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BossyShoeBitch -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 1:21:16 PM)
Kalista, Have you been to the Dr. and diagnosed with Migraines?

Phoenix2raven -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 1:29:02 PM)
Any one who suffers with migraines I highly recommend these oils. My x used to get migraines that put her in the hospital until she started using the M-grain oil blend. http://www.youngliving.us/products.asp Yes I know they are pricey but you get what you pay for. All I can say is that they sell themselves. Were other methods didn't work this did. ~Phoenix~

thornhappy -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 7:55:54 PM)
(quick reply to OP) When I don't have Migranal handy, I take 2 Naprosyn 3 times per day (approved by neurologist) and drink Pepsi (to load up on caffeine). It's really easy to get dehydrated - and it's important to try to eat so your headache doesn't get even worse due to low blood sugar. As a side note, folks who get more than 4 migraines a month should look into preventive meds - untreated migraines can lead to an increased risk of stroke. thornhappy

slaverosebeauty -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 8:57:09 PM)
OTC - Excedrine Migraine -3 and Coke Classic.... the extra caffeen will help... Turn on a white noise machine if you have one, or a fan to help create that white noise; a cool washcloth over your eyes, a pitch black room, ear plugs and no one around. I was told to take a sleeping pill to help my body relax as well. If it helps go for it. You can come with me to the Neurologist next month if you want. I have room in the car. We can hold eachother's hands during the not so fun torture.

Gwynvyd -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 9:17:12 PM)
I have dihabilitaing migraines, have for years. Untill my Dr. proscribed Topamax for me. It simply keeps you from getting them. It does have some side effects. Weight loss, and it has a mood enhancer. ( everything seems like sunshine and roses.. or you simply can not muster up the I give a shits to be pissy ) Not bad side effects if you ask me. I have lost 75 lbs on it. Kept off 60 thus far. It isnt for everyone and hand and foot numbness occur frequently. if you can ride that out past the first month or so you are golden, and say bye bye to migraines. I got my life back. Gwyn

BossyShoeBitch -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 9:33:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gwynvyd I have dihabilitaing migraines, have for years. Untill my Dr. proscribed Topamax for me. It simply keeps you from getting them. It does have some side effects. Weight loss, and it has a mood enhancer. ( everything seems like sunshine and roses.. or you simply can not muster up the I give a shits to be pissy ) Not bad side effects if you ask me. I have lost 75 lbs on it. Kept off 60 thus far. It isnt for everyone and hand and foot numbness occur frequently. if you can ride that out past the first month or so you are golden, and say bye bye to migraines. I got my life back. Gwyn I forgot all about that.. makes note to call Dr..in the morning.. interesting fyi... Topamax began as an anti-seizure medication...

Gwynvyd -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 9:38:16 PM)
Oh also for me at least rubbing tiger balm on my neck, and temples works really well. I also smudge a wee bit on the end of my nose. The smell helps drive away the pain. Dark silent room, cold pack on my neck, and forehead or top of head does wonders as well as meditative breathing as someone else mentioned as well. Some times masterbating helps.. but if I am far gone enough it just makes it 500 times worse. Always keep hydrated, and you blood sugar stable. If you have a high caffine diet.. you have to stick to it, or go down by steps. I stay away from the stuff. Also a huge link has been found between artifical sweetners and migraines. Be careful. That stuff is rat poison! I hope this helps, Gwyn, who has not been rushed to the ER in quite some time for her migraines. ( that is amazing in and of it's self)

Gwynvyd -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/15/2007 9:41:41 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BossyShoeBitch quote: ORIGINAL: Gwynvyd I have dihabilitaing migraines, have for years. Untill my Dr. proscribed Topamax for me. It simply keeps you from getting them. It does have some side effects. Weight loss, and it has a mood enhancer. ( everything seems like sunshine and roses.. or you simply can not muster up the I give a shits to be pissy ) Not bad side effects if you ask me. I have lost 75 lbs on it. Kept off 60 thus far. It isnt for everyone and hand and foot numbness occur frequently. if you can ride that out past the first month or so you are golden, and say bye bye to migraines. I got my life back. Gwyn I forgot all about that.. makes note to call Dr..in the morning.. interesting fyi... Topamax began as an anti-seizure medication... Yeppers it is an anti convulsant. They are now doing trials for weight loss as well as Phsyc patients with it. It is a wonder drug. It will lower your IQ about 50 points at first.. chuckles but after a while you get your normal thinking speed back once the brain reboots. It was totaly worth it. To live with out pain? Oh hades yeah. Good luck. Let me know how you do ok? Gwyn

