She Cat,

Have you done any research on reflexology? If you massage the webbing between your thumb and index finger of the hand opposite the migraine pain, it can help relieve it. You have to massage pretty hard, even to the point of some pain, but it really does work. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Nie

Gee Bec....If I find that I can't drink the lemon juice because of the acidic value, should I try and make lemonade, or is this the proverbial olive branch in disguise?????


Thanks for all of the advice on the headaches everyone. Just trying now to recover from the diverticulitis.

Actually I've tried the diluted (with water) and so has step-mom. Does nothing. Don't ask me why drinking straight up nasty lemon juice works. Haven't got the foggiest. If you try it though, let me know if it works! My step-mom is the only person that I know that actually uses it.

Me, lol, give me good drugs and don't breathe on me.

Glad your recovering. What the hell is diverticulitis? (hell I can neither pronounce or spell that one!)

Bec

P.S. What is the reference to an olive branch? Don't get it.

Not sure whether to say glad you are feeling better or sorry you still feel sick. Either way, I'm thinking about ya.

Bec,

Well as I am a person that believes in honesty, and being up front I will start here. Most everyone that has been here for awhile knows that you and I are.....Well.... similar to oil and water. We don't quite get that warm fuzzy feeling from each other.

Actually we have ignore/not spoken to each other in probably 6 months, so I was VERY shocked to see you posting in this thread. Not that you can't, but it did have it's shock value.

The olive branch is a symbol to end the fight, and to extend the hand of friendship.

LOL, So true. I'm sure everyone is rather aware of that too. Yes.. I like that analogy of the olive branch. *grins* Olive branch extended!

bec

Bec,

I know that we are a little off topic here, but I feel that this is an important issue, so I hope that Anthony will allow this.

We both have PTSD and we both know that trust & friendship (among other things) are huge issues for those of us. Trust is earned, friendships are built, and things don't happen over night.

I salute you for the offer, and the courage too, it took guts. To be totally honest......I am confused, a bit bewildered, and a little unsure.....All I can say........Time will tell.

Again....It took courage to offer, I haven't declined, just being cautious. I hope that you can understand.

BTW.....Diverticulitis (if you haven't looked it up) Is a very painful and can be life threatening infection of the bowels.....LOL!!!!! Oh how lovely to have to explain that my shit is infected.........LOL!!!!!!

I suffer from regular headaches and migraines. One of my tricks is to catch it quick before it becomes full blown. (too late for you this time)

This are all my rituals.
1st I check for soreness when I move my eyes or neck = migraine coming
If migraine - I take 50mg of Imitrex followed by another in 1 hr if no improvement. You can take up to 200mg a day.

Another trick I have learned when it is real bad - Ice pack on the back of my neck - on off every half hour.

Wet my hair down with cold water and bundle up in a blanket.

Stay in a dark room and listen to mood music (ocean waves, babbling brook, loons on a lake, ....) then try to take a mental trip: hike in the woods, snorkelling in the carribean, cross country skiing, Focussing on the rythmic actions of the activity. Focus on regular breathing.

Make sure your stomach is not empty - some fruit, crackers, yogert, soup - something light but there. Coke is another good one because of the caffiene and it's ability to settle your stomach.

Sometimes just getting 20 minutes of fresh air outside with dark glasses, a loose baseball cap can break it.

Sinus Advil sometimes will work on tension or sinus headaches where just advil or tylenol won't cut it.

Hope all is well and they got you straightenned out at both ends!

Kiss your headaches goodbye.

Feverfew. It's an herb. Health food stores sell it in capsule form and in loose leaf. You can make a tea with it or take the capsules. You can even grow it in your garden and dry the leaves and flowers from it yourself to make tea. Feverfew does not work the way most pain remedies work. Just taking a capsule or having a cup of tea when you have a headache isn't going to do anything. It's a cumulative thing. You take one or two capsules a day or drink one or two cups of the tea a day - everyday. It will prevent the headaches from coming in the first place.

Don't take my word for it. Do a google search for herbal headache cure. Do another google search for feverfew. They cross reference each other. It works in almost 99.7% of people who suffer from ocassional or frequent headaches. It does not always work on people who have nerve damage along their spine or neck. It will not work if you have a steel plate or pin in your head or neck.

You will never hear a doctor tell you about this and for the life of me, I can't imagine why. I got it from a hospital nutritionist.

If you don't live near a health food store, you can also get it on ebay - just do a search for "feverefew" and it will come up. Sometimes you can find the seeds in garden catalogs. If you go the seed route, all you need is a little pot of soil, a sunny window and sprinkle it with water every few days. But before you decide to grow it and make your own for tea, see if you can find the loose leaf somewhere and taste it. It smells and tastes horrible.

I have taken a capsule every day for over a decade. I've experimented with the looseleaf version and added some of the feverfew leaves to a cup of lipton tea. That seemed to work too and spared my tastebuds a bit.

One a day, every day. You won't have headaches any more, not even migraines.