To ask what helps your migraines?!

I’ve just been put on amitriptyline for my migraines. No real sign as yet whether it will help or not, crossing my fingers.

Yes, my friend was getting multiple migraines a week, she's tried avoiding different foods and all sorts. Spoke to her GP and was given triptans to try as a treatment but they didn't do much. She's now on propranolol as a preventive and it's cut them right down.

You shouldn't have to just learn to cope with migraines if they're really impacting your life. Talk to your GP about trailing different meds and see what works for you.

Sumatriptan with 2 paracetamol. Then a dark room and try to sleep. Sometimes works after an hour or two.

Propranolol - stops me getting my stress related migraines.

Sticking your feet into the hotest basic of water helps to relieve the pressure.
A can of coke sipped for sure and your migraine painkillers asap.
There are gel cooling hats that we keep in the fridge.
They block out all light and definitely give relief.
I bought them for a couple of pounds online. Brilliant.

I take co-codamol and an anti sickness tablet (buccastem) at the first sign of headache and then go to sleep (if possible). If I don't take them in time and start being sick, there's nothing I can do but lie in a dark room for the day.

A triptan - on prescription but perhaps over the counter in the uk? Taken as soon as possible. A can of fat coke and something salty to eat once the nausea passes. And try to sleep.

Tiger balm.

Coke - for me it doesn’t matter if it’s sugary or not, I think it’s the caffeine that helps (I don’t like coffee)

You can buy buccastem from the pharmacist - it stops vomiting from migraines. You don’t need a prescription but need to speak to the pharmacist, or order from an online one where you fill in details. I think you might have to confirm you’ve been diagnosed with migraines before they give it, I can’t remember. It works quickly for me, but can make you drowsy though.

Changing from the combined pill to the mini pill helped with the severity of mine but I've now been prescribed sumatriptan from the GP. Migraleave pink and yellow tablets and kool n soothe forehead patches are also helpful.
Edited to add, my mum used to also suffer migraines many years ago and had a course of acupuncture - she hasn't had one since. It's something that I'm looking into for myself.

Tiger Balm the white one, smear it all over your forehead and lie in a dark room.

Sometimes, a sugary Coke and some ready salted crisps will help (only time I have them), along with lying down in a dark room and diffusing some lavender oil, if it's a "mild" attack. Otherwise, nothing much. None of the triptans I've tried so far have helped, so I'm on the waiting list to see a neurologist.