Migraine Prevention Migraine Relief

"Almost Everything You Have Been Told About Stopping Migraine Headaches Is Wrong"

I admit, that's a bold statement. However it is completely true as I will explain it to you in the next few paragraphs.

The first big misconception about migraine headaches is, that we have to use drugs once the pain has developed. This is totally false.

There are other methods for reducing the pain. Some are more, some are less effective, but if you use drugs, (unless you are using prescription strength), they are not going to do you any good. Meaning, they are ineffective for stopping the headache when it's already started. You can get medicine headache on top of the migraine if you are not careful.

The key is Migraine Prevention !

The Other Methods of Migraine Treatment.

• Prevention
• Selection
• Attention
• Life style change

Let's look at Migraine Prevention.

Of all stopping of migraines, this is the most important! In order for an effective migraine treatment, we have to look at the causes of it. What are the causes that usually onsets the headache. There are many and differs with everybody and differs by circumstances of each individual.

Circumstances, like; Living conditions and whether it satisfies you or makes you stressed, nervous or depressed, The bed you sleep in and if it's comfortable to get a good nite sleep in. Allergies, something that you might be allergic to at home or at work. Sensitivity to the surroundings, -example; noise, crowd, smells, heat, humidity, tiredness, stress, lifestyle. Anxiety that's caused by all of the above. etc.

Try to be judgemental of your circumstances to find out what makes you not normal (so to speak) and what can you change if necessary to achieve a complete migraine relief.

The goal is migraine prevention !

Let's look at Selection.

Selection means we have to select the triggers. What we eat is important to the body, because that's where it gets it's energy from. We know the main triggers of migraines are food related. We have to eat every day but not just what we eat but how we eat our food matters too. Rushing during the meal, worrying of staining our shirt while we eat, worrying of how we eat if we are participants of a business lunch for example, are we putting stress on ourself because of those thoughts.

Beside that, the food we eat can cause migraines. There are many many migraine sufferers in the far east countries of India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Africa, the Arab countries and even South America. Because their food is very spicy. Not uncommon to find 20 or more different spices in their cooking. I have to mention onion as one of the common food ingredient in those countries and also one of the main culprit in migraine headaches.

Read about migraine food triggers and be selective.

Activities can trigger migraines as well. Physical activities for example can put a strain on the body and dilute the blood vessels rushing blood to the brain causing them to swell too fast. Yawning to much or deeply in the morning can cause headache, as some of you probably had noticed before. Hunger too, can trigger it. Reflection of light especially out in the sun, (like walking or driving by a large glass walled office building, reflecting light as a mirror). Dust also able to trigger it when combined with heat and humidity. Setting sun is another. Being too tired. Being impatient. Things don't go in your way, can trigger it, because creates stress.

Being lazy not doing anything, can also trigger them, because no activity is going on physically nor mentally thus causing procrastination and indecisiveness, which in turn cause frustration and there you have another migraine.

Don't forget! Prevention is the key to stop your migraines!

Let's look at Attention.

We all forget to pay attention to detail especially when we are concentrating on the first signs of a migraine starting. That detail we should watch out for, might be the key to learn what is going on. What is starting to trigger the headache and learn from it and trying preventing it the next time. (What did I eat? What did I do? What had happened just recently? What did I do last evening? Did I slept good last night, or was I awake a lot? How was my head positioned on the pillow? Was it too warm in the bedroom? Did the dog peed on the floor)? etc. etc.

Anything can trigger it and by paying attention we can do a preliminary assessment thus able to watch out the next time and confirm if that's what really triggered it.

Prevention is the key to avoid migraine headaches!

Let's look at Lifestyle change.

We are not talking about changing the way you live. We are talking about your lifestyle change if you follow the above advice. Can you imagine what it would be like if you wouldn't had to worry about migraine pain? If you are a chronic sufferer like I was, you know how much you missed out in life.

You can eat anything you want and do anything you want without the fear of migraines. Go to football games or cricket games. Go to birthdays. Take your children camping. Go dancing. Eat chocolate, cheese, spicy food. You can do all that if you prevent your migraines. Forget about trying to cure the pain. You can't! You can however prevent migraines very effectively!

I know I had missed my kids parties, sleep overs. Time with my wife and family, vacations, birthdays, socializing. I was always so much looking forward to these events, but could not go because just the thought of the migraine coming on started my headache. My marriage fell apart because of the migraine headaches. There was no Internet at the time. Whatever information there was, it was given by a doctor or another sufferer.

Just think about what your life would be like if you could stop the migraines completely. How much would you give if someone came to you with a pill and promise to stop it once and for all?

Of course there is no magic pill for migraines. We don't even know what causing the headache. We know of a lot of possible triggers, but no more. What works for one might not work for another, but that don't mean it's not worth a try. Try anything you can think of or comes your way. You might be surprised of the result. Curiosity solved many things in the past and it'll solve many in the future too. I am sure migraine relief is among them

Spending all that money on worthless medication you know it's not going to work, but psychologically gives you a piece of mind and hope. So you spend as much as it cost. Perhaps over a hundred dollars a month perhaps less. If you go to doctors or employing other therapies, your cost is even more. It's your decision how you spend your money.