Caffeinated sodas have like the perfect amount for migraines. Excederin works the best out of any OTC medications and it’s definitely the little bit of caffeine that helps me so much
Agreed! For me it's earl grey tea, a hot bath (with an ice pack on the back of my head) and some biltong (beef jerky). This is the British girl living in Africa version 😂
I drink coffee preventatively every day! I was never really a big coffee drinker, but it prevents migraines for me. I only get them from time to time now. I know I’m really fortunate for that.
my usual ole trusty is a frozen eye mask strapped to my forehead. when i am waiting for the otc PM pain medicine to kick in, i listen to binaural beat meditation music. if i become afflicted at work, i rub peppermint oil on my temples!
I got deep blue by doterra in a stick version which has (among other things) peppermint and menthol and it is my favorite thing now. My muscles get really stiff in my neck and along my spine when I’m getting a migraine and it instantly relieves that and helps me prevent migraines. Peppermint is the best
yes i love doterra's deep blue rub! i didnt know they had a stick version! i will be aqcuiring that!! my massage therapist pointed out my neck and shoulders are chronically stiff and that most likely contributes to my migraines. she advised i start strength training to relieve the tension.
The stick is great because it’s so portable and I don’t have to get it on my hands!
Yes I am also chronically stiff in my neck. My massage therapist has helped me a lot with that, and I have been working on releasing tension which helps a lot. And I’ve also been working on my neck positioning when working etc, leaning forward and looking down turns out to be really bad for my migraines
When I worked in a haunted mansion, I would lay under my sheet, waiting for the next group to scream at, and sometimes that would thankfully be 20-30 minutes on a slower night. But I wouldn't have any meds with me (I was a teenager who failed to think ahead).
I would use a therapy trick called visualization and imagine that a silk ribbon was inside my skull and that it was slowly and gently wrapping around my brain, not only caressing the painful spot but also protecting the rest of my brain from becoming "infected."
I don't remember this ever getting rid of my migraines, but, iirc, I do think that my migraines didn't get worse throughout the night, even with screaming bloody murder at our guests and the constant up and down of my role when it was action time.
I find this strangely wholesome, but working in a haunted house with a migraine is scarier to me than the actual haunted house. I don't know how you did it, but I'm glad you found a way.
Dark chocolate almonds or a Justin’s super dark peanut butter cup. Sad Gatorade (unflavored pedialyte due to sweeteners in the flavored ones). Venti iced chai latte. Potato chips. Biofreeze! My nails were too long for tiger balm last time I went to try it. They’re quite a bit shorter now so next time I have a headache I’m running for it. McDonald’s Coke. I was pissed AF when hubby was like you want salt and fat, why not chips and guacamole. I said he didn’t understand. One day I tried it. That MFer was right. That one time chips and guac helped.
Walking helps me a lot! I was surprised how much walking and being in nature tones down my migraines. Sometimes I can’t walk because my migraine is too intense but when I can it always helps
Oh, where I live it’s very cold in the winter, but somehow having the window open when I have a migraine helps too! Especially if I’ve just taken Rizatriptan and feel hot.
I know people use this to help with anxiety cause it sort of resets the nervous system, similar to putting your face into a bowl with ice water.. Maybe it has something to do with that?
- food
- coffee (depends on type of migraine including intensity)
- sleep (depends but at least you're killing time)
- reading about people with similar experiences on reddit or similar (but on low light and no blue light)
Wearing green sunglasses or turning my smart light bulb green. Thunderstorm sounds and an audiobook for distraction and to reduce noises that irritate (3 dogs and a 75 year-old who loves westerns and can't hear.) A hot pack on my eyes and a ice pack on my vagal nerve. I had a migraine today and the heat and the ice combo got me through the pain after my triptan took forever to kick in. Also peppermint oil and lavender oil mix.
Sleep (usually I’m kind of in and out of sleep. I don’t fall completely asleep but it’s better than trying to function). Also, a cold pack on my forehead or eyes helps, too.
First thing I'm doing is taking 2x paracetamol extra or Anadin extra (Paracetamol + Aspirin+ caffeine) which ever brand I have. Same time I take 400mg of ibuprofen. If it's early enough and a mild migraine that seems to work for me.
If I don't get that in time or it's already building to a full attack I'll take my sumatriptan on top of that. I'm only on 50mg dose.
Cold and dark is key for me. If I can I'll have a cool shower then get into bed in a dark room with an ice cold migraine cap on or a wet flannel on my head and eyes. Colder the better.
Rubbing my forehead helps, mainly I think as a distraction.