adoracat -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/16/2007 12:32:47 AM)
absolutely disgusting migraine "remedy" which works for me about 80% of the time... warm a cup of milk on the stove, till not quite boiling. drop in 2 mint teabags. (the ones that are 100% peppermint herb, nothing else) let it steep about 3-4 minutes, take out the teabags, add sweetner to taste. it tastes hellish but it DOES help. peppermint is an antispasmodic, which is why it works on headaches which are often made worse by muscular tension, and on tummyaches. failing that, my own personal routine is to give up, throw up and lie down for several hours in a dark cool room, sleep if i can. i get horrible nausea and light/noise sensitivity with migraines. kitten, who is fighting one now....

DiurnalVampire -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/16/2007 12:36:51 AM)
For me, thankfully not migrains, just very frequent headaches mainly from eye strain. Nothing we can do, the problem is adjusting to light/dark and so even glasses wouldnt matter. Coffee is a blessing for me. And a vivarin works about as well as an aspirin. Though I hear great things about ADvil Migraine, and i know there sthis stuff called Head On which does well on my regualr headaches as well. DV

Shawn1066 -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/16/2007 12:59:26 AM)
Um, they say massaging your earlobes will help a little bit... Whenever I used to get headaches...they were BAD. Then I got my glasses and realized it was because I couldn't see anything. Now I don't get them as often...but when I do...boy, they're bad. I've always wanted to try Head On...you apply it directly to the forehead. >_<

Sabella -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/16/2007 5:30:17 AM)
I agree, dehydration can cause one in a hurry. Do you smoke heavily? nicotine constricts the blood supply to the brain. Check the light in your house where you typically read & are on the computer. Too low light will cause headaches as well. Keep those lights on! The essential oil mix for muscle pains (heavy on the eculyptus & rosemary) helps as well. My fav herbal tea is a chunk of fresh peeled & chopped ginger, stem of well crushed rosemary & chamomille steeped for about 5 minutes and a spoonful of honey. Often this will ward one off within minutes. Afterwards nibble on the ginger, it's great for queasy tummy.

bottombob -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/17/2007 1:12:46 PM)
i still think if you drop a bowling ball on your foot, you'll forget about your head

slaverosebeauty -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/17/2007 8:48:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gwynvyd Also a huge link has been found between artifical sweetners and migraines. Be careful. That stuff is rat poison! I hope this helps, Gwyn, who has not been rushed to the ER in quite some time for her migraines. ( that is amazing in and of it's self) Amen. Those things are a BIG trigger for me; its annoying to read labels on everything, but to avoid a migraine it is defiantly worth it. Nice to know that I am not the only one getting pissed off by the number of products with that 'rat poison.' I also found that using 'Head On Migraine' helps. Its kinda gimicky, I have seen the adds for a while, but I used it Sunday night and it helped, now I keep it in my purse with my Excedrine Migraine, for when a migraine starts, it gets me to daycare to my munchkin or to my mother's office so she can take me home. Reminder, migraines are NOT headaches, they are a neurological disorder for the most part. It's all about the brain and the chemicals and that sorta stuff.

GhitaAmati -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/18/2007 6:35:42 AM)
Surprisingly alot of migrane medicines began as antisezuire medicine. Ive been getting them since I was in 2nd grade. Tons of bloodwork and a few head scans later, they still have no idea what causes them. Artificial sugar is a major trigger for me, so is bug spray. So is getting overheated and dehydrated. Needless to say I generally get one every single time my son has a cubscout camp over...sometimes I have no idea what the trigger is, although lately we are starting to see a pattern forming with my menstrual cycle... Ill ditto the pressure point between your thumb and forefinger, it really works. There are some breathing excersises that can help too. Get off the computer, find a dark room. quiet but not silent. Silent drives me batty and just makes the headache worse. soft music or white noise of some type will help keep me from trying to concentrate onthe quietness...strangely enough sometimes doing needlepoint helps me. Having something else to concentrate that deeply on can push the pain to the back of my head while I wait for the meds to kick in. Although most actual headache and pain meds dont even touch my headaches. Somtimes excedrin will at least get me home to my bed, but for the most part the only thing that works is 12 hours of unconsiousness. Ill have to go hunt for the name of it but I have a prescription painreliever/sleeping pill combination that works wonders. Im unconcious within 20 minutes of taking it and Im out for at least 8 hours if not longer. Im usually just fine when I wake up. When I dont have the prescription filled I can usually get by with Tylenol PM or Nyquil. ditto what everyone else said about Tylenol though. Watch for doubling up on other meds that also have it in them...Motrin usually works good for my muscle pains, but never seems to work on the headaches...

