Posts Tagged ‘migraine remedy’
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
If you want to lose weight, then you need to write in a food diary. Likewise, if you want to lose migraine headaches, then you need to keep a migraine headache diary. It’s no joke- Writing in a migraine journal is an effective way of tracking your migraine symptoms, determining your migraine triggers, and finding everlasting migraine relief.
What good is a migraine diary?
A migraine diary is a valuable patient-doctor tool. If you see a headache specialist or neurologist regularly, then you need to keep him updated on your progress with migraine treatments. Instead of committing it all to memory, take a few minutes each day to write down important details like dosage information, headache severity, and foods you ate that day. Include as much information as possible- what might seem like a trivial detail to you could be an important clue to your doctor in determining your migraine triggers and finding you the right migraine remedy.
Migraine journals help you trace your triggers. There are hundreds of migraine triggers in this world, from food ingredients, to hormonal fluctuations, to the weather. Trying to solve the migraine trigger mystery can be overwhelming and time consuming. The best way to make sense of your migraine symptoms is to take a scientific approach, by logging into your migraine diary every day. In a few months, you will have a day-to-day chronicle of your migraines- how often they strike, how long they last, and how many migraine-free days you had. In time, you and your doctor will be able to piece together this information and gain a better understanding of your migraine brain.
Does stress cause migraine headaches?
Don’t confuse the trigger with the gun. It’s important to note that migraine triggers like stress don’t directly cause headaches; rather, they set the stage for a migraine attack to occur. Stress doesn’t cause migraines any more than it causes heart palpitations or alcoholism. The more migraine triggers you have, the more likely you are to have a migraine attack. And the more stress you have in your life, the more likely you are to suffer from hypertension, depression, and anxiety. In order to keep migraine frequency to a minimum, you must identify all your migraine triggers and eliminate them, whenever possible.
What details should I include in my migraine diary?
A complete migraine diary contains a brief history of your migraines and a daily/monthly checklist.
The National Headache Foundation advises noting the following in your migraine history:
- Earliest age when you first started having migraines
- Frequency of your migraines, including times of day, days per week, and duration
- Location of pain
- Words you would use to describe your head pain
- Correlation with menstrual cycle
- Any known triggers, like foods, lights, scents, weather changes, temperature, activities, eating habits, sleep schedule, etc.
- Symptoms that precede your migraine headaches
- Family history of migraines
- Any strange symptoms like migraine aura- visual disturbances, partial blindness, olfactory hallucinations
- Variations in headache types
A monthly migraine checklist contains specific information, including:
 Actual time your migraine started and ended- Pain intensity
- Complete symptoms, like nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, etc.
- All medications taken that day, in what amounts
- Effectiveness of medication
- Mood before headache
- Level of disability because of migraine
- How much sleep you had the night before
- Foods you ate before the migraine
- Stressful events that occurred that day
- Menstrual period
- Any extra comments that might be useful later
Where can I download a migraine diary template?
The internet is loaded with excellent resources for migraineurs. If you have an iPod, iPhone, or iPad, then you have your choice of dozens of migraine diary apps on iTunes. Read this- Manage your Migraines from your iPad or iPhone- Five Useful Tips
If you’re more old school, then download this excellent Migraine and Headache Diary Workbook from Help for Headaches.com.
Please tell us…
Have you been successful in tracking down migraine triggers by using a migraine diary? Were you able to find a better treatment for your migraines because of it? If you know anybody else who suffers from migraines, please share this post!
Read more about migraine triggers
10 Clues your should Include in your Headache Diary Today
34 Migraine-Inducing, Stomach-Turning Toxic Chemicals in Perfume
Why do Migraines cause Nausea and Vomiting?
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Did you know that you could keep track of Migraines on your iPhone…that you can make our own custom migraine symptoms app for your iPad? It’s true! With very little technical know-how, you can tweak your favorite Apple device to remind you when to take your migraine medications, find the nearest pharmacy in a heartbeat, and stay on top of the latest in chronic pain management.
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Tip #1: Make your own app- it’s easy!
Here’s a dilemma- you want to keep up with your favorite migraine blogs from the convenience of your iPhone home screen, but…there’s no app for that! If only you could just paste an icon onto your home screen that would take you straight to the pages that you use most. Well, you can, and it’s simple.
Go to your favorite page. For example, let’s make an icon for the Migravent order page.
Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen.
Now, choose “Add to Home Screen.”
The official title of the home page is Vita Sciences but you can change it to Migravent; just remember to keep it short and easy to identify.