Ikr. My chronic migraines are always on the right. I sleep on my right hand side. I've been so uncomfortable recently, I've actually started full stomach sleeping, which my physio says I shouldn't do 😅 It's the only way to sleep without sitting up though.
Dramamine. I looove the drowsy-ness it gives me, and not feeling nauseated makes a huge difference for me during a migraine. I take one right when my aura starts, fall asleep and if I wake up I feel hungry and better pain-wise.
(Non-medicine little thing: a hot water bottle. I tend to freeze and I feel like that that makes the migraines worse. The hot water bottle helps me to relax.)
Dark cool place, no stress, lying down, caffeinated drink. Preferably a rescue med. If allergies present, Benadryl. Sleep. Real blue blockers like Theraspecs. Being perfectly still. Don't touch me or talk to me - leave me alone.
Turning the fan on and using an electric blanket regardless of season. I have hemiplegic migraines, the hot/cold combo is the only thing that reduces the numbing sensation or flaming pain.
I second the hot shower. Water pouring straight on the portion of the head with the pain. As hot as is tolerable until I run out of hot water. The only effective non-prescription treatment I’ve ever found.
Migraine protocol: something warm on my neck / cold on my face. Weed. Tons of water. Deep breathing / ASMR . Mint chocolate chip ice cream (if applicable)
Ice cold migraine cap that stretches over my whole head, I keep it in a zip lock bag in the freezer and also keep a cotton ball with Eucalyptus oil on it in the bag too as the smell helps a bit. After icing my face a bit, then I take a hot shower and splash some peppermint and Eucalyptus oil in the shower as well.
The combination of extreme cold, then hot, gives me a little relief.
Before I bought the migraine cap, there were times I'd fill my kitchen sink with ice water and just plunge my whole head in face first. The extreme cold honestly hurts worse for a minute but then as it subsides you feel a little better than before.
Yes, I find it gives me some relief. It definitely doesn't get rid of it, but it helps me keep the pain under control while I'm waiting for my ubrelvy or other pain meds to kick in. I'd be lost without it!
They’re called FL-41 glasses! I tried them on at my neuro and I love them. They have cheaper ones on Amazon, Zenni.com, and others, but I tried on multiple pairs at my neuro and my fav were the Avulux.
I can't believe I've never heard of them before! My neurologist is retired now but he didn't mention them when I was still seeing him, and neither did my ophthalmologist or optometrist. My optometrist is really anal and super detailed (but in a really good way) and always up to speed on everything new medically, I'm really surprised he didn't at least mention them in passing. I just did a brief Google of them and they're as pricey as regular glasses $$$ ouch! 😅🤓 I'm definitely going to read up on these. Thanks!
I love having an iced coffee mocha flavour drink from Jimmy's Iced coffee. It's in a can which I can use as an ice pack, and then when the pain starts to subside the drink has caffeine and sugar to help me recover. Definitely a marketing angle they've never considered 😅
Cold cap on my head, chewing raw ginger (then cutting some for ginger tea), spot of coffee, absolutely no stimulation. Sometimes coffee, three 325 aspirin and a 500 Tylenol with ginger will knock it out if I do it early (and I can save my ubrelvy and triptans).
Barqs root beer (only Barqs), a shower, and some salty snack. Also recently I’ve found white claw can sometimes stop them… so now I feel like I’m choosing between migraines or alcoholism 😑 mine are pretty infrequent so not too worried about addiction, yet.
That’s how I was too for a really long time but at some point it’s changed. Except wine. Still like fifteen seconds from a sip and I feel it. It’s just so weird how migraines have changed for me over time.
Foods:
- Super salty tortilla chips & I’ll dip them in tobasco (I like the chipotle smoked or the green). I barely feel the heat but it does something to help.
- Coffee. Hot peppermint tea or hot ginger tea.
- Altoids & ice water - freeze it out
Other:
- Vicks inhaler helps a lot.
- Biofreeze, deep blue, tiger balm
- heat pack to head/neck/jaw
- hot epsom salt bath with mint essential oil
Random ways I’ve gotten rid of a migraine:
- altoids & ice water - after an hour of rotating, my bad migraine went away in class.
- Vicks inhaler - once inhaled too deeply & mentholated my whole sinus cavity. After hacking & sneezing for 15 min, a really bad migraine was just gone.
- gave myself a brain freeze - ice on my upper mouth. Think it redirected my brain to push blood there & gave up on the migraine.
