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Q: I suffer from acute migraines, does anyone know the best treatment for a migraine?
I tried Imatrex, no help! I also have an allergy to NSAIDS, morphine & codeine.

A: A magnesium deficiency can cause migraines. Nuts are rich in magnesium.

Q: What’s the best treatment for migraine?
I’ve had recurrent migraines for over 20 years now and have tried almost everything I know there is. Can anyone give me a safe long term solution for preventing migraines?

A: I feel your pain. I have migraines very often, twice every two weeks. Family is prone to them. :( I’ve tried them all. Chocolate, coffee, caffeine, more sleep, dark rooms, etc. Medicine wise, I usually stick to excedrin migraine, or goody powder. Have you seen a doctor?

Q: what are the stages of treatment for migraine headache using TOPAMAC?

A: Migranil tablets will stop the migraine in 2 hours
Topamac is a psychological medicine and needs Doctor’s prescription

Q: How do you treat retinal migraine. Is there a treatment without going to the doctor?

A: http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb04/nr_feb04_foramen.html

Q: New migraine treatment?
Have anyone heard of this new natural migraine treatment “Migrowin”?. It’s a herbal supplment but i’m not sure if it works or not? have anybidy tried it? do u think it’s good or just another scam?

check this website for information: www.gurujiherbal.com

A: Have your heart checked first:

http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb04/nr_feb04_foramen.html

Q: Vicodin for Migraine treatment?
I am a 21 year old male severe migraine W/ aura sufferer and I have before been treated with triptons to no avail. On my recent attack I remembered I had 2 5/500mg Vicodin pills left over from a dental surgery I had a while back, so I figured “They helped me when I felt like I had knives in my mouth, I wonder if they’ll help with me horrific migraine pain”. And to my amazement it helped with my pain VERY effectively. My head still hurt, but no where near as bad as it normally does during an attack, and I was able to relax and go to sleep which is the one and only thing that makes my migraine go completely away. I want to tell my doctor about this, however, I won’t even bother if he is going to think of me as a drug seeker or if he is going to ignore me. Before you do the same please note, my migraines are NOT daily and a lot of times not even weekly and if prescribed I would only take it when I have an attack. Also note that I have been treated for migraines many many times before with all sorts of triptons and stopped treatment before my doc was gonna prescribe Topamax which is something I will NEVER take because of the horrible psychological side-effects. And I did not have any “rebound headache” that I heard you get from taking analgesics for migraines. So in short I want your opinion on this, do you think its worth telling my doctor? Or do you think he will completely blow it off or think I’m a drug addict?

A: ask for a very small prescription… if you only have you’re migraines on occasion, it will be quite awhile before you need another prescription and the doctor will then know you’re not abusing them…

Q: What type of medicine works the best for the prevention and treatment of migraine headaches???
Thanks

A: See your doc for a script…. works quite well. Lots of people get an aura first ( zig-zag split vision, then the crashing migraine). No one really knows exactly what causes a migraine, but many believe it is a dilation of some of the small vessels in the brain…. if that can be interrupted before it starts, the migraine generally doesn’t happen

Q: Is there any treatment for migraine on earth?

A: Migraines occur when the sufferer is
1) stressed
2) dehydrated
3) pre menstrual
4) over stimulated – bright sun, loud noises
5) the veins/arteries in the brain dilate.
I use an Rx: Verapamil 80mg. 2x daily. Really has kept the migraine meanies away.

Q: what do you make of the revelation that Botox is now approved as a preventive treatment for chronic migraine?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10577609.stm

reminds one of the soggy cornflake revelation years ago. comments ta on this beautiful day.

A: Botox is poison so why would they tell you to inject it. Stress is usually the cause of migraines so maybe they should sent people for a psych session so that they can discuss their problems with someone neutral.

Q: I have an optical type of migraine.What causes it and what treatment available.?
Experienced pinpoint of light when reading, which became larger until it covered almost all of my left eye vision. Only lasted couple of minutes and disappeared. No headache. Eye doctor said it was an optical migraine. Can it do damage to eyes. I do have glaucoma and high pressure.

