bad headaches....

Sushia · 01-29-2012, 03:34 PM

I tried chugging coke soda to clear my headaches.. I wonder what else you all do to rid crazy headaches with remedy? Out of curious.

**Cheetah** · 02-01-2012, 09:55 AM

The caffine in soda can sometimes help alleviate a headache. How bad are your headaches (0-10)? How often do you get headaches? Have you tried Aspirin or other OTC meds?

JanatheShort · 02-01-2012, 10:30 AM

For me, I don't drink anything with caffine at all... definately helps my migranes. Also drink plenty of water and sleep enough.

Oh, and a REALLY hot shower, and make the water spray on your head or neck.

DeafCaroline · 02-01-2012, 10:36 AM

For bad headaches, I drink coffee because of the caffeine - (they open up capillaries). It works most of the time.

SkullChick · 02-01-2012, 10:56 AM

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3 ibuprofen (total up to 600 mg) 2 extra strength tylenol with caffeine work for my migraine

**Cheetah** · 02-01-2012, 12:05 PM

One thing to consider, caffeine works less and less the more often you use it. I find alternating with different types of meds to be very helpful. (I have a migraine about once a week now - down from having one every day.)

DeafCaroline · 02-01-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheetah

One thing to consider, caffeine works less and less the more often you use it. I find alternating with different types of meds to be very helpful. (I have a migraine about once a week now - down from having one every day.)

You're right, the more one uses a drug (or caffeine), the more one builds up tolerance to it.

JanatheShort · 02-01-2012, 01:11 PM

Also while caffine may make the headache better at the moment, it may trigger more later if you don't keep drinking more and more of it.

**KristinaB** · 02-01-2012, 01:22 PM

I had combatted my headaches and had been drinking coffee for them. I slowly weaned myself off the coffee so as to not go through caffeine withdrawal. Gave myself 3 months of a slow down. Well, after 4 months of no caffeine I started getting the headaches with more intensity. Saw the doctor and I explained what I did. We tried a few things, but nothing worked. My allergies to a lot of medicines leave a lot to be desired. So, on the advice of my doctor, I am back on coffee. No more than 2 cups a day. All other drinks are to be caffeine free. USually that's water only, but I do have a Sprite once in a while. I take Excedrin:Tension Headache if I get another one, but there was an issue and that was recalled. Luckily Walgreens has a store brand that is identical and now I have that.

DeafCaroline · 02-01-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JanatheShort

Also while caffine may make the headache better at the moment, it may trigger more later if you don't keep drinking more and more of it.

Actually, sudden withdrawal from caffeinated coffee does trigger headaches but this is the first time I ever heard that drinking coffee increases them. Never happened to me.

**Cheetah** · 02-01-2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KristinaB

I had combatted my headaches and had been drinking coffee for them. I slowly weaned myself off the coffee so as to not go through caffeine withdrawal. Gave myself 3 months of a slow down. Well, after 4 months of no caffeine I started getting the headaches with more intensity. Saw the doctor and I explained what I did. We tried a few things, but nothing worked. My allergies to a lot of medicines leave a lot to be desired. So, on the advice of my doctor, I am back on coffee. No more than 2 cups a day. All other drinks are to be caffeine free. USually that's water only, but I do have a Sprite once in a while. I take Excedrin:Tension Headache if I get another one, but there was an issue and that was recalled. Luckily Walgreens has a store brand that is identical and now I have that.

If the Excedrin: Tension Headache helps you then your migraines are probably stress induced. Mine are both stress induced and food triggered. I am starting in a gym to hopefully reduce my stress, but I know in the beginning my migraines might get worse as my body adjusts to the increased workout (exercising can do the same thing that stress can do to your muscles). I'm starting slow and easy and hopefully keep my migraines to no more than one per week and hopefully reduce them down to once a month.

As I type this, I have the beginnings of a migraine and have already taken my prescription meds. If I catch it early enough I can avoid another really bad migraine.

**KristinaB** · 02-01-2012, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheetah

If the Excedrin: Tension Headache helps you then your migraines are probably stress induced. Mine are both stress induced and food triggered. I am starting in a gym to hopefully reduce my stress, but I know in the beginning my migraines might get worse as my body adjusts to the increased workout (exercising can do the same thing that stress can do to your muscles). I'm starting slow and easy and hopefully keep my migraines to no more than one per week and hopefully reduce them down to once a month.

As I type this, I have the beginnings of a migraine and have already taken my prescription meds. If I catch it early enough I can avoid another really bad migraine.

I do know mine are stress related and most all of my stress relievers are packed up. Keyboard, scrapbooking, cardmaking, sewing and things like that.