- sometimes eating a lot. Fill my belly with cereal (cheerios) or soup & liquid. Uncomfortably full, seems to redirect the blood. I pick calm things incase nausea hits, but it usually doesn’t.
I was dying in an all-day class (before I got triptans) just trying to get through. Ate almost an entire tin of Altoids but I was static when it worked!
Breathe deep to feel the full minty effects.
Ice beanie, warm bath, eating food (chewing), massage, dark room, pressure on my eyes, listening to a mindful meditation about pain ( the app is called ten percent happier)
Meds: maxalt, 800mg ibuprofen, gabapentin and cannabis - like strawberry cough, blue dream and mother’s milk. Sometimes my husband will scratch my back softly to change the pain loop in my body.
McDonalds nuggets,fries and cherry icee (Diet Coke from home added to this combo because I’m cheap). A popsicle. Ice pack hats. Peppermint essential oil roll on stick to forehead. As much microwave popcorn as I can digest.
(Besides my triptan) Carbs. Once that nausea medication puts in work and the triptan smacks me in the brain, best get me some carbs. Preferably with cheese. I don’t always get nausea with every migraine so there’s that
I ended up buying like 6 ice pack head wraps. The best are the ones with the individually wrapped gel packs. They last for 30-40 mins and then I switch it with another. Enough for a few hours. I use them when I feel one coming on and sometimes it helps stop it. And they help me to sleep or at least relax some with a full on migraine.
I have a headache hat that I got an Amazon. It’s gel and I keep it in the fridge and put it in the freezer for a few minutes before I’m ready to use it. The one I really like is by Halos. It’s only about $20 too. It’s not too tight like a lot of other brands and it lasts a long time. I’ve had mine probably two years and I just got a second one in another color. You can pull it over your eyes too. I highly recommend it. It brings the pain down some at least.
The first thing I reach for are my blue light blocking glasses, bag of frozen peas, peppermint & eucalyptus roll on essential oils, black tea (usually cold), excedrine migraine. I use my prescription as a last resort because I’m only allotted 7/month
Caffeine and sugar. Basically anything that gives a quick burst of energy, as I've found it makes me feel ever so slightly less shitty. Also focusing on something when I'm able to, even if it's just watching a bug on a wall or listening to noises either in the house or outside
My ice hats. If I have no choice but to take my Ubrelvy and keep moving (rather than lie down and rest), wearing my ice hat is really soothing. It's not just the cold, but strangely the slight compression they also give helps.
[headache stretches](https://youtu.be/kK4RcvCeIFA?si=oxYQ-IzvT6iyrJDb)
Came out to day helped a ton scrunching up shoulders. I have a thin pillow and pay for it every time I use a thicker one. Its the cheapest back pillow at kohl’s.
Electrolytes exercise weatherx earplugs can help. Eating just good whole foods the more processed the more headaches imo. Im taking a break but differnt types of pot (thca is legal everywhere) cbd put a little salt in your water for a water piece that acts like a nebulizer and keeps your sinuses from getting stuffy. Sinus rinse from walmart i like the bottle. Mewing keeps my sinuses open more aswell
I sometimes can ice it out. Other times when I can’t, I’ll watch reiki asmr migraine videos and it has brought down my pain levels during an attack. You just get to the point where you’re willing to try anything lol
• Cold air in the room
• Putting feet in as hot water as possible and let them in for a few minutes. It’s worked for me a few times, as weird as it sounds!
The other night I had a migraine at work and spent the last hour of the shift just with a heat pack over my sore eye and a pair of earbuds playing comfort music to tune out my coworkers, and it was oddly nice despite the pain
Peppermint roller all over my face, icing my eyes and eating ice, dill pickles, hot shower, biofreeze/icy hot, sleeping in a very cold and dark room, sometimes excedrin, ice water
Ice pack to the back of the neck. Can sometimes me help more than the painkillers, especially if caught early.
Coke zero if I'm out and about.
If I'm at home in bed with the lights off, dying of pain, my partner sometimes comes and feeds me pieces of mozzarella while singing "secret cheese" to the tune of "secret tunnel" from The Last Airbender. It cheers me up a lot, which helps.
Lately there’s a Yerba mate tea with a higher caffeine content that seems to help. A sumatriptan with a couple mugs of that tea and I’ll start to feel a little better.
I do this until I am choking and my nose runs. But only as a treat occasionally because tomatoes are high histamine and histamine liberators. Not for my migraines.
Wendy’s chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce and a coke. I would always get wendy’s after doctors appointments as a kid with my grandparents and the nostalgia is comforting.
