Please help.. Best over the Counter Drug for Migraine?
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I’m suffering with my monthly migraine. What have you found to be the best over the counter drug? Thank you
Not sure if its available over the counter but migraleve is very good. Some over the counter pain medications have caffeine in.
Imnotcheap ill defo go and have a look for this many thanks. some days it just floors me.
Had mine done for migraines & best thing that I have spent money on.
Instead of a number of migraines a month. I know have once every now and again... Screen time, Stress, lack of sleep and hormones are the usual contributers to the headaches that I know get.
Instead of intense and dibilitating migraines I used to have. I used to be attached to a toilet having sensitivity to sound (even my own breathing and heartbeat used to be extremely amplified) and light.
Also lots of articles online
.livingthediagnosis.com/2019/12/piercing-the-pain-away-daith-piercing-for-migraine-relief/
HannahJenks oh wow that’s for sharing I will check it out. So sorry you went through all that. Glad you have had success with this.
I would go in and ask the pharmacist. They will be able to give you a few different suggestions. I always just use paracetamol.
MrsCraig i find that doesn't touch me at all. i think i defo need to talk to the pharmacist again. thank you.
SaveMeSunday I don't get migraines often anymore, used to get them all the time. Only think that worked was being in a dark, quiet room and closing my eyes. Sometimes the paracetamol doesn't touch me either, but as I don't get them like I used to I just suffer through. Definitely ask the pharmacist.
Cassy941 hmm not heard of this one ill have a look out for it thanks for the suggestion.
Sumatriptan or otherwise known at boots as migrane relief.
www.boots.com/boots-migraine-relief-50mg-tablets-sumatriptan-2-tablets-10322011
There is a migraine preventative drug..... But its on prescription.... It is called PITOZOFEN.... It changed my life..... I have now been on it 10+ years... just take it one table at nighttime...
Worth asking your GP....xx
2 things which have helped my wife when she has had a migraine is 1 which is relatively cheap but gets results . 1 is the gel bands which you leave on your forehead and the other 1 which worked when my wife had her worse migraine which was calpol .
I have migraine meds from the Gp, I find an energy drink helps me due to the caffeine I think.
I’d love to know too.
But once my migraine has set in, it is usually too late. I’ve tried all sorts to try and help.
I have to lay down in a dark room, my brain feels like it is trying to escape my head. A cool compress on my forehead can usually help a little, quiet room but as said above you can hear your heart and brain pulsing. I’m not sure paracetamol does anything but I still take it if I can, for the chance it could. Ibuprofen is suppose to be better, but I know it can be an issue if you take other things or have other illnesses like Asthma. If you have no issues you should be able to take Paracetamol & Ibuprofen.
I usually have to vomit and then it makes me feel miles better or I have to wear sunglasses around the house for the next day.
I hope you are okay. Try talking to a pharmacist if you can, they are usually really good for things like this. If it persists and is regular then it might be worth seeing a doctor. If it’s the same time every month it could be hormone related, there might be something they can do to stop it or reduce it before it appears.
I suffer from migraines and ocular migraines and I have tried quite a few over the counter remedies as well as GP prescription medication but I find that ibuprofen or paracetamol with a pint of water, and half hour in a dark room helps me also eliminating foods to see what triggers them, and I also make sure that I am hydrated as sometimes being dehydrated or over tired can cause them. I now know the first signs for me which is numbness in my mouth or a kaleidoscope flashing in my eye (ocular migraine) so I usually can catch them early as if I don’t I usually end up vomiting
Migraleve. I swear by this and used it alot before I was diagnosed with cluster headaches and prescribed sumatriptain injections - which aren't as fun as they sound.
My wife tends to use syndol, think there are different versions for different things
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