headache treatments
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Q: Home treatments or otc remedies for a severe headache?
If someone has a severe headache, what are some home treatments and or remedies that could help them? Thanx!
A: Try “Headon” It is a rub on product that has worked for me. I’ve had migraine headaches for 40 years and use BC’s, “Headon” and Imitrex (prescription). If these are persistant, you should see a doctor.
Q: Home remedies or otc treatments for a severe headache/sinus infection?
If someone has a severe headache, what are some home treatments and or remedies that could help them? Thanx!
A: yeah my home remedy is right in my home medicine cabinet.. pop a couple Tylenol capsules or aspirin and it should do the job
Q: Home treatments or otc remedies for a severe headache/sinus infection?
If someone has a severe headache, what are some home treatments and or remedies that could help them? Thanx!
A: Herbal tea is always good for a headache and applying cold or hot pack at the base of your neck helps as well to sooth throbbing head pain cause by the headaches. Sleeping in a cool dark room is a good way to relax as well. As for sinus infection try warm water with salt as a nose wash it is a great way to open up those blocked airways and make u breath better and help the headaches.
Q: What are some good headache treatments/ remidies?
A: Taking Advil or Ibuprofen can help. Also sometimes eating or drinking something with caffeine in it can help.
Other things I do for headaches:
Lay down in a cool dark room
Ice pack on forehead (no more than 20 minutes at a time)
Heating pad on the back of the neck and shoulders in case its tension (no more than 20 minutes at a time)
I hope this helps!
Michelle
Q: Headache treatments that work…..?
I’m getting more than a few pounders recently and i need another treatment besides painkillers. Any tips or remedies THAT WORK?
A: All these work er..I don’t have a clue about the oily banana though. You really should figure out the CAUSE (old glasses, bad air, computer glare, etc…) of your headaches and fix it.
Q: I get a headache nearly every time i train. how can i get rid of this?
especially when it involves any jarring ie. punching heavy bag. any headache treatments or ideas? thanks.
A: you must be relaxed
Q: sinus headache treatments?
I have a lot of sinus headaches. I usually get them pretty bad at least twice a week. Because I have them so often I don’t like to take medication for them (although Ibuprofen works best). I also take hot showers and walks outside to get fresh air, but those don’t completely kill the pain, and are uaually only temporary fixes. My headaches usually come back unless I get rid of it completely. Does anyone have any good (non-medicated) ways of getting rid of sinus headaches. Please help!
A: I get wicked bad sinus headaches if I have alot of milk products.
Seriously, I have heard of other people like me who have milk in their diet that triggers this sinus headache.
This is something to look into.
Q: Has anyone ever been to the chiropractor for headache treatment?
I have frequent debilitating headaches, and I’m pretty sure it’s connected to the sore neck I have. I was told that a chiropractor would help, but the person who told me that works for a chiropractor and might have just been trying to get business. Has anyone ever seen results for headaches with the chiropractor?
A: It depends why you have the headaches. I know that if it actually is related to the neck pain, the chiropractor should be able to help. Tension and migraine headaches are frequently associated with cervical muscle spasms and joint dysfunction. This is probably the most common type of headache out there. The next most common reason would probably be something dealing with nutrition, but the chiropractor should be able to make the correlation. Headaches and low back pain are the areas chiropractors really shine!
Q: Difference between migraine or headache and treatment of such?
I’ve had a headache every day for a week and today was the same. Then about 3:00 I heard some loud music and suddenly my headache was a lot worse, throbbing and I felt really nauseaus. I had to go lie down and my head hurt so bad. Any light and sound made it 3x worse, which I’ve heard is a migraine. It finally went away about 2 hours later after laying down and taking Excedrin. How do you know the difference between a migraine and headache and is there anything a doctor can do or would he just tell me to take OTC medicine?
A: No, your headache is not necessarily a migraine. Both migraines and headaches can cause sensitivity to light, nausea, and sound. There is a type of headache called Daily Persistant Headache that causes all three of these symptoms. Migraines are typically one sided, and the pain is usually located near the front of the head (around one of your temples). There is definitely something a doctor a can do. If you are diagnosed with migraines, you can be put on preventative medication. This won’t eliminate your migraines, but it will help. Your doctor can also help prescribe you a medication to take when you get a migraine, such as Zomig, Imitrex, Midrin, or Axert. Here is a list of various types of migraines and headaches: http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/types-of-headaches.html . It may be of further help to you. Good luck, and I hope that you get to feeling better!
