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Here's to Your Health:  Natural Migraine Tips Please!!!  |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 16 2006 : 08:52:49 AM
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Hello,
I too suffered from migraines and did the imitrex and other Rx drugs. My Chiro turned me onto a holistic drug and it's call ASAP Enzymatic migrain relif. It's taken similar to Imitrex 2 tablets at on set then up to three more. I have only found it at one local heath food market and haven't been able to find it on the internet. I will call them Monday and get the makers name. If you can't find it by you send me your address by e-mail and I will pick some up and get it to you to try. I loved it and it was all natural. 
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2006 : 11:48:19 AM
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Bboopster,
After you used this newest holistic remedy how soon after did you get relief.
My biggest problem is getting all wound up and frustrated when the naturals don't work immediately. The pain gets worse as the frustration level rises. Sometimes even the RX doesn't and that's when I know it's more sinus rather than migraine.
I'v had to learn the hard way to quit the "tough guy" routine and DO something as soon as the littlelest twinge comes on.
For the allergy sufferers: Do you go to bed with a stuffy nose?? These days I'm afraid I'll wake up with a headache, so as soon a one nostril feels plugged I turn over. This isn't very restful, but the inhaled stuff like Nasonex and Rhinocort have made my nose perpetually raw.....this after using it as directed for a year. |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 1:00:34 PM
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| Feverfew (tincture) works great, but it stimulates herpes outbreaks so if you have shingles or herpes, it may not be worth the pain elsewhere... |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 1:15:47 PM
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For the allergy sufferers: Do you go to bed with a stuffy nose?? These days I'm afraid I'll wake up with a headache, so as soon a one nostril feels plugged I turn over. This isn't very restful, but the inhaled stuff like Nasonex and Rhinocort have made my nose perpetually raw.....this after using it as directed for a year.
I use Flonase, I think it's a type of steroid. I don't get raw and I use it every night as I will breathe through my mouth at night if I don't and I hate waking up in the morning feeling groggy & gross because of that.
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2006 : 10:42:09 PM
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Allison, do you suppose one could counteract the problems feverfew causes for shingles/cold sores/herpes with something like lysine or another natural remedy for fighting outbreaks? My daughter (13) had shingles last year and just recently started getting migraines which I'm assuming is related to her hormones. She gets the "sparkley" vision in her left eye and then a few minutes later the headache hits. I'm assuming that's a migraine based on what others have told me they are like.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 3:39:11 PM
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The sparkley things are called auras and she will need to know that makes her a stroke risk if she ever takes birth control pills.
I tried lysine to counteract the high arginine in foods that can trigger herpes-related syndromes. I don't remember whether or not that worked. But when it comes to feverfew - I don't know if the reason it stimulates the nerves to react is due to aginine. Lysine is only beneficial when the diet is also somewhat altered to reduce high arginine foods such as cheeses, chocolate, and nuts.
Personally, I take 2 extra strength tylenol or excedrin migraine (actually the generics) as soon as the aura begins. Then at least I don't have much or any pain after the aura goes away. It's not natural, but it's about the only thing that works for me.
She can also try chiropractics. I've caught migraines at the aura stage at the chiropractor and as soon as I was adjusted the aura went away and the migraine never came. But it was rare to be there at the same time as beginning a migraine. |
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 5:40:52 PM
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Thanks Allison. I think that I will make her an appointment with the chiropractor for a workup and ask her to keep a journal for the auras and headaches.
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
http://www.betweenthecities.com/blog/ljr/
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 10:59:38 PM
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I've been slowed down for the past night and day with my first migraine since having a babe, and wow - it was a doozy. I didn't take anything for it because I'm nursing. Does anyone have any nursing-safe migraine hints or helps?
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 08:08:22 AM
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| I have the remains of a headache right now and I too use Head-On. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Lavender makes me nauseous. If I can take medicine before it gets too bad I'm okay. The doctor says mine is from menopause. I went thru menopause completely at 49 years of age and up to that point never had a headache...let alone a migraine. I get maybe one a week. But, I am the first one to know when I've done too much. And with FM and migraines, it doesn't really take a lot. But, I keep on keepin on! If someone comes up with something new , please let me know! and thanks. Susan |
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lavenderfarm
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
Mary Lou
Twisp
Wa.
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 10:26:12 AM
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Good morning everyone. I am responding to finding an alternative relief for migraines. I have been making aromatherapy pillows for several years now and you can see my small article in the September issue of MaryJanesFarm magazine (page 128). I have received feedback from many migraine sufferers, telling me that they have found relief from the pillows sometimes when heated in the microwave or used cold by placing in the freezer . You might give it a try. I suffer from migraines myself (only since menopause), and use the pillows. If I use the pillow when I first start getting the migraine it helps me relax and most of the time will rid me of the migraine. Omiting sodium from my diet also helps.
