What over the counter drugs work for migraines??
Question: I have migraines usually about once every couple of months. I usually use prescription Imitrex, but does anyone use anything over the counter that works? I tried one once, but it didn't help too much. I get SERIOUS migraines - numbness in my fingers, vision problems, trouble talking and then the headache starts. I also get really, really sick to my stomach. The prescriptions are starting to get expensive so I would like to know if over the counter has worked for anyone?
Answers: Today is your lucky day. I found a cure for migraines without medications. I suffered for weeks at a time with migraines. I was told that prescriptions didn't work, so I didn't go to a doctor. One night, my head felt so solid tight, I could hardly breath. I was so sick to my stomach. I could hardly stand. If only I could stick my head in a bucket of hot water to open the pores in my head to increase the circulation. Then I got the idea to get in a hot shower and let hot water hit my head. I was so sick to my stomach, I had to hold on to the walls of the shower. The pain was unbearable. To my surprise, the pain started to leave the area where the hot water was hitting my head. I noticed a pain in another place on my head, so I just moved the hot water to that area. Within ten minutes, all the pain was gone, and the water was getting cold. I got out of the shower with no headache. I figured that if the pain returned, I would wait for the water to heat up again and repeat this. I just left my hair wet. My hair got cold and the pores in my head that were opened with the hot water were now closed. The headache did not return that night.
The next day, I started to get another headache. I jumped in the shower immediately to repeat the previous days shower. This time, I did not have to wait ten minutes for the headache to leave. It was gone in five minutes. I again left my hair wet and my head got cold.
The third day, I waited for the headache to return. No headache came.
Months passed and I was ready for another migraine. I had one slight migraine ten months later. Now remember, I was having migraine headaches that lasted weeks at a time, would stop for a few days, and then repeat for weeks again.
I wrote to the Institute of Migraine Headaches of this discovery. The doctor warned me not to try things without a doctor and sent me lots of literature on the subject. This doctor was a specialist on migraine headaches.
Two year later, I saw a large article from this doctor telling that he had found a cure for migraine headaches that his patients had found successful and stopped migraines completely for over two years.
You guessed it..He told the readers about the hot shower. Everything was exactly as I had told him. The only difference was that he said to turn cold water on your head to close the pores. I just left my head wet.
well i used to use advil migraine and it worked really well for a while, my husband uses excedrin migraine and he likes it. i have now moved on to prescription meds because the advil quit working. hope that helps.
excedrin migraine, or try 800mg of ibuprofen. I swear that stuff works on about anything.
my dr. prescribed me frovatriptan (frova). i used excedrin migraine and it helped if i could lie down in a dark room and sleep.
I've had good luck with Excedrin Migraine....good luck, they can be debilitating
Arthritis strength Tylenol. But if you have a stomach problem when you take medicine it may be a ulcer. DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR
I know Excedrin Migraine is very good, my mother uses it for her migraines. Try also finding what triggers your migraines and stop doing that, it can be something you eat, a sudden movement, too much light.
Migraine prevention medicine
Different types of medicines are used for migraine prevention.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved five drugs for migraine prevention:
TOPAMAX ® (topiramate) Tablets
Methysergide
Propranolol
Timolol and
Divalproex sodium
Whereas the above meds are still prescription some may be much much less expensive. Propranolol is really cheap, not sure about the others. These are designed to help prevent the migraines vs stopping once they are started. Exedrine Migraine helps some people. Your best bet would be to talk to your doc about some of the prevention treatments.
hi. basically there r many latest drugs for migraine but depending on your overall health, thats if u do not have any heart probs nd so u can go in for SUMINATRIPAN(SUMINAT 25MG).thts the best tab for migraine but only if u do not ve any other complains. moreover as the age goes by your migraine would subside, thts wat happ wid my mom. check the latest drugs for migraine on net as well consult a good doc. if u ve time u can tk up yoga classes nd avoid things tht would trigger ur migraine. once the pain starts sleep in the dark room nd always tk up tab b4 pain 'comes sever 'coz tab would work more effectivly(ny tab) if its tken in initial stages. if u need nymore details let me know
I used to have migraines. Used to use Migroleve which helped if I took it soon enough. The difficulty was in deciding was it just a headache or was it migraine (the typical visuals and numbness aren't so prevalent as you get older).. But .....I read an article in health pages of a newspaper that suggested that you can become addicted to migraine relief. The body likes the preparations you use and therefore will give you a migraine just to get more drug.
