Tips for preventing or treating migraines

[Eldermileniummam]

I get the signs before a migraine comes on where I feel exhausted, so tired I'm yawning and my voice sounds hoarse, I'm thirsty, irritable and I've come to recognise what it is. I tend to avoid triptans due to nausea so what helps you? I usually go and lie in a dark room but I've felt this way since yesterday so more than 24 hours and thankfully the migraine hasn't come on yet but just interested in any advice from others with experience.

I, drink a, litre if water a day and my migraine goes away

Food are definitely my trigger, I don't get them unless I've eaten certain foods by mistake.

I just have a “therapeutic” massage where she works where she feels the knots - usually on my neck high up where it joins my skull.
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I was reading about Vagus nerve stimulation helping the other day which tally’s in with things like cold water on face or wrists. I take a desolvable magnesium tablets plus lick a pinch of salt sometimes caffeine helps sometimes not. I’ve lost 3 stone thanks to mounjaro which has obviously reduced the amount of fat oestrogen in my body and seen a huge reduction in migraines which hit hard in my late 40s thanks to peri-menopause. I’m coming out of menopause now early 50s stopped taking sumatriptan just use syndol, massage, and hydration salts plus a dark room and 30mins meditation app to try go just “let go” all really help reduce to 48hr hangover feeling I got.

Mefenamic acid for the headaches and betahistine for the sickness and dizziness.avoid all caffeine even decaf coffee

I’ve been getting vascular headaches, have recently started keto diet, and this has worked a treat for me. Magnesium supplements, ibruprofen, 500ml electrolyte water with 1/4 teaspoon of table salt and lay on the floor with my feet elevated for about 20 minutes. Magic!!!

I swear by syndol - has to be the yellow ones. Absolute godsend for treating the pain when nothing else works.

Syndol is over the counter but there are 2 types and you need the yellow ones - they really work

2 Anadin Extras with a strong cup of coffee. If that doesn't work (or it's too late in the day for caffeine) 2 pink Migralieve with coffee again.

Nothing I do necessarily makes it go away but at least makes it more bearable. Lie down in a dark room, eye mask, ear plugs, ice pack strapped to head (or they cool and soothe strips) eat as much as possible to help with the sicky feeling (usually things like crisps) as much water as possible, sumitriptan (Imigran) nasal spray, anti sickness tablets, painkillers (either co-codamol or aspirin), sleep as much as possible. Half of these things I can't do anymore now I'm a mum though 😭😂 I phoned NHS 24 once because I couldn't stand the pain any longer and was told to take 3 aspirins (900mg) and that actually did work!! I haven't really found my triggers apart from stress and not drinking enough water.

I take electrolytes daily (I run and cycle a lot and am pretty active, but I take them even on rest days).
Magnesium glycinate before bed, PLENTY of water.
Tiger balm for neck tension, aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol cocktail for days where I can’t stay at home, sumatriptan for days at home.

Masseter Botox has been life changing. If I could afford the whole head/neck, I would 100% try it.

Cannabis. Only when it’s completely debilitating, but genuinely the way I found out was by trying it in Amsterdam (because we were there and I had a migraine!). It went in 10mins.