As stated in my last post, Homeopathy provides one of the safest solutions for Migraine. Besides your migraine, homeopathy will treat ALL of your symptoms by going to the root cause of the problem.
If your headaches are fairly infrequent or have started only recently, you may be able to treat yourself with any of the remedies suggested below. However, for chronic, recurrent headaches, please consult with a qualified homeopathic practitioner.
Some homeopathic remedies that have shown good results in treating Migraine are:-
Belladonna: Mainly right-sided migraine. Pain starts in the back of the head or upper neck and spreads to forehead and temple. Pain is throbbing or pounding, and gets worse from jarring, light, and noise. Headaches often begin in late morning or afternoon, and may be worst around three p.m. Face may be flushed and red. Skin feels hot, although the feet and hands are often cold. Pupils may be dilated, with sensitivity to light, and the person may either feel delirious or drowsy.
Bryonia: Heavy or “splitting” headache, with steady pain that settles over one eye (especially the left) or spreads to the entire head. Pain is worse from any movement, even from moving the eyes, and the person wants to lie completely still and not be talked to or disturbed. Nausea with a heavy feeling in the stomach and vomiting may occur. The person can have a very dry mouth, with increased thirst.
Cimicifuga: Migraines with throbbing pains (“as if the top of the head would fly open”) or shooting pains in the eyes. Headaches that come with the menstrual period or come on after long-term study or worrying. Neck muscles get very stiff and painful. The person (normally talkative and energetic) feels mentally dull and gloomy, or even fearful, during a migraine. Pain is worse from motion and sometimes improved by eating.
Cyclamen: Migraines that start with flickering in the eyes, dim vision, or dizziness. Pain is often right-sided and may involve the ear—which can also ache or itch. The person feels very weak and sick (the nausea is often worse from fatty food) and is thirsty, very sensitive to cold, and worse from open air. People who need this remedy are sympathetic and emotional; they often have an anxious or remorseful feeling that they may have neglected some responsibility.
Gelsemium: The person feels weak, lethargic, dull, maybe drowsy, with a heavy feeling in the face and eyes, and droopy eyes with diminished vision. Pain may be mostly felt in the back of the head and muscles of the neck. The person may tremble, and sometimes heat or chills run up and down the spine. Pain becomes better by urinating. Worry, fear, or dread of a stressful event may bring on the headache.
Ignatia Amara: Migraines in sensitive people, especially headaches after emotional upsets or grief. The headache may feel as if a nail is driven into the side of the head. Twitching in the face or spasms in the muscles of the neck and back frequently occur. The person often sighs or yawns and may sometimes weep or seem “hysterical.”
Iris Versicolor: Intense migraines with blurry vision and pain that extends to the face and teeth, along with vomiting and a burning feeling in the throat and stomach. The person feels worse from resting and better from motion.
Kali Bich: Migraines with excruciating pain that is felt in little spots, or pain that settles over the eyebrows (or one eye). When the headache begins, the person is very sensitive to light, and vision gradually diminishes. Nausea and dizziness can be intense, but vomiting does not relieve the headache. The person may feel better from lying in bed and keeping warm.
Lachesis: Left-sided migraines with congested, pulsing pain that is worse from pressure or tight clothing. The person’s face looks deeply flushed or blotchy. Headaches are often worst before the menstrual period and better once the flow begins. The person feels worse from sleeping (either in the daytime or at night) and is usually worse from heat. Migraine during or after menopause.
Natrum Mur: Migraines (often on the right) that are worse from grief or emotional upsets, worse from too much sun, or occur just before or after the menstrual period. The headache feels like “a thousand little hammers hitting on the brain” and is often worse from eyestrain. The person may have numb or tingling feelings in the lips or face before the headache starts, and the eyes are very sensitive to light. The person often feels better lying in the dark and after sleeping, and maybe very irritable.
Sanguinaria: Right-sided migraines with tension in the neck and shoulder, extending to the forehead with a bursting feeling in the eye, are often relieved with this remedy. Jarring, light, and noise aggravate discomfort. The headaches improve after vomiting, as well as from burping or passing gas, and are often better after sleep. A person who needs this remedy often comes down with migraines after missing meals, and also has digestive problems and allergies.
Sepia: Left-sided migraines with dizziness and nausea, worse from missing meals, and worse near menstrual periods or during menopause, often responds to this remedy. Pain may come in shocks or jerks, and the person feels worse indoors and from lying on the painful side. The person feels weary, cold, and irritable, wanting no one to make demands on them.
Silicea (also called Silica): Migraines that come on after mental exertion or near the menstrual period may indicate a need for this remedy—especially in a nervous person who is very chilly. Headaches are usually right-sided, starting in the back of the head and extending to the forehead, and are worse from drafts or from going out in the cold without a hat. The person may feel better from lying down in a dark, warm room and also from covering the head.
Spigelia: Excruciating headaches on the left side of the head, with violent throbbing, or stitching pains above or through the eyeball, may respond to this remedy. Pain may extend through the face and is worse from motion, touch, position changes, and jarring. The person may feel better from lying on the right side with the head supported, and keeping still.
For acute situations, you may be able to treat yourself. For chronic migraine, it best to consult with a qualified Homeopath.
Dosage Directions
Select the remedy that most closely matches your symptoms. Normally, I suggest that you start treating yourself with 30c potency of the selected remedy. Dosage instructions vary depending on the manufacturer. Instructions for use are usually printed on the label.
Frequency of dosage varies depending upon the condition and the individual. General guidelines are:-
If you are starting the treatment when you are having the migraine attack, take one dose every hour for 3 doses. Then, wait for a response.
- If improvement is seen, continue to wait and let the remedy work.
- If improvement slows down or has clearly stopped, another dose may be taken.
- If there was no improvement, chances are that you did not select the correct remedy. Review the list of remedies above, and select a more appropriate remedy.
If you are starting treatment at a time when you are not having the migraine attack, take 4 doses per day for 1 week. Then, stop. Wait for a response when the next attack comes.
- If you do not get the attack as frequently as you used to, or if the next attack is much less severe, wait.
- If after some improvement, the attacks are coming back more frequently, take the remedy 4 doses a day for 1 more week, and then stop.
- If there was no improvement at all with the selected remedy, stop. After a week, review your symptoms and choose a more appropriate remedy from the above list OR consult with a qualified homeopathic practitioner.
I wish you a “headache-free” life……
Vimala
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