Aching Head
What a delicious weekend - and I still have one little day.
I have been having the most atrocious headaches lately though - and they have been completely keeping me from doing anything schoolwise, which does make me a little anxious. Tylenol just isn't cutting it! Nor are warm baths, sleep-ins, massages, naps in the middle of the day. Blah - it's horrid.
I'm trying a B-complex as I took one at the start of my pregnancy and didn't have any headaches then - I ran out and didn't keep taking it since I figured my prenatal was giving me what I needed. And I may do a mini-cleanse of cutting out sugar and white flour and some of the baddies. I just need to be conscious that I continue to get enough calories while doing this, as I must admit, a large portion of my daily intake comes from bagels and muffins and other things. Also, I am trying to exercise a bit more as the one time I didn't have a headache yesterday was while walking in the park, and the one day I didn't have it was the day I went for a run in the a.m.
Anyhow, if you have naturopathic headache suggestions, please do send them to me - I'm totally at my wit's end and have even found myself staring longingly at the medicine cabinet where my migraine meds are - so frustrating to know that just one would nip it in the bud so nicely.
I have been having the most atrocious headaches lately though - and they have been completely keeping me from doing anything schoolwise, which does make me a little anxious. Tylenol just isn't cutting it! Nor are warm baths, sleep-ins, massages, naps in the middle of the day. Blah - it's horrid.
I'm trying a B-complex as I took one at the start of my pregnancy and didn't have any headaches then - I ran out and didn't keep taking it since I figured my prenatal was giving me what I needed. And I may do a mini-cleanse of cutting out sugar and white flour and some of the baddies. I just need to be conscious that I continue to get enough calories while doing this, as I must admit, a large portion of my daily intake comes from bagels and muffins and other things. Also, I am trying to exercise a bit more as the one time I didn't have a headache yesterday was while walking in the park, and the one day I didn't have it was the day I went for a run in the a.m.
Anyhow, if you have naturopathic headache suggestions, please do send them to me - I'm totally at my wit's end and have even found myself staring longingly at the medicine cabinet where my migraine meds are - so frustrating to know that just one would nip it in the bud so nicely.
posted by grass @ 9:43 AM
2 Comments:
At 4:50 PM ,
Michelle said...
Yo! I feel your pain, I suffered greatly from headaches while pregnant. As for remedies, I now have resources! OK, stay away from these foods: anything made with yeast, aged cheese, processed deli meats, soy sauce, eggplant and sour cream. Take fish oils if you aren't already. Take calcium 500mg up to four times per day. Massage one drop of peppermint oil into each temple. Hops, 1 cup infusion or 1/2 tsp extract one to three times daily. Naturally, clear any and all of these remedies with your midwife first. I also have suggestions re: homeopathic remedies and/or acupressure but I need a more specific idea of your headache symptom picture... (there are 6 possible homeopathics - describe for me your location of pain, what makes it worse or better, any other sensations or whatever). I would really recommend consulting a local homeopath, too, though! :)
At 5:35 PM ,
LL said...
I've been doing physical therapy and that has helped a LOT. My headaches are tension headaches, so learning how to better position myself as I spend my 15 hours a day at my laptop and getting stretched and massaged has made a big difference. I do certain stretches for my neck, shoulders, and back every day and I've only had 1 headache in the last 3 weeks (a huge improvement, pregnancy made them much worse).
I don't think this would be as effective with a type of headache other than tension headaches, but I feel your pain and really hope some remedies start working!!
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