Migraine Headache Cures In Our Own Hands
Migraine headache cures are being are being sought by millions of people around the world, but sadly they do not exist as yet. As a sufferer myself, I can sympathize with the desire to find a magic bullet that ends migraine. But we have to accept that science is a long way from providing such a thing.
In fact, for a condition that affects so many people, it is still relatively poorly understood. There are theories about the underlying causes of it, what triggers individual attacks, and what courses of action we can take to alleviate it. But there is not very much agreement about most of it.
Faced with this, we need to get advice from the experts, but I believe that in the end, we have to make choices for ourselves. We each have different experiences of the condition, as well as different beliefs and preferences. One solution will never fit all.
In my own case, most of my attacks have been relatively mild compared to what a lot of people experience. They have also not been too frequent, especially as I get older. I also have a strong preference to avoid pharmaceutical solutions to any health problem, if at all possible.
With that background, I have tended to rely mainly on lifestyle changes to help to control and alleviate the condition. I have been laid low by an occasional, very severe attack, when I have resorted to normal painkillers, which have done very little for me.
I have never tried specific, migraine abortive drugs, and the prophylactic types wouldn’t be appropriate for me, given my infrequent attacks. I can well understand that these would be more attractive options for those whose lives are impacted more severely than mine is. But for me, it is not the way to go.
I don’t like to think of myself as a victim. I believe in taking responsibility for where I am in life, including in matters of health. I would rather be doing something myself than sit around and wait for the doctors to come up with migraine cures. I would rather get the best information available and act on it now.
I think it is agreed that lifestyle can have a massive impact on our experience of migraine, even though, for example, exercise is regarded as both a trigger for attacks and as preventative measure! It comes down to finding out what works for ourselves.
Keeping a migraine diary might not be the most fun you can have, but it could potentially lead to some small changes that transform your life. I personally believe that the way you habitually think, can have the biggest impact of all. Just decide that your migraine’cure’ is in your own hands.
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