Good Morning everyone
Ive been really having a fight with migraines for a few days now and wondered if any of you have some advice?
I took my first triptane the other day but it did really make me dizzy and even a bit sick for a while.
Chiropractic exam is ideal. Some people suffer migraine pain because they are out of joint. Also, the cranial plates can be misaligned. This happens typically during vaginal birth. The cranial plates in the newborns skull are malleable, soft, so as to easily glide through the vaginal canal into this world.
If they do not align properly with their adjoining sutures plate to plate, everything in the rest of the body follows.
This can be one cause of TMJ.
I had TMJ most of my life. My jaw would look crooked in photos. I'd hear a click when I hinged my mouth wide open and then close.
In my middle 20's I took a picture with my mom. At that point we were just the two of us in the picture and I was much taller than in other pictures where we were photographed in groups. Now I could judge our jaws near side by side. Turned out both our jaws aligned identical. With a very slight angle to the left.
Because mom's cranial plates, skull plates, were misaligned at her birth, because after that the plates start to gradually harden and shift into what should be ideal alignment had there not been a misalignment while traveling head first through the birth canal, the sutures that are slightly misaligned and hardened end up misaligning the entire body from the head down. That's why people with TMJ also have that one leg slightly longer than the other.
I thankfully did not suffer migraine. However, I did suffer in other ways. Then I went to a blessedly gifted Reflexologist who aligned my jaw. My Chiropractor worked on my skull and the rest of my spinal structure. And today there is no click, there is no one leg shorter slightly so than the other.
That's one suggestion. Well, two actually. Chiropractics and Reflexology. Especially if you notice a click in your jaw and have a slight occasional skip , where one foot slightly scrapes the ground as you walk. Someone can also tell if you have this if you lay flat on a bed. They stand at the foot of the bed and with your shoes on or off will be able to see if the soles of your feet align perfectly side by side. If not that's the "short leg long leg" I was speaking of. And is always the case if someone has TMJ. Dental issues can arise with that as well. Just an FYI.
Nutritionally, one great thing that according to Dr.Oz can cure migraine spells is if you drink Quinoa milk. It is high in fiber, Riboflavin and Magnesium.
Also, watch your diet. Diet can cause migraines. You can look this up if you wish on search sites.
Chewing ginger helps during an spell of migraine pain. Raw ginger, a very small piece, helps as an anti-inflammatory and reduces swelling. There's crystallized ginger too that you can add to that regimen if you want. Very tasty and spicy.
Feverfew herb is another help. It comes in tea form or capsules. Tea , or the tincture, is the fastest absorption. If you drink herb teas try to drink them straight for the most absorption of nutrients. Don't add honey and certainly not sugar as you would in coffee.
I hope this helps. I have a friend who had debilitating migraines for years. She'd miss work because she couldn't get out of bed. Together we helped research and find what helped. Today she's nearly migraine free. If she gets one it is very slight and doesn't last long because she drinks the tea or grabs a small piece of raw ginger.
Blessings on your journey to healing.