I get migraines maybe 2 or 3 times a year. I suffer with headaches (hormonal) regularly but occasionally I'll get a migraine.
The ones were absolutely nothing helps, you can't talk or look at your phone, vomiting etc.
Yesterday one came on quite suddenly. I took a co-codamol and ibuprofen and nothing helped. 3 hours in and I rang one of my friends who is a GP in tears out of pure desperation and she gave me a little tip that helped more than anything ever has. I don't know if this will work for everybody, but it helped me SO much I can't not tell others who suffer.
She told me (very simple) run a hot bath, almost as hot as you can tolerate. (Don't burn yourself) but has to be steaming. Lay in the bath (no bubbles or perfume).
Lay flat on your back with your legs bent, the bath has to be deep enough to submerge your ears fully and you eyes close your eyes. For an hour. Don't move, don't check your phone. No lights on or anything. Don't fall asleep though!
I instantly felt an ease, and an hour later the migraine was gone. I still felt a bit headachy and tired but it honestly worked.
It may be a total coincidence, and surely something so simple would be so well known if it actually works. Or maybe people already know this hack. But I text her last night thanking her so much.
It may not work for others but it instantly proved me with relief and the migraine slowly eased through the hour.
Any other sufferers give it a try and if there's any GPs on here - is this a thing?
Can a very hot bath really ease them? Sounds crazy but I can't tell you how much it helped!