The People's Perspective on MedicineArticles categorized as Migraines
What Can You Do to Stop a Migraine?
How do you stop a migraine once it has begun? Ubrelvy or an ice-cream headache may help. Acupuncture may also help prevent migraines.
Show 1339: Harnessing the Power of the Vagus Nerve
Stimulating the vagus nerve can calm us down and reduce inflammation. It may have many applications in promoting health.
Is Aimovig Migraine Medicine an Advance or a Breakthrough?
Have you ever had a headache? How about a migraine? FDA has approved drugs like Aimovig, Ajovy and Emgality. How good are these migraine meds?
Brain Freeze Breaks Migraine Cycle
Eating ice cream to induce brain freeze may stop a migraine cold. We think it is working through TRP channels on nerves that sense cool temperatures.
Show 1294: New Treatments for Migraine Headaches
In this week's radio show, we interview a patient advocate and a headache specialist about new treatments for migraine headaches.
Will an Elimination Diet Help You Avoid Migraines?
If you suffer frequent migraine headaches, following an elimination diet may help you avoid migraines. Better studies are sorely needed.
Can Feverfew at the First Sign of Migraine Prevent the Pain?
The medicinal herbs feverfew and butterbur can prevent migraine. Taking feverfew at the first sign of migraine stops the headache.
Show 1266: How Women Can Improve Their Hormone Intelligence
Boosting hormone intelligence can help women live better in every stage of life. Dr. Aviva Romm explains how to blend science and tradition.
How Exercise Can Help Prevent Migraines
A new study suggests that regular exercise–around half an hour a day–could help prevent migraines. Activity reduces stress and insomnia.
Beware Tramadol for Headaches: Overnight Withdrawal?
When your head hurts, it is hard to concentrate. Migraines are even worse. If doctors prescribe tramadol for headaches, they may be putting patients at risk.
Is Aspirin for Migraines A Miracle or a Menace?
Do you get whiplash from aspirin? One group of experts tells us to avoid aspirin. Too dangerous! Then another group says to prescribe aspirin for migraines.
How to Get Migraine Relief Without Spending a Fortune
In the hunt for migraine relief, some people shop in Canada for a brand name triptan and others try inducing brain freeze.
Sonic Slush, Brain Freeze and Migraine Relief
Why would anyone want to create brain freeze? Some people report that drinking something cold or eating ice cream can sometimes provide migraine relief.
More Indications for Medical Marijuana in Connecticut
The state legislature has approved a number of additional uses for medical marijuana in Connecticut, bringing the total to around 30.
Show 1133: How Can You Overcome Migraine Headaches?
The FDA recently approved a new medication, erenumab (Aimovig), to prevent migraine headaches in people who experience them frequently. Treatments and lifestyle changes can also make a difference.
How to Ease Migraine Pain without Prescriptions
What provokes your migraine pain? Finding out what sets your headaches off and arranging your life so you avoid the triggers can go a long way toward pain relief.
Can the Antidepressant Amitriptyline Mess Up Memory?
The antidepressant amitriptyline is prescribed for nerve pain, fibromyalgia, insomnia or migraines. Can amitriptyline cause memory problems?
How Could a Cold Mouth Stop Your Migraine?
The key to stopping a migraine as soon as it starts could be a cold mouth. Ice, ice cream, icy drinks like iced tea or iced coffee and milk shakes have all provided relief.
Can You Mitigate a Migraine with a Milkshake?
Drinking a cold chocolate milkshake quickly to trigger an ice cream headache can often mitigate a migraine headache.
How Can You Reduce Your Recurring Headaches?
One reader found that drinking tart cherry juice every night eliminated recurring headaches, perhaps due to the anti-inflammatory activity of cherries.
Can You Cure Killer Headaches With Ice Packs?
Did you know that there could be a scientific explanation for why ice packs work to overcome killer headaches? TRP ion channels respond to cold.
Will Ice Stop a Killer Headache?
Can wrapping the head in ice put a halt to severe head pain? One reader says yes; others try causing brain freeze by drinking ice water.
How Could Spicy Soup Stop Your Migraine?
Eating some spicy soup at the first hint of a migraine headache can stimulate TRP channels in the neurons and reverse the pain cascade.
How to Ease a Migraine Hangover
One person finds that drinking icy CocaCola and eating some chocolate in the aftermath of a headache is a good way to ease a migraine hangover.
Can Stopping Excedrin Suddenly Cause A Severe Headache?
Caffeine can boost the effectiveness of pain relievers, especially when it comes to headaches. But stopping caffeine quickly can cause withdrawal headaches.
Are the Microbes in Your Mouth Causing Your Migraines?
Researchers have found that people who get migraines have more oral bacteria that turn nitrate into nitrite. What about the microbes in your mouth?
How to Stop a Migraine with a Mocha Frappuccino
A very cold drink to induce brain freeze might stop a migraine in its tracks. One reader says be sure it includes some caffeine.
How to Prevent Migraines by Eating Gluten-Free
Could following a gluten-free diet help a person avoid frequent migraine headaches? Those with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity benefit.
Iced Cappuccino Heads Off Killer Headaches
Cold drinks or ice cream can sometimes stop a headache or migraine before it takes hold. Find out why an iced cappuccino might work this magic.
Surprising Remedy: Chili Peppers to Combat Migraines
It may seem strange to use chili peppers to combat migraines, but many people find this remedy works if used at the first sign of a headache.
Brain Freeze Saved the Day By Stopping Migraine In Its Tracks
It seems counterintuitive that causing brain freeze could stop a migraine cold. We have heard from lots of headache sufferers that it works really well.
See How Brain Freeze Works Fast for Bad Headaches
How about an inexpensive and rapid remedy for really bad headaches? It could be as close as your freezer. Brain freeze can sometimes stop a migraine fast.
See How Brain Freeze Can Stop a Migraine Headache in its Tracks
If you have ever eaten something really cold very quickly you know the agony of brain freeze. What if inducing an ice cream headache could stop a migraine?
Gluten-Free Diet Stopped Chronic Migraines
Migraine headaches could be a symptom of celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by the gluten in wheat, barley and rye.
Brain Freeze Can Stop Migraine Cold
Triggering brain freeze with ice water or a frozen beverage early in a migraine may help stop it before it takes hold.
B Vitamin Riboflavin Helps Prevent Migraine Headaches
A simple supplement, the B vitamin riboflavin, can often be effective at preventing migraine headaches or reducing the pain.
Headaches: Chocolate Shake for Migraines
Sometimes ice cream or a milk shake can be used to stop a migraine headache in its tracks.
Headaches: Brain Freeze Against Migraines
A bad headache can make it hard to function. That's why people turn to powerful pain relievers including opioids. How About brain freeze against migraines?
Vitamin Overdose Damages Nerves
When it comes to vitamin B6, it is important to avoid vitamin overdose. Too much pyridoxine can lead to debilitating nerve damage that may take a lot of time to heal.
FDA Warns of Serotonin Syndrome
Serotonin syndrome can be life threatening but many health professionals are unaware of the drug combinations that can trigger it. Beware drug interactions!
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