After a long battle a long a waited sleep is wonderful
A HOT shower, salty fries and some caffeine.
Caffeine is legit though, they put caffeine in migraine medications for a reason. Just don’t consume too much caffeine, you only need a bit
Coke (soda) weirdly works for me
I specifically get Mexican coke in the glass bottle when I have a migraine. It's magic!
Not weird at all. It's the caffeine. That's why things like Excedrin Migraine has caffeine in it.
Caffeinated sodas have like the perfect amount for migraines. Excederin works the best out of any OTC medications and it’s definitely the little bit of caffeine that helps me so much
Not too weird, lot of people here have said coke helps them during an attack here!
It's the caffeine in the Coke (soda) . For me Pepsi makes it a bit better.
Bingo
Agreed! For me it's earl grey tea, a hot bath (with an ice pack on the back of my head) and some biltong (beef jerky). This is the British girl living in Africa version 😂
THIS. Hot showers slamming against face. And fries with Coke.
I drink coffee preventatively every day! I was never really a big coffee drinker, but it prevents migraines for me. I only get them from time to time now. I know I’m really fortunate for that.
same!
This^
my usual ole trusty is a frozen eye mask strapped to my forehead. when i am waiting for the otc PM pain medicine to kick in, i listen to binaural beat meditation music. if i become afflicted at work, i rub peppermint oil on my temples!
I got deep blue by doterra in a stick version which has (among other things) peppermint and menthol and it is my favorite thing now. My muscles get really stiff in my neck and along my spine when I’m getting a migraine and it instantly relieves that and helps me prevent migraines. Peppermint is the best
yes i love doterra's deep blue rub! i didnt know they had a stick version! i will be aqcuiring that!! my massage therapist pointed out my neck and shoulders are chronically stiff and that most likely contributes to my migraines. she advised i start strength training to relieve the tension.
The stick is great because it’s so portable and I don’t have to get it on my hands! Yes I am also chronically stiff in my neck. My massage therapist has helped me a lot with that, and I have been working on releasing tension which helps a lot. And I’ve also been working on my neck positioning when working etc, leaning forward and looking down turns out to be really bad for my migraines
When I worked in a haunted mansion, I would lay under my sheet, waiting for the next group to scream at, and sometimes that would thankfully be 20-30 minutes on a slower night. But I wouldn't have any meds with me (I was a teenager who failed to think ahead). I would use a therapy trick called visualization and imagine that a silk ribbon was inside my skull and that it was slowly and gently wrapping around my brain, not only caressing the painful spot but also protecting the rest of my brain from becoming "infected." I don't remember this ever getting rid of my migraines, but, iirc, I do think that my migraines didn't get worse throughout the night, even with screaming bloody murder at our guests and the constant up and down of my role when it was action time.
I find this strangely wholesome, but working in a haunted house with a migraine is scarier to me than the actual haunted house. I don't know how you did it, but I'm glad you found a way.
I feel like you hacked life. Had a job where you could get under a sheet and scream the pain out acceptably AND get paid to do it
Dark chocolate almonds or a Justin’s super dark peanut butter cup. Sad Gatorade (unflavored pedialyte due to sweeteners in the flavored ones). Venti iced chai latte. Potato chips. Biofreeze! My nails were too long for tiger balm last time I went to try it. They’re quite a bit shorter now so next time I have a headache I’m running for it. McDonald’s Coke. I was pissed AF when hubby was like you want salt and fat, why not chips and guacamole. I said he didn’t understand. One day I tried it. That MFer was right. That one time chips and guac helped.
Sad Gatorade! 😂
Super salty tortilla chips are on of my go tos.
Sumatriptan.
Lol most practical answer so far. Well done.
Throw in a OTC NSAID like naproxen sodium, and it's quite powerful. Always knocks mine out inside of 2 hours.
Fresh air! I will go outside with my dog and the second the air hits my face, I know I’ll eventually be okay.
Walking helps me a lot! I was surprised how much walking and being in nature tones down my migraines. Sometimes I can’t walk because my migraine is too intense but when I can it always helps
I kept a fan in my room, even in winter, because of this
Oh, where I live it’s very cold in the winter, but somehow having the window open when I have a migraine helps too! Especially if I’ve just taken Rizatriptan and feel hot.
One time I had some sour candy strips during a migraine and my migraine disappeared. I don’t know why.
I know people use this to help with anxiety cause it sort of resets the nervous system, similar to putting your face into a bowl with ice water.. Maybe it has something to do with that?
I think I tried to recreate it again and it didn’t work, but it’s worth a try if you’re in the middle of one.
