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Q. I am 29 and have been suffering from migraine headaches since I was 12 years old. I have seen countless neurologists who have prescribed every drug under the sun. Nothing has worked to keep them from coming.
I am curious about the hot and sour soup or any other remedy that might prevent or ease my pain. I am willing to try anything because this disease is getting the best of me.
A. Several years ago we heard from a migraine sufferer that hot and sour soup could interrupt a migraine headache. Another reported that spicy gumbo did the trick.
Other natural approaches include magnesium, B vitamins (especially riboflavin) and herbs such as feverfew or butterbur. We provide far more detail on treatments for headaches and migraines in our book, Best Choices From The People’s Pharmacy. It is available from libraries, bookstores or online at www.peoplespharmacy.com.
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I suffered from migraines for years, then I started taking 500mg of chelated magnesium daily and started practicing yoga. I don't suffer any longer. I also eat a low carbohydrate diet, low in yeast, sugars and grains. It's a blessing. Change your diet and learn how to relax, too.
I used to suffer from several migraines a week until my mother read about magnesium in The Saturday Evening Post. I began taking magnesium and calcium at night before bed and my migraines stopped completely. This also helped me sleep better at night and feel rested in the morning as an added bonus. I began taking magnesium over 25 years ago and have had only two migraines since then.
I have a friend who has fibermyalga and has cluster migrains. She has been hospitalized in the past with bleeding ulcers caused from over use of asprin. She has past medpause , but the headaches have increased. She has headaches every day plus the problem of the fibermyalaga. She can't work so is very poor. is there any natural or low cost treatment for her?
I keep a can of regular Coca Cola in the house at all times for when I get the aura of a migrane headaches. When that is about to happen I get some loss of vision or spots in my vision. If I do not get caffine and the headache persists it usually is a real winner. Nausea vomiting bed, etc.
Eat a whole banana at the first sign of spots in vision. Then close your eyes and relax for 10 minutes. It works for me every time!
Severe migraine headaches can often be diagnosed as a stroke because the symptoms are so similar. After having an exceptionally severe migrain, I went to a different neurologist and got an MRI. The neurologist saw some brain damage from the migrains and suggested that I see a cardiologist - I thought he was out of his mind. However, the cardiologist found that I had a large hole in my heart (between the right and the left ventricle chambers) and recommended a PFO (a plug for the hole).
I had the PFO done several years ago as an outpatient, as has my wife who also had severe migrains. Neither of us has had a migrain since the PFO procedure. I am grateful that our neurologist went a step further that all our previous neurologists and recommended that a simple outpatient procedure cured a migrain problem that each of us had experienced for decades.
I have suffered with migraines for almost 30 years, although some years have been much less severe than others. My doctor put me on Metoprolol (25mg once/day). That seemed to be a miracle drug (and it was super inexpensive) until my hair started falling out. One of the listed, possible side effects is reversible hair loss.
I stopped taking the Metoprolol but started exercising (vigorously at least 6 days a week). I believe the exercise has kept the migraines at bay. In the past year I have had maybe 3 migraines. I was experiencing a least one, usually two, per week and they were lasting multiple days.
I also take Magnesium (250 mg) per day. However, I have been taking that for years. I firmly believe the exercise is working for me.
There are members of our celiac support association who have cured their migraines by going on a gluten free diet. Although many people expect that those who are gluten intolerant or celiac would have digestive symptoms, the majority will not have digestive symptoms. Many will present with neurological symptoms such as the migraines or ataxia.
I suffer classic migraine. I have been able to cut way down on the frequency of these attacks by (1)avoiding my food triggers (you should know your own triggers by experience); (2)taking blood thinners such as aspirin, vitamin E, Omega 3 and 9.
Now I have to take Warfarin (Coumadin) every day because of a heart problem, and therefore, I have cut way down on all of the above blood thinners. This routine has almost stopped my migraines completely, but I still have to avoid caffeine, chocolate, red wine, aged cheese or too much of any kind of alcoholic beverages
Acupuncture has just about cured me of the migraines that tortured me for almost 30 years. No drugs, no side effects or toxicity. This has been a win-win situation for me.
My daughter has chronic daily headaches and i am always looking for something too do for her. She is 16 and they started the beginning of 2007 - 24/7. She is not going too school due to the pain and the environment causing things to become worse. I am desperately looking for help regarding Chronic Daily Headaches - I hope someone has some information to help us. Ann
My daughter has chronic daily headaches and i am always looking for something to do for her. She is 16 and they started the beginning of 2007 - 24/7. She is not going too school due to the pain and the environment causing things to become worse. I am desperately looking for help regarding Chronic Daily Headaches - I hope someone has some information to help us. Ann
Thank you for the article in October, 2005. It has saved my life. I was truly at the end of my rope. The article was about a migraine sufferer and how after he cut out wheat from his diet, his lifetime of migraines ended. I read the article and I told my family, "I will give up wheat until January 1, 2006" to see if that would make any difference in my migraines. (I have suffered all my 44 years, at that time, with excruciating pain on an almost daily basis.)
After just 3 days, I felt like a totally different person. The continuous migraine headache was gone, I had an abundance of energy, I had formed stools, I could breathe out of both nostrils at the same time, and I felt fabulous. After giving up wheat for another 2 weeks, my 19-month urinary tract infection disappeared after long and unsuccessful treatment with antibiotics, cranberry juice and 64 ounces of water every day.
Our 4 children and I were then tested for the blood marker for celiac disease. I was surprisingly negative, and 2 of our children were positive. Two and a half years later, I now suffer from numbness, tingling, and weird sensations all over my body. They had been intermittent, but now are a regular part of my life. This past month I decided to have them investigated. My question now is whether or not these peripheral neuropathies are related to wheat consumption. So far, all the blood work has come back normal. I still have an MRI and more blood work to do. Does anyone have any thoughts on parasthesias and wheat consumption?