Would everybody be so kind as to introduce OTC migraine medicines?

Question

Dear all:

I have migraine problem. Once I get migraine, I can not take any activities and works. All I have to do is to find a quiet and dark place , lie down and sleep. Sometimes when migraine is

severe, vomit and nausea.

I used to take MRI for brain scan.neuologist said migraine is a genetic problem which means it is impossible to totally root out migraine except prevention.

Prescription drug really costs a lots. Everybody has the same situation like me?

Would you please introduce some effective OTC drugs for migraine and also how many doses I should take.

When I can feel migraine is approaching is the best time to take migraine medicines or even I do not have migraines, is it better to take some migraine doses for every single day in order to prevent migraine?

Thank you so much

Answer 1

Try excedrin and meditation and biofeedback techniques.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I would ignore the idiotic herbal advice, These people are clueless.

I have migraines too, I don't think there is anything you can take to prevent them. People say diet is a cause, but I don't believe so in my case.

The best over the counter medicine in the UK is called Migraleve which contains paracetamol, codeine phosphate and buclizine hydrochloride. You shouldn't take these every day as these ingredients are potent and potentially addictive (codeine phosphate is an opioid).

My migraines have got fewer and less severe as I have got older if that's any consolation

Answer 4

Yaaaaaaay !!! Soul Doc is back !!!  He's given you some very knowledgable advice there buddy and ima gonna have to tell you he knows his stuff buddy & is one of the nicest kindest most caring people around .....;0)

I used to get some really nasty migraines and headaches buddy......... mine was because of a poor diet and allergies...

Allergies & dehydration & intolerances to foods or sensitivities to chemicals or perfumes, air pollution such as cigarette smoke can all trigger migraines and headaches.

A lot of people also react badly after ingesting foods and drinks labelled "diet" items as they usually contain an artificial chemical sweetner called aspartame.......... aspartame.......... the truth about aspartame is that it is an insidious sweet chemically enhanced sugar that will cause all sorts of devastating side affects if consumed in enough quantities.

Seems ludicrous to me that something that is marketed to help you lose weight will in actual fact help you to gain weight ........... what aspartame does is block the satiety receptors in your brain (you know that feeling of satiety ie ~ having had enough to eat or drink??) thus making you unaware of the fact that you're not hungry anymore and you will most times simply keep eating .................. ***brrrr shudders*** ...... avoid that nasty stuff like the plague i reckon .......... drink water with a splash of lemon or lime juice ......... the natural vitamin C and citric acid in both will do wonders for your blood pressure levels, act as a natural laxative and digestive aid and also bolster your immune system........... it also causes a devastating list of side affects.

Here, check out this link on aspartame ~

http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-sid...

Also, foods rich in magnesium have been shown to be usefull for alleviating the pain of migraine attacks ie ~leafy and green vegies, cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, salmon and whiting, organic nuts and seeds (organic to avoid the nasty sulfites and chemicals that the commercial varieties are often preserved with) and wholegrain breads and cereals (if you can tolerate wheat)......... foods rich in magnesium will also help in resolving any issues with constipation that you may have, help to resolve an acid tummy and also aid in helping you deal with the stressy every day life situations we are all exposed to ........ magnesium is known as the antistress mineral.

Drink loads of fresh filtered water daily too ..... at least 2 - 3 litres per day and try to cut right back on any dehydrating drinks such as coffee, tea, sodas and soft drinks and alcohol (if you drink any) too as all these will dehydrate you terribly and rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins ...... which are so essential for healthy neural, digestive and immune system functioning.

Iron deficiency can also cause nasty nasty headaches and migraines ........ do you eat enough iron rich foods?? Other symptoms of iron deficiency anemia are fatigue and exhaustion, paleness of skin, dizzy spells and fainting feelings, excessive feelings of being cold and irritability and moodiness.

A good way to check if you have iron deficiency anemia is to look at the coloring of the inner lid of your bottom eyelid ........ pasty and white means that you are anemic, rich and red is healthy and not anemic.

foods rich in iron are ~ pork, beef, liver, red meat, clams, dried organic peaches, egg yolks, oysters, organic nuts, beans, asparagus, unsulphured organic molasses and oatmeal ............ organic with nuts and dried fruits and molasses to avoid nasty sulfites and chemicals that they use to "preserve" the commercial varieties that will most likely upset sensitive bodies ♥

hope this helps a bit

CHEERS

♥

Answer 5

A natural, rather than OTC approach:

For treating symptoms:

Feverfew will help the pain, ginkgo biloba aids circulation and can reduce sensitivity to light and sound, peppermint will help with the nausea.

At the onset:

Take lecithin (between 3 and 6 1,200 mg capsules ) at the first sign of a migraine- it lessens both length and severity of the headache.

Inhale essential oil of lavender at the beginning of a migraine- this also can lessen pain and duration.

To prevent occurrences:

Avoid avocados, aged meats, chocolate, MSG, nitrites, canned fish, alcohol and dairy products.

Get regular Chiropractic adjustments.

