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    An herb known to prevent migraines is feverfew,  but it has to be taken everyday     

    as prevention. Peppermint oil rubbed on the temples can help with the head pain.   

   Magnesium for muscle relaxation, plus feverfew which reduces nerve excitability. 

                      White Willow Bark is natures equivalent to aspirin. 

   Also recommended is Evening Primrose oil an essential fatty acid that improves

     circulation, and helps inflammation relieving pain.  MSM (organic sulfur) also

     relieves inflammation, available in lotion or pills. If headaches occur monthly,

       women may need a phyto-estrogen like Black Cohosh,  or a progesterone

                   rubbed on cream from wild yams to normalize hormones.

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I have tried some of these remedies.  Ferverfew had a mild effect, but small migraines seemed more

frequent.    The best things I have found to reduce severity & frequency  in the organic category  is CoQ10,  and beefing up on the B vitamins.  Excedrin Migraine works on the garden variety migraine, but has only limited effect on the long duration  migraine that includes most of the symptoms.   

Aspirin is more or less useless for a migraine, but it gives you a lovely, loud ringing in your ears.

Ice packs where it hurts seems to help me a lot, temporarily.    Some people find relief in heat.

* I am not a doctor, and am not prescribing.  Check with your doctor before trying any of these.

                                               More About The Pattern of Migraines

   Anatomy of a Migraine: The Phases of a Migraine Attack and Their Symptoms

           http://headaches.about.com/cs/headpain101/a/anatomy_mig.htm

"When many people think "Migraine" they think only of the pain of Migraine. In reality, a Migraine

episode consists of far more.   The typical Migraine episode actually consists of four parts, referred

to as phases or components. ……………………. 

The four phases of a Migraine episode are:  a.  Prodrome ,  b.  Aura ,  c.  Headache, &  d. Postdrome ."

  quote T.Roberts @ About.com    Headaches/Migraines

    *  This is an excellent  article and may explain some discomforts before and after

       your migraines.  You may have thought them migraine related, but weren't sure.

•                          MYTH: MIGRAINE IS NOT LIFE THREATENING, JUST ANNOYING. 
  

•   REALITY: MIGRAINE CAN BE LIFE THREATENING, INDUCING SUCH CONDITIONS   AS STROKE  AND COMA.             http://www.migraines.org/myth/mythreal.htm