What can I do at home to help my migrain or cluster headache till I can?!
Question: get to my doctor in three days? It hurts so bad today. I am going to get it checked out to see what kind of headache it is. The pain is right in my right eye and temple. VERY bad pain. I have taken a tylenol 3 for it but it didn't help.
Answers: get to my doctor in three days? It hurts so bad today. I am going to get it checked out to see what kind of headache it is. The pain is right in my right eye and temple. VERY bad pain. I have taken a tylenol 3 for it but it didn't help.
If you can't get a hold of a prescription pain medication and you feel one coming on, the first thing I do is have a really strong cup of coffee. If you're feeling nauseous, don't drink it too fast, but it will help. My doctor prescribed me Cafergot a long time ago for severe migraines, and the two main ingredients in Cafergot, and caffeine and Ergotemine (sp?). The caffeine will help with constriction of the blood vessels and give you some relief from the headache.
I do suggest making your doctor aware if they're really severe. Mine gave me a box of Imitrex now, since the Cafergot made me a little too wiry, and I keep it in my purse. I just take it immediately at the even slightest feeling of an onset.
Like said before, if nothing is available, quickly make yourself an EXTREMELY strong cup of coffee. It might make you a little hyper, but that sure beats the pain.
Like someone above mentioned, Excedrin can help, because they also has caffeine in them. I know that sometimes the pain can be so bad that you don't want to move, so keep that coffee on hand.
Lots of caffeine.
I suffer from cluster headaches also. If I can get some excedrin extra strength in me as soon as it starts it usually curbs the headache. Sometimes a quick 15 minute nap will alleviate it also. Mine will last up to 2 weeks at a time but then gone for maybe 6 months until it starts again. Tylenol 3 doesn't help me either. Excedrin has caffeine in it, that helps. Goodluck!
Make your day as relaxing as possible. A cool, damp rag over my eyes for a while really helps me.
As for medicine, I've always had much, much more help from sinus headache medication for that kind of headache.
You could go to the docter and find some pills that are right for you to help you.
I take Extra Strength Migrane Releif tablets, then I put on an eye mask and lay down on the couch for about 1 hr.
I HAVE THE SAME EXACT THING I WENT TO MY DOCTOR WEDNESDAY AND HE SAYS THAT I HAVE VASCULAR HEADACHES AND HE PRESCRIBED ME MIDRIN. TRY A WARM WASH CLOTH OVER THAT SIDE OF YOUR HEAD THAT WORKS FOR A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT FOR LONG. GOOD LUCK