My stress is living in MIL's house and my living situation and such. We are working on the solution.

PowerON · 02-01-2012, 02:08 PM

When I have headache, I masturbate. It work wonderful.

DeafTim · 02-01-2012, 03:03 PM

^^^

I hardly get headaches..whew! Where is Travis? He always talkin about headaches.

whatdidyousay! · 02-01-2012, 03:11 PM

Coke has a lot of sugar and this can made headaches worst. I drink coffee for my headaches or try to take a short tap . If you're getting a lot of headaches
you should see a doctor , headaches can be a sign of other health issues.

whatdidyousay! · 02-01-2012, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerON

When I have headache, I masturbate. It work wonderful.

I hope you do this only at YOUR home!!

PowerON · 02-01-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by whatdidyousay!

I hope you do this only at home!!

It's nice home you have... brb, I need your bathroom. Mm-kay-thank!

Angel1989 · 02-01-2012, 03:41 PM

I suffer from migraines also. My doctor told me to avoid, caffeine, salami, red wine, processed cheese. Migraines are much better. Until I got sick and now there back. Can not take migraine meds because they interact with my seizures now. So I try at all costs to avoid them. Good Luck everyone!!

green427 · 02-01-2012, 04:00 PM

The book "Heal Your Headache" by David Buchholz is a wonderful resource on controlling your migraines.

For me, exercise helps a lot, but too much intense exercise can make it worse.

I take 500mg naproxen sodium every 8 hours and if it is really bad, Sumatriptan helps, but has uncomfortable side effects.

Note: Triptan drugs ain't cheap, and insurances limit them to 8 pills a month. They are about $250 for eight pills.

**Phillips** · 02-01-2012, 05:23 PM

I am take excedrin and its help me!

howag · 02-01-2012, 05:33 PM

2 500mg capsules of paracetamol does the trick for me.

Audiofuzzy · 02-01-2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SkullChick

Wirelessly posted

3 ibuprofen (total up to 600 mg) 2 extra strength tylenol with caffeine work for my migraine

At once? I hope not.

You need to be aware. though, with meds like NSAIDs - ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen etc it is the fastest way to ulcers
so you have to extra careful not to take it too often, without food
and over the recommended limit - and I see you already crossed the limit of 400mg of single extra strength dose if you took it at once,

so please, please be careful or ulcers will be your next ongoing health problem.

Fuzzy

Miss-Delectable · 02-01-2012, 05:43 PM

Taking one Advil pill work for me.

Sometimes having a nap in a darkened room helps.

My mother takes a triptan med. Luckily she can get them cheap.

cdmeggers · 02-01-2012, 05:43 PM

when I get headaches, I just drink more water and that usually does the trick (my headaches are usually cause I'm dehydrated). If it's a migraine, I take an excedrin migraine pill, but migraines have been pretty rare for me lately.

Audiofuzzy · 02-01-2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by green427

Sumatriptan helps, but has uncomfortable side effects.

Note: Triptan drugs ain't cheap, and insurances limit them to 8 pills a month. They are about $250 for eight pills.

There is seven triptans on the market currently, they all differ slightly in how they work
but also in their side effects.

If you find sumatriptan gives you unpleasant s/e (heart palpitations? constricted throat?)
ask for a different triptan.
The most popular and with the least s/e are Zomig and Maxalt,
also Relapx and Frova

but in the end you'd have to try each of them yourself to determine which one suits you best.

What you can do you can write the companies and ask for free samples,
also your doctor may have free samples, too.

Some companies offer financial assistance programs to help pay for their triptans so email them and ask if they offer for the triptan of your choice
and if you qualify.

You can find these programs on Google

Patient Assistance Programs - Available Prescription Assistance Programs
Find Prescription Assistance

Fuzzy

JanatheShort · 02-01-2012, 06:29 PM

You know what else gives me migranes? Doritos. No idea what is in them, but almost every time I eat them I get a migrane the next day. (I usually eat Nacho or Cool Ranch... sometimes Spicier Nacho.)

**Banjo** · 02-01-2012, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanatheShort

You know what else gives me migranes? Doritos. No idea what is in them, but almost every time I eat them I get a migrane the next day. (I usually eat Nacho or Cool Ranch... sometimes Spicier Nacho.)

It's probably the MSG. A lot of products with cheddar in them are full of MSG.

DeafCaroline · 02-01-2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanatheShort

You know what else gives me migranes? Doritos. No idea what is in them, but almost every time I eat them I get a migrane the next day. (I usually eat Nacho or Cool Ranch... sometimes Spicier Nacho.)

It might be the artificial colouring - they're known to cause migraines for some people. I looked up the nutrition label for Cool Ranch, it has three of them, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5. Eek!

