Tips to Treat and Prevent Migraines ...

Dear IL Friends,

There is headache, and there is migraine. The word migraine is derived from the Greek hemicrania, which, loosely translated, means "half a head".

It alludes to the fact that a migraine typically affects only one side of the face, usually around the eye. The pain is often described as throbbing or pulsating and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Sometimes a migraine is preceded by an aura, visual distortions such as blurred vision and zigzagging lights. It foretells incapacitating pain that can last anywhere from a few hours to several days.

Here are some tips that you can consider to adopt to manage your migraine effectively and to minimize pain.

1. Try Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a form of conditioning in which you learn how to automatically warm your hands and relax the muscles around your neck and head. This helps to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks. Biofeedback machines, which monitor various vital signs, are available for home use. However, it is recommended to consult a professional for training in the proper use of these devices.

2. Stick To A Schedule
Get up at the same time every day of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays. When you sleep in, you are messing with your body's internal clock. Your body revs up certain metabolic processes later than it should, and that can set the stage for a migraine, just in time to ruin your weekend.

3. Touch Your Temples
If you have throbbing pain in your temples, applying pressure can help relieve it. It is recommended to either wrap a bandanna around your head and tying it tight or massaging the area with your fingertips. Just be extremely careful. Your temples are probably very tender.

4. Lie Low
Migraine pain is very easily aggravated by physical activity, even something as mild as walking or bending over. When migraines strike, most people want to crawl into a dark corner and be left alone. The truth is that this may not be a bad idea.

5. Mind Your Magnesium Level
People are more prone to migraine attacks when they are marginally deficient in magnesium. It is recommended taking 200 milligrams of the mineral every day for two months to see if it has any impact on the number of migraines you experience. Bear in mind that people who have heart or kidney problems should not take supplemental magnesium.

6. Prepare For Travel
A migraine is sometimes associated with a change in altitude. Therefore, if you are planning to fly somewhere or do anything at high elevations, such as skiing, it is recommended taking Diamox a couple of days beforehand. It will reduce the severity of a headache. Diamox is a little different chemically from other diuretics.

7. Stay Calm
Uncontrolled stress and anxiety can also invite a migraine attack. Make sure that you allow some time every day to do whatever relaxes you, even if it is only for ½ hour in the evening. Do not just go to work and go to bed.

Regards, Suni...

Hello ladies !

I suffered from migraine in my mid teens. After innumerable visits to all kinds of doctors(allopathy, ayurveda, homeopathy, siddha...) and loads of medication with no results, I came upon this remedy from my tuition teacher ! Bless her, to this day I am fine!

Here is the miracle kitchen cure.

Nellika - 5
Small onion - 5
Ginger - 1 inch
Curry leaves from 5 stalks
Salt to taste

Grind the above 5 items together into a paste and separate them into 3 portions and have it with each meal(3 times a day) for multiples of 7 days(7,14,21,..). You can stop when you feel the pain is completely gone. For some it is supposed to work in just a week. For me, the pain lessened in 7 days, was almost gone in 14 days, but my Mom made me have it for a month. You must avoid oily foods when you are having this.

Good luck. I hope it works for you as it did for me.

Dear Mukil,

Thank you so much for your tips on Migraine ... That will be for sure Help for those suffers in Migraine...