Migraine Prescription

A migraine headache can incapacitate its victims, rendering them unable to perform the most simple of activities for hours or even days. Severe migraines affect millions of people every year; their side effects reading like a who's who of illness - nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, diarrhea, and sensitivity to light, sound, and smell. The repercussions can be disastrous - affecting work and home life as the migraine sufferer loses precious hours to pain and debilitation. It's no wonder that the quest to find a migraine cure is paramount in the life of a migraine sufferer.

Estimates are that 18% of women and 6% of men suffer from migraine headaches. But fewer than half of people with migraines use preventive migraine treatments to reduce the frequency of headaches. Preventive therapy-also called migraine prophylaxis -can reduce the number of headaches by at least 50%, as well as reducing their severity.

Migraine Triggers
When it comes to migraine triggers, sometimes it's not so much what you do as what you don't do. Below is a list of the top migraine triggers and further information on them. As always, make sure you consult your physician before changing diet or implementing new methods to relieve migraine headaches.

2. EXCESSIVE CAFFEINE - Caffeine in high does can be a major migraine trigger. More than 6-8 oz of a beverage containing caffeine may be considered
excessive for migraine sufferers. Do not drink caffeine if you know it causes migraine attacks in your case.
3. SMOKE - Cigarette smoke or other, whether directly inhaled or secondhand, is a top migraine trigger and should be avoided whenever possible.
4. VISUAL STIMULATION - Sudden contrasts between light and dark or exposure to bright lights, can trigger migraine headaches. TV and computer monitors will frequently cause migraines if the surrounding light and the light from the monitor(s) is too bright.

Migraine Headaches
There are many new migraine headache treatments available that can be both safe and effective. Natural treatments for migraine headaches are usually safer and cheaper than traditional pain medications. And in many instances they can relieve pain just as well or even better than prescription or non-prescription drugs. One natural and popular treatment method for migraine headaches is chiropractic care, or chiropractic manipulations. Studies have shown that over 80% of headache patients find some type of relief for their headaches with chiropractic treatment.

Another natural way to relieve migraine headaches is biofeedback. This is a safe and potentially effective way to eliminate pain. Biofeedback is not actually a treatment, but a training program designed to help a person develop the ability to control their autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. Functions that are normally automatic in the body, such as blood pressure regulation or heart rate can be controlled voluntarily.

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