Home Remedies for Migraine Headaches
There are a number of things that you can do for a migraine headache beyond the remedy of the all available over counter medications. What is even better is that for pretty much all of these home remedies for migraine headaches, you are not even required to have any kind of professional to help, just a friend or someone you know that can help with a couple of things.
Ice:
Putting an icepack over your head and eyes can help. If you don’t have one of the wrap around packs that can be bought at several stores, you can still achieve the effect, maybe even improve it, with a washcloth. First you should get a clean washcloth and soak it in cool water. Don’t ring it out, but give it a little squeeze to get rid of the extra dripping water. Next, you fold it so that it can easily fit in the freezer. After it has began to freeze, pull it out and move the frozen parts towards the inside while moving the wet parts towards the outside. As soon as your washcloth is frozen solid, you are able to pull it out and wrap it around your head and eyes. Having it wrapped aroung your eyes help to reduce eyestrain. Eyestrain can easily increase your migraine headache’s intensity.
Massages:
This is not the type of massage that you go to a professional for. For this you need someone that you know. Since migraine headaches often cause photophobia, or sensitivity to light, it is a good idea to go into a dark room to lie down. While your there have a friend or somebody that you know massage your scalp. Doing this for ten minutes or longer can significantly reduce, if not get rid of your migraine headaches. You may even want to have the washcloth icepack on your eyes and head to help increase the effects.
Food:
When you feel a migraine headache coming on it isn’t a bad idea to eat something with a lot of salt in it, avoid chocolate though. A small bag of Fritos or other salty food may help to calm the attack, if you catch it early enough, and this calming effect even has the potential to stop your migraine headache completely.
When using home remedies for migraine headaches you must remember that not all migraine headaches are treatable this way, and you might have to take some medicine as well to make them go away.