Migraine Prevention and Self Care

It may not always be possible to prevent getting migraine but if you know what triggers or relieves your migraine attack, it would be a lot easier to manage the condition. Given below are some guidelines that might help you. Please read them carefully.

• The first thing to do is to find out your migraine trigger and keep a note of it. Once you are sure of it, avoid that item or condition, which is the best way to prevent the attack.
• Also try to find out what relieves the pain. It could be a particular posture, a food item or just rest. Remember that you are the best person to find your trigger as well as the reliever.
• Learn to relax. Relaxation does not mean the physical relaxation alone. It also includes mental relaxation, which is very important and is something that would come through regular practice. You can adopt any technique that suits you. Meditation and Yoga are good techniques but breath control is probably the easiest to begin with. Progressive muscular control by reverse counting method is yet another technique, which you may like to try and see if it makes the difference. By learning to relax, you would be able to manage not only your migraine but also many other health related issues.
• Always avoid over eating. Develop this habit whether you have migraine or not.
• If you are already suffering from migraine, do not over use any medicine. Try to learn about the side effects of the medicines you take so that you do not run into a problem more severe than migraine.
• Sleep well but do not over sleep.
• Try to understand the realities of life and try to be realistic as far as possible so that you don’t tax your nerves unnecessarily.
• We keep acquiring both positive and negative energies every day through various means. Learn to dissipate negative energies on regular basis. There are various techniques to do so, which you can find and pick the one that suits you best.
• And finally, whichever religion or faith system you belong to, try to follow the teachings. That will give you satisfaction from within and ultimately help you taking better control of your self.