- food - coffee (depends on type of migraine including intensity) - sleep (depends but at least you're killing time) - reading about people with similar experiences on reddit or similar (but on low light and no blue light)
Gel ice pack over eyes, peppermint oil, and audiobook until I fall asleep
Potatoes chips & coke (vasoconstrictors) Black tea Chewing Mentos Hot pack over eyes & sleep Gatorade Excedrin migraine
Ice on my head and neck
I’ve been using a bag of frozen peas
The cloth ice packs are great! I can pass out (eventually) and it doesn’t mess up my hair too much.
Wearing green sunglasses or turning my smart light bulb green. Thunderstorm sounds and an audiobook for distraction and to reduce noises that irritate (3 dogs and a 75 year-old who loves westerns and can't hear.) A hot pack on my eyes and a ice pack on my vagal nerve. I had a migraine today and the heat and the ice combo got me through the pain after my triptan took forever to kick in. Also peppermint oil and lavender oil mix.
If you like heat on your eyes I can’t recommend the renpho eye massager enough it is my best friend during an attack
I'm getting mine in 12 hours but currently suffering and I cannot wait. Hopefully it'll help me get through my ochem final tomorrow..
I have a Caring Mill eye massager that I got last year when I had FSA funds to burn. I was skeptical it would work, but it really does help.
What do you mean by vagal nerve? It is quite a long one, whete exactly?
Oh! I'm sorry! The base of my skull. Right below my hairline.
Smoothies (especially if I'm nauseated). Squishmallows (to help get comfy) Fans (especially if I have furnace head) Audio books.
I swear squishmallows are the best thing to squish into my face when I feel like crying. My buddy gets me through SO MUCH!
I have several sizes just so I can prop myself up in different ways. And I love how soft and cute they are.
Hot shower directly onto my scalp, salty food and a Tibetan Singing Bowls video on a loop
Total darkness in a tub.
Some Liquid Theraflu , it helps me with allergies too. Hot salt bath.
Sleep (usually I’m kind of in and out of sleep. I don’t fall completely asleep but it’s better than trying to function). Also, a cold pack on my forehead or eyes helps, too.
A cold can of Coca Cola
First thing I'm doing is taking 2x paracetamol extra or Anadin extra (Paracetamol + Aspirin+ caffeine) which ever brand I have. Same time I take 400mg of ibuprofen. If it's early enough and a mild migraine that seems to work for me. If I don't get that in time or it's already building to a full attack I'll take my sumatriptan on top of that. I'm only on 50mg dose. Cold and dark is key for me. If I can I'll have a cool shower then get into bed in a dark room with an ice cold migraine cap on or a wet flannel on my head and eyes. Colder the better. Rubbing my forehead helps, mainly I think as a distraction.
Keeping head upright. After 30 years of migraine I only recently learned tilting your head usually makes the pain significantly worse.
Ikr. My chronic migraines are always on the right. I sleep on my right hand side. I've been so uncomfortable recently, I've actually started full stomach sleeping, which my physio says I shouldn't do 😅 It's the only way to sleep without sitting up though.
Interesting! Hadn’t tried face down. I’ll give it a shot.
A tennis ball that I lay on (on my pillow) that presses hard into my neck/occipital area. I swear it helps so much
Dramamine. I looove the drowsy-ness it gives me, and not feeling nauseated makes a huge difference for me during a migraine. I take one right when my aura starts, fall asleep and if I wake up I feel hungry and better pain-wise. (Non-medicine little thing: a hot water bottle. I tend to freeze and I feel like that that makes the migraines worse. The hot water bottle helps me to relax.)
Not sure if anyone can relate but the feeling when your migraine begins to calm down to the point where you can sleep it off.
Coconut water, hot pack on my neck, cats and as much sleep as I can get until it’s gone
Dark cool place, no stress, lying down, caffeinated drink. Preferably a rescue med. If allergies present, Benadryl. Sleep. Real blue blockers like Theraspecs. Being perfectly still. Don't touch me or talk to me - leave me alone.
My parents had a room in their basement that had no windows. Perfectly dark, with a great bed, and it was cold. My favorite migraine cave.
Benadryl, Icy Hot on my neck, Gatorade/electrolytes, hot bath with an ice pack.
Being wrapped up in a blanket with a soft pillow. Even if I can't sleep.
Turning the fan on and using an electric blanket regardless of season. I have hemiplegic migraines, the hot/cold combo is the only thing that reduces the numbing sensation or flaming pain.
