anyone know of a good cure for migraines?? or at least an aid to help relive the pain!!...and not paracetomol or aspirin.

Lay down in a dark room? Always works for me, they're gone in 20 mins with this method.

i used to suffer badly with migraines when younger - the doc gave me coproximal (i think it's called) on prescription
that works

yep dark room and silence works for me,though not in 20 minutes,more like a couple of hours

immigran - think its prescription.

Cayenne Pepper,Ginko Biloba and especially Feverfew. Go and ask at a health food shop. Feverfew is a natural pain killer but you need to take it constantly for it to build up in your body ready for next time.

Also up your magnesium and calcium supplements.
Won't get rid of the pain but will stop it from being so violent. Balances the chemicals in your body.

I suffer from terrible Migrain and I find that Migraleave (I think it's called) is excellent. Add to that the afore mentioned dark room and quiet helps. Also cold damp flannel on the forehead!

I suffer from terrible migraines and have been through countless medicines - the latest one is so expensive that I only get three tablets on one prescription!

Having suffered for most of my life with them, I can honestly say that painkillers will only take the edge off. The best cure is lots of sleep in a darkened room, drink lots of cool water and those migraine "ice patches" can relieve some discomfort too, especially for those who get pain in the base of the skull/neck. You should see your doctor - they can prescribe medication that eases the pressure in the brain's blood vessels, which will relieve that horrible "vice" feeling in your head. If you vomit a lot during attacks like I do, then ginger and peppermint are good for that. I hate ginger, so always carry a tin of Marks and Sparks Curiously Strong Mints with me.

Might also be worth keeping a diary of your attacks - noting what you ate that day, if you were at a computer a long time, feeling tired, stressed or too hot etc. It can help you to find out what your "triggers" are. Mine tend to be more stress/environment related, but I do find that cheese, caffeine and pickled onions can all bring on an attack!

The mother of a friend of mine also managed to reduce her attacks from every other week to once in a blue moon - by taking a brewer's yeast tablet every day! Don't where she got the idea from or how it works, but she swears blind it did the trick and she still takes them now.

Just thought I would dig up this old thread to recommend Migraine 'Kool and Soothe' to anyone who suffers from Migraine or frequent headaches. I've had a horrible nagging headache all day and I brought some of these on the way home... magic! :P They are in the form of a soft gel filled patch that you stick to your forehead or the back of your neck and it cools the area and stays that way for six or hours (or so the packaging says! I've had one stuck to my head for the last hour and it's still going strong ;) ). Normally for me migraine headaches begin as a really hot, achey feeling above my eyes, and that's gone completely :clap:

A pack of four gel sheets cost me £2.99 so they're not a cheap option if you get migraines very frequently, but if you need immediate relief from the pain I think you could do worse :)

Originally posted by Bedhead
i used to suffer badly with migraines when younger - the doc gave me coproximal (i think it's called) on prescription
that works

Co-proxamol is in the process of being withdrawn from use in the UK.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102347&chk=muLo27

I haven't found any easy solution to migraines unfortunately. I get clusters of anything up to 7 or 8 attacks within 2 - 3 weeks, then I will go for a few months without any. I have been prescribed Immigran, which is excellent at stopping the visual disturbance and surpressing the pain, but I find it makes the nausea/vomitting much worse, and I have other strong side effects like dizziness, and weakness, which mean I still can't leave my house.

My Gp advised me that Immigran can be taken with paracetemol as well, so I usually take it in conjunction with Migraleve Pink or Yellow - which are available at the chemist without prescription. Sometimes this helps to surpress the nausea, but not always, so I am going back to the GP tomorrow as I am still finding that I have to spend a day in the dark to really get over them. He did mention he might prescribe anti-sickness pills to counter-act the side effects of the immigran.

Even with the prescription medicine though I find that my head still feels 'foggy' for at least a couple of days afterwards - by which time my next migraine is usually coming along!

I suffer too and have just had over 10 days of on-off pain in the neck and head and general malaise. I don't like to take medication if I can help it. Doc prescribed some tabs a couple of years ago Sanomigrin I think but they were expensive. I don't know what brings mine on - too much stress I guess!

I have suffered with migraines for years and even been hospitalised as they got so bad at one point. Had numerous brain scans etc but allto no avail (they just couldn't find a brain!!)

