Are you satisfied with your current chronic headache medicine? If not, join the club. Many chronic migraine patients would like to try natural ingredients, but either don’t know how or are too intimidated to take that first leap of faith. But with help from your headache specialist, you can join the increasing number of migraine and chronic headache patients using natural ingredients for migraines.
Migraineurs Catch-22
It’s a lose/lose situation: your doctor tells you to limit your use of both OTC and prescription painkillers, lest you get the dreaded medication overuse headache (MOH), in addition to migraine headaches. So you take migraine prophylaxis meds like Topamax, to prevent migraines from occurring, and what do you get?
More often than not, side effects like:
- Lack of concentration (brain fog)
- Fatigue
- Memory loss
- Painful tingling sensations
- Weight gain
- Hair loss
- Muscular pain and joint stiffness
- Rebound headache
It’s enough to make you want to ditch the drugs and go au naturel.
Brain Drain from Migraines…What’s Causing it?
Go natural!
Introducing natural migraine ingredients is no pipe dream, but it does take a lot of courage and determination.
Here are some proven benefits:
By successfully incorporating natural migraine ingredients, you save yourself from the side effects attributed to prescription migraine treatments:
Many migraine sufferers who introduce ingredients like magnesium, coenzyme Q10, riboflavin, and butterbur into their diet increase their chances of attaining neurological health conducive to life without migraines.
Migraine patients who use a combination of natural ingredients and prescription migraine medications notice dramatic results.
Please tell us…
Have you weaned off prescription or OTC medications for migraines and noticed an improvement in pain symptoms?
What natural supplements do you currently use?
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Read more about natural remedies for migraines
Introducing Natural Ingredients for Migraines- Tips for Success
New: Alternative Medicine for Migraines Endorsed by the American Academy of Neurology
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Chronic Pain
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A Hidden Cause of Headache Pain
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