Answer 6

HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT(s) FOR SINUSITIS / HEADACHES / MIGRAINES (Without any side effects or complications) :-

SINUSITIS :-

Right sided frontal sinusitis; discharge thick, yellowish; worse by cold,damp and exertion Penicillinum 30X or 200X, 6 hourly

Sinusitis after mastoid operation Helka lava 3X or 6X, 4 hourly

In acute or chronic sinusitis; catarrh with stringy discharge Kali b***h 30X 4 hourly

Tearing pain in head; from root of nose, extending to forehead with nausea; dryness of mucous passages Natrum Mur 30X, 4 hourly

Pain begins at the back of head and settles over the eyes; worse under a fan Silicea 1M, weekly (6 Doses)

Chronic cold with loss of smell and yellow green phlegm; better in cool, open air Pulsatilla 30X or 200X 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Bacillinum 200X or 1M fortnightly (3 Doses)

Complaints worse early morning; aversion to take bath Sulphur 200X weekly (3 Doses)

HEADACHE :-

With constant nausea; clean tongue Ipecac 30X, 3 hourly

With severe throbbing and rush of blood towards head Belladonna 30X, 3 hourly

Due to over eating; stomach disorders; tongue thickly whitish coated; worse bathing specially after river bathing Antim Crud 30X or 200 4 hourly(3 Doses)

Due to exposure to dry, cold wind; sudden with anxiety Aconite Nap.30X or 200X, 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

With watering of eyes and sensitiveness to bright light Euphrasia 30X, 3 hourly

Headache; better by bending backwards; due to nerve injury Hypericum 30X, 3 hourly

Headache with humming in ears; due to nervous weakness Kali Phos.6X or 30X, 3 hourly

Hammering headache; worse during menstrual cycle going in sun; school girls head ache, Natrum Mur.30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Headache starts from nape of neck and shift over to the head; patient desires to lie down quietly; better passing urine Gelsemium 30X or 200X, 3 hourly

Violent headache due to working under gas light; sun-stroke Glonoine 6X or 30X, 2 hourly

Bursting headache; worse by stooping and movements; excessive thirst and constipation Bryonia 30X or 200X, 3 hourly (6 Doses)

Nervous headache; after grief, disappointment; worse inhaling smoke Ignatia 200X or 1M, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Headache; due to sinusitis, pressure and pain at the root of nose Kali b***h 30X, 4 hourly

Due to eating rich fatty food, loss of thirst, better in open cold air Pulsatilla 30X, 4 hourly

Due to eye strain; disturbances of accomodation of eye sight Ruta Grav 30X, 4 hourly

After taking alcoholic drinks; sedentary habits; chilly patient Nux Vomica 30X, 4 hourly

Sun haedcahe; aggravation from sun rise to sunset; from cardiac origin Kalmia Lat.30X or 200X, 6 hourly

Of school children; crushing headache, pressure on top of head Acid Phos 30, 4 hourly

Headache localised; at the nape of neck; worse by walking and noise Pneumococcin 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

Frontal headache; neuralgic pain above and behind the right eye; heaviness of head. Better by rest, lying down and eating Penicillinum 30X or 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

Headache worse early morning;empty gone sensation at 10 -11 A.M. Sulphur 200X or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

MIGRAINES :-

From mental work; cold, uncovering head, pressure, sitting upright or sun-stroke Glonoinum 30X, 3 hourly

For nervous, gastric, bilious individuals. Migraine due to mental over exertion in teachers and students. Right sided, specially Sunday migraine, blurred vision, hemiopia; blindness; often burning pain in entire gastro-intestinal tract with violent acid vomiting at the height of attack; worse hot weather; spring and fall; better after vomiting or sufficient night sleep Iris v.200X or above, 10 min (3 Doses)

For irritable hypochondriacs of bad temper; cholerics, neuropathics; from abuse of alcohol, coffee, spices, tobacco, vexation and worry, mental over exertion, business worries, sexual excesses, sedentary habits, cold dry air and winds Nux Vomica 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

For pronounced vasomotor individuals (irritable and full of fear) during pre-climacteric and menopausal stage.Tired expression, head congestion, circumscribed red cheeks; pain above right eye, throbbing, stitching, rhythmic pain, often in every 8 days, early morning, beginning in nape, extending upwards, locating in the region of eye, rising and falling with the sun; sensation of heavy congestion Sanguinaria C 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

For weak, fat and irritable patient; often apathetic, changing moods, strange changes of character (egocenteric), memory weak, due to disturbance during climacteric period, results of tobacco abuse. Person with shallow complexion, yellow saddle across the nose; pain located on left temple; throbbing, stitching pains Sepia 200X, 10 min (3 Doses)

For neuropathic persons, full of fear caused by noises, change of weather or worms; with face pale, located above left eye; specially left pupil (ciliary neuralgia); sharp, shooting, tearing, stitching, periodical pain from occiput to left eye; slowly rising in intensity with sun. Bile vomiting at the height of attack, slowly improving with setting sun. Feeling as if head were open along sagittal suture Spigelia 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Left sided; worse during and after sleep; before menstruation; heat; during menopause Lachesis 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Intercurrent remedy Bacillinum 200X or 1M, fortnightly (3 Doses) .

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms.

No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.

Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine .

Take Care and God Bless you !