Now I take a combination of stuff that just about sees me through. As soon as I get a warning, in my case my left eye waters and the back of my neck/head aches and I feel a bit spacey, I take :

1 Imipramine
2 paracetamol
1 strong Ibuprofen
2 Clopromazine (sp?) for the sickness

These are to be taken with a drink of cold water then followed by a warm drink (not hot tea or coffee, just warm squash etc) and something light like an orange. During a migraine attack, your digestive system shuts down so often the mediaction just sits in your stomach and has no effect. Taking it in this way and as soon as you feel it coming on, helps the medication digest fully so it can work properly. believe me, it does make a difference.

I also have a wheat, peppermint and chamomile bag that I keep in the freezer. I lay in a dark, silent room and place it over my eyes for 10 minutes then at the back of my neck for the same. I usually drift off to sleep with it over my eyes as the coolness and pressure really helps me.

Originally posted by cgksheff
Co-proxamol is in the process of being withdrawn from use in the UK.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102347&chk=muLo27 the last time i visited my doctor a couple of weeks ago he told me that they might be continuing with co-proxamol and he gave me a repeat prescription for some , it seems as though they are many people what need them that they could be a rethink about withdrawing them .

Migraleive is a good one, especially if you get the 'aura' that warns you you're going to get one and can take the preventative tablets in time.

Feverfew is something I've tried - had to eat the stuff in a sandwich though!

Best bet is to avoid the triggers - the c's Caffeine, Chocolate, Claret (red wine) and Cheese in most people. Also stress that causes neck tension can give rise to a cluster type headache which goes to migraine. I used to find my triggered by getting too hot and bothered. Dehydration / alcohol doesn't help, either!

Joe

There are also preventative medications. I used to suffer terrible migraines normally twice a week, but since I started taking beta blockers for an unrelated heart condition a year ago I've only had 2.

Originally posted by Twiglet
There are also preventative medications. I used to suffer terrible migraines normally twice a week, but since I started taking beta blockers for an unrelated heart condition a year ago I've only had 2.


I had those for a while ... Propranalol (sp?). They gave me awful nightmares and I was halucinating whilst I was awake, seeing awfull creatures and the walls cracking and falling in on me. I was so terrified that I had to stop taking them.

The Doctor said my migraines are hormonal but I think lack of sleep and stress sometimes triggers it off. They start with the flashing lights in the corners of my eyes then pins & needles & numbness in my arm. My speech is effected to, my brain seems to know what I want to say but I say everything back to front & muddled.
Migraleve work if taken early but I can never remember which colour tablet to take 1st and have to get some one to read the packet for me because of the flashing lights.
It’s not so much the horrid head ache that follows it’s the stroke like symptoms that frighten me

Originally posted by FetishFairy
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These are to be taken with a drink of cold water then followed by a warm drink (not hot tea or coffee, just warm squash etc) and something light like an orange. During a migraine attack, your digestive system shuts down so often the mediaction just sits in your stomach and has no effect. Taking it in this way and as soon as you feel it coming on, helps the medication digest fully so it can work properly. believe me, it does make a difference.


I've also been advised that taking medication with a fizzy drink during a migraine attack can help get it into your system that bit faster, and I always find that the sugar hit helps as well. If you have really bad nausea with migraines like I do, wafer tablets such as Maxalt Melt (prescription only triptan) are marvellous because they totally bypass the stomach and melt on your tongue. I also have sumatriptan injections for particularly bad attacks but usually have to spend 20 minutes working up the guts to stab myself!

Originally posted by FetishFairy
I had those for a while ... Propranalol (sp?). They gave me awful nightmares and I was halucinating whilst I was awake, seeing awfull creatures and the walls cracking and falling in on me. I was so terrified that I had to stop taking them.

eek that sounds unpleasant! But I'm taking some that are much more cardiac specific because I'm asthmatic (beta blockers and asthma apparently don't mix too well). Before they found out I was asthmatic I was taking Atenolol which also didn't cause me any side effects (apart from the odd blue hands every so often which I can live with, its a cool party trick). Atenolol also seemed to eliminate my migraines altogether, whereas I've had the 2 mentioned above since I started the other ones.

Originally posted by Funke88
....... and especially Feverfew. Go and ask at a health food shop. Feverfew is a natural pain killer but you need to take it constantly for it to build up in your body ready for next time.