Angel1989 · 02-01-2012, 06:45 PM

I just feel bad because I seem to have passed them along to my daughter. She gets them pretty bad:-( Migraines do run in families.

**Banjo** · 02-01-2012, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeafCaroline

It might be the artificial colouring - they're known to cause migraines for some people. I looked up the nutrition label for Cool Ranch, it has three of them, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5. Eek!

Either that, or it's the MSG. Doritos have a lot of cheese and they are of the sharp kind.

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Sushia Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Usa, in East. (ask me if want know) Posts: 5	bad headaches.... I tried chugging coke soda to clear my headaches.. I wonder what else you all do to rid crazy headaches with remedy? Out of curious.

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Cheetah Cheetah Consulting-Closed Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,694	One thing to consider, caffeine works less and less the more often you use it. I find alternating with different types of meds to be very helpful. (I have a migraine about once a week now - down from having one every day.) __________________ The Cheetah Consulting services No request too small, no fee too large! Serving the deaf world wide since yesterday. Open daily 9 ~ 5

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KristinaB New SDIT Deacon Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Land of the backstroke Posts: 13,768	I had combatted my headaches and had been drinking coffee for them. I slowly weaned myself off the coffee so as to not go through caffeine withdrawal. Gave myself 3 months of a slow down. Well, after 4 months of no caffeine I started getting the headaches with more intensity. Saw the doctor and I explained what I did. We tried a few things, but nothing worked. My allergies to a lot of medicines leave a lot to be desired. So, on the advice of my doctor, I am back on coffee. No more than 2 cups a day. All other drinks are to be caffeine free. USually that's water only, but I do have a Sprite once in a while. I take Excedrin:Tension Headache if I get another one, but there was an issue and that was recalled. Luckily Walgreens has a store brand that is identical and now I have that. __________________ Taking life one day at a time.

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JanatheShort Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 358	For me, I don't drink anything with caffine at all... definately helps my migranes. Also drink plenty of water and sleep enough. Oh, and a REALLY hot shower, and make the water spray on your head or neck.

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DeafCaroline Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,889	For bad headaches, I drink coffee because of the caffeine - (they open up capillaries). It works most of the time.

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JanatheShort Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 358	Also while caffine may make the headache better at the moment, it may trigger more later if you don't keep drinking more and more of it.

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whatdidyousay! Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 8,599	Coke has a lot of sugar and this can made headaches worst. I drink coffee for my headaches or try to take a short tap . If you're getting a lot of headaches you should see a doctor , headaches can be a sign of other health issues.

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Angel1989 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: California Posts: 1,930 Blog Entries: 1	I suffer from migraines also. My doctor told me to avoid, caffeine, salami, red wine, processed cheese. Migraines are much better. Until I got sick and now there back. Can not take migraine meds because they interact with my seizures now. So I try at all costs to avoid them. Good Luck everyone!!

02-01-2012, 04:00 PM	#19 (permalink)
green427 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cooch's Bridge Battlefield Posts: 1,627	The book "Heal Your Headache" by David Buchholz is a wonderful resource on controlling your migraines. For me, exercise helps a lot, but too much intense exercise can make it worse. I take 500mg naproxen sodium every 8 hours and if it is really bad, Sumatriptan helps, but has uncomfortable side effects. Note: Triptan drugs ain't cheap, and insurances limit them to 8 pills a month. They are about $250 for eight pills.

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Phillips Lets ride horses! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spaceship Posts: 11,170	I am take excedrin and its help me! __________________ My journal! http://poochie21.blogspot.com/ *Enjoy life today, Yesterday has past and Tomorrow may never come.*

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howag Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: London Posts: 334	2 500mg capsules of paracetamol does the trick for me.

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Miss-Delectable V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 17,174 Blog Entries: 3	Taking one Advil pill work for me. Sometimes having a nap in a darkened room helps. My mother takes a triptan med. Luckily she can get them cheap. __________________ "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller

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cdmeggers Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,196	when I get headaches, I just drink more water and that usually does the trick (my headaches are usually cause I'm dehydrated). If it's a migraine, I take an excedrin migraine pill, but migraines have been pretty rare for me lately. __________________ My Ear Blog Advanced Bionics BEA Volunteer Mentor

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JanatheShort Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 358	You know what else gives me migranes? Doritos. No idea what is in them, but almost every time I eat them I get a migrane the next day. (I usually eat Nacho or Cool Ranch... sometimes Spicier Nacho.)

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Angel1989 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: California Posts: 1,930 Blog Entries: 1	I just feel bad because I seem to have passed them along to my daughter. She gets them pretty bad:-( Migraines do run in families.

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