That’s it! Now you have a shiny new custom-designed icon on your home page that you can’t get at the iTunes store. You can use this great trick for any website. Use it for pages that you use often, or just for something that you want quick access to in case of emergency. Pretty nifty, huh?
Tip #2: Set up pill reminders!
The iTunes app store offers lots of daily reminders that are inexpensive. You can track everything from your menstrual period, to your migraine triggers, to your bills. Sure, you could buy a pill reminder for 99-cents, but why bother? Your iPhone already came with an excellent calendar, and it’s just humming to remind you to take your migraine medications, vitamin supplements, or to order a new bottle of Migravent! You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to program it, either. Here’s how:
Go to your calendar. Click the “+” sign at the top right corner to add an event. (Question: When did remembering to take your migraine treatment become an event? Answer: When you found the one that gets rid of your migraines!)
Okay. Type in all the important details, like the name of the migraine remedy (Migravent), repeat sequence (daily), and the specific times you want to get your reminder. Steve Jobs must have foreseen that chronic pain patients would need to use this, because he cleverly programmed two alerts to remind you to take your meds; one initial reminder, and then another one, in case you missed the first warning because you were busy beating your head against the wall…
And here’s your gentle reminder to take your Migravent!
Tip #3: Find free migraine apps on iTunes!
 
iHeadache- The name says it all. This clever app helps you keep track of your migraine triggers with their innovative migraine headache diary.
10 Clues your should Include in your Headache Diary Today
The WebMD iPhone app offers valuable up-to-date medical information in the same practical, easily accessed format as viewed on their website. Check on the latest in migraine research, painkillers, and chronic pain symptoms.
20 iPad Apps for Migraine Sufferers
Tip #4: Google Map your nearest pharmacies!
Google Maps is another excellent iPhone tool for people who don’t have the time…or the opportunity to run to their desktop every time they need to locate their nearest pain clinic, ER, or 24-hour pharmacy.
If Walgreens is your pharmacy of choice, then store their address in your contacts file. Google Maps can access any of your contacts from the search bar- Just click on the little blue book icon.
Tip #5: Follow migraine groups on Twitter!
Finally, you don’t like to be in the dark. 24-7, people are talking about things that importantly impact your life; things like Overcoming Social Isolation in Migraine Disorder or 34 Migraine-Inducing, Stomach-Turning Toxic Chemicals in Perfume.
You want to join in on the conversation, and be “in the know,” right? The best way to do that is to follow them on Twitter. This way, if the FDA decides to ban your one and only migraine medication, like butterbur supplements, you can be among the first to Occupy Migraine Research. ;-)
Learn more about migraine headaches, migraine awareness, and more:
Why do Migraines cause Nausea and Vomiting?
Killer Migraines Might be Fatal after All- Mortality Rates among Migraine Sufferers
What are the Signs of Migraine Attack? 30 Migraine Symptoms
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
If you’ve tried every other migraine remedy to relieve crushing migraine headaches with no success, maybe it’s time you tried remedies for ADHD. According to recent findings, an unusually high correlation exists between migraine disorder and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
ADHD- It’s not just for kids anymore
In a new approach towards understanding ADHD, scientists have started including adult ADHD patients in their research, finding that many grown-ups suffer the same sort of social awkwardness and psychiatric problems faced by children with ADHD. Although the rate of attention deficit hyperactivity in adults is much lower than in children- 1-4% versus 2-12%- the consequences are just as devastating.
Symptoms of adult ADHD
Some of the most common symptoms of ADHD in adults are:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mood swings
- Work problems
- Impulsive behavior,
- Low attention span
- Restlessness
How does ADHD correlate with migraine headaches?
It’s unknown if ADHD and migraines have a causative relationship (where one causes the other), or simply a comorbid (simultaneous) association. Some suspect that anti-ADHD medications contribute to migraine headache symptoms, while others wonder if a deeper explanation is in order.
In a European study on adult ADHD and migraines, scientists made some interesting observations:
- They found a significantly higher occurrence of migraine headaches among adult ADHD patients than in the general population.
- Despite the fact that migraine illness is a neurological chronic pain disorder, where ADHD is a cognitive and behavioral disorder, the two conditions seem to share a comorbid relationship.
- ADHD patients with migraines are more likely to suffer from depression than ADHD patients who don’t get migraine headaches.
