Home Remedies for Migraine !!

Feel free to share, like, tag n comment ..it can help a Migraine patient around you.

A migraine is a neurological disorder that needs medical treatment. Better awareness and understanding of triggers for migraines can help you take preventive measures to reduce the severity and frequency of the problem. Home remedies for migraines can also be helpful to provide some relief, when dealing with mild migraines, or to address other conditions and situations that could trigger migraines.

* Ice wraps used around the neck and head will soothe the body, improve the blood flow and provide relief by easing the pain almost instantly.


* You can use an ice towel; wet the towel and wring it out. Place it in the freezer for about five to ten minutes. Take it out, refold it and put it back into the freezer so that all the sides get chilled. You can take out the towel when it is really cold and wrap it around your head or neck till the pain subsides.


* Deep massages in the head and neck area in a dark, cool room usually brings relief.


* Apart from the natural remedies, people suffering from migraines can also look at preventive or prophylactic treatments. These treatments can be through drugs and nutritional supplements, lifestyle changes such as regular exercises and avoiding migraine triggers.



* Stress and coffee are set to trigger off migraine in some people, so you must try and keep away from both of them. Preventive treatments aim at reducing the frequency and intensity of migraines. The treatments also look at avoiding medicine overuse headaches, known as rebound migraine. Medications during migraine have side effects so preventive medication should be reserved only for severe and frequent sufferers of the condition.


* Tricyclic antidepressants are considered effective prophylactic treatments, but patients are said to suffer from side effects like insomnia, sexual dysfunction and sedation. It has been found that a low dose of aspirin benefits migraine patients.


* In serious conditions, doctors prescribe a migraine surgery. The key to the success of the surgery is correct diagnosis of individual cases. Surgical cauterization of the terminal branches of the external carotid artery is carried out only if the doctor is absolutely confident that these vessels are the source of pain. Surgery provides permanent cures of the headaches and allied conditions like nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances, over sensitivity to light, etc.