Do you have a good home remedy to cure a headache?
I know the caffeine in soda sometimes does the trick. You got anything else?
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1. tylenol and motrin2. my father in law used to tie a long sock around his head as tight as he could and it helped him.
3. A bag of sugar.
4. I drink a cup of strong coffee with cream and 2-3 teaspoons of sugar and it stops a headache within 30 minutes. My mother said the sugar boosts the caffeine and makes it work faster than Aspirin. Not recommended late in evening if caffeine keeps you awake at night.
5. 1 TBLS of Baking Soda in water, sipped over 30 minutes
it really helps
i do this whenever i get a migrane
6. My plan of attack is this:
First I take 600mg of Ibuprofen (any brand will do), along with 1000mg of Tylenol (generic is fine). This way you're hitting the headache in two ways: with an anti-inflammatory and a pain reducer. It will stop the inflammation in your head and raise your tolerance to what're called painful stimuli.
If that doesn't work after 2 doses (every 4-6 hours), I move on to my prescriptions. First I try 2 Midrins, which is a combination pain reducer, vein constrictor, and sedative. That usually does the trick. If it's a REALLY bad one, then I take a 10mg Maxalt melt with 50mg Indomethacin. Maxalt is what's called a triptan, which works on a certain part of your head where pain usually emulates, and indomethacin is a powerful anti-inflammatory.
Good luck, hope my "plan" works for you. Obviously you will need to get the prescription choices from a doctor. Don't worry - they're not narcotics so if you ask for them, you won't get yelled at.
