what is best cure for headache?
2007-03-12 05:26:04 · 14 answers · asked by ? 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Ibuprofen and ice pack works great! Don't use electronics while having a headache!
2007-03-12 05:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the source of headache.
A lot of headaches are caused by mild dehydration (I'm going to asses about 50% of them, in fact, are cause or enhanced by mild dehydration)
Drinking more fluids will ease, and help prevent headaches.
Nicotine in small quantities can help ease a headache. If you're a regular smoker, chances are it's going to enhance the headache. Avoid smoking during headaches, largely because it increases blood pressure
Caffiene is good in small doses as it does inprove blood flow. In large doses it will cause your blood pressure to go high, and could cause pounding or prolonged headaches.
Ibuprofin (Advil), is a great anti-inflamatory but isn't that useful for headaches. It helps, but not nearly as much as other medications.
Aspirin and Aceteminiphene are both popular and useful headache relief medication.
Excedrin is a multi-painkiller. I think it contains Aspirin, Aceteminiphene and caffiene. Ideal for bad headaches if you don't have them frequently. Potentially bad long term if you take it on a regular basis. As a rule of thumb, you should never take a pain medication more than once a day, and not more often than 2-3 days in a row without at least 2-3 days downtime without the pain medication. Exceeding that amount can create a dependancy (Even though it's perfectly acceptable for the drug limits. The labels don't take into consideration dependancy though)
Be careful if you take pain killers frequently. Frequent use of pain killers will cause a dependancy on them, and will result in more headaches more frequently. If you take a lot of pain killers, you might want to consider cutting back.
Vitamins may help if you suffer frequent headaches. A lack of B and C vitamins are link to frequent headaches, and simply just taking a multi-vitamin daily (especially if you're on a fast food diet), might help your overall body functions.
Stress relief is always useful. I recommend short meditations, or naps. A quick nap in the afternoon is linked with incredible stress reduction, and is even shown to assist in getting better sleep at night. Personally, I both meditate and take an afternoon nap, and since I've begun doing these things I'm always far more rested, and yet still manage to get a lot more done.
2007-03-12 05:47:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Headaches and migraines run in my family. I started taking a ginseng supplement and did not get a headache for months. I am sure it will be hard for the scientific world to prove and patent ginseng as a sure-cure, but there's no harm in trying right? You can also try drinking hot teas, taking a hot bath, putting a hot washcloth on your face, or take Advil/Ibuprofen. I have found Advil Liquigels work the fastest, for me!
Every human is different, that is why even cures have loopholes.
2007-03-12 05:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by kaliraized 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best cure for headache is to think that you do never had any headache. It is said that those who have head do not have headache. If you feel it sometimes ignore it and try to get busy yourself in certain work and put your 100 % in that work. This concentration will take away your headache. Try to mediate sometime thinking that all this type of problem does not exist now. Try this it works. It had worked for me. I started practicing this since last 5 years and I have never felt any headache again.
2007-03-12 05:42:59 · answer #4 · answered by Pramod 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tension headache
About 90% of the headaches out there are tension headaches. Tension headaches are usually caused by the contracting of the layer of muscle around your skull, which in turn can decrease blood flow to your head. That's why you'll feel a band of pressure around your head, and that steady pain typical in tension headaches. Find out more about tension headache causes here!
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Migraine
Migraine is not just a bad headache. In fact, some people get migraine without any headache at all! The cause of migraine is still a mystery. The research to date seems to indicate that migraine is a neurological disease based on an inherited genetic abnormality.
A cause of migraine symptoms is usually called a "trigger". A trigger is what starts the chain reaction, usually leading to migraine headaches. If you've heard much about migraine, you may have heard about various things that happen to the body - serotonin levels, changes in blood vessels - a variety of things happen that cause those terrible symptoms, such as nausea and headache. Find out more about migraine triggers, or the cause and effect of migraine!
Sinus headache
Headache causes, types and treatments can get confusing. Migraine is often misdiagnosed as sinus headache, for example. A sinus headache from sinusitis happens when you get an infection and your sinuses become inflamed. You usually have other symptoms such as congestion, fever and fatigue. Read more about sinus headache now!
Cluster headache
Clusters are another different type of headache that may not always be a headache. Rarer than migraine, and more painful, clusters usually attack men. The cause of clusters is also somewhat of a mystery. Now research, however, is giving us clues that may crack the cluster code and provide relief. Cluster headaches may be related to the sinuses, the nervous system, and serotonin. Start here to read about the cause of cluster, and then learn more about treatment!
Other headache causes and treatments
There are many more reasons why you may have a headache, and many different symptoms. Do you get a headache after you exercise? Are your headaches caused by allergies? What about an ice cream headache, a thunderclap headache, or getting a headache along with a bloody nose? Information on these headaches and more can be found on this page about your type of headache.
Finding the cause is the first step to understand the treatment. In many diseases the cause is still not well understood, but we do have clues that are leading us to the new frontiers of treatment and remedies. Look around the site for everything from headache causes to medications to natural treatments to lifestyle changes that can minimize your pain. For a long time people have "just put up with" headaches. It's time to fight back!
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2007-03-12 05:38:24 · answer #5 · answered by dhaarvi2002 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or neck.
Headaches can be caused by minor problems
like eyestrain, lack of coffee or more serious reasons
like head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis and
meningitis. Taking painkillers continuously can
have harmful side effects, so it is better to
modify your lifestyle. More information available at
2007-03-13 03:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually caffeine. This opens up the blood vessels in your head and allows the blood to flow regularly again, thus reducing your headache.
2007-03-12 05:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best over the counter medicine is Excedrin. It works wonders on even your worst headaches.
2007-03-12 05:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by lizo0110 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cure headache
2016-02-01 05:19:12 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advil and some rest! LOL! That's what I taek, but then again I do get migrains, not regular headaches. :) Advil taken with some water and a little rest works miracles for my migrains, it should work WONDERS for your headache.
2007-03-12 05:30:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