Migraine Treatments

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Highest rated treatments	Member ratings (num votes)
sleep	(304)
Imitrex	(274)
Eliminate red wine	(164)
wearing sun-glasses with the smallest amount of sunshine	(194)
ice	(174)
Eliminate MSG	(144)
Cooling Headbands	(114)
Eliminate Aspartame/Phenylalanine	(108)
Relpax	(116)
blood sugar regulation	(100)
Eliminate Splenda/Sucralose	(82)
ice packs on base of neck and where the pain is the worse, I will acutally sleep with ice packs wrapped in a dry dish towel on in order to be able to sleep with a migraine	(67)
dark room and NO NOISE!	(56)
Morphine	(63)
Prednisone	(76)
Treximet (formerly Trexima)	(58)
Botox	(64)
steroid dose pack	(47)
Complementary and Alternative Therapies	(44)
not wearing heavy backpack	(40)
sumitriptan (Imitrex) injection	(33)
oxygen	(22)
avoid smoky situations	(16)
zen meditation - breathing in and out slowly while thinking about in and out breath and thinking of mountain streams and still waters	(22)
Hospitalization with intravenous DHE	(14)
50mg phrenilin w/imitrex	(11)
wear a mask to sleep to make a dark room even darker	(9)
I have a cotton kitchen towel that I have folded to about 3 inches wide. I wrap that around my head putting pressure on my neck and the side of my head that hurts the worse. Everyone in the house knows where to find my "headache towel". I like to use	(7)
crystal therapy	(4)
Ayurveda	(4)
wear earplugs to sleep	(4)
Synalgos-DC	(2)

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Treatments with mixed effect	Member ratings (num votes)
Dietary Changes	(238)
caffeine	(287)
Neck Massage	(212)
Increase Hydration	(172)
Excedrin Migraine	(228)
ibuprofen	(260)
Maxalt	(178)
hydrocodone	(158)
Zomig	(142)
Naproxen	(200)
eliminate all alcohol	(131)
Moderate, Regular Exercise	(148)
Topiramate (Topamax)	(221)
Advil	(211)
hot shower	(152)
naproxen (alleve)	(178)
Tylenol	(215)
Magnesium	(154)
no caffeine	(212)
Fiorinal/Fioricet	(94)
Toradol	(103)
Chiropractic Treatment	(146)
Acupuncture	(121)
Amitriptyline	(164)
Vitamin B2	(110)
Propranolol (Inderal)	(134)
Midrin	(117)
Blood Pressure Medicine	(118)
heat	(138)
Axert	(73)
Coenzyme Q10	(91)
Biofeedback	(80)
Propranolol	(92)
codeine with tylenol	(89)
eliminate or reduce sugar consumption	(86)
Eliminate coffee	(116)
depakote	(122)
Yoga	(85)
Amerge	(74)
Tramadol (Ultram)	(82)
feet massages	(56)
Darvacet	(70)
Nerve Block	(60)
Acetaminophen/Paracetamol	(96)
Dihydroergotamine Injection and Nasal Spray	(65)
Verapamil	(84)
Happy thoughts. I know it sounds insane, but at the first sign of a migraine, I immediately become still and meditate on all of the beauty and friendship in my life. It doesn't always work, but I've been able to control my migraines much more effectiv	(47)
Feverfew	(93)
ssri	(70)
Frovatriptan	(63)
Noritriptyline	(90)
Flexiril	(71)
Percocet	(60)
Birth Control Pills	(170)
Nerve Block Injections	(52)
Neurontin	(81)
Salty Foods	(64)
ginger ale	(53)
Cymbalta	(68)
Effexor XR	(81)
TENS	(46)
Aspirin/Salicylic acid (900mg at onset of aura)	(53)
Lexapro	(58)
Reduce salt intake	(49)
Eliminate exercises that affect trapezius muscles	(32)
Cranial Sacral Therapy	(35)
Clonazepam	(40)
Skelaxin	(31)
BUTORPHANOL (stadol)	(33)
Eliminate eggs	(38)
cafergot	(39)
Melatonin	(52)
Hormone Replacement Therapy	(44)
Naturopathic Treatment	(32)
Hot pack	(33)
Cervical Epidural Block	(25)
Gatorade	(33)
Lyrica (Pregabalin)	(28)
Migrelief	(27)
Calcium channel blocker	(28)
Zonegran	(30)
put my head in a cold shower	(25)
Be honest	(22)
Butterbur/Petadolex	(22)
Imigran nose spray	(25)
BC Powder	(21)
metaprolol	(23)
Meperdine	(20)
phenobarbitol	(20)
indomethacin	(23)
Namenda	(18)
A Shot of Espresso	(19)
Eating potato products helps	(17)
energy medicine	(16)
phenobarbital	(17)
Seroquel	(25)
Stop smoking cigarettes	(16)
baclofen	(18)
Reglan with aspirin	(19)
smelling vick's vapor rub	(19)
reflexology	(13)
no cheese	(12)
Paxil	(25)
Lisinopril	(18)
Levaquin	(17)
Depacon	(13)
aromatherapy - rosemary	(11)
Lamotrigine	(16)
Zanaflex	(11)
Headstand (10-20 seconds)	(16)
Propoxyphen	(10)
Lithium	(13)
sour or hot candy	(11)
L-Arginine	(10)
wrap an ace bandage around my head to secure ice packs to my temples/forehead to be able to sleep	(7)
PROPOXYPHENE	(8)
Sinol Headache Nasal Spray	(7)
medical marijuana	(7)
Rolfing sessions	(6)
Mobic	(6)
Sibelium	(8)
occipital nerve stimulator	(6)
Having sleep apnea diagnosed and consistently using CPAP machine	(4)
Atacand	(4)
Emsam (MAOI)	(4)
Bioresonance Therapy	(3)
sphenopalatine block	(3)
methergine	(2)
Vivactyl	(2)