I decided to try out new migraine remedies, without resorting to heavy meds or invasive techniques. Here’s what worked for me — and what might work for you
I used to believe that only Excedrin, my bed, a heating pad, and a dark room could get me through the nauseating, dizzying, and pounding pain of a migraine.
After missing yet another event or obligation because of a migraine attack, I’d listen politely as my well-meaning friends shared their sometimes unusual-sounding tips to prevent and treat headaches, but I never considered trying them. I doubted they’d work.
But after a particularly debilitating migraine that lasted for four days, I started to listen more closely when people gave me their homegrown remedies.
There are, of course, pharmaceutical or invasive ways to minimize or prevent the pain of a migraine (see sidebar). But these fixes are usually doled out to people with chronic migraines, defined as 15 or more a month. Because my migraines are thankfully sporadic, I was more interested in non-pharmaceutical, low-risk interventions.
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