Don't treat migraines with pain killers.

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Don't Treat Migraines by Overusing Pain Meds http://www.mercola.com/2006/aug/26/dont_treat_migraines_by_overusing_pain_meds.htm A study indicates that patients with chronic daily headache, also known as transformed migraines, may benefit from abruptly stopping use of overused pain medications. An exercise regimen, in combination with preventive medications, can then cause the chronic pain to revert back to normal, less frequent migraines. More than 130 patients were examined for a year. At

the study's beginning, each patient had experienced more than 15 headaches per month for over 6 months. A certain number of patients were asked to immediately stop all use of pain medications and other drugs, along with caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco. They were then put on a regimen of exercise and preventive medicine.Seventy percent of the patients who did so no longer experienced daily head pain. However, all patients who did not stop taking pain drugs continued to experience chronic pain. Avoiding alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco seemed to have little effect, but the combination of regular exercise, no pain drugs, and preventive drugs appeared to be effective. Headache July/August 2006; 46(7): 1186 News August 8, 2006 All Headline News August 9, 2006 Dr. Mercola's Comment: You may recall a recent study about headache drugs that can give you one. Small surprise, then, that treating migraines by stopping analgesics you may have overused may be a simpler and more effective approach. Headaches are so common that Americans dish out more than $1

billion every year to get relief from migraines. The pain associated with migraines can be so severe that some patients will actually consider suicide as a reasonable alternative. Transformed migraines begin with episodic attacks that transition over time into near daily headaches, although less severe ones. It comes as no shock to me that starting an exercise plan and taking preventative medications did the trick for treating this problem 70 percent of the time. When I started my practice, I found intravenous magnesium sulfate very effective to abort migraines. It does not seem to work orally, but when given as an IV most migraines disappear in a few minutes. The magnesium causes the blood vessels to dilate and

makes the person very warm, depending on how fast the IV is pushed. I usually use a 1500 mg IV for the average adult. But that was my old "natural medical" model. Now I have evolved into far better solutions. What is even more impressive is EFT, a noninvasive acupressure technique that can get rid of headaches just as quickly -- without the hassle, inconvenience and pain of an IV. Additionally, I've found most people experience dramatic improvement after adopting the nutrition plan I promote. Most migraines seem to have a food-based reaction relating to wheat, dairy, sugar, or artificial preservatives or chemicals. Eliminating these foods, and incorporating the other eating plan measures, frequently improves

migraines. Generally there is a 70-80 percent reduction in the frequency and intensity of the pain after people begin following the eating plan that you can study in more detail in my book, Total Health Program. Related Articles: The Untold Burden of Headaches Wheat Can Cause Severe Headaches Tension Headaches Cut In Half With

Acupuncture "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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