A couple of people on a couple of threads suggested this, so I created another thread! Yay me!
My first comment: this week is the first time in my life where I and so many others all over the globe have migraines at the same time. While I realize there must be hundreds of thousands of migraineurs suffering on any given day, this time it appears to be intuitives, psychics, empaths, etc. who are suffering the most.
And now I have that Phil Collins song in my head... "I can feel it comin' in the air tonight..." Something big is going on energetically. This is not just stress or weather fronts or hormones.
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Add me to the headache crew. Usually mine or either hormonal or weather related, but I have head headaches for the past couple of days that seem to have no discernible origin. (I'm in-between projects too, so am not even busy with work.) Interesting.
I hesitate to ask this, because debilitating headaches aren't a particularly happy topic, but would a forum for migraine experiences, issues and treatments be out of order? That way we could keep it all in one thread and keep better track of what everyone has to say.
I've been wondering lately if people who suffer migraines have heightened intuition. I read something recently, very interesting, that I had never read before. The article said that many people who suffer them have vivid flashbacks of past experiences.
For those with the headaches and migraines check out the People’s Pharmacy. I often use this site for home remedies and questions about medications. One of the articles suggests taking Vitamim B2 Riboflavin.
B Vitamin Riboflavin Helps Prevent Migraine Headaches | The People's Pharmacy
www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/b-vitamin-helps-prevent-migraine-headaches
If this doesn’t work for you the site offers other natural remedies for headaches. I have often referred my friends to this site for various ailments. Many of them have had good results using the natural suggestions provided. The developers of the site are a husband and wife team who were pharmacists. They also provide lots of information on the latest studies on various drugs and ailments.
Thanks for starting this thread. I only started getting migraines about 2 years ago. Alas, it seems to be a gift of perimenopause.
I have been fighting one today, which is interesting because I'm usually able to keep them fairly well under control by avoiding certain foods (like wine and chocolate, wah!! ? ).
When I consulted my Akashic records about it recently I got the hit that (for me at least), they are a combination of my evolving wisdom and exposure to environmental chemicals. I also got that I need to be flexible in how I receive energy. For me this means being open to many ways of perceiving and receiving information, and not just how I have before. That I am recalibrating somehow.
Again, this was informations specific to me, but it does jibe with the hunch I've also had that it is not just about chemicals, hormones, changes in the weather and stress (or wine and chocolate, double wah!!). That there may be more going on there on the energetic level as well.
I'll be curious to hear what you all have to say about this topic as well.
I've had just a few migraines in my life, but many more "near migraines," where I knew that if I didn't try to nip them in the bud they'd get out of control. I'm not an expert, but what works for me on the preventative end is a clean diet with lots of fruits and veggies. If I feel one coming on, I take two Alka Seltzers. The combo of pain and stomach meds always does the trick with me. I always carry some with me just in case. I take them and then just turn off the lights and sit or lie quietly somewhere until I feel is has passed.
@laura-f. Well, I woke up with a headache and still have it as I read your post. I’ve been fighting headaches for five or six days and thought it was due to pollen related congestion. So I’ve been snorting Flonase like a junkie. It hasn’t worked. This doesn’t seem like the incapacitating, exquisite pain of a migraine, but I am getting headaches and this is very, very rare for me.
Interesting correlation, Laura.
@laura-f My mom and husband both get migraines, and they often get them within a day of each other. We are in Minnesota, and my parents live in a state southeast of us. If there is a big weather pattern change that moves over us and toward them, my husband will get one, and my mom will get one a day later. Both get their migraines likely as result of head injuries as teenagers; both had their first migraine within five years of each accident. "In the air" makes perfect sense to me!
I am following this with interest - my husband gets migraines, often triggered by weather patterns. Our younger daughter often gets headaches from weather as well. So interesting to read about the energetic connections. I am sorry to hear so many of you are having them worse right now. The energy, in general, does feel really intense right now - like we are building to a wave that will break soon.
@laura-f, yes, "something is in the air tonight." I think for me migraines are a mixed bag of my physical and intuitive sensitivities. For the past two weeks I've had some nights where I've felt a migraine coming on -- more of a sick headache but without intense pain (if that makes sense), extreme light sensitivity, auras, and nausea. I actually welcome the auras because generally once they pass, I feel better. Fortunately this week I've been managing to get to the other side of these migraines, but I'm left with bad fatigue.
I know people have listed some remedies that have helped them -- I think some of those are under "The Great Unraveling..." thread, so perhaps you might want copy those and post them here? @laura-f, I know that you had some great suggestions.
I have a number of migraine triggers, many that you have already mentioned (e.g. weather, stress, food). I was also in a series of car accidents in my 30's, so my ongoing cervical issues can now bring them on.
Something that can help me avoid migraines is by staying grounded, where I literally feel my feet connected to the earth. It's so easy for me to leave my body, especially with what's happening around us. I visualize the energy moving from my head down through my spine and the souls of my feet. I'm not always successful, but it has made a difference.
One of the most dramatic demonstrations of that grounding idea came when my sister-in-law, who is an acupuncturist, once treated a horrible migraine I was having. I sat in a chair and she put some needles in the back of my head and base of my skull. About 15 minutes later, I felt a blast of energy -- almost like a lightening bolt -- surge from my skull down my spine and through the soles of my feet. The migraine disappeared and I was immediately grounded. I haven't been able to achieve anything that dramatic on my own, but grounding visualization does help.
Another thing that helps me with my migraines is myofascial unwinding. Those of you who are yoga practitioners may have even worked with it. My physical therapist is remarkable in her ability to facilitate that in my body. Myofascial unwinding is a process where your body undergoes a spontaneous reaction – an “unwinding” – in response to a therapist’s touch. It’s almost an intuitive way of stretching and moving the body to release fascial tension and pain. I am often able to do MU on my own – by focusing on an area of discomfort (usually my head and neck) and moving a bit to get the ball rolling, my body will then go through a series of spontaneous movements. I often end up making some very contorted faces, moving my jaw, eyes, etc. (I’m sure that's a sight to see!) I’m not sure how well I’ve explained the process, but there’s a fair amount written about myofascial unwinding online. There are some contraindications, so if you have any health issues (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, acute injuries, etc.) it’s best to check it out first with a doctor or body therapist.