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Knowing what to do During a Migraine

Most doctors will tell you the same thing when it comes to what to do when a migraine strikes. They tell you to take your treatment, retreat to an empty dark room, and just try to sleep it off. The problem with that is that you can not always just go to a dark room and sleep it off.

A migraine doesn’t go by your schedule, and it won’t wait for you to get home from work to hit you. So here are a few tips for when you are in places where you can not just sleep it off. If you are at work, tell your boss or who ever is above you that you are starting to get a migraine and ask for a short break usually about five to ten minutes.

This gives you time to go and take some medication that will not make you drowsy and let you have a few minutes to regroup your self. Also you are able to get to a quiet spot and just sit there for a few minutes while the migraine passes.

By the time you get back to work you will have already taken your medication and have had the time to yourself to get used to the migraine. Most of the time people ask for the day off when a migraine starts hitting. It is better to continue with work until it becomes clear that the migraine is not going away for a while.

If you are in the car when a migraine hits, pull over at a parking lot or a rest area. Do not take any medication, and no not try to drive if the migraine is severe. If someone else is in the car that has a license switch seats and let them drive for a while.

If you attempt to drive while suffering from a migraine you could get into an accident do to loss of peripheral vision, white spots, and color loss. Therefore it is better to pull over and lose an hour or two or to switch drivers.