I used to have intense migraine headaches when I was in my teens and twenties. I can remember the awful pain, the light hurting my eyes, the nausea, and even a time that I was paralyzed on one side.

I understand how devastating that they can be. There are prescription medications that you can take but there are also many home remedies that you can try. While not all of them work for everybody usually one of them will work for somebody. In other words, keep trying them until you find something that works for you.

The thing that helped me the most was a combination of peppermint oil rubbed onto my temples and taking magnesium and calcium for the pain. The dose that worked for me was 4 magnesium and 3 calcium every two hours until I felt relief. If it is going to work you probably won’t need to do that for more than 6 hours. The high amount of magnesium may make you sleepy and will probably clear out your digestive system so stay close to a bathroom for awhile.

If you can feel it coming on a Mountain Dew and 3 aspirin will often stave it off. Mountain Dew works because of the caffeine content. I don’t know why else it has to be Mountain Dew but it does. Aspirin, not tylenol or advil, is what you want to take with it.

180 Mgs of Kava Kava taken three times a day for no more than three days will often take care of a particularly stubborn migraine.

Ginko sends more oxygen to the brain and that can help ease the pain.

Feverfew is a herb that is excellent for migraines. You can get it at the health food store or online and just take it according to directions.

Once you have found relief you need to try to pinpoint the thing that brings them on. Stress? Artificial sweeteners? Chemical sensitivities? Heat? Dehydration? Food allergies?

Try to take something for the migraine the second you suspect it is coming on. When caught early you can often keep it from turning into a full fledged migraine.

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