Migraineheadaches are a destructive part of life for nearly 11 out of 100 people. During migraine episodes, they can barely function. They curtail daily activities, and all of life seems distorted. Between episodes, they may feel anxious about the next one, and wish for some form of migraine prevention.
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Although guaranteed migraine prevention seems to be more a promise than a reality as of the writing of this article, you do have options for treating symptoms, and, better yet, options for possible migraine prevention.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Although migraines seem to run in families, migraine prevention does not always run in the same course. For some migraineurs, prevention is as simple as changing a few habits. For others, migraine prevention seems to require strong medication.
What are the best migraine prevention medicines for you? The ultimate answer must be decided by you and your physician. We offer here a number of medicines for consideration.
Common Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicines
This is the first line of migraine prevention - beginning at the minimal strength, minimal dosage to see if it will be a solution. Among these migraine prevention medicines are the following.
1. Aspirin in a regimen dose, i.e., tiny 81 mg tablets, commonly called "baby aspirin". For migraine prevention, these would be taken daily, just as they are to reduce risks of heart disease.
2. Ibuprofen such as Motrin, Nuprin, or Advil may be taken occasionally. Your physician will advise as to how often you should take ibuprofen for migraine prevention. People with active stomach ulcers or sensitive stomachs will not want to use ibuprofen, since it has aspirin-like effects. If you take ibuprofen, take it with food to minimize the effect. You should also be aware that ibuprofen has a blood thinning effect that can reduce the effectiveness of some blood pressure medicines and diuretics.
3. Naproxen may be effective for you, under its more common name, Aleve. This medicine may reduce the number of your migraines, but is not likely to give total migraine prevention.
4. A fourth OTC pain reliever you may want to try at the first sign of a migraine is Excedrin Migraine.
Ask your doctor before taking any of these regularly for migraine prevention.
Common Prescription Medicines
If OTC medicines fail to provide the degree of migraine prevention you seek, you may want to try a prescription medicine. Prescription strength pain relievers have been found to reduce the number of migraine episodes for more than half of all migraineurs. A few of the many prescription medicines available to you are listed here.
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1. Ponstel, Anaprox, Naprosyn, Naprelan, and Topamax. Topamax claims to be the U.S. #1 prescribed brand for migraine prevention. Prescription strength Naproxen (Naprosyn, Anaprox, Naprelan) thins the blood, so your physician may not choose this as a fit for you if you are taking oral blood thinners or anticoagulants. Naproxen can have adverse gastrointestinal side effects also, so you should not use it if you have an active ulcer or sensitive stomach. Most doctors believe it is better to use medicines of this type continuously over a period of time to build up the effectiveness and provide ongoing migraine prevention rather than just pain relief.
2. Another class of prescription medicines that may give migraine prevention is Beta-blockers. These drugs, more often used to reduce high blood pressure, are sometimes helpful in cutting down on the number of migraine episodes. Of those that may give effective migraine prevention are inderal, Lopressor, metoprolol, nadolol, and timolol.
3. Physicians are gradually learning that antidepressants also provide migraine prevention for some patients. It is believed that this is due to the medicines' effects on serotonin, the brain's chemical messenger that influences migraine.
Which Size Is Right for You?
There are many other medicines, both prescription and non-prescription that are thought to provide a measure of migraine prevention. Like shopping for a new pair of dress shoes, you may have to try several before you find the one or two that work for you. Be sure to do your migraine prevention "shopping" with a health care provider, as he or she will know the possible side effects or interactions with medication you are already taking.
Does anyone know any migraine treatments apart from the conventional ones?
Thanks
bugaboo replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
Vicks vaporub spread over afflicted side. Sounds bizarre, but I do it now and then if its bad.
only me replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
shut curtains..turn off all phones..no music or tv..place thumb one side of nose and index finger on other side of nose just at the top of your nose and eye socket and push upwards....do that for a few minutes it does hurt but i find after that few minutes is up the pressure has calmed down a little....2 pain killers to be include
find out if you grind your teeth in your sleep....sounds stupid i know but grinding teeth is caused by tension which doesnt help migraines
SH2007 replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
hi cleocat,
this is going to sound silly but tie a tie or scarf tightly around your head, it releaves the pain-has something to do with pressire but i always find it great!
best of luck!
xxx
Physics-Student replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
It could be a heart defect as told by this article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4180455.stm
Hope this helps.
hetty2710 replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
lavender oil on the forehead and a cold flannell on the back of the neck at the same time. then sleep . x goodluck with it also i've found that panadol is really good painkiller for migraines and it's easy on the belly lol.
Robin H replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
Do some research on common dietary triggers. Mine are MSG and soy products. Once you find your triggers and cut them out of your diet, your life will change. I truly cannot believe how different my life is without migraines. Please try it.
Nesky replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
snort some cayenne pepper.. i know.. not pleasant but it works!
jarm replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
I have been very careful to notice dietary triggers (mine are sugar, soy and maybe sulphites).
I found out that oversleeping can trigger migraines. (bummer!!!!) So, I sleep just enough to refresh me now, no extra lazy snoozes.
I have tried putting grated ginger on my forehead. It is messy, but seems to change something and sometimes helps. Be careful not to get ginger juice in your eyes.
manda7194 replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
I lay in a dark quiet room with a cold wet towel over my eyes and take excedrin migrane it works good
only1duk replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
Hopefully its not one that you just can't get to sleep with..
From my experiences just have a nap in a cool room and maybe take a placebo, oh sorry 'paracetemol'
nealo d replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
Sounds weird, but see a dentist; a lot of people's migraines are caused by a mis-aligned jaw, which can be quite easily fixed.
Wasn't my problem, sadly, so I still get them.
I find a hot shower, and brushing my teeth helps- but you have to do that before it gets too bad, otherwise you can't do anything, can you?
dances_with_unicorns1955 replied on Sun, 03 Jun, 2007
I'm presuming by "conventional" you mean prescription drugs like Imitrex (which work well for lots of people). If you're not in a situation where you have the medication handy, then one of the best solutions I ever ran across was to plunge your head into near-freezing water. I realize that sounds extreme, but it has a logical reason for working; the blood vessels in the scalp and (possibly) the dura contract, and that relieves the pressure that seems to cause migraine pain for most people. It's one of those on-the-trail remedies that I learned when I lived in the Rockies (where icy water in the form of snow-melt is pretty easy to find).
Some people get relief from caffeine; I am sometimes helped in the earliest stages of a migraine by taking a medication such as non-drowsy Sinutabs, which likewise constrict the blood vessels somewhat.
If you get migraines just before your menstrual period, you might want to consider going on the type of birth control that allows you to have only four periods a year, rather than the usual 13. It seems to be the drop in hormonal levels that is associated with migraines, although nobody really seems to know WHY that's a problem yet. I used to get horrible, throwing-up-stay-in-bed-for-two-days migraines, and the change to only four periods a year was an enormous help (not to mention being a lot nicer in general).
I also learned to avoid Nutrasweet (aspartame) and MSG (which is often used in Chinese food in particular), as both those things triggered HORRIBLE headaches.
Good luck!
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