Natural Relief from Headaches, Even Migraines

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April/May 2007
By Linda B. White, M.D. 
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Headaches unfairly pick on the female sex — three out of four migraine sufferers are women. Hormonal fluctuations at menses, during pregnancy and menopause all trigger migraines.

Oral contraceptive pills represent a sticky wicket for women with migraines. In some women, oral contraceptives can lead to migraines during the week you take the inactive pills without estrogen and progestin. In women who have a migraine aura, supplemental hormones may worsen migraines. Furthermore, some experts recommend women who get migraines with auras not take oral contraceptives, due to an increased risk of stroke. (Women who have migraines, smoke and take the pill face a 34-fold increased stroke risk!)

If you experience a clear headache pattern, as with menstrual migraines, try medicating yourself a day or two in advance. If you’re pregnant, you’ll need to rely on nonpharmacological methods. If you’re premenopausal, you can also use a nondrug approach, or use conventional medications.

Linda B. White, M.D., is an instructor in the Health Professions Department at Me­tropolitan State College of Denver. She is the co-author of The Herbal Drugstore and other books).
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  • Jack Train 9/7/2008 7:41:48 PM

    There is a natural remedy that will abort cluster headaches for a majority of sufferers. It can also abort migraines, but with a much lower success rate. This remedy is pure oxygen inhaled through a mask. For me it totally wipes out a headache in minimum of four minutes and a maximum of eleven minutes. An "E" tank of oxygen retails for around $15 and will cure at least 15 headaches. Compare oxygen's one dollar cost of quickly aborting a headache with Imitrex which takes 45 minutes or more and costs $21 per dose. Oxygen has no side effects and we breathe it every day but in lower concentrations.

    No one really knows how many are affected by clusters. Various estimates have been put forward. My guess is it's a very small fraction of one per cent of the population.

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