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Surprise- Magnesium eases migraine and ADHD symptoms
In a European study on magnesium and children with ADHD, scientists found that children who took magnesium and vitamin B6 supplements experienced significantly reduced symptoms of hyperactivity, aggressiveness, or attention problems in school after only two months of vitamin supplementation. Many researchers today speculate that ADHD may indicate a magnesium deficiency.
Likewise, numerous studies focusing on magnesium and migraine headaches have confirmed a dramatic decrease (40%) of migraine symptoms with the introduction of routine magnesium supplements, suggesting a possible correlation with migraine disorder and magnesium deficiency.
Read more about magnesium as a natural migraine treatment:
Why Magnesium Prevents Migraines
Natural Supplements and Herbs for migraines
Coenzyme Q10 Benefits and Dosage Information
30 Natural Herbs for Headache Relief, plus Chinese Remedy
Sources:
Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with migraine headaches
Magnesium Health and ADHD in Children
Prophylaxis of migraine with oral magnesium: results from a prospective, multi-center, placebo-controlled and double-blind randomized study- PubMed, NCBI
Treating ADHD with Magnesium and Vitamin B6
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Monday, December 26th, 2011
Anything that causes a migraine headache is a migraine trigger. For some migraine sufferers, foods and preservatives have the most impact on migraine attacks. There are over 100 migraine triggers, including food, hormones, weather, and lifestyle habits. Below are some of the most common foods that trigger migraines.
The Migraine Triggers…
1- Tyramine: Tyramine is one of the most notorious migraine food triggers known to chronic headache sufferers around the world. Tyramine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in many protein-based food staples, including olives, red wine, and aged meats and cheeses. Because tyramine levels increase as foods age, special care must be taken to avoid eating overripe fruits and leftovers.
2- Tannins: Researchers believe that plant-based tannins are a common trigger for many migraine sufferers. Tannins occur naturally in the skins of beans, red wine grapes, chocolate, teas, and many red-skinned fruits. Tannins give many foods a sour, mouth-puckering sensation.
3- Sulfites: Sulfites are preservatives found mostly in dried fruits and red and white wine. Check food labels carefully before buying any processed food item, as it may contain this migraine-triggering ingredient.
4- Nitrites: Nitrites are preservatives found in processed meats, including most preserved beef, chicken, turkey, fish, and soy. Nitrites are known to trigger migraines, so check food labels before buying any preserved meat product that has been canned, smoked, pickled, or cured in any other way.
5- Histamine: By avoiding histamines, many people suffering from sinus headaches have found relief from constant headaches. Bananas and citrus fruits are among other foods that contain histamine.
6- Coumarin: Although banned as a food additive, many products like artificial vanilla extract and sweet woodruff continue to use coumarin for its pleasant odor. Coumarin, a carcinogen, is also a common ingredient in cigarettes and many perfumes. Conversely, coumarin is also prescribed as a blood thinner, and some believe it is helpful for relieving headaches.
7- Choline: Choline occurs naturally in sour cream and whole milk; many migraine sufferers have found relief from daily headaches by cutting milk products from their diet.
8- Casein: Another dairy ingredient, the casein in many milk products has convinced many migraine patients to pursue a casein-free diet as a means of controlling their migraines.
9- Phenylethylamine: Like tyramine, phenylethylamine is another amino acid that provokes migraine attacks. If chocolate triggers headaches, then phenylethylamine is probably a trigger.
10- Caffeine: Researchers differ on the inclusion of caffeine as a migraine trigger. While some migraine sufferers claim that drinking coffee and caffeinated sodas trigger severe headaches, others have the opposite effect, maintaining that the caffeine in many migraine headache painkillers provides ultimate migraine relief.
11- MSG (monosodium glutamate): Glutamate is an excitotoxin, a group of amino acids that researchers believe causes various neurological disorders, including migraine headaches, seizures, and infections. MSG is the sodium salt of glutamate.
12- Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame, known as NutraSweet and Equal, also contains excitotoxins.
13- Capsaicin: Like caffeine, capsaicin is a controversial topic in the field of migraines. While some believe that the chemical that puts the “hot” in your hot sauce might cause migraine headaches, still others argue that chili peppers contain powerful properties that relieve migraine headaches and arthritis pain.
…and the foods to avoid
14- Beans: All dried beans, string beans, and soybeans contain tannins.
15- Pickles: all pickled items, including dill pickles, pickled eggs, okra, squash, watermelon rinds, beets, olives, patty pans, and peppers.
16- Chili peppers: If capsaicin is a migraine trigger, then avoid all products containing hot peppers.
17- Olives: Olives are cured, and contain tyramine, a common migraine trigger.