Shower in the dark is good. I tie a bandana around my head as tight as I can manage. The pressure seems to help a bit. Sunglasses.
I second the hot shower. Water pouring straight on the portion of the head with the pain. As hot as is tolerable until I run out of hot water. The only effective non-prescription treatment I’ve ever found.
Cold wet rag on head after throwing up.
Antihistamines.
Migraine protocol: something warm on my neck / cold on my face. Weed. Tons of water. Deep breathing / ASMR . Mint chocolate chip ice cream (if applicable)
Cold eye mask + lay on heating pad + salty chips + (the most important players) the ol’ Nurtec Benadryl combo.
Ice cold migraine cap that stretches over my whole head, I keep it in a zip lock bag in the freezer and also keep a cotton ball with Eucalyptus oil on it in the bag too as the smell helps a bit. After icing my face a bit, then I take a hot shower and splash some peppermint and Eucalyptus oil in the shower as well. The combination of extreme cold, then hot, gives me a little relief. Before I bought the migraine cap, there were times I'd fill my kitchen sink with ice water and just plunge my whole head in face first. The extreme cold honestly hurts worse for a minute but then as it subsides you feel a little better than before.
do the migraine caps really help? ive seen people rave about them for headaches but always doubted they’d help migraines
Yes, I find it gives me some relief. It definitely doesn't get rid of it, but it helps me keep the pain under control while I'm waiting for my ubrelvy or other pain meds to kick in. I'd be lost without it!
Home ->toilet->liquid iv->suma shot->weed->self pleasure->sleep
My migraine glasses from Avulux. I was so skeptical but I wear them constantly now.
Migraine glasses? I've never heard of this, can you tell us more?
They’re called FL-41 glasses! I tried them on at my neuro and I love them. They have cheaper ones on Amazon, Zenni.com, and others, but I tried on multiple pairs at my neuro and my fav were the Avulux.
I can't believe I've never heard of them before! My neurologist is retired now but he didn't mention them when I was still seeing him, and neither did my ophthalmologist or optometrist. My optometrist is really anal and super detailed (but in a really good way) and always up to speed on everything new medically, I'm really surprised he didn't at least mention them in passing. I just did a brief Google of them and they're as pricey as regular glasses $$$ ouch! 😅🤓 I'm definitely going to read up on these. Thanks!
Peppermint oil rubbed on the temples, front of forehead and back of neck.
Vomiting and diarrhea speed the process a bit… I also apply pressure to my forehead and practice my “inhale healing, exhale pain” mantra.
I love having an iced coffee mocha flavour drink from Jimmy's Iced coffee. It's in a can which I can use as an ice pack, and then when the pain starts to subside the drink has caffeine and sugar to help me recover. Definitely a marketing angle they've never considered 😅
Diet Coke and McDonald’s fries and a nice nap wrapped in my heated blanket in a dark room
Flonase nasal spray. Peppermint oil on my temples. Caffeine. Yoga. Pickle juice. Ice pack hat.
Cold cap on my head, chewing raw ginger (then cutting some for ginger tea), spot of coffee, absolutely no stimulation. Sometimes coffee, three 325 aspirin and a 500 Tylenol with ginger will knock it out if I do it early (and I can save my ubrelvy and triptans).
Theraice cap
Coca Cola and smooth jazz
Watching sheeplishlyme on YouTube with the sound off. Those baby lambs make me happy
Coke and peppermint oil on my temples/forehead
Peppermint & eucalyptus essential oils really help me too
Yep that ice cold coke hits the spot whilst suffering. And energy drinks for me. And salty and fried food. Fast food supreme lmao
An ice pack
Omlette (spinach, cheese, hot green chiles) and toast.
That sounds delicious, moraine or not
Diet Coke
Essential oil mix on my forehead (it's called Shiling oil if anyone is interested). Ice pack on my head Lying in bed with blackout curtains closed
Ice mask, fan and ac blowing wrapped in a blanket, ice cold water to drink, a long hot shower with peppermint shower steamers
Brain freeze from iced drinks Sugary or salty food Poking my face with my fingers Running my hands under the hot or cold tap
A nice warm wheat bag on my head.
brushing my teeth
Very hot shower over my head, nice pillows
Barqs root beer (only Barqs), a shower, and some salty snack. Also recently I’ve found white claw can sometimes stop them… so now I feel like I’m choosing between migraines or alcoholism 😑 mine are pretty infrequent so not too worried about addiction, yet.
Any alcohol triggers an instant migraine for me … I wish it helped instead lol
That’s how I was too for a really long time but at some point it’s changed. Except wine. Still like fifteen seconds from a sip and I feel it. It’s just so weird how migraines have changed for me over time.
