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Relief for Migraines: When OTC Meds Don't Work

What helps relieve migraines when over the counter meds aren’t working?

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Iz684

An ice pack maybe, tea or soup, hot shower

moondust

weighted eye mask, loop earbuds, ice roller

Captofthevessel

Alternating hot and cold on the back of your neck every 20 minutes. It stimulates the nerves that usually give us migraines. If that doesn’t work, I’d go with a dark room method with an eye mask & tea.

jdubz

have you ever tried any prescription strength meds? i take topamax daily as a preventative and imitrex whenever i get migraines

Zbra

I’m personally wear a soft neck brace when I feel a migraine coming on - for me as an EDS patient the working theory is that it is due to cervical instability. The brace seems to help

beanieweenies

I cut grains and sugar from my diet and my migraines have all but disappeared. They only show up when I’m stressed, or when I’ve been in bright light without sunglasses for too long.

Millenniumlucille

Sleep and then caffeine and exedrin migraine. I've tried prescription treatments to prevent but they only seems to cause more frequent migraines for me.

Knightstarr

Sleep is the only thing that ever works for me. But I did the botox and my migraines went down from average of every other day to around 8 per year. It felt like a miracle

Spanketti

I bought some generic Paul Mitchell tea tree shampoo... it cools the scalp and it feels like heaven.

Spanketti

Also I tried cold ice packs and my Dr. Prescribed meloxicam (mobile 7.5 mg) it helps with muscle pain and I take it twice a day and protects me from migraines the whole Day. 😅 it's one of the side effects that happen to be a perk as well... good luck fellow warrior 💪

Sillypeach

I use an ice pack and take a nap in a dark room with no loud noise

Creature

Daith piercing, it worked for my aunt and I. I don't get migraines anymore since I got it

PinkPantalones

Sumatriptan. It’s a miracle worker.

Bean22

Once a month I give myself injections. It’s a fairly new drug called Emgality. It’s been working really well for me and my neurologist interestingly enough. And of course I have the option of taking sumatriptan if I feel a migraine coming on.

Margaret_Elizabeth

I am on several medications, but other than that I have a ice pack eye mask that I got at target that I really like, and I find it helpful to sit in a shower with either really cold or hot water

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Relief for Migraines: When OTC Meds Don't Work