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Migraines and Prevention

Is there a way to prevent migraines?

Migraines are not always preventable but here are a few things that may help:

Get plenty or rest or sleep

Avoid the triggers that set your migraine off.

Try to take it easy, relaxation can reduce the stress in your life that causes your migraines.

If you can’t prevent a migraine here are a few ways to ease the pain
Seclude yourself in a dark and quite room, with maybe only a candle, but for some migraines even the light from a candle is to intense and can cause more pain, total darkness is the best.

A cold rag to the forehead for some may decrease this pain

A scalp massage can release the tension from your head.

Temples are a pressure point that when massaged can relive headaches

Can migraines be treated with medicine help to prevent migraines?
Yes if your headaches make it hard for you to work or do your daily functions. There are a line of medicines that are made to prevent migraine or help ease the pain of a migraine.

There are 2 main types of migraine treatments, nonprescription and prescription.

Some treatments are used to help relieve the pain from a migraine headache. Most of medicine treatments should be started as soon as you become aware that a migraine headache is about to occur to help you through the migraine. Other types of medicine are designed to prevent a migraine before it ever occurs. Here are a few medicine to prevent migraines befor they occur

Timolol, Propranolol, Inderal, Blocadren, Divalproex, Depakote and even some antidepressants are used to help prevent migraines.

Nonprescription medicines to help relieve the pain
Nonprescription medicines are designed to help migraine pain. There are many out there and here are just some of the types out there.
Aspirin, Tylenol, Excedrin migraine, Ibuprofen, Aleve and Motrin.

What about prescription medicines?
Some people with sever migraine headaches require prescription medicines. Here are a few prescription medicines available. Ergotamine , Ergostat, Dihydroergotamine and Migranal. There are many more as said these are just a few, medicines vary from person to person. Some medicine for some may intense the pain, consult your physician to find which is best for you.