Well the title says it all really. i am quite a headache prone person and i'm not to keen on talking pills to cure them, does anyone know of a way to cure it naturally?
i have but i dont like doing it is having a smoke it does SOMETIMES help but i dont like it really.

Cheers Highest Grade

Here are some non-pill things that sometimes work:

Cold wet towel resting on the forehead
head massage
eating a meal
taking a shower
rubbing vicks into forehead
Avoiding stress
sitting in a dark quiet room
avoid too much caffeine/chocolate/any items you are sensitive too

We have tried feverfew which is supposedly a herbal headache cure but it didn't really help.

Are you male or female?

I have had lots of experience trying to help wifey when she has a migraine hence coming up with wierd ideas like vicks, I am fortunate I dont suffer often from headaches but co-incidentally I was out of action for a few hours today with a nasty one but mostly ok now

splay your hand, palm down - stick your thumb out so its making a roughly 90 degree angle with your forefinger - in the apex of that angle, you will find a tender point (its in "the web" - just where the thumb bones join the rest of the hand bones). Massage it with the corner of your thumb for a minute or two - then do the same on the other hand. It is the acupuncture "colon 4" point, it is a major pain relief point for the whole body, massaging it is performing gentle acupressure - its safe, and it works!

cheers for the replies, i've tried your idea farmweb and has defiantly helped!

mickle i'm male

thanks Highest Grade

Very good tip by farmweb.

What kinda headaches do you get - I've been plagued with sinus headaches my whole life, herb definitely helps those (but here's something not many folks know, smoking tobacco makes sinus headaches MUCH worse because nicotine causes the blood vessels to contract/dilate - not sure which- but the point is they increase the sinus pressure, so if they're sinus headaches & you smoke cigarettes, think about quitting, I am). Also if they're sinus headaches, I find if you press your thumb into the middle of your forehead, hard, and then push it up to the back of your head, still applying pressure, kinda sliding it back over your scalp, the pain eases. If they aint sinus, I dunno, sorry.

thanks for the reply boojum, i havent been to the doctor i just live with it, i gues i should go to the doc. again that also helped, but agin it could also be the pill i took.

Thabnks again highest grade

An headache is a symptom , you must look for the reason of this symptom.
anyways magic mushrooms can help too.
if you can get them.
http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=5315

now you tell me! (joke)

Highesy Grade

if you've got any ongoing health problem, don't waste time with your local drug peddler (doctor) - seek out a real cure with Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, you've probably got an imbalance that can be remedied easily and safely with acupuncture!

yeah the massage head did help. my headaches aren't usually very painfull but they can be, and then i resort to pills but that was a help!

Cheers everyone Highest Grade

hi
look to your diet

keep a journal of food headache see if theres a pattern

hoover carpets beds etc incase you have a dust mite pooh sensitivity

pure lavender oil on temples and drawn over sinus

only after a test patch on inner elbow to see if you have a sensitivity or not

and there is no history of epilepsy in the gentic family

fresh air

cammomile tea

menthol as same as lavender oil

or a mix of both

good luck

mj

Highest Grade,

I suffer from headaches too, both migraine and "normal" headaches, sometimes my headaches are caused by eye strain...e.g. if I sit at the PC for any length of time then go to sit and watch TV, a headache can develop....I've always thought that this was due to the massive change in focus! A spliff usually helps me with this type.....but I do think that it works a bit like the "gas and air" you get while in labour.....as it is not so much of a pain suppressant as a distraction. In other words, I still have the headache....but don't give a shit anymore!!!

The migraines I get are a different story tho.....these are linked to my menstrual cycle and are stress related too!
I used to have a relaxation tape which was the dogs dangly bits for them. It basically encouraged you to lie in a quiet dark room and REALLY concentrate on other parts of your body and the sensations and feelings there by tensing and relaxing your muscles. I found that a spliff helped with this too as I find it can help to concentrate the mind! (also helped with the nausea that accompanies my migraine attacks) I know this is not a very practical solution if you are out shopping or summat at the time.

I have another method of getting rid of a headach too.....ahem...bit embarrassing....but a good orgasm has been known to get rid of a banging migraine too!!....(well you did ask for natural....)

Drinking water is also a great help as lotsa of peeps are walking round dehydrated from all the tea and coffee they consume, I found that when I started drinking more water my headaches decreased!!

Hope you stay pain free!!!

EO @ the orgasm tip!!