I've also heard feverfew works as a preventative for migraine (not as a painkiller)
Like you say though, you have to take it on a daily ongoing basis......

im also the same ( wanting to know how to relieve migraines ) i dont know what medication is good for them but i do know that when you get an attack to get someone to press onto your head with quite a bit of pressure and also to massage your head helps (in a dark room) it does for me anyway. i have had times when i have taken medication and it hasnt helped but that does

I used to get them ALL the time, particularly in summer, might sound stupid but walking past a long fence on the shadow side used to be a nightmare for me, cos the flickering light in corner of my eye used to give me a headache which often progressed to a fully blown migraine.

I once had a migraine on christmas day then the week after one on my birthday :( was gutted.

Paracetamol never did anything to help, but migraleve often helped if i caught it early enough.

Okay this is going to sound a bit crazy, and it's tricky to pull off but if you can in my experience it's the best relief for a migraine (well, the headachey bit, it doesn't do much for the other symptoms).

Sneeze. It must be something to do with a sneeze releasing pressure in the head, but if you sneeze while you've got a migraine it pretty much clears it up straight away.

It's just a matter of finding some flowers/pepper/pets to bring it on :)

Well I am getting increasingly frustrated with my migraine attacks, I was wondering what success anyone else had had with different medication.

I have had migraines before in the past, but they have usually be isololated and few and far between. This year I have been having a lot. It started in february, when I had approximately 8 over a 3 week period. There was then a 3 month break, but the whole sequence repeated itself in June. I have now had another 3 month break and the migraines started again a couple of weeks ago.

I haven't had as many this time (3 in 2 weeks so far), but it is so disruptive and is causing real problems with work and financially. I think work may want to refer me to Occupational Health because of the time I have needed to take off. I also am not entitled to any company sick pay because I am in the first year of my employment - but I find it impossible to work through an attack. They sometimes allow me to take a day's holiday when I'm ill, but usually I have to take it unpaid. I'm pretty sure the migraines are being caused by stress/lack of sleep, so the financial situation is just making it worse.

I have now tried various forms of medication. The first was Sumatriptan (Immigran). This was excellent at stopping the aura and the pain, but made the nausea much worse and caused lots of other horrible side effects that just defeated the object of taking it in the first place. I then tried Naratriptan (Naramig), which only helped with the aura, didn't help with the pain, and had the same side effects as the Immigran. I was prescribed Rizatriptan (Maxalt) last week, which had no side effects, was brilliant at stopping the nausea, but did nothing to stop the aura or the pain.

I am getting very frustrated, and the medication itself is working out to be expensive. Today I have been prescribed Pizotifen, which are apparently designed to reduce the incidence of migraine rather than treating the symptoms, so I will have to take it every day. He has also precsribed me some stronger pain killers (Voltarol) because paracetemol and nurofen just don't touch it.

Has anyone else every tried any (or all!) of the above drugs for migraine? Did they work for you?

Have you tried sex??

I’m not kidding it some times works for me. The big "O" releases some sort of chemical in the brain which relaxes the blood vessels I think...lol

Originally posted by chocotiger
Have you tried sex??

I’m not kidding it some times works for me. The big "O" releases some sort of chemical in the brain which relaxes the blood vessels I think...lol

LOL - no I haven't! But to be honest I can't imagine ever being in the mood during the onset of a migraine - and I doubt a partner would want to make love to someone who might be about to vomit on him at any moment! :hihi:

Originally posted by wibbles
anyone know of a good cure for migraines?? or at least an aid to help relive the pain!!...and not paracetomol or aspirin.

ZOMIG, on prescription. Knocks you out a bit but the pain sure goes

Not relevent to the blokes, but I read an artical the other day that said. Migrain attacks were reduced or stopped completley for women who started taking a contraceptive pill. Might help some of you.

I suffer(ed) quite severely with migraines. I usually get painfull achy pressure on my eyes, searing and unreleting pain in my head and top of the neck and usually vomitting.

Early in the year I went to my GP, prompted by a migraine so bad I ended up in hospital. Basically, over the next few months I tried a variety of medication, some of which had pretty bad side effects (and made it difficult to work while I suffered from the side effects). Some medication I took every day - other stuff I was supposed to take when I got an attack.