A: pl see what suits you.
If you are in cold country use all warm things.
Pl try cold water bath and observe if in hot country, if pain increases use warm.
If you have cough/cold body hot water bath will help.
Massage and exercise in front of morning sun is good thing, pl try.
Pl try simple acupressure given below for immediate relief.
If it fails you will have to go for Acupuncture.

There is hardly any medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for RA, OA, Back ache, Ear ache/ringing, Stomach ache and almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.

Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES, Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy, BODY CONSTITUTION etc are their causes.
None of them can be treated with medicine.
Our 100% success in treating migraine &H/A confirms it.

Acupuncture is the best treatment.
I can treat it with naturopathy and YOG, but how can you manage pl see.

Pain killers don’t treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.
The useless drugs have tremendous power of side effects like liver/kidney failures, ulcer, inflammation of intestines and lot more.

Avoid late sleeping if possible; worry, tension, spicy foods, sour fruits, stale bakery foods, SMOKING and alcohole.

Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits like dates, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help if cough is not there.

But you try one herbal remedy- two drops of drumstick leaves’ juice in opposite nostril if one side pains and both nostrils if full H/A will give you rescue. Betel leaf helps but it is very strong.

If it is acute pl search a painful point (with round tipped pen/jimmy) 3-6 mm behind your thumb nail and press it, H/A will disappear within 30 seconds.

For forehead/eye pain the points are in front of nails on the finger tips or 3-7 mm below.

It may disappear naturally too.

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Q: What is a good treatment for an occular migraine?

A: If you are being treated for migraines already and are taking preventative medicine for them then I wouldn’t suggest taking anything else. I tend to get migraines and I have had success with ecedrine migraine. Also a warm towel placed over the eyes in a dark room helps too. Eliminate noise. Hope you feel better!

Q: Questions About New Migraine Treatment.?
After years of being treated with narcotics (serious ones) for “headaches”, I have been finally diagnosed as a classic migraine sufferer and started on Topamax 25mg daily to begin and 400mg B2 daily. Can anyone give me any feedback on this? I will be going in to hospital for 3 days early Oct, to have lignocaigne fed through a drip to cleanse me of the pain drugs, as the neurologist thinks my daily headaches are drug induced, has anyone undergone this procedure or heard of it? He has warned me head wise it is very painful! This is he first time I have seen this Dr and I trust him implicitily. Any info would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Jums

A: Topamax works extremely well in some patients. Migraine treatment is very tailored to the particular patient..so in this case, I would trust your neurologist (we try :-P )
If you think that something is wrong, talk to him, and tell him your concerns.

Q: Childhood MIGRAINE? Any treatment please?
My daughter (7years) has childhood Migraine. She has the problem from her age of 2. We tried many treatments.But no good results. Any body can give solutions for her problem. I will be so great full to you if you could give a best suggestions.
Please.. Please.. Please..

A: Migraines are the most important and frequent type of headache in children, affecting more than one in twelve kids — yet only 20 percent of children with migraines are ever properly diagnosed and treated (Headache, May 1997).

While there is still some controversy among doctors about what causes migraines, many doctors think migraines are caused by an inherited extra-sensitivity of certain blood vessels to the nerve and chemical signals that normally cause these vessels to dilate or constrict (especially to serotonin, norepinephrine, and substance P). When these over-exuberant blood vessels expand and contract, the resulting changes in pressure produce pain (Pediatric Annals, September 1995).

Your child may have migraines if he or she has at least five headaches (in which the child is well between episodes) accompanied by at least 3 of the following symptoms:
Abdominal pain
Nausea or vomiting
Throbbing headache
Specific location of pain
Associated “aura” – a funny sensation just before a headache, which may be a change in any of the five senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell or touch).
Relief with sleep (headaches that awaken children, or early morning headaches, are probably not migraines – -they might be signs of a brain tumor)
Family history of migraines

There are several types of migraines, including migraines with auras, migraines without auras, abdominal migraines, and cyclical vomiting.

Before puberty, migraines are more common in boys than in girls (the reverse is true afterwards).

Most kids do not have an aura (changes in vision or tingling hands or feet), but most do have a throbbing or pounding headache, often at both temples, accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

The headaches typically last for one to three hours — but they can last for 24 hours.

