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Migraine Treatment
Migraine can be treated with painrelaxers with a combination of anti-giddiness, and drugs that help in rebuilding the standard levels of serotonin. There are basically two methods to treat migraine Abortive and Preventive but few people prefer opting for Yoga Treatment, Acupuncture treatment and Osteopathy treatments.
Let us now have a brief understanding of Abortive, Preventive and Acupuncture treatment.
Abortive Method
The main aim of this type of treatment is to stop the migraine attack or to relieve the pain once it starts off, to minimise the symptoms and to minimize the duration of the migraine attack. Medicines are given only after the headache starts on. The migraine pain subsides during the initial stages only if the medicines prescribed are taken by the patients or before it starts and it can be taken as required. Few patients can be advised medicine that needs to be injected in the thigh and few patients are advised to take chewable tablets. This type of treatment gives immediate relief to patients who are prone to vomiting during migraine attack. Medications such as trip-tans that particularly target serotonin used in abortive method of treatment work good for headaches and not relieving patients from other types of pain such as arthritis etc.Other medicines are also used in abortive type of treatment but these not only work on serotonin but also have an effect on other cells of brain substances.
Preventive / Prophylactic Treatment
This type of treatment is recommended only if the frequency of attacks more per week or per month, as this helps to reduce the number of attacks. The main function of this treatment is to reduce the occurrence and acuteness of the attacks. Most of the medicines prescribed for this treatment have bad side-effects. Drugs used for the treatment of high blood pressure, depression, allergy, convulsions are prescribed in this kind of treatment.
Even after taking medicines many patients do not get relief from the pain so out of frustration they try to go for alternative treatments even though they are aware that these treatments give extra relief but one cannot stop taking the actual medications prescribed for migraines, instead they can try out a combination of alternative treatment with abortive or preventive medications. In fact alternative medications are also drugs that can curb the pain but has its own side-effects such as instigate serious ailments or even hinder the effectiveness of the drugs prescribed.
Acupuncture Treatment
This is by and large conventional types of alternative medication to treat migraine and other ailments. It helps in reducing the pain, ease out frequent sickness and to improve health. Super narrow metal needles that electrical stimulation of needles are used to inject in the selected points on the skin. There are different types of needles that are used in this and the duration can be 20 to 30 minutes.
Electrical Stimulation Needles.
Laser Light Pen Needle.
Finger Tip Stimulation or Auricular Stimulation needles.
In general it is believed that the needles injected at the selected points for acupuncture treatment opens the blocks in the energy stream thus supporting therapeutic methods .It triggers off the endorphin chemicals in the brain cells by blocking the receivers and revitalizing the nervous system.
Side-Effects
Drowsiness, Mild Soreness, and Slight Bleeding at the points are the few side effects. At times it can develop serious side effects such as damage internal organs like puncture in the lung.
Conclusion
By maintaining a record of the entire possible sources that causes migraine and avoiding them, by handling nervous tension and taking preventing medications, maintaining a note of all the possible help in preventing migraine headaches. Patients are advised to observe
Sensitive issues (e.g. traumatic circumstances).
Physical issues (e.g. sickness, exhaustion).
Surrounding Factors (e.g. climate conditions).
Food and Drinks.
Medicines.
Sleeping patterns.
Migraine features (e.g. intensity of pain, time-span).
People suffering from Migraine attack choose to relax or sleep in a cool, cosy badly lit room and use cool pads or press the artery at the edge of the ear.