Headache remedy?

[Denim Deb]

Every once in awhile, I'll get a headache that won't quit for a couple of days. I'm willing to try it as well. Right now, I'm out of vinegar so I can't try it. I forgot to get it when I went shopping last week.

 

[baymule]

I have heard to put the inside of a bananna peel on your forehead. I have never tried it cause I hate everything about banannas. They stink, are mushy and taste nasty. It's all I can do to carry the peeling to the chickens after DH eats a bananna.

 

[Emerald]

I suffer from tension headaches and from migraines and the only thing so far for me, that works like a miracle is Butterburr or Petadolex(that is the latin name) for me it is a true miracle as in it will make a migraine stop and not get any worse and start to go away after it starts! while it is expensive I have had tension headaches and it worked for that too for me.. the only thing it hasn't helped much with is a really bad sinus headache and only sudifed(the real stuff I get carded for to buy) works for those.
and not that I am a huge party gal I have over indulged before drinking wise and it worked quite well on that headache too!
I did let my pain specialist know that it worked for me and without revealing who she said that she asked a couple of her other patients who had migraines if they would try it and get back to her and out of the bunch who tried it about 3/4ths of them said it really worked for them without the side effects of the big mega drugs that dont' work well and have such awful side effects.
but I always have vinegar and I may try it next time. they say the butterburr works by opening up blood vessels and relaxing blood vessel spasms(? not highly technical here just trying to explain as it was explained by dr to me)
I have to say that it may not work for everyone.. my cousin that gets migraines much worse than I do says that it does relieve the nausea and the vision problems she has and it does "tame" the pain a bit, it hasn't really stopped it outright so she has started trying it one a day to see if it will reduce the frequency of her attacks.
Oh I forgot one tiny thing- it makes your tinkle bright bright bright greenish neon yellow haha!

 

[hqueen13]

I have butterbur as well, but I use it for allergies rather than migraines.
Good to know!

 

[so lucky]

Believe it or not, I saw an episode of Dr Oz in which he recommended Butterbur for a headache. How is it taken? Capsule? Tea?

Edited to say I think it was recommended for allergies....I think.....

 

[FarmerChick]

magnesium

hubby gets those tension/migraine type headaches. he started taking 500 mg magnesium and headaches have subsided ALOT.

 

[hqueen13]

My butterbur is in capsules.

Many many people have a magnesium deficiency, which causes all sorts of issues. Supplementing magnesium can help with a lot of issues - help improve sleep quality, laxative, increased energy, reduces headaches... there is a long list of things that magnesium can improve if you are low on it.
Just make sure that the magnesium that you take is chelated (pronounced Kee-lated) as it can not really be assimilated by the body otherwise.

 

[Gallina Vecchia]

Yes to magnesium. I have been using 500 mg twice a day since January and have seen a huge improvement. The cheap stuff works for me!

 

[Marianne]

Yes! Magnesium! and drink plenty of fluids, too. I haven't had a headache in a really long time. A long time ago that I added magnesium to the vitamin line up, I don't think I've had a headache since.

 

[so lucky]

So true!!