To be honest though, all this seemed to do was make them far worse and more frequest. It might seem bizarre, but I decided to stop taking the whole job lot. I stopped taking paracetamol and ibubrofen with headaches and just "let it be". The frequency of both my headaches and migraines dropped off soon after.

When I do get migraines now I take Immigran Nasal Spray. I use one of those and then try and go to sleep. I find laying down makes the pain worse, so I sit up in bed with a few pillows and try and doze off. Usually, when I wake up the migraine is going off. Using the nasal spray means that if I'm sick I still get the beneficial effects of the medication. Moving around and getting stressed about the migraine makes it last longer.

I'm wondering if my migraines are seasonal or something- I hadn't had one for around 6 months, then had 2 in 1 week last week.....

Getting controversial now, Louise Hay (Tou Can Heal Your Life, Hay House publishing ) advocates orgasm as a cure for migrane. You have to act quickly before the migraine sets in, but those of you who have aura will know when this is happening and those who don't will have that nagging little pain that you try to ignore, even though it never does go away. Can't think of a better way to cure a headache, and you can always rope in someone nice to help you if you are not already vomiting all over the shop!

My mother has suffred for years, as have I, but screwing up her face in pain has really aged her. She uses the water method

I never used to have aura, since having children I now get them. Makes me think it's hormone related, which would explain the orgasm theory.

Also, drinking lots of water seems to help me, drinking regularly trhroughout the day has staved them off for years.

The book Your Body's Many Cries for Water by Dr F. Batmanghelidj states that water is an efficient treatment for migraines, along with lots of many other modern-day dis-ease (sic). A very interesting read.

So, who is going to be the first person to test out Louise Hay's theory and let me know!!! :clap:

I've had migraines and cluster headaches for years now, i can tell when they are coming on and can stop them by..... wait for it......

eating a pack of mini cheddars, there is an active ingredient in the cheese powder that stops them if i catch it early enough, sounds mad but works for a mate of mine too.

When that fails I nuke it with dihydacodines

I suffer from Chronic Daily Headache Syndrome as a result of a fractured (and undiagnosed) skull a few years back. Last time I went to see my neurologist he told me I also have analgesic dependancy and banned me from taking pain killers - funnily enough since then my headaches aren't so bad - still daily but not such that I can't go about my daily business...

I have heard (from my mother) that white pepper sprinkled on to the surface of a cup of tea works.

Originally posted by schloosh
I've had migraines and cluster headaches for years now, i can tell when they are coming on and can stop them by..... wait for it......

eating a pack of mini cheddars, there is an active ingredient in the cheese powder that stops them if i catch it early enough, sounds mad but works for a mate of mine too.

When that fails I nuke it with dihydacodines
Yes I have found that Dihydrocodeine are very good for taking the edge from an attack, I have found that sometimes I get a revenge attack if I manage to block out all the pain, so I usually just take one to take the edge off and go to sleep for about four hours. It's the aura I hate more than anything...

Originally posted by honeyplanet
Yes I have found that Dihydrocodeine are very good for taking the edge from an attack, I have found that sometimes I get a revenge attack if I manage to block out all the pain, so I usually just take one to take the edge off and go to sleep for about four hours. It's the aura I hate more than anything...

The 'aura' is really all i get. I can tell hours before a migrane is on it's way (normally the tingling lips and fingers).
I just get myself to bed as soon as possible and sleep until it clears up. 4 or 5 hours normally does the trick :)

Then i'm just left with the bruise type pain in my temples :confused:

Sleep is the only thing that really helps me, but it's not really an option when it's during work time and going home from work means not getting paid. I just wondered if anyone has tried anything that just stops it in it's tracks - and that is easy to do at work!

migraleve, it is an excellent migrane killer. lots of water. amd also, this sounds strange and i have never heard of it until my boyfriend suggested it. it you know the right pressure point on your shoulders, get someone th press down with jus one finger on each shoulder, applying a lot of pressure for thirty seconds. stop and try it a few times. its agony to go through but its only a minute and a half. but you wouldhave to ask somebody where the correct pressure point is. if i was you i would stick with migraleve.

yes migraleve and dark room, keep eating lots of veg and fruit

anyone know of a good cure for migraines?? or at least an aid to help relive the pain!!...and not paracetomol or aspirin.

get your eyes tested!:hihi:

New migraine-busting device developed

http://netdoctor.msn.co.uk/uk/msn/news/index.jsp?id=9444&D=22&M=6&Y=2006

I have very strong migranes and often, as i have vomits something very efficient is Maxalt rizatriptan, it is a wafer and if the first one doesnt work after half an hour you can take the second one.

