Exercises for migraines
Funny that I read this article today, because I woke up with the beginnings of a migraine around 3 this morning. My migraines are usually hormonal because of my peri-menopause, so I drank soymilk (to even out my fluctuating hormones) and this time I took some willow bark pills rather than Tylenol. They seemed to work well so I’ll try that again next time instead of Tylenol.Do you think the stretches in the article are useful? What do you do for your migraines? Any tips for me?
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Jun 19, 2012 07:21PM
Migraines are horrible! I have found if I can catch them early enough, Excedrin works wonders. Usually mine hit so fast nothing helps but Imitrex and sleep. I have learned some of the feelings that mean a migraine is coming. These exercises might work if the migraine hasn't totally hit yet, but I can't see them working in the middle of a migraine. I can't hardly walk when I get my migraines. I couldn't imagine having to go for a 10 minute walk. It would take me an hour to do it! One major migraine trigger for me is lack of sleep. Another trigger could be food related but I haven't had time to keep a food diary. What do you think about the stretches and exercising listed in the article?
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Yeah, I can't see those exercises working if it's already the middle of the migraine, but maybe when it first starts. I might try the exercises if I have a migraine that's just starting, just to see if they make a difference, but I think I'll still down a Tylenol and soymilk at that point because I really don't want the migraine to progress any further!
And I have had a migraine triggered by carpet cleaners used at a hotel once, I think it was a Hyatt. It was awful!