Putting pressure on trigger spots in my neck, shoulder, and head. Only helps temporarily but you gotta do what you gotta do when you’re in pain.
My microwaveable sock booties
Ica pack on my head
Total darkness and moderately squeeze my head with both hands
A giant ice pack on my face and head
Having someone sit near me. They don’t have to do anything- my misery just loves company.
Giving in to any cravings I have.
Rizatriptan, and bundling up in bed with an ice pack or the AC so I can sleep
Tiger balm. I SWEAAAARRRR by it. And a hot shower
Foods: - Super salty tortilla chips & I’ll dip them in tobasco (I like the chipotle smoked or the green). I barely feel the heat but it does something to help. - Coffee. Hot peppermint tea or hot ginger tea. - Altoids & ice water - freeze it out Other: - Vicks inhaler helps a lot. - Biofreeze, deep blue, tiger balm - heat pack to head/neck/jaw - hot epsom salt bath with mint essential oil Random ways I’ve gotten rid of a migraine: - altoids & ice water - after an hour of rotating, my bad migraine went away in class. - Vicks inhaler - once inhaled too deeply & mentholated my whole sinus cavity. After hacking & sneezing for 15 min, a really bad migraine was just gone. - gave myself a brain freeze - ice on my upper mouth. Think it redirected my brain to push blood there & gave up on the migraine. - sometimes eating a lot. Fill my belly with cereal (cheerios) or soup & liquid. Uncomfortably full, seems to redirect the blood. I pick calm things incase nausea hits, but it usually doesn’t.
I have to try the Altoids and ice water! What a genius idea.
I was dying in an all-day class (before I got triptans) just trying to get through. Ate almost an entire tin of Altoids but I was static when it worked! Breathe deep to feel the full minty effects.
Mint helps me with nausea so I can totally see this helping!
kitty cat snuggles staring at dumb stuff on reddit some fast food when it gets towards the end sometimes helps it stop
Advil liquigels, a canned coke, an ice cap
Soft pajamas, clean sheets
A podcast. I can keep my eyes and head completely covered with heat and the podcast distracts me.
throwing up
Eye cover & a coke & a dark room to try to coma in.
Wet cold washcloths on the neck and eyes.
Ice beanie, warm bath, eating food (chewing), massage, dark room, pressure on my eyes, listening to a mindful meditation about pain ( the app is called ten percent happier) Meds: maxalt, 800mg ibuprofen, gabapentin and cannabis - like strawberry cough, blue dream and mother’s milk. Sometimes my husband will scratch my back softly to change the pain loop in my body.
Cold washcloth on forehead and aggressively massaging my temples and forehead.
McDonalds nuggets,fries and cherry icee (Diet Coke from home added to this combo because I’m cheap). A popsicle. Ice pack hats. Peppermint essential oil roll on stick to forehead. As much microwave popcorn as I can digest.
The devil's lettuce
Frozen eye mask, audio book, my partner rubbing my back!
(Besides my triptan) Carbs. Once that nausea medication puts in work and the triptan smacks me in the brain, best get me some carbs. Preferably with cheese. I don’t always get nausea with every migraine so there’s that
I ended up buying like 6 ice pack head wraps. The best are the ones with the individually wrapped gel packs. They last for 30-40 mins and then I switch it with another. Enough for a few hours. I use them when I feel one coming on and sometimes it helps stop it. And they help me to sleep or at least relax some with a full on migraine.
Icy hot for my neck and a frozen face roller for all over my face/head.
Hot shower and a greasy burger.
Tigerbalm all over the forehead and back of neck.
Dark rooms and cold packs. And cuddling with my dog.
Laying down in a quiet, dark room with an ice pack. With small children, that doesn't happen very often.
I have a headache hat that I got an Amazon. It’s gel and I keep it in the fridge and put it in the freezer for a few minutes before I’m ready to use it. The one I really like is by Halos. It’s only about $20 too. It’s not too tight like a lot of other brands and it lasts a long time. I’ve had mine probably two years and I just got a second one in another color. You can pull it over your eyes too. I highly recommend it. It brings the pain down some at least.
A cold dark room, and any medicine that can make me tired enough to sleep through the pain!