18- Red plums: Ripened red plums also contain high levels of tyramine.
19- Red apples and pears: Tannins are a migraine culprit in red-skinned fruits, apple juices, red grape wines, and apple ciders.
20- Dried fruits: Dried fruits such as apricots, raisins, figs, and prunes contain sulfites.
21- Citrus fruits: Oranges, grapefruit, and lemon contain both histamines and tyramine.
22-  Bananas: Ripened bananas are also high in histamines and tyramine.
23- Avocado: The riper the avocado, the higher the percentage of tyramine contained.
24- Yeasted breads: For some, yeast triggers migraines. Avoid foods like pizza crusts, sourdough bread, and soft pretzels.
25- Processed meats: Many migraine headache sufferers cannot handle the tyramine level in many processed meat products, including hot dogs, bacon, sausages, jerky, deli meats, and smoked or canned fish.
26- Aged cheeses: Cheeses that contain the highest tyramine levels are blue cheeses, cheddar, brie, stilton, feta, gorgonzola, mozzarella, Muenster, parmesan, Swiss, and assorted processed cheeses.
 27- Sour cream: For some chronic headache patients, the choline in sour cream is the migraine trigger.
28- Whole milk: Migraineurs avoiding choline and casein need to avoid all whole milk products.
29- Alcoholic beverages: In addition to red wine, other alcoholic drinks that contain tyramine are beer, sherry, and vermouth. Tannin and sulfites are also a factor.
30- Red and balsamic vinegar: Tyramine occurs in high concentrations in red vinegar and balsamic wine vinegar, but not in white vinegar.
31- Chocolate: Also disputed as a migraine trigger, chocolate contains tannins, phenylethylamine, and caffeine.
Chocolate for Curing Migraines- 10 Astonishing Cocoa Facts
32- Coffee: The caffeine in a cup of coffee may trigger a migraine, or it may relieve it. Food triggers vary for each person, so one headache sufferer’s poison may be another patient’s migraine remedy.
33-  Tea: Tea contains caffeine, but it may also contain tannins. Check labels.
34- Chinese food: Unless labeled otherwise, all Chinese cuisine contains MSG, a common ingredient in soy sauces.
35- Diabetic desserts: The artificial sweeteners in sugarless treats, candies, and sodas may contribute to migraine headaches.
Read more about migraine triggers:
34 Migraine-Inducing, Stomach-Turning Toxic Chemicals in Perfume
Avoiding Migraine Triggers- Here, There and Everywhere
10 Clues your should Include in your Headache Diary Today
Migraine Weather Triggers- Seasonal Migraines in the Fall
Sources:
9 Common Migraine Triggers
Frequently Asked Questions About Food Triggers, Migraines, and Headaches
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
U.S. News Best Hospitals for Neurology
Out of 1,200 hospitals that were reviewed for excellence in treating chronic migraines, the US News has narrowed their list down to the 10 highest ranking hospitals in the fields of neurology and neurosurgery.
1) John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (410) 955–5000: In addition to placing #1 for migraine treatment and prevention, John Hopkins Hospital also made the national #1 Honor Roll for treatment in ENT, Rheumatology and for gynecology.
2) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (507) 284–2511: World-famous Mayo Clinic ranked #1 for diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, and kidney disorders; they also have a strong online presence in providing current information about migraine headache symptoms and common headache triggers.
3) Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (617) 726–2000: Massachusetts General Hospital ranked #1 center in Boston for treating migraines, and #1 in the USA for their psychiatry department.
4) New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York (212) 746–5454: In addition to neurology, NY-Pres also ranked #4 in psychiatry and kidney disorders.
5) University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California (415) 476–1000: The UCLA teaching hospital was voted the #1 hospital for treating migraine pain in all of San Francisco.
6) Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (216) 444–2200: Cleveland Clinic ranked best hospital in Cleveland for providing migraine headache relief, and #1 US hospital for treating heart disease and conducting heart surgeries.
7) Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California,(310) 825–9111: The UCLA Medical Center was voted the best clinic in Los Angeles for treating chronic migraines, and #2 in the USA for excellence in Geriatrics.
8) St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona (602) 406–3000: This prestigious hospital was also voted the third best neurological center in Phoenix, Arizona.
9) NYU Langone Medical Center, New York (212) 263–7300: The NYU Langone Medical Center made the national Honor Roll for excellence in 14 fields of medicine, including neurology and neurosurgery. Additionally, they placed #2 for best hospital in New York for migraine headache patients.
10) Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri (314) 747–3000: The Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University made the Honor Roll as #1 best migraine treatment center in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
Millions of Americans suffer from migraine headaches, but that number could be larger than we think. While data collected from the American Migraine Study II suggests that 28 million people in the US suffer migraine symptoms, another study points to a large number of cases where migraine pain was misdiagnosed as sinus headache symptoms.
 About 18% of all women are diagnosed with migraines; headache pain is described by 80% of all migraineurs as excruciating, to the point where sufferers are unable to perform even simple daily tasks, interfering with their social lives and job performance. More disturbing, experts believe that less than half of all migraine sufferers will ever be diagnosed with chronic migraines, and an even small number- fewer than 20%- will ever receive prescribed migraine medications for headache relief.
Please read: Migraine Headaches Send Millions to the Emergency Rooms
Some researchers have conducted a study to explain the high rate of misdiagnoses surrounding migraine headaches, pointing to a tendency among patients and some doctors to confuse the symptoms of sinus headaches with those of migraines.
The Sinus, Allergy and Migraine Study (SAMS) was conducted to draw a line of contrast between two headache types: migraines and sinus headaches. Says lead authors, the “majority of those with self-diagnosed sinus headaches have migraines or probable migraines.”
Here are the results of that study:
- Included in this study were 100 individuals who believed themselves to be suffering from sinus headaches.
- Participants were asked to fill out questionnaires designed to deduct the level of their headache pain and impairment caused by their headache symptoms.
- Headache sufferers were also asked if they had any other side effects, such as stuffy nose, watery eyes or flushed skin.
- All in all, 63% of study participants were eventually diagnosed with chronic migraines, after having previously been diagnosed with sinus headaches.
- Scientists attributed the wrong diagnoses to miscommunication between the patients and the doctors, in addition to a tendency among some patients to “self-diagnose” their headache symptoms.
- Triggers which caused migraines included changes in the weather and seasons, allergies and altitude changes.
For more info on headache types, read:
7 Headache Categories:Which Type of Headache do you Have?
Women who get Migraines are also Likely to get This
Sources:
FYI Living, PubMed Gov
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Research has shown that butterbur is an effective remedy for migraines. This supplement prevents migraines as well as prescription drugs, but without the side effects.
The common butterbur (Petasites hybridus) is a perennial plant that is found in Europe and northern Asia. Its pale pink flowers blossom in early spring. The source for the migraine remedy is the extract of the butterbur root.
Traditional medications recommended by doctors for migraines entail the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including aspiring and ibuprofen. Prescription drugs, such as Imitrex, are often required. Prescription medications often induce nausea, muscle weakness, dizziness and drowsiness. The worst part is that these drugs don’t prevent the migraine from recurring the following day.
Some doctors prescribe medications that prevent migraines, but these have their own side effects as well. The antidepressant Amitriptyline, for example, causes weight gain.
In comparison, the extract of the butterbur root is prevents migraines with no side effects. Butterbur is a natural anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant dietary supplement. The effective components of butterbur are isopetasin, oxopetasin and petasin. These active ingredients of butterbur prevent migraines by triggering the smooth muscle lining of the cerebral blood vessel walls to relax. Furthermore, the petasins of butterbur are anti-inflammatory agents.
Clinical studies have shown that a dosage of 50-75 mg of butterbur twice a day over four months effectively prevents migraines. Therefore, it is advisable that any homeopathic remedy for migraines should contain this valuable ingredient.
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Migraines and riboflavin deficiency are linked with each other, as stated by Dr. Tonia M. Sabo, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the University of Colorado.
Riboflavin levels were taken of 17 children ages 5 to 18 who were suffering from migraines. The Erythrocyte Glutathione Reductase (EGR) test was used to measure riboflavin levels. Participants were classified as deficient if their EGR was below 90% of the suggested range, and were classified as low if their EGR was below 80% of this.
All pediatric migraine subjects in the study were assumed to have sufficient nutritional stores. Even so, 47% of these children were found to be deficient in riboflavin, and an additional 11% of the participants were found to be low in riboflavin.
As a result of this study, Dr. Sabo believes that the problem may lie in the metabolism of certain nutrients, which places these children at risk for migraines. Riboflavin is essential for proper metabolism, and therefore a lack of this vitamin seems to lead to migraines.
It was concluded from this study that increasing the intake of riboflavin may be an alternative remedy for those suffering from migraines.
Tags: low riboflavin, migaines and riboflavin, migraine remedy, pediatric migraines, riboflavin deficiency, Tonia M. Sabo
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