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Nasal sprays for migraines
My general practitioner recently advised me that I could switch the abortive medication that I take for migraines when they are happening, from a tablet that I swallow to a nasal spray. She said the medicine works faster because it goes straight into your bloodstream through the blood vessels in…
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Dream analysis for migraines
One of the first things my neurologist recommended I do as part of my new holistic approach to healing my migraines, was therapy (we call it counselling in Australia). He recommended CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) which I’ll post about soon. (Un)fortunately, there was no one doing that form of counselling…
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Float tanks for migraines
A couple of years ago (when I was still only getting occasional migraines), my family bought me a 3-pack gift card to a float tank as a relaxing treat. My first thought was terror; I had a mental image of a giant silver bullet filled with water that you climbed…
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Pain-scales for migraines
I have used a numbering system for a long time to describe my migraine pain. It helps me keep track of pain days and trends, helps me identify possible links between migraine triggers and migraine severity, and helps my family and friends gauge how bad I’m feeling. For me, my…
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Chiropractors for migraines
There is a headache clinic near my home with a big silhouette of a skull on the sign out the front. I did a quick google search and found out that it’s home to a chiropractor who specializes in pain relief for headaches and migraines. Chiropractors focus on the mechanics…
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Vitamins for migraines
A quick web search for ‘what are the best vitamins for migraines?’ reveals recurring answers: vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Magnesium and Coenzyme Q10 (an antioxidant). Additional ones that appear on some sites but not others include vitamin D, Melatonin, Feverfew (a daisy) and Butterbur (a marsh-land shrub). When I asked my…
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‘Feeling your face’
One of the strategies that I have developed that has helped me significantly is ‘feeling my face’. Wherever you are right now, (whether it’s lying down, sitting, or standing), loosely holds your hands together in front of you. Now, with your hands staying together – feel your face. Using nothing…
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Keto for migraines
As another way of attempting to minimize the number of migraine days I have each month, I have recently begun researching whether there are any changes to my diet that can be made. ‘Keto’ is a phrase that keeps popping up on the internet. A ‘keto’ diet, or ketogenic diet,…
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Manifesting migraines away
Manifesting is the act of making something happen by imagining that it will. It’s sort of a combination of ‘positive thinking’, ‘mind over matter’ and ‘the law of attraction’. I believe that we do have a certain amount of control over our localized destiny, and as such I see no…
The Mindful Migraine 