Natural painkillers...this is a serious thread..!

Didn't do the poll.

Close the curtains, put a little bit of Vick's Vaporub on my temples, lay down and listen to Ralph Lundsten's music for about an hour. It works for me.

Sex.

(you forgot Orlando Bloom)

You also forgot the magic bullet. One shot cure for any headache. Guaranteed you'll never have another migraine!

scarletpeaches said:

Well, better late...

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These are not the words I want to hear from my ladies...

When my son gets headaches I use a little accupressure technique. I pinch the hell out of the webbing between his thumb and forefinger for 30 seconds. Works every time.


Myself, I put on classical music and rub my temples in a circular manner.

A little Motrin goes a long way.

When I have a headache, I reach for the excedrin.

I would surely take the magic fairy dust any day; just send some my way.

I go for the peppermint tea first... then curl up in a dark corner and snarl at anyone who bothers me.

Strong coffee sometimes works.


I had a migraine all day yesterday. I tried allergy pills, advil and strong coffee, but nothing worked.


It was a horrid day all around.

Meditation.

If it is a dehydration headache, lots of water, no caffeine. Lavendar oil, when rubbed on the temples, also helps.

Just my two cents,
Chac

I'll second the Excedrin, though magic fairy dust would be a nice compliment. When my headaches are really bad (I get migraines) I've found that the combo of 2 Excedrin (which has caffeine in it for those of you who chose coffee) and a Benedryl works pretty well most often. I also like hot compresses. Some people prefer cold, but I've always found hot to be more soothing for me.


I use the aucpressure techniques, too. But when they're bad, I go right for my Excedrin. (Oh, and just for the record, Excedrin Migraine is EXACTLY the same thing as Etra Strength Excedrin. It's just different packaging. Nice, huh? They make think THIS is going to be even better, but it's the same stuff. I was (and still am <G>) quite annoyed when I discovered that, right after they started the Excedrin Migraine campaign.)

Susan G. - who also does dark rooms. Don't snarl too much, though, cause that just makes my head hurt more. <G>

GEEZ. No wonder my remedies don't work. I'm not using enough of anything.

Peppermint Tea. I grow my own..it's easy.

But you didn't include EVENING PRIMROSE OIL. Among other things..( It has omega 3's) it is an anti inflammatory, which means it works on most migraines, headaches, cramps, backaches......I could go on and on.....

So I don't keep Motrin or Aleve or any of that (crap..sorry folks) in my house. I do keep aspirin and if the Doc insists on Motrin, I ask for some of those samples they like to give away.

And everyone I've turned on to the tea/primrose combo is thrilled!

Oh let me reiterate...Evening Primrose. I think the latin name is 'oenthera biennis' but you should check. You can grow the plant but harvesting the seeds to make oil from is over-kill.

Is Jaycinth leading us down that primrose path again?

I'm with Rich: peace and quiet.

Do you eat the bacon roll, or rub it on your temples?

Aren't magic fairy dust and cocaine the same thing?

magical headache remedy:
- one bottle of water
- two ibprofan -- spelling?
- cold or warm lavender pillow over eyes
- sleep
works for me!

Ice pack wrapped in thin towel over eyes/forehead and a nap. Works every time for me.