Headache Help
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xMorganx
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I am sooo sorry i know how those feel. I usually get an ice pack and go lay in a dark silent room and try to think of the most serene place i can.
though not to sound like a mother, looking at a computer screen dosen't help one bit.
Hope you feel better
though not to sound like a mother, looking at a computer screen dosen't help one bit.
Hope you feel better
SlowHand89
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It sounds lame but drink alot of water. Often the water taken with asperin or whatever has more effect on the headache than the pill.
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When I have a killer headeache like that ...
I fill the bathtub up with lukewarm water, sink deep into it with just candles lighting the room, and meditate.
Try to just clear your thoughts ... forcing yourself to think of only the sound of your breathing ... and then on the sound of the water as you swish your hands slowly through it.
Refuse to let yourself think of anything else ... let yourself relax and let go of all the things that occupy your mind ... visualize yourself in a sleepy lagoon bathed in moonlight ... breathe deeply ... hold your breath for as long as you can ... feel the pressure in your chest ... concentrate on the sound of your breath escaping from your lips as you exhale.
Do that for fifteen minutes and you should feel refreshed ... after a while, you should notice that your headache has subsided.
I fill the bathtub up with lukewarm water, sink deep into it with just candles lighting the room, and meditate.
Try to just clear your thoughts ... forcing yourself to think of only the sound of your breathing ... and then on the sound of the water as you swish your hands slowly through it.
Refuse to let yourself think of anything else ... let yourself relax and let go of all the things that occupy your mind ... visualize yourself in a sleepy lagoon bathed in moonlight ... breathe deeply ... hold your breath for as long as you can ... feel the pressure in your chest ... concentrate on the sound of your breath escaping from your lips as you exhale.
Do that for fifteen minutes and you should feel refreshed ... after a while, you should notice that your headache has subsided.
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Stay off the computer for awhile. The glare can't help any 
Even if you have a glare screen it's not helping any.
Even if you have a glare screen it's not helping any.
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I'll PM you with a suggestion
Desert Amazon
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alexandraaah
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It's going to sound all wrong but have you tried a bit of caffeine?
Woodmiester
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caffeine works and more
Not wrong at all alaxandra, caffine does help a great deal and has been made a part of the compounds making up not only many over the counter drugs but also some Rx medications as well. But in buying over the counter medications for migraines don't waste your money on the ones promoting it over the Extra Strenght ones, both have the same amount of caffine and work the same. Keep in mind that many times while these caffine based over the counter pills do work great and give very fast relief, they often will provide a rebound headache that can be as nasty or worse than the current one.
Or if you can handle 20 seconds of discomfort, try this but have someone else do it for you.
Between your thumb and forefinger in the web of the hand is a large nerve bundle, it can feel as large as those old big pencils used in school. Pinching this never as hard as you can stand it and then a little more for 10 seconds will trigger the brain to release chemicals more powerfull than morphine but without the doopy effect and the effect lasts on avgerage 15 to 24 hours. The right hand deals with the left side of the brain and the left hand for the right, just 10 seconds each side. This will hurt like hell while being pinched but within 20 seconds you'll have no more headache.
Everyone has offered some suggestions and I'm sure some will or won't work, it really depends on each person and these are a few things that work for me when I run out of my Rx.
alexandraaah said:
Not wrong at all alaxandra, caffine does help a great deal and has been made a part of the compounds making up not only many over the counter drugs but also some Rx medications as well. But in buying over the counter medications for migraines don't waste your money on the ones promoting it over the Extra Strenght ones, both have the same amount of caffine and work the same. Keep in mind that many times while these caffine based over the counter pills do work great and give very fast relief, they often will provide a rebound headache that can be as nasty or worse than the current one.
Or if you can handle 20 seconds of discomfort, try this but have someone else do it for you.
Between your thumb and forefinger in the web of the hand is a large nerve bundle, it can feel as large as those old big pencils used in school. Pinching this never as hard as you can stand it and then a little more for 10 seconds will trigger the brain to release chemicals more powerfull than morphine but without the doopy effect and the effect lasts on avgerage 15 to 24 hours. The right hand deals with the left side of the brain and the left hand for the right, just 10 seconds each side. This will hurt like hell while being pinched but within 20 seconds you'll have no more headache.
Everyone has offered some suggestions and I'm sure some will or won't work, it really depends on each person and these are a few things that work for me when I run out of my Rx.
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freescorfr
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I'm really sorry Lavy 'cos I love your posts. I hope you get over it soon and Rhys is right - take some symbolic action to free you from whatever is bugging you - often just a word someone has said. The most common cause of headache.
MorgaineLaFay
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I hope you are feeling better. I suffer from migraines quite a bit ... to the point of making myself sick...the only cure for me is a cool floor, dark room and a cool wash cloth over my eyes.
Svedish_Chef
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Lucky you, you have a cure.
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lavender said:
Lavender:
Glad to hear that your headache is better! Sorry I'm late with this...but the next time you get a headache, you might want to try this:
There's a spot on the head just above the top tips of your ears and slightly back....probe around and you'll find it - it'll hurt like hell when you press on it. That's the spot. Press and rub in circular motions for about 3-5 minutes.....you can vary the pressure...start light and build...then back off again...over and over for 5 minutes.
There are very few people that I've done this to that haven't found relief...I usually "cure" their headache within 5 minutes.
Take good care,
Nigel
MorgaineLaFay
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Svedish_Chef said:
Okay ..perhaps Cure wasn't the correct word...it eases my pain
