How to Get Migraine Pain Relief

If you suffer from migraine headaches you know all too well that the pain they produce can be extreme and often debilitating. Sometimes there is little that can be done except to ride out the attacks in a dark quiet room. Some people have found relief from some over-the-counter migraine pain relievers like Excedrin Migraine, Advil Migraine, or Motrin Migraine pills. These pills don’t work for everyone. They contain caffeine, so if your migraine pain is made worse with caffeine, you should avoid trying these. Sometimes you can get migraine pain relief by putting a cold washcloth on your head. This can potentially help restrict the blood vessels, giving you some migraine pain relief.

There are natural herbal supplements that have been reported to give migraine pain relief. Feverfew (tanacetum parthenium) is known to help blunt migraine pain. You can take this in capsule form or just take 2 leaves daily. It may take a few weeks to get fully into your system, so continue to take it for at least four weeks on a daily basis. Once it does it will reduce the frequency of migraine headaches and when you do actually get one it will reduce the migraine pain associated with it. If you take the capsules you will need to take 250 mg daily for a few weeks to start getting results. Ginkgo biloba is another herbal supplement that has been reported to reduce migraine pain for some people. It improves circulation, decreases inflammation as well as inhibiting the production of a platelet-activating factor that may be linked to migraines. This also has to be taken for a few weeks to be effective.

Another method that many people have gotten migraine pain relief from is by taking magnesium supplements. It is said that 80% of Americans’ suffer from a magnesium deficiency. This is thought to lead not only to migraine headaches but to heart problems and diabetes. Most physicians fail to recommend that their patients consider a magnesium supplement, so most people are oblivious to the possible benefits. For those people who have found this recommendation by researching on the Internet, many order or purchase magnesium supplements from a health food store and find that after a period of time, they are not getting any results. The human body can only absorb about 10% of the magnesium that is taken orally. To get a full dose you would have to take a lot of pills. This in turn could cause some serious stomach problems. There are magnesium lotions available though, that allow the magnesium to get into the blood stream a lot faster and easier than through the digestive system. It is recommended that the lotion be applied to the arms and legs daily. You can do a foot bath with the lotion in the water at night to help get more magnesium into your body. If you use both of these methods, you may find that not only do you get migraine pain relief, but you may recover from other medical conditions as well.

Filed Under Migraine Pain Relief, Migraine Treatment | Leave a Comment

Tagged With , , , ,

Comments

Leave a Reply