No one likes a migraine headache! To say theyre extremely painful is an understatement!
However, if you dislike the thought of taking medications, experiencing their side effects, or spending the money for them, take a look at some natural migraine treatment options:
Treat from the Outside The power of Touch and Smell:
Be Still Lie down, close your eyes in a quiet, dark room, and just remain still. Let your muscles relax. Focus on breathing slowly.
Cold/Warm compresses/towels Try one or all of these combinations:
* Cold compress/towel on your forehead
* Cold compress behind your neck
* Alternate between warm and cold compresses
* Put your feet in warm water and a cool towel on your forehead or entire head
Massage Your face, neck, shoulders, and/or your back. (Its best if someone else does this for you.) Rub your temples in a slow, circular motion.
Acupressure -
* Press firmly (or have someone else do it) on the fleshy area between thumb and forefinger.
* Think 2-2-2: Press on 2 points (behind your neck at the base of your skull) that are 2 inches apart for 2 minutes.
* Have someone apply pressure in the section of skin between your big toe and second toe. Press/Rub for one minute and then switch to the other foot.
Acupuncture Please see a qualified acupuncturist if you choose this method!
Aromatherapy Lavender, Peppermint, Jasmine, or Rosemary have been found helpful. Use in a bath or with massage. Check a health foods store in your neighborhood for these essential oils and directions on usage.
Treat from the Inside Food and Supplements:
Calcium May even help prevent the onset of a migraine. If taking a supplement, aim for 1,000 up to 2,000 mg. (Another added benefit calcium helps your body burn fat!)
Magnesium Foods rich in this mineral are:
* Spinach
* Halibut
* Nuts
* Pumpkin seeds
* Oatmeal
Ginger Mix 1/2 teaspoon of fresh, ginger in warm water
Feverfew Take 250mg a day day of this herbal supplement
Complex Carbohydrates Potatoes with the skin on, wheat crackers, or toast. Helpful for some, yet can trigger a migraine in others.
Caffeine - Can also help or trigger a migraine, depending on the individual. Try a cup or 2 of strong coffee as soon as you feel a migraine coming on.
Natural remedies often have benefit of being less expensive with fewer (if any) side effects.
However, I make no guarantees as to their amount of effectiveness. Some of these treatments are very helpful to some, while some of these options can even trigger a migraine in others. Please speak with your medical provider when choosing alternative treatment methods.
Feel free to share what works for you when you have a migraine or just a bad headache.
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A contest entry
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Congratulations on winning the silver cup for this extremely helpful piece sis. You did a great job putting this together. I'm so grateful that I don't get them that often.
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These are great suggestions for treating headaches. When I use to get migraines, I would have to go lay down in a dark room without any noise. They would last about 3 days. I don't get them very often anymore, thank god. Now if I find my shoulders and neck starting to tighten up, I get on my massager and use my warm rice pack. This will usually stop them.
Congrats on the silver cup, sis.
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excellent!
You give some great advice about curing migranes in this Sis. I used to suffer from them and now I only get them every once in a while.
Congrats on the Silver!!
Jeannette
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I note that the contest sponsor
was looking for "insane" entries---
but your suggestions might alleviate
the pain to keep someone in sane territory.
Great compendium of resources, Susan.
Blessings and hugs for sharing.
Addition to the essential oils--lemon oil, dabbed
on the temples or offending area, being very
careful not to rub any into the eyes.
For broader coverage of the head area, lavender
oil with tea tree in duluted spray solution,
EO at Vitacost.com.
The rub on solutions---the magic tube, my description,
PainVanish Headache Reliever (can search online)
to be applied at the slightest sign. (Also miraculous
for the stinging after-pain PHN of shingles.)
For occular migraines, if triggered by light,
sunglasses, closed eyes, dark room, bed ASAP!
And bless the hot and cold wet waxhcloths!!!
An added note on ginger. If the thought is not appealing,
add to a big mug,of water, along with a cinnamon stick,
fresh herbs,chamomile or lemon balm tea, and when brewed,
your favorite kind of oj or other juice and you'll never know
it is medicinal. Fresh gingerroot available at the grocery
store, but dried ginger handy when the fresh runs out.
If you are then isolated in the bedroom, fresh room temp
water added to the mug, will continue to cold steep
the ingredients.
And all these items can be found online! I will share my
sources with anyone who has not trod those paths before.
May we all stay calm and headche free!!!
M-C
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you seem to have missed the point of the contest here susan, i wanted insane ones, joke ones rather than real ones, though this is all well and good if you have a migraine i am talking of things like you have to wear a top hat for 16 days and that will cure it etc etc
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I suffer from insane migraines. It's nice to see some natural alternatives, rather then always opting for pain meds. I find sleep and a half cup to a cup of coffee to be the most helpful for me, although sometimes they are so nasty that I will end up, on occasion to take a prescribed migraine medication from my doctor. I use the medicine as a last resort however.
~Amanda~
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nice natural remedies some I find do work and others I will forgo in the future,painful at best lol
thank you for sharing this with us sissy...good luck
Linda
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Oi vey, I have the worst migrane ever!!!!
wonderful job with this piece hun, good luck
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Lol!! Love it! Oh so clever!! This is like a brochure .. In poetry
great read this one .. Well done poet, best wishes to you in the contest
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WOW
never had a migraine only had a headache twice in 52 years but any remedy sounds good compared to the pain I've heard of. Another job well done Thank you Dr. Moon or mother Moon both seem to work when the remedy does. Thanks for sharing, Rick
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Excellent
Aww, wow this is so great. Such wonderful suggestions. You did great. Best of luck in the contest.
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