Easy Migraine Home Remedy Alternatives

Written and verified by Holly Hazen

Prevent your attacks with these easy migraine home remedy alternatives. Below are 8 ideas including the two best supplement combinations for migraines. I have a few that didn’t work for me, don’t waste your money on things that don’t work.

But experiment with everything you can... because it might!

Not every supplement will be beneficial to you for your migraines.

Each individual is unique so, where one is deficient, another may not be.

Many doctors recommend taking a combination of the supplements to cover all the bases.

If these easy home remedies don't work for your migraines, make sure any health professional you decide to work with, knows about migraines and how to treat them effectively.

I think it is essential to try these and see if they work for you.

The Two Best Supplement Combinations for Migraine Headaches

One

Dr. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz in their book “You Being Beautiful” recommends this combination:

• Butterbur – 50 – 75 mgs twice a day for prevention, and 100mgs every three hours for the first three doses for an acute episode.

• Riboflavin – B2 – 400 mgs in the morning;

• Co enzyme Q10 - 200 mgs three times a day; and

• Magnesium sulfate - 200 to 400 mgs twice a day and less if your stools become loose or watery.
  
  

The doctors recommend trying these even though there is not enough evidence to convince them of the efficacy of vitamin therapy. But in chronic problems it is worth a two or three month trial period. They say the vitamins may take 6 weeks to work.

Two

Dr. Alexander Mauskop, Neurologist and director of the New York Headache Center recommends this combination:

• Feverfew - 50 mgs

• Riboflavin – 200 mgs

• Co enzyme Q10 – 150 mgs and

• Magnesium – 200 mgs taken twice a day with food.
  
  

Easy Alternatives to Try

Have a short black coffee at the first sign your migraine is coming. This will only work if you are not already a coffee drinker. Coffee is a paradox when it comes to migraines because it can be both a trigger and an abortive.

Caffeine withdrawal is a common trigger, but like I said if you don’t normally drink it every day then it might become your savior. I used coffee for about 4 years as an effective abortive, and I had fun on the caffeine buzz. When I could not start the day without a coffee, it stopped working.

The lesson here: you can't use coffee for aborting a migraine attack when you are a caffeine junkie.

I won’t go into lifestyle too much here, I feel like I’ve harped on it quite a bit already. But do eat regular meals, and have a regular sleep routine. Don’t oversleep or undersleep. I know easier said than done – but do try if you are suffering from too many migraine attacks.

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Get Regular Exercise

Exercise regularly.

Housework is exercise! 

Dr. Oz reminds us that regular aerobic exercise "helps relieve stress and increases the levels of pain killing endorphins" in our bodies.

So this means doing anything outdoors.

Walking, swimming, biking, and it includes yoga, stretching and meditation.

Reduce tension and relax. That’s my new mantra. 

Stop Wearing Perfume and Using Toxic Chemicals

Stop wearing perfumes, heavily scented deodorants, perfumed hair products and skin care products.

Stop using toxic chemicals to clean your house, and laundry detergent that is guaranteed to smell fragrant for weeks.

Record the date in your migraine diary and see if your pattern of attacks change at all after that.

Stay Properly Hydrated

Drink lots of water. All day long. Adding a tablespoon or so of organic apple juice to a large glass of water will also keep your brain hydrated, it's a win - win!

I can also recommend sipping on hot chicken soup broth as a migraine home remedy, even if its canned that’s fine. It will help you stay hydrated during the attack.

According to the infamous wikihow.com, chicken soup "broth replaces much needed electrolytes" and helps relieve vomiting and "general weakness associated with migraines."

I rarely see this listed as a migraine home remedy but we have to balance our electrolytes somehow.

Affirm Vibrant Good Health!

Author Louise Hay in her best seller You Can Heal Your Life says that migraines "are created by people who want to be perfect and who create a lot of pressure on themselves."

She also says that a lot of suppressed anger is involved and that masturbating will alleviate the migraine if you do it as soon as you have your first migraine symptom.

I thought it was worth a try, but her method did not work for me at all. It brought the vomiting on faster, but hey – you can have fun trying this one.

She also says that migraine headaches are from a "dislike of being driven" and "resisting the flow of life." She includes "sexual fears" (hence the masturbating as a solution) and provides us with this affirmation:

Using Essential Oils as a Migraine Home Remedy

Another one of my home remedies for migraine headaches is using a combination of a few drops of essential peppermint and lavender oil. I add them to some hot water with a wash cloth for my forehead, or to a carrier oil (almond) to rub on my temples, forehead, lower back and stomach.

I find the combination both soothing and calming. Anything to calm down our nervous system is beneficial.

Testing Out Rescue Remedy

I have also used rescue remedy in the past to accompany a short black coffee, for when I have to push through some horrific pain and have forgotten my medication. I also never leave home without my polarized sunglasses which I also wear indoors on any occasion I need to.

Please read my article on the Migraine Remedies Need The Right Timing To Be Effective for even more ideas.

And just fyi this was not a good migraine home remedy for me.

Until next time, be well and be pain free,

Holly

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<sub>Migraine Home Remedy References:
1. Hay, L. (1984) You Can Heal Your Life. Specialist Publications: Australia. p129, p174.
2. Roizen, M. MD. and Oz, M. MD. (2008) You Being Beautiful. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd: USA.</sub>

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