MIGRAINE:

It is one of the most common ailments of the nervous system. It causes recurrent headaches usually one sided accompanied with gastric, visual or other neurological signs. The sufferer is completely normal between two episodes. They may or may not get certain warning signs before an attack.

HOMEOPATHY APPROACH

Homeopathy has always cured so many cases of migraine I have my personal experience in curing migraine so nicely with homeopathy. In other systems they called it incurable but in homeopathy its curable. Migraine is one of the diseases for which homeopathy can positively do something. Here there is another special significance. In Allopathic medicine there is no remedy for this disease. So it is common to find patients coming for homeopathy treatment after suffering for 10 to 15 years, despite allopathic treatment. And Homeopathy does wonders for the migraine, where patient has no other option. For chronic & acute conditions patient needs constitutional treatment to reduce the recurrence of attacks and pain

Causes:

• Stress for e.g. examination,important interview.
• Specific food allergy e.g. chocolate,
• cheese, red wine.
• During menses.
• Missing meals.
• Drugs- birth control pills.
• Overexertion or fatigue after
• exercise, sexual activity.
• Cold food.
• Exposure to sun.
• Loss of sleep or excessive sleep.
• Excessive or flickering light.

Risk Factors

• Family history.
• More common in young females.
• History of motion sickness.

Symptoms:

Some warning signs before an attack can be.
• Mood changes.
• Visual problems such as seeing
• dazzling,zigzag lights.
• Eyes-cannot tolerate light.
• Ringing in ears.
• Dizziness.
• Increased thirst.
• Excessive drowsiness.
• Feeling of excess of energy or elation.
• Craving of sweets.

During the attack:

• Headache usually one sided.
• Nausea.
• Vomiting.
• Light headedness.
• Headache increased by movements.
• Giddiness.
• Intolerance of light, noise.
• Increased irritation.
• Pale face.
• Tenderness of scalp.
• Decreased sensation around the mouth.
• Mood changes.
• Anxiety.

Do’s and Don’ts:

• Avoid stress learn how to cope with it.
• Yoga, meditation, regular moderate exercises help to relieve stress. Regular meditation is useful. Begin by sitting in a comfortable position, with your back straight and your eyes closed. Choose a word such as Aum and repeat it silently to yourself.
• Avoid foods which you think cause these problems. Usually they may be chocolate, cheese, red wine.
• Proper rest and sleep is a must for prevention.
• Eat meals at regular time.
• Do not over eat.
• Avoid overexertion.
• When going out in sun use an umbrella or dark glasses.
• Avoid pain killers and try to sleep it off.
• Regular exercises prevent attacks of migraine.
• As soon as a headache begins drink 3 glasses of very cold water and then with a cold pack go lie down in a dark quiet room without a pillow.
• Complete bed rest with minimal
• light, noise and odors help a lot.
• Avoid alcohol and smoking.

When to Consult your Doctor:

• If your headache is accompanied with severe vomiting, weakness, visual problems. You get too frequent attacks of headache.
• If your headache is the first thing you get in the morning and it persists with vomiting as this may not be migraine but high blood pressure.
• With vomiting high fever, light hurts your eyes it may be meningitis.
• If you develop weakness of one side following a headache.

Home remedies:

• Take a tablespoon of honey and lemon juice in a warm glass of water twice daily.
• Soak 10-12 fenugreek (methi) seeds in one fourth cup of water overnight and have both- the seeds and the water, next day in the morning with a glass of water.
• Mix half a teaspoon of turmeric powder in a glass of warm milk and take at bed time.
• Take folate(vitamin B9) in the form of a multivitamin (400 to 800 mg).
• Take Hot foot Bath (keep foot in hot water for 15 minutes) at bed time.

Food to be taken:

• Take more of alkaline food (like fruits and vegetables that are either raw or lightly cooked, honey, raw sugar, fresh coconut, curd)
• Take sprouted cereals. Nuts ( esp.Walnuts, Pea nuts, Raisins, Pista,Kharek,(Dry Dates))

Food to be avoided:

• Avoid acidic food like aerated drinks, alcohol, canned food, processed food, confectioneries, fried food, oil capsules, spices, condiments, pickles, preserved foods, refined foods like refined flour, pasta, refined sugar, polished rice, meat,fish, coffee, chocolates, tobacco, and drugs.
• Seasonings to avoid include all types of sauces (tomato, soy sauce, oyster sauce,chilli sauce etc.), salted pickles and salted,chatneys.Lime,vinegars, pepper or tamarind may be used as seasoning to make the food taste better.