mistoferin -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/18/2007 7:18:09 AM)
Kalista, now that your headache is, I would assume, over...I'd like to add in that proper diagnosis is an important step in battling headaches. I don't know if you have gone through that process yet or not...if not I would urge you, or anyone else who is battling chronic head pain to do so. Migraine and Cluster headaches are serious business. There was a point in time that my headaches were so severe and so frequent that I was hospitalized for an entire year because of them....and was told that I was not going to live. Thankfully, we finally got to the root cause of where mine were coming from (which was Lyme disease) and while I still get them from time to time, they are no longer something that incapacitates me from days to weeks at a time. I often hear people at parties or at work saying "Wow, I've got such a Migraine" and I just have to laugh. A Migraine is not a headache that can be functioned through. You can't finish out your day at work with one or socialize at a party. I've had some major injuries in my life that I have been able to function with for extended periods of time, including a broken back that I didn't seek treatment for for over 2 weeks. When I get a headache though, which mine have components of both Migraine and Cluster, I can NOT function. I can not see. I frequently can not walk without assistance as I lose all feeling in one side of my body. My blood pressure skyrockets to stroke level. I can sometimes not speak coherently or coherently understand what others are saying. They turn me into a writhing, vomiting, sobbing mess. Suddenly, mercy killing begins to sound like a viable option. I have great empathy for anyone who is plagued with chronic head pain. It took me a lot of years of being very persistent to get to the bottom of mine...but there IS help out there if you push hard enough.

winterlight -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/18/2007 10:11:32 PM)
Here was my day. Got up late. Had no time to take my stomach medicine. Got to work got very busy. While driving in migraine hit me. No food until 10:30 a.m. By then full fledged migraine headache, sinus headache, diarhea hits. Ended up coming home late. Couldn't take anything because the medicine i take for my migriane (i cannot drive a car). I am so sick my central nervous system feels like somebody in banging drums not only in my head but every nerve ending. I had soup and crackers for dinner took a second pill and still in misery. Cleaned my sinuses with warm water and salt. sounds gross but helped actually. I just have to wait for everything to calm down. Sometimes a hot shower helps. I let this go too long and now am paying for it. Been suffering from migraines since the age of 4 or so. I DO NOT wish this on ANYBODY! Wishes i could cut my head off..or have something strong enough to knock me out. BTW i have had demerol injected into me and it didn't even knock me out for 2 min.

BossyShoeBitch -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/18/2007 10:14:54 PM)
seriously? I first had demerol in the emergency room right after I threw up on the ER doctor.. It was great! and I have a VERY high tolerance for medicine... My husband brought me home, poured me into bed and went out to play pool.. (Nice guy huh?) edited to say: there is a certain white powdery substance that will take care of a migraine in a snap! But it is highly addictive and illegal.. :-(

winterlight -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (10/18/2007 11:09:01 PM)
Excderin migraine made my heart go absolutely bonkers. Co-worker asked me what i was on cos i was higher than a kite. No i do NOT use recreational drugs, never have, never will. Demerol didn't do a thing for me. Every BODY is different on what works for them. I have gone to a headache clinic and they found out i suffer not only from migraines but also from sinus headaches and i get them at the same time. Today was such a day..GROANS... What isn't great for me also is that i use a c pap machine. Don't use it i can get a stroke. Migraines... correlation between that and strokes. I also have acid reflux disease so i have to be careful of what i take. IBS kicked in as well today. Just massive pain and aggravating symptoms. I have had 30 headaches in one month, 4 in a month that is what drove me to see a headache clinic... I have tried the pills for preventing a migraine etc. The one medicine that worked like a charm they had to take me off of it because of my asthma..Yes, i know i am a mess healthwise...:(

queerandcurious -> RE: Warding off a headache.... (11/26/2007 5:51:48 PM)
One possible trigger i didn't see A/anybody mention was cheese. Cheese, especially hard ones such as sharp cheddar, have a certain chemical in them that triggers migraines in some people. Also, for me cold makes my headache worse. i prefer to put on a warm hat and lay down in a dark room with no noise. The heat actually helps me.

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