You can use the pillow in other ways. Sore achy muscles, strains, warm it and place on your lap or behind your back on your way to work on a cold winter morning. Many warm it in the microwave and take it to bed on cold wintery nights. It will stay warm for hours under the covers. It is filled with buckwheat and my home grown lavender buds. MaryJanes farm girls also use them and have found their own creative uses.
Sincerely, Mary Lou Mathyer (From a farmgirl in Washington who loves to garden, knit, sew, can produce, grow chickens, and play with my grandchildren.) |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 10:42:00 AM
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They sounds wonderful Mary Lou!!!! I will have to check out that article..I am still slowly reading the last issue as I have time...I guess I missed that part!! I love to support our farmgirls when I can. What a wonderful smell your home must have!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 11:17:08 AM
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hemp tinctures are good for headaches.....if you can come across it commercially.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose |
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lavenderfarm
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
Mary Lou
Twisp
Wa.
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 11:39:18 AM
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Hi Aunt Jenny ! What a busy girl. I read your blog. I hope you are over your cold. Wow, what a load of peaches 71 jars!
My extreme canning consisted 41 quarts of pears. I love watching the home canned produce pile up. Pears, peaches, jams, pear butter, jellies, (including mint jelly), pickles, beans, salsa. Today I am going to forage for choke cherries to make jelly.
Happy canning! Sincerely, Mary Lou |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2006 : 12:12:10 PM
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I wish we had choke cherries here..I remember having choke cherry jelly as a kid when we lived in Idaho for a couple years!
I am much much better...only lasting affect from the bad cold seems to be that I am tired all the time. I hate that!! Don't have time for it!!
I did finally end up canning 130 jars of peaches total. Jeesh! I have a box of pears in the kitchen to can that I can't stand to even look at. I will do them up tonight I guess. I am in the mood to sort of wish they would just dissapear!! I have been pushing them on the kids..putting them in their lunches, feeding them as after school snacks and any way to get rid of them..but there are still alot there. I will be doing salsa here soon too. I have a box of peppers and two boxes of almost ripe tomatoes in the laundry room. I had to pick them all quick since we have had big bad frost the last three nights.
I think Mary Lou is such a cute name. Sounds really happy!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2007 : 12:05:35 PM
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| *sniff* I'm just posting here to whine a bit, as I lay here in bed recouping from an awful migraine that started with an aura at about 8:00 this morning followed by severe pain and vomiting for several hours (sorry to share that) followed by a bit of sleep. I still have the residual headache behind my eyes now...blech. I'm somewhat frustrated because at the first sign of aura, I took Relpax (Rx med from my doc), followed by my Migrelief supplement, and then a dose of Phosphorus (my homeopathic remedy). I was really hoping *something* would have stuck, but sadly, I threw up and so much for that - I had to "wait it out" in bed with an ice pack on my head. Oh, and the sun is shining incredibly brightly today. And it's snowing. Heh. I think I'll have to go back and read through some of the other relief suggestions posted above again to see what else I can have on hand for next time. (Oh, one more thing - I'm pretty sure it was stress-related as mine usually are, since I was in the ER with hubby the other day followed by a visit to an eye specialist as he had a little metal grinding accident and ended up with a piece lodged in his eye! He's healing up now, thank goodness.) |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2007 : 12:09:33 PM
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Oh Laluna...here is a hug from Utah...I hope you are much better soon...and husband too...yikes! That happened to my oldest son once and he was in so much pain!
My headaches are usually stress related too. I hope you get the rest you need and that you get some releif soon!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4740 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2007 : 7:49:37 PM
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I worked with a women years ago who's son suffered from migraines. She did a lot of research at the library (pre internet) and said that sipping a strong cup of black coffee helped release the constricted blood vessels in your head. Chocolate was also another good source of caffeine. Both have worked for me whenever I get a migraine, which fortunately isn't too often. Good luck and take care.
Dawn in IL |
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2007 : 06:22:19 AM
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Thanks ladies! I recovered well enough by Saturday evening, which is a good thing considering I was on snow-blower duty yesterday while hubby was working all day! ;-)
Re: the chocolate, it reminds me of a little story - about 10 years ago when I was getting migraines with rather regular frequency, my doc sent me to a neurologist. He was this, erm, older gentleman who barely even took a history and then proclaimed to me that "you know, when most *women* stop eating chocolate, the migraines go away"! When I recounted this story to my (female) gynecologist years later, she said to me "oh, I know who you're talking about - he's an ass! And he's dead now too!" Not very kind, but it's good to see that most doctors these days are taking these conditions more seriously :-) |
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Here's to Your Health: Natural Migraine Tips Please!!! |
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Natural Migraine Tips Please!!!