Q: HORRID headache, medicationless treatments?
my friend has a horrible headache and she doesnt know what to do! my mom usually makes me this tea with pear extract and honey, but she doesnt have any pear extract so that wont work, plus, i dont know where my mom gets it so i cant direct her to where she could buy some. she doesnt want to use medication. she said it feels like someone ripped her brain out and submerged it in acid, while getting it run over by a semi! :O what could she do to help it go away?
A: Ask your Mom where she gets the pear extract is a good start . And it’s not a bad idea idea to get her to the doctor because she may be suffering form migraine headaches . Let the doctor advise her you aren’t professionally and knowledgeably equipped to guide her . Let her make the decision from there on /Good luck and hope she gets well soon .
Q: Is there any treatment which has a 100% headache success?
I have heard and seen people and reports of treatments which have a 100% success for treating headaches, but with so many different headache types and so many different types of patients how is this possible?
A: It is not possible. Even with one specific type of malady a 100% cure rate would be doubtful, especially in a condition with symptoms which are often subjectively reported such as headache.
There is one specific frequent responder on YA in the pain management section who reports that his facility has a 100% cure rate for headaches. He gives advice such as if you live in a cold climate take a warm bath and if you live in a warm climate take a cold bath. This does not explain the phenomena of people who live in highly advanced countries, and live in well insulated and heated or cooled homes but still suffer from headaches. He also will report that he can cure all headaches with acupuncture. I am a strong believer in acupuncture performed by qualified and trained professionals, but even with well performed acupuncture, I find that a large percentage of the patients I refer for acupuncture do not receive benefit from this form of therapy.
There are only three types of people claiming to provide 100% cure rates for medical conditions: Quacks, Liars and Fools.
Each patient will have their own specific trigger mechanisms for headaches, either migraine or common headaches, and even with a reasonably assured diagnosis, there will be different responses by people to all forms of treatment. It doesn’t matter if you prefer homeopathy, naturopathy, eastern or western medicine techniques no one treatment works for everyone.
Q: Can anyone recommend natural treatments for headache?
I woke up at 7 am this morning with a headache across the front of my eyes, I only had 2 units of alcohol last night, SO doubt it is a hangover.
So far today I have tried
Co dyrdamol ( paracetamol and codeine)
80mg of codeine
Hedex ( not sure whats in that I think paracetamol and asprin)
Nureofen express
Nurefeon plus ( codine)
feminax ( contains paracetomol and a muscel rexlaxant)
I also took alka seltzer.
I was careful to space the products containing parecetomol so not to cause damage although I have gone slightly over the recommended amount.
I have drank lots of water, Ive spent most of the day lying down in a darkened room with a cool pad over my eyes, and I have still got a headache ( although it is much less severe now)
My question is, do you know of any natural remedies as I clearly cannot take anymore painkillers
Should I call NHS direct ( everytime I do they just tell me to go to the doctors or A and E, Im not going to A and E for a headache and wait for hours for a headache which is not that severe now.
A: Lemon Tea. That really helps.
Q: What are the causes/treatments for headaches that happen the same time each week?
I get headaches every Saturday when I wake up and they can last well into the afternoon. What could be causing these, and how can I get rid of them for the long term?
A: why don’t you go to a doctor
Q: How does Flonase trigger migraine-headache ?
plz explain and it would be appreciated if you know treatments of migraine-headache. Thanks
A: Treatment for migraine headaches can relieve the pain and symptoms of a migraine attack — and prevent further migraine attacks.
Migraines can be treated with 2 approaches: abortive and preventive.
Abortive: The goal of abortive therapy is to prevent a migraine attack or to stop it once it starts. The prescribed medications stop a headache during its prodrome stage or once it has begun and may be taken as needed. Some can be administered as a self-injection into the thigh; others, as a wafer that melts on the tongue. These forms of medication are especially useful for people who vomit during a migraine, and they work quickly.
http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/guide/migraine-treatments
Q: What type of foods, liquids, or treatments helps headaches and/migraines?
But anything except medicine
A: Take b complex and magnesium every day. My brother used to get terrible migraines, hasn’t had one in years.
