiene if it's a migrane and sleep there isn't much else I can reccomend for you on this

Sorry but that's all I can think of for now

Answer 6

You can go to your local health food store. They should have homeopathic medicine's that will treat different types of headaches. Because you didn't specify why you think you are having them, you will see they have specific, and general ones that can help. I take them for migraines, and they work wonders. Also, taking fresh ground (it's the only way it's any good) flaxseed daily helps as well. I tsp a day, mixed with food. Good luck to you.

Answer 7

I haven't found a natural way to treat headaches yet but I have found that massaging the temples seems to help a little.

Answer 8

Acupressure is an amazing way to get rid of headaches, though difficult to do on yourself. But, take off your shoes (which bad fitting shoes themselves can cause headaches) and massage your feet...focusing mostly on the bottom. The bottom of your feet is the nerve-endings to your entire body. The head area is located on the upper part of your foot near the toes. Massage everywhere and hopefully your headache will go away. I usually just show people how to do it, never tried to explain it before.

Answer 9

Have you tried acupuncture or massage? Cranial Sacral Therapy has been proven really effective. Also, nutritional therapy may help. There's a phenomenal book on the market called "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" that's great. Good luck!

Answer 10

White Willow Bark is a natural herb that helps with pain in the body. Hope this helps

Answer 11

You can treat the headache by massaging the area between your thumb and first finger, applying ice to the throbbing area, using a heating pad on your neck or shoulders, if they are tense. You can also try taking a nap, drinking water, and gently stretching your neck and shoulders.