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To add to this: if you take ibuprofen regularly, remember to eat before taking it. Taking it on an empty stomach a handful of times is completely fine, but if you do it too much can cause stomach ulcers (not insanely common as far as I’m aware though.).
Anyway, this person is right, take some ibuprofen and rest.
Naproxen is what works for me.
My headaches are mostly tension from hamstrings on up the back.
A sinus rinse and Sudafed helps when it’s sinus congestion.
A Guillotine.
Paracetamol. Make sure you are well hydrated and a bit fed as well.
Tylenol + caffeine + an NSAID (advil/motrin/aleive/aspirin) is the usual OTC drug combo, assuming you don’t have any disorders that prevent you from taking them any of those things safely. You can also usually buy them as a combo pill under the brand name “Excedrin” (I think it has aleive specifically, also called naproxen).
Lifestyle: drink plenty of water, reduce your stress, get plenty of sleep.
Alternative/holistic:
Pinch your daiths. Some people get them pierced to prevent migraines.
Press your “third eye” pressure point, it’s the spot between your eyebrows or where an Indian woman would wear a bindi. Idk about the liver or whatever else pressure points, but I can feel this one taking the pressure off.
I had a friend who swore by this pressure point for occasional nausea, if you’re having that too.
Some people get them pierced to prevent migraines
Really? I get migraines. Does it have to be done a certain way by a medical provider, or can I just go to a place that does piercings? My migraines are incapacitating, so I’ll try anything
I would try pinching them first to see if it helps but I think most people just go to a piercer. I was thinking about having the spot marked by an acupuncturist then going to a piercer but haven’t got round to it.
Yeah, I should see if I can find an acupuncturist here. There are probably meds I should be on, but the ones they prescribed me at the regular clinic didn’t work, and I can’t afford to keep going back.
If you regularly consume caffeine and haven’t recently: caffeine.
If you regularly consume nicotine but haven’t recently: nicotine.
If you regularly consume any drug, really, but haven’t recently: youre probably experiencing withdrawal; the most common side effects from withdrawal of most substances is a headache.
Ibuprofen and caffeine. After consuming, lay down and try to nap until the caffeine hits.
What kind of headache is it?
What do you mean?
Like a migraine, sinus, pressure, or tension. Did anything seem to cause it? Does anything make it worse?
Tension. Nothing seems to have made it worse, just got progressively more noticeable.
I do a lot of face-to-face interaction at work, and I started getting tension headaches from the minor smiling and face control. When I notice I’m tensing my ears and scalp, I try to be mindful about relaxing them. If you’re not experienced with mindful meditation, you might try a 5-minute “body scan” exercise to get familiar with targeted relaxation. You don’t have to do the whole exercise every time, but it helps to learn what “relaxing your scalp” feels like.
My doctor also prescribed me diclofenac gel, which is a topical NSAID like Ibuprofen. It’s usually prescribed for arthritis pain. I’m bald, so I can put it on the top and back of my head. It’s completely changed my workday. I’m less exhausted at the end of the day. My scalp might be tightening but I can’t feel it.
Stretch, yoga, meditate.
Lots of water, a quality meal and fresh air.
I typically go for a hike.
Agree with the others here.
For future prevention, if you have money and since it’s a tension headache - you might consider some corrective massage.
Sleep
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find the cause (inflamation, etc)For me it’s two 200 mg Ibuprofen.
Two 250 mg acetaminophen works, but not as well.
Aspirin kinda sucks for me in this role so I don’t use it.
Sleep
Sometimes, I’ve found that headaches can be caused by muscle tension or aches. I grind my teeth at night, for example, and if I forget to wear my mouthguard, I have headaches the next day. Often the tension is hard to spot until it’s gone - I speculate that this is part of why sleeping tends to help with headaches.
If this is the cause, I’ve found that a strategy to identify and relax areas of tension is to work through an area and consciously tense the muscles, and then relax. It feels like turning something off and on again. Like if I’ve been doing computer work, my muscles around my eyes may be tired, and tensing the area for a few seconds and then releasing can help reduce that.
Drink water, watch your salt intake, add caffeine (bonus ingredient in Excedrin).
https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-salt-intake-cause-headaches-1719864
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/caffeine-connection-between-coffee-and-headaches
