anyone else suffer from migraines?

See a chiropracter, he/she will help a GREAT deal.

My migraines started when I was 7. I had 5-7/month. I saw a chiropracter when I was 23, he got them down to 1 or 2 a month. When I get a migraine now, I go see him & 90% of the time, it is gone by the time I leave his office.

You need a good pain killer, but don't use Excedrin... it's like taking a caffeine pill and it can make an already upset stomach even worse.

If you don't have a prescription, all you can really do is just pop some tylenol, have a bit of caffeine (they say it's bad for a migraine, but it helps me) and go relax in a dark room.

I can't take the prescription migraine medications, but I have tylenol 3 (it's tylenol with codeine). It works pretty fast if you have the opportunity to relax at the same time.

Don't read, get off the computer, turn off the TV, dim the lights and try to rest.

Migraines suck. I've had them for 20 years.

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"anyone else suffer from migraines?"


Only since they started spraying all this shit into the air, about 10 years ago.

It's REALLY sucked, ever since.

I would try magnesium pills and a herb called skull cap.

Suffered from them... overcame them.

Check your eating pattern... and monitor the amount of sugar you consume.

In my case, my blood sugar level was causing it.

Eat organic, stay away from white bread (which isn't even bread).

Stay away from refined anything.

Long story short... if man made it, don't eat it.

and drink lots of water
most head aches are from dehydration, it makes your brain hurt.

There is a book by Oliver Sacks called Migraine read it.

yes, i get them where i puke too, at the first sense of pain i take 2 tylenol rapid release. this lowers the pain bigtime and allows me to sleep, if i sleep for a few hours the headache usually goes away, i will still be depleted and weak feeling for a day. i have gotten them my whole life. dont them them as often as when i was a kid but when i do they take me down.

Try a large dose of caffeine. Originally migraines were considered a vascular issue caffeine was used to treat it. The visual disturbances you experience are a decrease in blood flow to the brain.

OP, sympathies to you. Mine started at 7 and stopped abruptly at 50. As many as 2-3 a week in younger years. Now my daughter is afflicted with them. Apparently 'Co-Enzyme Q10' taken daily, available over the counter, is of assistance. Good luck.

Early Shamans considered it a path to enlightenment consider it a gift.

I sometimes get the optical migraines (aura)... really weird, wasn't sure what they were at first since there is no pain associated with them.

I've heard that high dopamine levels have been linked with migraines... high sex drive as well.

Yeah me, for years, and my kid, elementary - who is down with one now in fact.

The chiropractor is the trick..we haven't been able to get in for two months..but that's the solution for many. Those vertabrae below the skull can get out of place and it pinches the nerves. Now she can tell when they are out of place.. having finally had them in the RIGHT place for a change , to tell the difference.

You won't realize how much pressure there is in your spine until it's released at some point, then you can feel the difference. You should really give it a try, as soon as you can manage. Even if you don't have any insurance, an adjustment is usually around 30 dollars, if not less.

me too find a cure please!!!!!

Topamax

Be careful with that. I had a bad reaction to it... my heart got an irregular rhythm... it took a while before it went back to normal, THANK GOD IT DID.

It does help a lot of people, though. I'm just one of the lucky ones who can't take it.

From infancy. I'm a seismic sensitive. You might be also.

Here is my migraine website, lots of good information & a few tips, [link to www.migraineonlinehotline.bravehost.com]

I predicted seismic activity with my migraines steadily for almost 20 years. I'm not as regular with it as I was a couple of years ago. But, once a month or so I update.
Problem is, when a bad one hits, I can't stand being at the puter, so often the updates don't happen. It's a good website anyway.
[link to www.futurequake.bravehost.com]


What I do know is that Tylenol is not a fix for migraines. Excedrin Migraine is up to a point. I like it better than presription meds. But, it can be hard on the tummy, so a little milk before taking a couple helps. Make sure you take them right before eating, so they get in your bloodstream fast, and you'll have something on your stomach to help prevent irritation.

AF? Atrial fibulation?

Thanks for all the input everyone. Hopefully I can sleep it off tonight, and tomorrow I will be looking into these suggestions.

I know for sure I want to stay away from prescriptions... and tylenol just doesnt cut it for me. I don't trust big pharma companies.

If anyone else has something to add, by all means keep it coming.