How to Get Rid of Hormonal Migraines
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Consider your diet, making sure it is rich in nutrients and vitamins. Women to Women offers a nutritional guide for healthy eating, including portion size and basic guidelines for healthy living (see Resource 1).
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Decrease the amount of toxins in your body. Add dietary supplements to your daily routine, regulating your hormonal balance. Some core nutrients you want to consider in your regimen include: essential fatty acids, calcium/magnesium and rich multivitamins.
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Try hormone control to get rid of hormonal migraines. Consult with your doctor to come up with a plan to counteract falling estrogen levels. Some physicians might prescribe continuous use of the birth control pill or estrogen patches.
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Take over-the-counter non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs like naproxen or ibuprofen to counteract the brain's inflammatory response to hormonal changes. Ask your doctor for prescription-strength non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs if the over-the-counter drugs are not effective.
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Use caffeine to combat your hormonal migraines. It's found in many over-the-counter medications like Excedrin Migraine and reduces the pain and duration of headaches for hormonal migraine sufferers.
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Activate the serotonin receptors that allow blood vessels in the brain to constrict with triptans. This prescription medication, like Imitrex, comes in pill form, nasal spray or as a shot.
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Think about using a beta blocker or a calcium channel blocker to inhibit hormonal migraines.
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