I just take Anadin Extra or equivalent, I've never been under the doctor for mine *touch wood* but a couple of weeks ago I had a bad one that for the first time ever came with blurred vision. I had a sleep and rallied for a while, ate, and then it came back with the blurred vision. Usually it's tiredness or low sugar that gets me. Fortunately I can eat cheese and chocolate and drink coffee without any problems, and if I'm struck down badly at work I can leave and I'll still get paid.

hi, i read that avocados in your diet reduce migraines.

there's acupressure points on the bony ridge that slants down near the ends of the eyebrows plus one in centre of eyebrows (3rd eye-ish) which may help with gentle circular pressure from finger tips.

Have you tried sex??...lolOr the aftermath - get pregnant :cool:
Seriously, I used to get regular migraines, clearly linked to my hormonal cycle. Had babies, cured migraines. :thumbsup:

Syndol for me. Also, do you take vitamin tablets? Vit B used to spark mine off.

Hi,
have you tried very strong coffee with lemon juice? tastes awful and helps temporarily, at least til I get home.

At the minute, my migraine solution I'm mostly using is.

4Head - the rub on cream thing from a little stick that you can get from chemists

Some soluble aspirins

And also some adult Kool & Sooth stick on strips which are quite simply amazing :love:

I hate the way migraines won't even go away with nurofen etc! When I get one I have it for two bleeding days - it's horrible :(

I had one at my friends house once and she is really into aromatherapy. She gave me a cold wet flanel with lavendar oil on it. I put it on my head and lay down and must admit I felt much better. :thumbsup:

Getting controversial now, Louise Hay (Tou Can Heal Your Life, Hay House publishing ) advocates orgasm as a cure for migrane. You have to act quickly before the migraine sets in, but those of you who have aura will know when this is happening and those who don't will have that nagging little pain that you try to ignore, even though it never does go away. Can't think of a better way to cure a headache, and you can always rope in someone nice to help you if you are not already vomiting all over the shop!

My mother has suffred for years, as have I, but screwing up her face in pain has really aged her. She uses the water method

I never used to have aura, since having children I now get them. Makes me think it's hormone related, which would explain the orgasm theory.

Also, drinking lots of water seems to help me, drinking regularly trhroughout the day has staved them off for years.

The book Your Body's Many Cries for Water by Dr F. Batmanghelidj states that water is an efficient treatment for migraines, along with lots of many other modern-day dis-ease (sic). A very interesting read.

So, who is going to be the first person to test out Louise Hay's theory and let me know!!! :clap:

Why oh why did I not see this yesterday??!!!

:mad:

Why oh why did I not see this yesterday??!!!

:mad:


:o :o :o :D

:o :o :o :D

Sorry - it wasn't for my benefit.





(I cherish my sight)

I suffer from terrible Migrain and I find that Migraleave (I think it's called) is excellent. Add to that the afore mentioned dark room and quiet helps. Also cold damp flannel on the forehead!


I find these work too, my grandma finds feverfew works for her

anyone know of a good cure for migraines?? or at least an aid to help relive the pain!!...and not paracetomol or aspirin.

hi i have suffered with these things all my life , and i have really bad ones ,been in and out of hospital ,scans ect . i have tried alsorts , im on sanomigran at the moment have been for around 1 year no migrains at all , which for me is great as i have them often and they keep coming back as one goes ,but the down side is im putting weight on its the less of 2 evils ive gained a stone and a half since i started taking them , so im back to the drawing bord too ,if you can cope with alittle weight gain then i would say these are fantastic ,but for me i have always been skinny and now i just feel big so i dont know pols

Not read through all the post's, but is it cluster headaches? I have them about every 18 months and last for 3 months, they are vile and make you depressed, imigran injections work for me as they are quick into your bloodstream, however most GPs dont want to prescribe them or tell you about them because they are about 40 quid a shot.

I used to suffer from severe migraines and it was due to poor diet.
Start a food diary, note when you get the migraines and see if there are any similarities between what you eat and when you get them.