As mentioned previously, the best way to manage migraines is to prevent them. Furthermore, it is important to make a list of things that set them off, also referred to as triggers.
In addition to keeping a diary of the things that generated the migraine, it is also important to keep a log of all the treatments you have tried.
Your log should be aimed at answering the following questions:
1. What treatment did you try:
a. Name of medication
b. Prescription or over-the-counter
c. Dosage
d. How often you took it
e. Preventive medicine or taken at migraine onset?
f. Were there any unpleasant side effects?
2. Did you try an alternate method, such as
a. Bathing
b. Massage
c. Chiropractic treatment
d. Acupuncture
3. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the effectiveness of this method of treatment in either preventing the migraine or treating it?
4. If the medication was meant to treat an existing migraine, how quickly did it relieve the pain?
Keeping an accurate log of the treatments that you have tried and their effectiveness will enable your doctor will to develop a treatment plan suited for your migraines.
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