Headaches and migraines

#1 12-10-2019, 06:57 PM

Anyone know how to cure? Thks

Anala · #2 13-10-2019, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by janielee

Anyone know how to cure? Thks

Very timely question, janielee!

I have tried acupuncture. I had great success with one practitioner and okay success with another.

Tonight I tried alternating a cool pad and a warm pad around my neck. Surprisingly it helped. (It was my husband’s idea

)

Also, drinking iced coffee can be a quick little fix, if you catch it early. In the US there are some homeopathic remedies.

What do you do?

#3 13-10-2019, 04:45 AM

Hi Anala

Not much, I usually find it’s related to soreness in the back too. I just try to sleep it off or take a pill. I never used to get them, until a few years ago during a high stress event.

Hope you feel better!

Jl

Anala · #4 13-10-2019, 04:53 AM

Thanks, Jl

Maybe there will be more ideas from other members. :-)

#5 14-10-2019, 05:28 AM

:) Thanks Anala

weareunity · #6 14-10-2019, 11:22 PM

Hello janielee and anala.

Just noticed this 26 minute documentary on BBC news page today and thought you may be interested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/newsbea...at-documentary

Hope I have copied details correctly.

All the best. petex

#7 14-10-2019, 11:50 PM

Thanks Pete!

Anala · #8 14-10-2019, 11:57 PM

Thank you petex! The videos were very helpful! I also notice another thread on the forum.

#9 18-10-2019, 07:23 AM

Anala, does yours relate to stress, or any triggers?

Altair · #10 18-10-2019, 11:53 AM

I'm not sure there is a cure, but the number can be reduced if you know how to avoid the triggers.

I usually get a migraine once a month and been having them since teenage years. Besides a wrecking headache there is ALWAYS nausea, extreme sensitivity to light, sound, and smell, and having to urinate more. Medicine will work for normal headache but not for a migraine. If I get one I have to lay down in total darkness and have no sensual stimulations. I then have to wait it out for 8-12 hours. Falling asleep isn't possible when I have a migraine.

Triggers I found can be stress, not drinking enough water, too much sunlight, or lack of sleep. Orange juice and tomato soup are triggers for me (!). I suspect it's a brain difference between those that get migraines and those that don't. Most people get normal headaches, which are curable, they take a pill and an hour later everything's fine.