Here are some ways for you to help prevent or fight your next migraine.<\/p>\n
Control Your Environment to Stop Migraines<\/h3>\n
Your environment, whether it\u2019s your workplace or home, can be a major factor in giving you migraines.<\/p>\n
Here are a few ways to help improve the places where you spend your time. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Some people get migraines due to a form of light sensitivity known as photophobia<\/a>. If that\u2019s the case for you, try dimming the lights, turning them off, or closing the shades to limit the sun from getting in. If you are in an office or a place where you cannot control the lights, consider wearing sunglasses. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Some people can be triggered by certain scents like a bold cologne or perfume. If that\u2019s the case with you, try to neutralize the smell with a big whiff of coffee or peppermint. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Along with avoiding scents, sometimes it helps to introduce certain aromas into your life. One way to do this is by using an essential oil diffuser to help fill the room with pleasant aromas, like lavender to reduce anxiety or peppermint to help make pain less noticeable. You can also use essential oils as a topical on your temples or wrists for a similar effect. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Sometimes places are just too loud, making it impossible for you to hear your own thoughts. Try to go somewhere quiet. If you can\u2019t, consider putting in earplugs or headphones to drown out what\u2019s going on around you. Since certain noises can trigger migraines, avoiding these noises from the get go will make you better off. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Sometimes taking a nice, long bath, shower, or sauna will be just enough to loosen up your muscles and ease away the pain. If you don\u2019t have time for any of those, you may consider a warm compress on your forehead or using a heating pad. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n You can also go in the other direction and cool yourself off with an ice pack or even a dip in a cold pool! Studies show that putting something cold around your neck may help reduce migraine pains. This may be because cooling your blood can reduce swelling and pain. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Stress has been known to trigger migraines. Try to stay calm by finding time to relax. Take time in the day to read, take a nap, or go for a nice walk. Just find time every day to yourself where you can collect yourself and stay calm.<\/p>\n And on that note, here are some ways to help reduce stress as you go about your day. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Having a set routine throughout the day can help you minimize the migraines you get on a regular basis. Waking up and going to bed every day at the same time along with regularly exercising and eating properly will help your internal clock know what\u2019s coming next. This should help your body fight off potential migraines. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n We all spend way too much time looking at screens and that certainly doesn\u2019t help when dealing with migraines. The blue light from screens is known to be real tough on migraine pain. Find time each day to not be looking at screens. However, if your job requires that you do so, you may want to consider rose colored glasses to help neutralize the blue light. But, also, be sure to walk away from time to time; no one is forcing you to constantly look at screens for hours on end. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n Focus on how you breathe in and out for at least 10 minutes. This can help calm the blood and oxygen flow through your body, reducing your stress and pain as you do so. If you do this while targeting certain muscles where you are noticing pain, you should help be able to reduce the migraine. (1)<\/p>\n Here are some various exercises that you can perform to help reduce migraine pain.<\/p>\n Sometimes some good old fashioned exercise will do the trick. Nothing major like weight lifting or hardcore cardio, but going for a nice walk or performing some stretching exercises will help ease the pain brought on by migraines.<\/p>\n Yes, having sex \u2013 specifically reaching an orgasm has been proven to be a good way to avoid migraine pains. The endorphins released during sex have shown to help the most here. If you don\u2019t have a partner, you may want to consider self-pleasuring as well. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t looking to have sex, because you\u2019re at work or it\u2019s just not the right time, you may want to consider doing a few foot rolls with a tennis ball or another object. Simply putting your bare or sock covered foot over a tennis ball and rolling it around can help ease tension throughout your body all the way up to your brain. If you have certain parts of either foot that are especially tense, just focus on rolling the ball on that area. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n This one may sound strange, but if you pinch the fleshy part between your thumb and index finger, it can help reduce tension. Feel around that area till you notice the most tension, and focus on that area. Some believe this is effective as it gives you control over your own pain. (1<\/a>)<\/p>\n These are also some options that you can ingest to help you reduce stress and migraine pain.<\/p>\n1. Darken Up the Place<\/h3>\n
2. Avoid Certain Smells<\/h3>\n
3. Aromatherapy<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n4. Eliminate Sounds<\/h3>\n
5. Warm Yourself Up<\/h3>\n
6. Cool Yourself Off<\/h3>\n
Stress Management for Migraine Relief<\/h2>\n
7. Have a Routine<\/h3>\n
8. Less Screen Time<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n9. Breathing Exercises<\/h3>\n
Physical Activity Can Help Beat Migraines<\/h3>\n
10. Exercise<\/h3>\n
11. Have Sex<\/h3>\n
12. Foot Rolls<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n13. Hand Pinching<\/h3>\n
Other Remedies<\/h3>\n
14. Soothe Your Stomach<\/h3>\n