Kids are often sensitive to light, sounds, or smells during a migraine episode

A number of foods have been shown to be the triggers for some individuals. The most common of these are nuts, chocolate, cola drinks, hot dogs and luncheon meats (probably the nitrates and nitrites), pepperoni and sausage (thought, perhaps, to be the spices), kippers, and MSG. Both alcohol and birth control pills are associated with migraines, but there are better reasons than headaches to avoid these in young children. Caffeine has also been associated with migraines, giving children yet another reason to avoid coffee, tea, and some sodas.

Bright flashing lights can also trigger migraines.

Children who get migraines are more likely to get them when they are over-tired or have gone too long without eating. In addition to fatigue and hunger, other known triggers are sun exposure, excessive physical exertion, motion sickness, loud noises, head bumps, stress, and anxiety.

Exciting new drugs have been developed for adults with migraines. These have not yet been approved for use in children, but thankfully kids are much more responsive than adults to available, gentle medicines.

Ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) is more than twice as effective as acetaminophen (Tylenol) at stopping a migraine — but acetaminophen starts working twice as fast. I recommend giving a child a dose of both ibuprofen and acetaminophen when the headache starts, and then having him rest in a quiet, darkened room.

Pediatric neurologists are starting to study drugs commonly used by adults with migraines, to find out if they are same and useful for children with migraines. These include both oral medications and nasal sprays. (Pediatric Neurology 2003 and Pediatrics 2005) Therefore, for children with migraines that are very frequent, or are interfering with school, then a continuous, daily medication might be prescribed to prevent the migraines. Options for this include propranolol, phenytoin, phenobarbital, amitriptyline, cryoheptadine, and methysergide.

I prefer teaching children either self-hypnosis or biofeedback to control their headaches. These techniques can be mastered by most kids in second grade or above. They have been shown to be even more effective than propranolol at preventing migraines (Nelson Testbook of Pediatrics, Saunders, 2000) — and without side effects!

Q: Anyone suffer with migraine headaches? What are som meds that work? Any other treatment sugestions?
I have suffered with these for 10 years. Any advice would be appreciated.

A: You need a good headache specialist. Not all neurologists specialize in migraines.
This is just a brief overview: There are many different medications for migraines, preventative, abortive and rescue.
There are 4 classes of preventative medications: beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, anti-seizure, and antidepressants. These drugs were all created for other purposes, but were found to have the side affect of lessening migraine frequency/severity. These drugs are taken daily to prevent migraines.
When you get a migraine, you use an abortive (usually triptans–Imitrex, Amerge, Relpax, Maxalt, Frova, and one other I forget).
When abortives fail, you need rescue medication to keep you out of the emergency room when migraines are most severe.
If you have more than a couple of migraines per month, you need to find a good preventative. There are dozens and none work for all migraineurs all the time, each person is different. So its a trial & error process.
A great reference for migraine support & info is the Yahoo Group “migraine” and http://headaches.about.com
Good luck!

Q: what are the medicines for the treatment of migraine accompained with symptoms of?
photophobia, phonophobia and vertigo and pain even radiating to cerviacl level…….are the normal headache tablets like paracetamol, ibuprofen, diclo or asprin effective……

A: Vertigo is the only symptom you describe that is not a usual symptom of migraine. Have you been diagnosed before or are you trying to diagnose a new type of headache that you are suffering from? If you have been diagnosed and these are your “usual” symptoms, then ibuprofen or aspirin taken with a beverage with some caffeine (if you normally drink it) work very well together as the analgesic works on pain and the caffeine helps to dilate blood vessel. Constricted blood vessels (not as alarming as it sounds!) are thought to be one of the major causes of migraine. It’s helpful to take both at the first hint of migraine coming on as the headache is easier to treat the earlier you notice it and start treatment. If this as a first line of self help doesn’t help or relieve your symptoms, then there are some new medicines available with a prescription that do work very well. Everyone has different techniques for helping themselves more environmentally ie; laying down in a darkened room, taking a bath etc. However, I would want you to be certain that if this is a new type of headache for you and your symptoms feel severe then you should seek medical help for a diagnosis. Good luck.

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