Showing posts with label Headache. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Headache. Show all posts

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Migraleve – For Effective Migraine Headaches Treatment

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Migraine headaches cause intense and acute pain. These headaches are severe enough to hinder day-to-day activities and routine life. Migraine headaches are commonly accompanied by nausea. Often, migraine is preceded by a sensory warning symptoms or signs such as flashes of bright lights, blind spots or distorted vision. These warning symptoms are also known as an aura. Though it is a common condition, women experience these headaches more than men. Migraine can last from 4 hours to 72 hours at a stretch if the headache is untreated.

Considering the severity of Migraine headaches, it is impossible to ignore them. Prevention of Migraine is possible if one can identify its triggers and avoid them. But certain triggers and causes such as weather conditions, stress, hormonal changes, etc. cannot be controlled or avoided. Symptoms of Migraine include pounding headache, diarrhea, loss of appetite, dizziness, sensitivity to sound or lights, nausea, blurred vision, fatigue and very rarely fever. Migraine headache and its symptoms can be treated with help of medication.

Migraine relief medicines are easily available online. Out of multiple brands that are available, Migraleve offers two types of Migraine relief tablets. These tablets are to be taken at different stages of a Migraine attack. Migraleve Pink is to be taken at the first symptom of a Migraine attack. Migraleve Pink contains Paracetamol and codeine that treats the headache while buclizine relieves the nausea. If Migraleve Pink is taken at the first sign of the Migraine attack it can prevent an attack from developing further. Migraleve Yellow can be taken to treat the symptoms if they continue. It contains Paracetamol and codeine. Migraleve Yellow is to be taken only after the first dose of Migraleve Pink.

Migraleve Pink and Yellow are available as different packs as well as a combined pack, Migraleve Complete. The combined pack helps to deal with the symptoms of Migraine and also treat a Migraine attack if it develops.

The frequency of Migraine headaches can be reduced if a healthy lifestyle along with regular exercise is adopted. A conscious effort to avoid Migraine’s triggers also helps to prevent it.  Along with proper timely medication, a complete Migraine attack can be prevented successfully.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Botox For Chronic Migraines

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As we are all well aware, Botox is typically used on the face to alleviate wrinkles and give the appearance of younger looking skin. However, if you experience migraines at least 15 days a month, you can ask your health care provider about the benefits of using it on your head. It typically involves 30 or so injections placed into your forehead, temporal area, back of the head, neck and shoulders. Right now the advice is to have a head treatment every three months.

If you are looking for a more natural approach to help your migraines, then try these suggestions first before submitting to the needle:

1) Eliminate caffeine, chocolate, wine and cheese for 30 days. You may experience a "detox" headache if you are used to drinking caffeine everyday, however these are common triggers to migraines.

2) Eat protein at every meal and skip on the sugar. Many headaches are triggered by skipping meals or eating a high carbohydrate/high sugar meal. I used to treat a nurse for headaches who would eat cereal for breakfast and a granola bar for her mid-morning snack. By lunch she had a pounding headache. When I suggested she eat a high protein/high fiber cereal and a hard boiled egg as a snack all her headaches stopped.

3) Stay hydrated! Dehydration is an instant trigger for headaches. Try to drink at least 8 glasses everyday and see how you feel after a week.

4) Watch your hormones! Many women are triggered by the ups and downs of estrogen and progesterone. If you notice your headaches around ovulation and just before your period then consider hormone testing.

5) Consider B-vitamins – especially riboflavin. This powerful nutrient is important to ward off migraines and helps beat stress. Try taking 400 mg per day.

6) Get enough calcium and magnesium. These vitamins help with muscle relaxation which is important for tension type headaches.

7) Try the herb feverfew. It can take a bit to build up in your system but acts as a powerful headache alleviator.

9) Schedule a massage! Sitting at a computer all day in poor posture leads to chronic muscle tension and headaches. Treat yourself to some pampering and let someone else work out those knots and tender spots.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Headaches are a real pain

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Headaches can be very painful and irritating, impacting on your sense of health and capability to function at your very best. The next time you get a headache you may want to think before consuming Aspirin. According to an article in the Journal of Headache Pain, if you take headache medications more than 15 times per month it may give rise to a condition called medication-overuse headache (MOH), which results in the aggravation of major headaches and an increase in their overall occurrence. If you are suffering from usual headaches, below are some of the common types and causes with some suggestion on how to manage them.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Natural Headache Treatments Better than Pain Killing Drugs

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If you are subjected to headache symptoms and tired of taking potentially damaging or addictive analgesics, maybe it’s time you investigate a natural headache treatment method. There are several natural methods available that may well be your ticket to headache pain relief. Natural headache relief treatment methods can often be cheaper, safer, and possibly even deliver better results to analgesics, mainly when you are searching for long term results.
 

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