Loads of good stuff here. Just to add that feverfew is not a headache cure, but a preventative, and you need to be taking it regularly for 6 weeks or so before the effect becomes apparent. Generally suggested for folks who get regular headaches......
Great info Farmweb - about the accupressure. Thanks

Rub an Ice Cube in the palm of ur hand.. run clockwise in the palm of theside that hurts.. ( ur left side of head, then ur left pal..)lots of main nurvs run from back of spinal cord to arms and hands..

Farmwebs theory works for me too,
like MJ says too I use lavender oil in an oil burner,

I also use Tiger Balm...rub on temples and a small dab on the 3rd eye works a treat for me...

some deep breathing is alwasys worth a go...eases tension...

Enigmatic one has a very good point re: orgasms, without wishing to be crude (and bearing in mind I'm single), a quick visit with pam & her 5 sisters often improves matters immeasurably (endorphins are a natural pain madicine, after all).

Just a thought (doesn't help much if you get a headache when you're at work or out & about though )

So the age old excuse "not tonight I've got a headache" should be totally redundant I guess - I wonder why it's been used so much (?)

My two cents as Kent Brockman says.....

Tiger Balm may help

Relaxation - try a warm bath (by candle light even?) or lying on a bed/sofa/floor in a gentle light either quietly or with some gentle music.

Avoiding cheese/chocolate - as MJ has said above, make a diary and see if there is any connection between what goes in the mouth and the headache (so to speak.........)

Check stress levels, is there anything that might be triggering them.

Is the mind and heart in agreement - they may be being caused by an inner conflict of interests which is causing emotions and in turn a headache.

Will try and think abit more about this but wouldn't recommend doctors medicine. They would recommend shoving donkey-poo up your bum if they could make money out of it! Good luck, hope something here and on the boards may help with your suffering.

Lizzie


[QUOTE] Purple is a fruit - Homer Jay Simpson

A few months ago I was visiting a physio therapist for a repetetive strain injury and one day I came in complaing of headaches and she showed me a technique that really does work . Apparently the muscles in your neck roughly where it joins the base of your skull are more often than not the cause of tension related headaches , if these muscles are tense and bunched up then there's your problem , a few minutes massaging the area to release the tension can work wonders .

Hi

I have suffered with headaches on and off over the years, I think there are many causes for headaches but the majority i think have in common the fact that they are down to lifestyle.

I have worked out alot of causes of my headaches and now I treat them more as an alert.

Cheese and chocolate
Driving for long hours especially at night
Sitting at an angle to my PC monitor
Bad posture
And build up of stress.

Cures I have found that keep my head free of pain are,
When I start to get to the moody part of a migrain (a day or 2 before the outbreak) I massage my shoulders and neck, mainly right shoulder and side of neck, Even with a migrain, massaging this area acts like a tap releasing the pressure from my temples and eyes,
Cut right down on Dairy products,
Cut down on caffine,
Lots of stretching.
Spannering one off daily.
Smoke a fair bit of weed too, allthough I have been smoking for the last 15 years only recently have I smoked to enjoy rather than to get away from my troubles.

Good Luck

Sometimes this works for me for an almost instant cure. depending on how bad the headache is.

Run the cold water tap for a few minutes till its really cool and then place your wrists into the flow for a good minute or so till they start to tingle with the cold.

Ive been told that this can cool the blood down which will relieve tension.
It works for me most of the time if I remember to do it.

I used to get serious Migraines when I was at school. Nobody ever belived how bad they were. So I totally feel for ya!

I went to a "Specialist" in london from when I was about 9 years old till I was 17. They had me on all kinds of medication, different diets and things like that. Luckily they cleared up once I got into 6th form. So I think they were all to do with my raging hormone's! (I'm a randy bugger I guess!)

But some of the things which eased them for a while were: -

Cutting out dairy products (even Chocolate!),
Doing lots more exercise (always a good thing!),
Meditating before you go to sleep (trying to de-stress I guess)
Cut out Caffine (coffee, fizzy drinks, everything that has it in!)

Also Get your eye's tested (if I don't wear my glasses I get them now & then under floresent lights, and sat infront of the CPU). Go to the dentist as well you may have a slight Cross bite? Or like one of the other suffer's grind your teeth! He was cured by just wearing a gum shield at nite (apparantly it made him dribble on the pillow though!).

Good luck with the pain mate, but please do go and get check out.
Headaches can be symtoms of much bigger problems

cheers for the replies! they definatly helped!

HG