How to Survive a Migraine Or Severe Headache
When I was 9 years old and in the 4th Grade, I remember having my first migraine.
I got a headache, felt nausea and then threw up in a department store while shopping with a friend and her mom.
Many of you probably suffer from headaches or migraines.
I know I did for many many years.
Over that long period of time I became an expert on how to survive the days & nights with the piercing headache pain and nausea that was so bad sometimes that it stopped my life dead in its tracks.
So here are my tips to survive a migraine or severe headache: 1.
Ginger Ale, Water, and Pringles: I don't know why but every time I got sick, I would nibble on Pringles and sip either ginger ale or water.
Headaches can often start because you are dehydrated so I always tried to get fluids back into myself slowly.
I repeat slowly.
Ginger settles the stomach, so having some on hand always helped bring down that nausea.
The Salt from the Pringles helped too, although I didn't eat a lot of them.
Choose your own foods/drinks that either calm you down or settle your stomach.
Mine were from childhood - except then I had saltine crackers instead of the pringles.
2.
Dark, Cool Room - No TV Make sure you have a cool dark room to retreat to so that you can start to reset that pain.
The sooner you get to an environment like this the better.
Many times I would have a headache start when I was out and until I got home and shut the shades, it just got worse.
Sometimes the feeling of clean, cool sheets really helped take the edge off.
3.
Cool It Down I always found that putting something cool on my neck, or kind of patting the sides of my head helped to give me headache pain relief.
I wouldn't put ice directly on your skin but I've done that too.
Wrap some up in a baggie then cover that with something.
The ice will last longer.
If I don't have ice readily available, I just soak a washcloth in cool water and put it on my forehead or neck for awhile.
4.
Ask to Be Left Alone Seriously, this is really important.
Spouses with good intentions, friends who want to help, you sister stops by to give you some Advil.
Thank them and then tell them to leave the ginger ale, pringles, water, whatever -- outside your bedroom door and to let you rest.
5.
Use Meditation and Conscious Breathing This is a method that really started working for me to get headache and migraine pain relief.
I didn't do anything super complicated.
I'd just focus on the pain coming out with my breathing.
So I'd inhale good air and exhale the pain out.
It also just calmed me down.
I'd also try to think of one word like "calm" or "peace" to think as I was breathing out.
These tips are no substitution for seeing a doctor or other migraine specialist.
Sometimes the OTC pain medication worked, sometimes it didn't.
The prescription strength stuff I was given did work but it always worried me what was in it.
The second I got pregnant I couldn't take almost anything for the pain, so I was left more than 1 whole year without any medication way to get rid of the headaches.
Ibuprofen did not work but was the only thing I could take during pregnancy and after when I was breast-feeding for another full year.
Also, since the above tips only got me through the migraine or headache.
They didn't relieve my pain completely.
So, I started a search for all-natural headache treatments that would be safe for me and for my baby (since I was pregnant at the time).
One that really stood out to me was an all-natural migraine treatment that you can do at home created by other migraine sufferers.
Check their site out for really detailed information about: - Why you get migraines - Determining if your headaches are actually migraines - How to get rid of migraines permanently - How to lower the intensity of a pounding headache - Understanding your future health risks if you continue to suffer These days I rarely have headaches and when I do I know how to handle them and relieve my pain quickly.
If you have any additional questions about my experience with migraines, let me know! Sharing the pain can really help alleviate a bit of tension -- helping to find new answers and remedies.
I got a headache, felt nausea and then threw up in a department store while shopping with a friend and her mom.
Many of you probably suffer from headaches or migraines.
I know I did for many many years.
Over that long period of time I became an expert on how to survive the days & nights with the piercing headache pain and nausea that was so bad sometimes that it stopped my life dead in its tracks.
So here are my tips to survive a migraine or severe headache: 1.
Ginger Ale, Water, and Pringles: I don't know why but every time I got sick, I would nibble on Pringles and sip either ginger ale or water.
Headaches can often start because you are dehydrated so I always tried to get fluids back into myself slowly.
I repeat slowly.
Ginger settles the stomach, so having some on hand always helped bring down that nausea.
The Salt from the Pringles helped too, although I didn't eat a lot of them.
Choose your own foods/drinks that either calm you down or settle your stomach.
Mine were from childhood - except then I had saltine crackers instead of the pringles.
2.
Dark, Cool Room - No TV Make sure you have a cool dark room to retreat to so that you can start to reset that pain.
The sooner you get to an environment like this the better.
Many times I would have a headache start when I was out and until I got home and shut the shades, it just got worse.
Sometimes the feeling of clean, cool sheets really helped take the edge off.
3.
Cool It Down I always found that putting something cool on my neck, or kind of patting the sides of my head helped to give me headache pain relief.
I wouldn't put ice directly on your skin but I've done that too.
Wrap some up in a baggie then cover that with something.
The ice will last longer.
If I don't have ice readily available, I just soak a washcloth in cool water and put it on my forehead or neck for awhile.
4.
Ask to Be Left Alone Seriously, this is really important.
Spouses with good intentions, friends who want to help, you sister stops by to give you some Advil.
Thank them and then tell them to leave the ginger ale, pringles, water, whatever -- outside your bedroom door and to let you rest.
5.
Use Meditation and Conscious Breathing This is a method that really started working for me to get headache and migraine pain relief.
I didn't do anything super complicated.
I'd just focus on the pain coming out with my breathing.
So I'd inhale good air and exhale the pain out.
It also just calmed me down.
I'd also try to think of one word like "calm" or "peace" to think as I was breathing out.
These tips are no substitution for seeing a doctor or other migraine specialist.
Sometimes the OTC pain medication worked, sometimes it didn't.
The prescription strength stuff I was given did work but it always worried me what was in it.
The second I got pregnant I couldn't take almost anything for the pain, so I was left more than 1 whole year without any medication way to get rid of the headaches.
Ibuprofen did not work but was the only thing I could take during pregnancy and after when I was breast-feeding for another full year.
Also, since the above tips only got me through the migraine or headache.
They didn't relieve my pain completely.
So, I started a search for all-natural headache treatments that would be safe for me and for my baby (since I was pregnant at the time).
One that really stood out to me was an all-natural migraine treatment that you can do at home created by other migraine sufferers.
Check their site out for really detailed information about: - Why you get migraines - Determining if your headaches are actually migraines - How to get rid of migraines permanently - How to lower the intensity of a pounding headache - Understanding your future health risks if you continue to suffer These days I rarely have headaches and when I do I know how to handle them and relieve my pain quickly.
If you have any additional questions about my experience with migraines, let me know! Sharing the pain can really help alleviate a bit of tension -- helping to find new answers and remedies.
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