Posts Tagged ‘Migraine’

Treat Migraine by Yourself and Doctor’s Prescription

Monday, May 10th, 2010

headache prevention image1 Treat Migraine by Yourself and Doctors PrescriptionThere are two types of migraine treatments. The treatment is used to reduce or alleviate the headache. Most of this treatment should be started as soon as possible when you think that you are experiencing a migraine. While the second treatment is a type of treatment which used to prevent headaches before it happened.

It sure does, the drugs without doctor’s prescription which can help relieve pain such as aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), and combinations of caffeine (Excedrin migraine), ibuprofen (motrin), naproxen (Aleve) and ketoprofen (KT orudis).

People with severe pain may require more powerful drugs from doctor’s prescription. Those drugs are called ergotamine (ergomar) can work effectively without combination from other drugs. Dihydroergotamine (migranal, D.H.E 45) is still associated with ergotamine and can help the patient.

The Cause of Migraine

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

migraine06 The Cause of MigraineMigraine headache or such as is caused by changes on the levels / body chemical which is called serotonin. Serotonin plays many roles in the body, and serotonin can affect blood artery. When levels of serotonin in the body is high, blood artery will experience a constriction or shrinkage. When serotonin levels is low, the blood artery will experience dilated / dilation (swelling).

Inflammation that occurs can result or cause pain or other problems. There are many things that can affect serotonin levels in the body, including blood sugar level in the body, certain foods and changes of estrogen levels on women.

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