I can't escape to get to the store... How can you get rid of a headache without medicine?

Question

My head hurts and I cannot get out of the house to get some medicine. How do you get rid of your most horrible headache?

Answer 1

Tension headaches

Use a heating pad to apply heat to tense neck, and/or take a hot shower (not to exceed 20 minutes at a time).
Rub your temples and the back of your head. Get a neck and shoulder massage.
Manage your stress.
Take frequent, short breaks when studying or working.
Ensure that your computer/work station is ergonomically sound

Migraine headaches

Avoid headache triggers, if known.
Take OTC migraine medication, if appropriate.
Use an ice pack.
Massage the affected area.
Sleep.

Red Flags
CALL THE UHS 24-HOUR NURSE ADVICE LINE 475-NURS (475-6877) IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURS:

A headache that becomes "the worst headache of your life."
Headache associated with fever and difficulty bending your neck.
A severe, sudden, "thunderclap" headache, even if it lessens over time. This could indicate the impending rupture of a blood vessel in your brain.
Headaches caused or made worse by straining or intense physical exertion like heavy lifting.
Headaches that worsen in frequency and/or severity over time.
Headaches that wake you at night or severe headaches upon getting out of bed in the morning.
Headaches associated with visual changes and/or nausea/vomiting, unless you've been diagnosed with migraines and these symptoms are typical of your migraines.
You have a history of migraines, but they become more frequent or the symptoms change or become more severe.
Headaches associated with even minor head trauma if there has been any loss of consciousness, amnesia, confusion, nausea, blurred vision, weakness, or numbness in any part of the body—or any other lingering symptoms.
A sinus headache not helped by self-care measures that you've had for more than 1 week.
Migraines with an aura if you use any type of estrogen-containing birth control method.
CALL 911 OR GO DIRECTLY TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURS:

Headaches associated with slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, weakness, or persistent numbness or tingling in any part of your body.
Severe headache and fever with development of unusual dark spots (much like bruises) of any size on your skin. These can be a sign of meningococcal disease, which progresses rapidly, is potentially fatal, and needs immediate medical attention.
Seizure-like activity (involuntary movements of any part of the body) or fainting.
A sudden headache associated with loss of consciousness.


I hope this helps hun, feel better soon.

Answer 2

-Be observant and never let your rows of teeth meet each other any other times than when you are chewing something. There's no need to go around gaping like a fish - it's easily achievable to keep your lips closed without letting the teeth meet each other - but a small ventilation hole makes things easier.
-Open your mouth wide and rotate the jaws from time to time. Snapping, crackling and clicking sounds from the jaws are usually nothing to worry about, it might even hurt some in the beginning - but that will go away.
Shoulders in level with your ears? Drop them and make rotating movements with them. ...The shoulders, not the ears - but it did indeed look quite impressive I must admit.
Are you always knitting your brows? Stop that.
Tip your head slowly to the sides and stretch out the muscles of the neck.
To massage the aching spots works temporarily if you also at the same time try to figure out where you got to relax in order to get rid of the pain more permanently.
Exercise. The human body needs physical work. Nothing is better against physical tension than running uphill a ski-slope for instance. Painful in the beginning but a pleasure after a while when you realize that you can make it - and to be able to run up a ski-slope is self-esteem and prestige everywhere.
Drink enough water - but not too much. Headache is also often a result of dehydration, but also the opposite, that some nowadays drink too much water and thus dilute the nutrient fluids in the body causing abstinence of sorts.

Answer 3

Sounds like a migraine headache. If you like coffee they say drinking a strong cup of coffee will help a headache. Sometimes I do that before I take meds for my headaches. Also I was told by a dr to apply ice to a headache. So if it is in front wrap an ice pack in a towel and lay it over your head for a few minutes. I get headaches in the back of my head and I lay down with an ice cold water bottle and it works (sometimes)

Answer 4

Ok - don't laugh this really is what I do and it works for me.

I take a t-shirt and roll it into a long tie. I wrap it around my head - pretty tight. Then I lay down with a heating pad over it. I don't know if it the pressure of the wrap - the heat of the pad or just laying down, but it does help.

Answer 5

If the headache is mostly on the left side of your head, take your left thumb and forefinger and firmly pinch and hold the skin between your thumb and forefinger on your right hand. If the headache is mostly on the other side of your head, swap.

This is an old pressure point trick and YES it works.

Answer 6

I get headaches all the time drink lots of pop or soda and put a damp washcloth on your forehead and go to sleep! Guaranteed it works every time!

Answer 7

dehydration usually is the cause of most headaches unless you hit your head. drink a quart of water and relax

Answer 8

put some oil in ur head, or if u dnt like oil, take a worm bath and wash ur hair with cold water than take some rest few hours.

Answer 9

apply heat to your neck and shoulders
take a nap
massage your temples
eucalyptus and peppermint oils can help

Answer 10

Caffeine works wonders on mine.