I get migraines. How do I prevent them from happening?

I already have a prescription for migraines but I was wondering if there is anything I can do to prevent them from happening.

I take a herbal supplement my neurologist reccomended which has feverfew, B-12, and magnesium which over time has reduced that number of migraines I get.
In addition to topomax. which is the perscription I have had the most luck with.
But the supplement you can probably get at any vitamin store just ask if they suggest anything for migraine relief.

The best thing you can do is figure out what triggers them for you. Keep a journal. Right down what you eat, the weather, and your stress level (and anything else you might find important). Keep track of what you did the days you had a migraine and try to find similarities. Then you can eliminate possible causes and hopefully stop the migraines. (PS: I go to a chiropractor for mine, and strongly recommend you try one).

Have you seen a Neurologist? I do. Mine has me on a medication called Topamax. It is taken daily and helps to prevent or limit the number of migraines you get. So far, my dosage has had to be increased once and right now, I am going through a pretty bad spell with a long-lasting headache/neck,shoulder,upper back muscle spasming pain. I am in physical therapy and they are sending me to a pain management center.

Flashing lights can also trigger a migraine. Any kind of strobe light. Also, fluorescent lighting can often be a culprit without people realizing it.

Reducing the amount of stress in your life is what they are telling me, too. :) Yeah, ok., sure. :)

Hope I've helped.....

I don't know that much about migraines but I do know that for most people certain foods can trigger them. For example, caffiene is usually the culprit; some people are even sensitive to the amounts in chocolate. I had a cousin whose migraines were set off by hot dogs (the processed bi-products). Also, dehydration can affect it. Maybe talk to your doctor about these issues?

You might want to try keeping a headache journal. Whenever you get a migraine, write down what you had eaten that day, how you were feeling before it hit, this can help you discover signs that you are going to be hit by a migraine. Also keep track of any colognes or scented things you were exposed to that you can recall before the migraine happened. I added the scent part because my allergic reaction to many perfumes and scented stuff is a migraine.

I suffer from severe migraines.. I go numb and my eyes go blurry, and I have medication as well.. I find that your diet doesn't have a lot to do with it.. but it does.. you could try not eating anything for awhile, when you don't have a headache, and try eating different things, what ever yo eat.. like sugar, and you get a headache.. next time don't eat sugar.. its like getting rid of something.you could also try for a CT scan, blood work, allergie tests, MRI, and other tests.. see if your diabetic.. it could be anything.. if you have another one.. I suggest you take one of your prescription pills, and lie in a dark room, no lights, or sunlight and try to sleep.. sometimes it works for me..

good luck! :)

Erica YOG AND MEDITATION WILL HELP.
pl see what suits you.
If you are in cold country use all warm things.
Pl try cold water bath and observe if in hot country, if pain increases use warm.
If you have cough/cold body hot water bath will help.
Massage and exercise in front of morning sun is good thing, pl try.
Pl try simple acupressure given below for immediate relief.
If it fails you will have to go for Acupuncture.

There is hardly any medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for RA, OA, Back ache, Ear ache/ringing, Stomach ache and almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic.

Acidity, WORRY, sadness, excessive wind, cold , heat, sour food and sinusitis, constipation, intestinal inflammation; drug side effects, stress, bad smell, TV & COMPUTER SOMETIMES, Blockage in the flow of Vital Energy, BODY CONSTITUTION etc are their causes.
None of them can be treated with medicine.
Our 100% success in treating migraine &H/A confirms it.

Acupuncture is the best treatment.
I can treat it with naturopathy and YOG, but how can you manage pl see.

Pain killers don't treat the pain but we loose the sense of pain for some time; in that duration our body itself treats sometime and credit goes to meds.
The useless drugs have tremendous power of side effects like liver/kidney failures, ulcer, inflammation of intestines and lot more.

Avoid late sleeping if possible; worry, tension, spicy foods, sour fruits, stale bakery foods, SMOKING and alcohole.

Sweet foods, COCOANUT WATER,sweet fruits like dates, milk, rice, SPROUTS, SALADS and good sleep will help if cough is not there.

But you try one herbal remedy- two drops of drumstick leaves' juice in opposite nostril if one side pains and both nostrils if full H/A will give you rescue. Betel leaf helps but it is very strong.

If it is acute pl search a painful point (with round tipped pen/jimmy) 3-6 mm behind your thumb nail and press it, H/A will disappear within 30 seconds.

For forehead/eye pain the points are in front of nails on the finger tips or 3-7 mm below.

It may disappear naturally too.

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Bright or flashing lights used to trigger mine. Also an overload of diary. This may be a trial and error thing for you. I'm so sorry for you. I started having them when I was 5!! They have recently started becoming far less frequent. If you are relatively young, you may just grow out of them.

i know manna said this but her are some causes of migraines: stress, lack or excess of sleep, and too much caffeine and nicotine, depression, alcohol, dieting, certain foods, bright lights, and smells

Perhaps reducing your sugar intake might help. See item 71 (of items 1-146) in http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm .

actually caffiene helps with migraines!

think back when you didn't get them and think what did you add or remove to cause this.

I don't know if you have tried topamax!! It works great. If not...ask your doctor about it....