So ... I gave up treating migraine. The two weeks were dreadful but the migraine disappeared and NEVER returned. If you have the stamina to hold on without taking anything you might find you're cured. Hope this helps. Good luck!
This might be useful to you.
Answers: Today is your lucky day. I found a cure for migraines without medications. I suffered for weeks at a time with migraines. I was told that prescriptions didn't work, so I didn't go to a doctor. One night, my head felt so solid tight, I could hardly breath. I was so sick to my stomach. I could hardly stand. If only I could stick my head in a bucket of hot water to open the pores in my head to increase the circulation. Then I got the idea to get in a hot shower and let hot water hit my head. I was so sick to my stomach, I had to hold on to the walls of the shower. The pain was unbearable. To my surprise, the pain started to leave the area where the hot water was hitting my head. I noticed a pain in another place on my head, so I just moved the hot water to that area. Within ten minutes, all the pain was gone, and the water was getting cold. I got out of the shower with no headache. I figured that if the pain returned, I would wait for the water to heat up again and repeat this. I just left my hair wet. My hair got cold and the pores in my head that were opened with the hot water were now closed. The headache did not return that night.
The next day, I started to get another headache. I jumped in the shower immediately to repeat the previous days shower. This time, I did not have to wait ten minutes for the headache to leave. It was gone in five minutes. I again left my hair wet and my head got cold.
The third day, I waited for the headache to return. No headache came.
Months passed and I was ready for another migraine. I had one slight migraine ten months later. Now remember, I was having migraine headaches that lasted weeks at a time, would stop for a few days, and then repeat for weeks again.
I wrote to the Institute of Migraine Headaches of this discovery. The doctor warned me not to try things without a doctor and sent me lots of literature on the subject. This doctor was a specialist on migraine headaches.
Two year later, I saw a large article from this doctor telling that he had found a cure for migraine headaches that his patients had found successful and stopped migraines completely for over two years.
You guessed it..He told the readers about the hot shower. Everything was exactly as I had told him. The only difference was that he said to turn cold water on your head to close the pores. I just left my head wet.
well i used to use advil migraine and it worked really well for a while, my husband uses excedrin migraine and he likes it. i have now moved on to prescription meds because the advil quit working. hope that helps.
excedrin migraine, or try 800mg of ibuprofen. I swear that stuff works on about anything.
my dr. prescribed me frovatriptan (frova). i used excedrin migraine and it helped if i could lie down in a dark room and sleep.
I've had good luck with Excedrin Migraine....good luck, they can be debilitating
Arthritis strength Tylenol. But if you have a stomach problem when you take medicine it may be a ulcer. DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR
I know Excedrin Migraine is very good, my mother uses it for her migraines. Try also finding what triggers your migraines and stop doing that, it can be something you eat, a sudden movement, too much light.
Migraine prevention medicine
Different types of medicines are used for migraine prevention.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved five drugs for migraine prevention:
TOPAMAX ® (topiramate) Tablets
Methysergide
Propranolol
Timolol and
Divalproex sodium
Whereas the above meds are still prescription some may be much much less expensive. Propranolol is really cheap, not sure about the others. These are designed to help prevent the migraines vs stopping once they are started. Exedrine Migraine helps some people. Your best bet would be to talk to your doc about some of the prevention treatments.
hi. basically there r many latest drugs for migraine but depending on your overall health, thats if u do not have any heart probs nd so u can go in for SUMINATRIPAN(SUMINAT 25MG).thts the best tab for migraine but only if u do not ve any other complains. moreover as the age goes by your migraine would subside, thts wat happ wid my mom. check the latest drugs for migraine on net as well consult a good doc. if u ve time u can tk up yoga classes nd avoid things tht would trigger ur migraine. once the pain starts sleep in the dark room nd always tk up tab b4 pain 'comes sever 'coz tab would work more effectivly(ny tab) if its tken in initial stages. if u need nymore details let me know
I used to have migraines. Used to use Migroleve which helped if I took it soon enough. The difficulty was in deciding was it just a headache or was it migraine (the typical visuals and numbness aren't so prevalent as you get older).. But .....I read an article in health pages of a newspaper that suggested that you can become addicted to migraine relief. The body likes the preparations you use and therefore will give you a migraine just to get more drug.
So ... I gave up treating migraine. The two weeks were dreadful but the migraine disappeared and NEVER returned. If you have the stamina to hold on without taking anything you might find you're cured. Hope this helps. Good luck!
This might be useful to you.
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