What is the best remedy for a headache apart from paracetamol?

Question

What is the best remedy for a headache apart from paracetamol?

Answer 1

what s the cause this is very important to know.Is it happening mostly or just one off.Is it work related like computers or close work,lack of light and fresh air.Drink plenty water and eat 5 salads and fruit.

heat 1 teaspoon   seeds of cumins oer a hot plat or in a frying pan and inhale the fumes from this.This will cure it witinin 2-3 minute.Rub oil on temples  and put inside nostrils.It will help.

Answer 2

drink as fast as u can a long glass of iced water

Answer 3

Are these people serious. I take Ibuprofen (Advil). Pretty much anything that's used for pain relief.

I never take paracetamol "liver damage".

Answer 4

Nurofen

Answer 5

If you're getting headaches regular. go see a doctor. If it's a one off any pain relief tablet should help.Remember though taken for any length of time they all have side effects.

Answer 6

Ibfufen x

Answer 7

Simple headache cured in 20 minutes.Any other type over a few days.Drink warm water.

Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.

Anulom Vilom –

Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril  

then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril  

then -keeping the left nostril closed  deep breath-in through right nostril

then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.

This is one cycle of anulom vilom.

Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30  minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).

Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.

You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.

Answer 8

Chiropractor, works great!!  Long lasting too.

Answer 9

Drinking chamomile tea with drops of Valerian tincture, and inhaling essential oil of peppermint can be very helpful.

Also, as another answer stated, a chiropractic adjustment can help a great deal.

Answer 10

You should try an herbal supplement called Head Q. It helps with headaches including migraines. Go to www.sandkherbs.com for more information.

Answer 11

Tiger Balm.  Rub a small amount on each temple and wait about 10 mins.  Gone.  Available from all good chemists.

One drop of essential oil of lavender in aloe vera, rubbed in at both temples and across the forehead.  Gone in a few minutes.

Sometimes just a drink of water!

Answer 12

Immitrix

Answer 13

Drink a lot of water. I get headaches quite a lot from dehydration just because i forget to drink water! I'd recommend trying that before taking paracetamol.. if the water doesn't ease it, I'd say take ibuprofen not paracetamol because its an anti inflammatory so will help relieve pressure and things =)

Answer 14

Most headaches are caused by dehydration, so just drink a lot of water.  If that doesn't help, you might try some ibuprofen, but don't eat it on an empty stomach.

Answer 15

http://www.tensionheadache.medgrip.com/

Answer 16

cocodamol, much better than paracetamol

Answer 17

Magnets. A friend who visited my house had suffered for two days with  a headache, he had taken paracetamol etc., however the pain persisted. I stuck a magnet on his forehead and within twenty minutes the headache was gone. I buy ten small magnets from poundland and use them for several problems.Guess what the magnets cost just a pound.

Answer 18

Obviously avoid loud noises and bright lights. Perhaps stay out of the wind so the cold air isn'thitting your face and head.

Also recommend avoiding caffeine, chocolate and dairy products as these set headaches off in some people. Try not to think about your headache of you can help it, take your mind off it and you may not notice it as much.

I suffer from migraines, I use migraleve, you can buy them over the counter from th epahrmacy/chemist they contain paracetemol bout also codeine and they work a treat for me.

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