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No, your headache is not necessarily a migraine. Both migraines and headaches can cause sensitivity to light, nausea, and sound. There is a type of headache called Daily Persistant Headache that causes all three of these symptoms. Migraines are typically one sided, and the pain is usually located near the front of the head (around one of your temples). There is definitely something a doctor a can do to migraine treatment or headache teratment. If you are diagnosed with migraines, you can be put on preventative medication. This won’t eliminate your migraines, but it will help for migraine treatment. Your doctor can also help prescribe you a medication to take when you get a migraine, such as Zomig, Imitrex, Midrin, or Axert. Here is a list of various types of migraines and headaches: http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/types-of-headaches.html . It may be of further help to you. Good luck for your migraine treatment, and I hope that you get to feeling better!

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Migranil tablets will stop the migraine in 2 hours
Topamac is a psychological medicine and needs Doctor’s prescription

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A migraine headache is caused by hormonal fluctuations which
cause blood vessels in the head and neck to contract and then
dilate. The first phase, or contraction phase, may last minutes,
hours, or days. During this phase, symptoms can be spots in
front of the eyes, difficulty concentrating, and cold fingertips
and hands. This is called an “aura”. Many people recognize this
phase of their headaches; many others don’t notice any symptoms
at this time. Some people who think they don’t have an  migraine aura
can learn to recognize it.

When the blood vessels dilate, the headache pain starts.
Apparently the hormones over-react. Instead of just going from a
contracted state back to normal, the blood vessels dilate much
wider than normal, causing pain. Other things also happen about
the same time: swelling of the brain, release of certain
chemicals, and perhaps muscle tension. These things add to the pain.

The following are natural remedies for migraine treatment :

1) Chiropractic trement
2) biofeedback
3) Aupuncture, aromatherapy, and myotherapy
4) multivitamin treatments.
5)food sensitivity, increassed blood sugar
6) nutritional supplements
7) herbs
sex hormones.

Most of  migraine treatment in this FAQ are used to prevent migraines
from happening. This section describes things you can do for migraine
treatment when you’re in pain, to reduce the pain.

– Have a bath or shower.
– Lie down to rest in a dark room.
– Avoid bright or flashing light.
– Put something cold on the back of your neck, such as
a cold, wet cloth; or alternate hot and cold cloths
where the pain is.
– Put a cold compress on your forehead and your feet in a
container of warm water.
– Have a drink of water or natural juice, especially tomato juice.
– Have some food, or a nutritious drink, if you
haven’t eaten for a while.
– Massage your own face, head, neck and shoulders, or get someone
else to do those and your back. Relax your muscles.
– Press on two pressure points at the back of the neck. These
points are about two inches apart, just below the base of
the skull. Press for a minute or two. This releases
endorphins that help against pain.
– Massage or press on the fleshy area between thumb and
forefinger.
– Gently lean the head to left or right to stretch the neck muscles.
Massage and relax any tense muscles.
– Avoid sources of stress. Cancel activities so there’s less
to worry about.
– Avoid exercise during a headache if it makes throbbing pain
in the head and neck worse. On
the other hand, generally exercise improves health, and
it may help you relax during a headache.
– Take some niacin (a form of vitamin B3). Taking enough
niacin to cause a flush (blood rushing to the skin) can
provide relief from headache pain, but this much niacin
can also have side effects (flush, nausea, heartburn,
liver damage, etc.) Niacinamide doesn’t have such bad
side effects, but isn’t as much use against migraines, either.
Smaller, safer amounts of niacin are also helpful.
Niacin can trigger a migraine, though.
– Take some vitamin C, vitamin B6, choline, tryptophan and niacin
and/or magnesium.

Common migraine triggers include:

Hormonal changes. Although the exact relationship between hormones and headaches isn’t clear, fluctuations in estrogen seem to trigger headaches in many women with known migraines. Women with a history of migraines often report headaches immediately before or during their periods, and this corresponds to a major drop in estrogen. Others have an increased tendency to develop migraines during pregnancy or menopause. Hormonal medications, such as contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, also may worsen migraines.

Foods. Certain foods appear to trigger headaches in some people. Common offenders include alcohol, especially beer and red wine; nuts, aged cheeses; chocolate; fermented, pickled or marinated foods; aspartame; overuse of caffeine; monosodium glutamate — a key ingredient in some Asian foods; certain seasonings; and many canned and processed foods. Skipping meals or fasting also can trigger migraines.

Stress. A hard week at work followed by relaxation may cause weekend migraines.

Sensory Stimuli- bright blights and sunglare can produce head pains. So can unusual smells -including pleasant smells such as flowers and perfumes. And unpleasant odors such as paint thinner and secondhand smoke.

Changes in wake-sleep pattern- either not enough sleep or too much sleep may trigger migraines in some individuals.

Physical Activity- intense exercise even sex can trigger migraines.

A change in the environment– a change of weather, season, altitude levels; barometric pressure or time zone can promote migraine.

Medications some meds have headaches as side effects.

High blood pressure can also cause headaches. So will hypoglycemia or hunger

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To be honest, i dont know about physiotherapy. I suffered from migraines for years until i was refered to a “headache specialist”, not a “neurologist”, but a headache specialist, after my initial consultation, she felt that my migraines were caused by a vitamin deficiency, she ordered tests, and sure enough, B12 deficient.
Ever since then, i take 1000 mcg of B12 every day and have not even had so much as a hint of a headache since then.
It might be something worth checking out for you.

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“obviously stronger drugs will be better” > Obvious why?

There’s a long list of drugs to try before you start taking opioids and strong pain medication. Ever heard of Fioricet, BAC, sumatriptan, Treximet… ? Lay off the pain meds.

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Any doctor that would stand by and do nothing while you are suffering with hemiplegic migraine to the extent of losing nearly 50 pounds is utterly incompetent. Keep looking till you find one with some compassion. Have you tried going to the emergency room? I once had hemiplegic migraine that I couldn’t get under control with Imitrex so my doctor sent me to the ER to get better pain relief. I’m so sorry you have to suffer like this. I hope you can find someone that will help you.

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Don’t overlook emotions in hemiplegic migranes. It’s been shown is some instances that an initial senstizing even contributes to migranes and once the emotion is neutralized the headaches go away.

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It’s possible if she had an epidural during labor this could be causing her migraine headaches also. The only other thing I can think of is that her hormones are not back to normal levels yet, and it’s giving her migraine headaches, maybe once her hormones have time to get back to normal the migraine headaches will go away.

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Yes…migraine headaches are indeed a symtptom of early pregnancy…if your worried i would take a test…that way you would know for sure…once you take the test you will know and if you are pregnant you can tell your parents and they will help you out and make appointments…how old are you?

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The guys who deal with Aircraft fuel are taught correct procedures and follow those procedures when working on the planes or dealing with the fuel. Now, we did have some fools decide not to follow the TO and ended up getting airlifted to the nearest major medical facility. But, if they had followed the TO, it wouldn’t have happened.
If you are working a plane with hydrazine, you also receive hazardous duty pay, as it can kill you. (The money was nice, but I preferred him working on aircraft where he DIDN’T get that money!)
We also had DNA work ups done on him from working with JP4 and Hydrazine, as we were having problems with pregnancies. Nothing irregular showed up.

As for any chemicals… Everywhere you go these days there are sheets for everything and anything explaining what is in it, proper handling procedures, and what to do if you come in contact with the chemical, and that even includes the toilet bowl cleaner!!