My brother is having a VERY severe migraine headache happening from a scale 1-10 and is around a 9 and a half. we are wondering is there any treatment to stop this headache!!?? ASAP! Chosen Answer: ok take some aleve drink a little soda then turn off all the lights. no lights at all!!!! then [...]
I have migraines that seem to go on forever and I don’t react well to treatment. When I’m not having pain, I’m having the other symptoms. I had a headache specialist who said I had Chronic Daily Headache and Migraines. How can I be sure that they’re just regular migraines with chronic daily headaches? Chosen [...]
I’ve had severe migraines for 12 years and they are suddenly getting worse. I have altered many parts of my life for them. I’ve been on/am on various medication and at this point will try almost anything. Chosen Answer: First of all, treatment of migraine depends on 2 main lines of treatment: 1. During the [...]
Hi, I was wondering if a patient comes in the hospital with a migraine what is the protocol for initial treatment. Do you wait till the M.D. is ready to see her, alert the R/N, or have the patient wait in a hallway bed? Chosen Answer: In the US, no medicine can be given in [...]
Christian medical college(Vellore) and NIMHANS(Bangalore), which of these two institutes are better for the treatment of migraine and diagnosis of some other neurological disorders?The patient has been already diagnosed with migraine,would like to obtain treatment for it,please suggest which institute is better?CMC Vellore or NIMHANS Bangalore?I would like to have suggestions regarding some other medical [...]
I been having both migraine with aura or aura without migraine?? What causes aura?? How do I cope or treat this?? Any vitamins or medication? Chosen Answer: Everyone is different in how they have their migraines and how they are treated. I don’t know that the treatment would be much different for both. there are [...]
my mom has an ocular migraine, and i have a field trip tomorrow and i need alot of stuff for it and we need to go shopping but its 4:44 and she wont get out of bed. and tomorrows memorial day.. just thought i would put that out there… Chosen Answer: Here doe . (: [...]
I dont like to use too many tablets as he is still young. In spite of avoiding migraine triggers like chocolates,cheese, less sleep etc ,sometimes, he really has a bad time. How much can Pranayamam help him? Chosen Answer: i will advise homeopathic treatment. It will cure the migrain. The pranayama certainly help a lot. [...]
I have always suffered from severe migraine. Just recently I have been diagnosed with Hemiplegic Migraine. For abortive treatment I have tried almost everything to no avail (NSAIDS, antiemetics, various steroids etc.) Triptans and ergotamines cannot be taken with hemiplegic migraine because of high risk of stroke. The only thing that takes the pain away [...]
Chosen Answer: Fioricet and Esgic is made from a combination of butalbital (a barbiturate, 50 mg), acetaminophen (325 mg), and caffeine (40 mg). They are indicated for the treatment of tension headaches and muscle contraction headaches. Although not indicated, they are commonly used to treat migraines and other pain related ailments. Note that Fioricet (and [...]