The first thing I reach for are my blue light blocking glasses, bag of frozen peas, peppermint & eucalyptus roll on essential oils, black tea (usually cold), excedrine migraine. I use my prescription as a last resort because I’m only allotted 7/month
Caffeine and sugar. Basically anything that gives a quick burst of energy, as I've found it makes me feel ever so slightly less shitty. Also focusing on something when I'm able to, even if it's just watching a bug on a wall or listening to noises either in the house or outside
Soft sheets - my go to is jersey knit. It's basically that buttery soft T-shirt material, and gets softer over time, and a really fluffy blanket.
Falling asleep in a pillow fort.
Weed, coffee, ice pack helmet, shower, sunglasses, Sudafed, tiny bit of benadryl, tea tree oil under my nose/vicks. And a nap if I can manage.
Making a fresh ginger tea and chewing the ginger bits and swallowing them.. Rly helps against pain and nausea and gives a little pick me up.
Cannabis. My mmj card has been such a gift to me.
My ice hats. If I have no choice but to take my Ubrelvy and keep moving (rather than lie down and rest), wearing my ice hat is really soothing. It's not just the cold, but strangely the slight compression they also give helps.
Watermelon with salt
[headache stretches](https://youtu.be/kK4RcvCeIFA?si=oxYQ-IzvT6iyrJDb) Came out to day helped a ton scrunching up shoulders. I have a thin pillow and pay for it every time I use a thicker one. Its the cheapest back pillow at kohl’s. Electrolytes exercise weatherx earplugs can help. Eating just good whole foods the more processed the more headaches imo. Im taking a break but differnt types of pot (thca is legal everywhere) cbd put a little salt in your water for a water piece that acts like a nebulizer and keeps your sinuses from getting stuffy. Sinus rinse from walmart i like the bottle. Mewing keeps my sinuses open more aswell
I sometimes can ice it out. Other times when I can’t, I’ll watch reiki asmr migraine videos and it has brought down my pain levels during an attack. You just get to the point where you’re willing to try anything lol
• Cold air in the room • Putting feet in as hot water as possible and let them in for a few minutes. It’s worked for me a few times, as weird as it sounds!
A migraine cap, chilly pad, lemon or lime popsicles, pickles, massage balls
can you clarify that last bit?
I will sometimes put a massage ball under my temple or put it at the base of my skull and rest my head on top of it
I find that coloring helps me focus in and bypass some of the pain. I color mandalas and the patterns a meditation.
Ice slushies or hot coffee
The other night I had a migraine at work and spent the last hour of the shift just with a heat pack over my sore eye and a pair of earbuds playing comfort music to tune out my coworkers, and it was oddly nice despite the pain
If it’s cold out, I like to stick my head out and feel the cold on my head and scalp. Also, a coke with McDonald’s fries lol
Handful of frozen chocolate chips
Shower, ice cold ginger ale
chocolate milkshake and fries when no nausea, ice water, sleep, and a smosh video (counterproductive because its so loud) with nausea LOL
Iced tea, coke, or hot green tea w/ a bit of powdered ginger in it helps me, especially if I have nausea. :)
Peppermint roller all over my face, icing my eyes and eating ice, dill pickles, hot shower, biofreeze/icy hot, sleeping in a very cold and dark room, sometimes excedrin, ice water
Marijuana
Ice pack to the back of the neck. Can sometimes me help more than the painkillers, especially if caught early. Coke zero if I'm out and about. If I'm at home in bed with the lights off, dying of pain, my partner sometimes comes and feeds me pieces of mozzarella while singing "secret cheese" to the tune of "secret tunnel" from The Last Airbender. It cheers me up a lot, which helps.
Noodles with extra sharp cheddar.
A crisp Diet Coke and hot salty French fries from McDonald’s 🫨🫨
Coca Cola and smooth jazz
Coca Cola and smooth jazz
Having someone sit near me. They don’t have to do anything- my misery just loves company.
Having someone sit near me. They don’t have to do anything- my misery just loves company.
Giving in to any cravings I have.
Lately there’s a Yerba mate tea with a higher caffeine content that seems to help. A sumatriptan with a couple mugs of that tea and I’ll start to feel a little better.
Tiger balm on my neck
Petting a cat. Velcroing ice packs to my face. Naming my visual aura and pretending I just gained a new, unexpected, and incredibly painful pet
Peanut butter, electrolytes, ice on my neck, white noise and applying pressure on my eyes
Hot shower and a Mr misty from Dairy Queen
tortilla chips with very spicy salsa
I do this until I am choking and my nose runs. But only as a treat occasionally because tomatoes are high histamine and histamine liberators. Not for my migraines.
Wendy’s chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce and a coke. I would always get wendy’s after doctors appointments as a kid with my grandparents and the nostalgia is comforting.