headache cures

[brightlywoven]

I seem to have had a relatively constant tension headache for the last couple of weeks, with no prizes for guessing why. While I'm confident it's nothing sinister, it's been going on long enough that I'm not happy to keep taking painkillers (because in this situation they tend to make it worse, causing a 'rebound' headache). So far the main thing that works is scalp and face massage ie. pushing really really hard on various points, which gives a 'relief' relaxation feeling.

Does anyone have any other symptom relieving suggestions?

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[deepbluemermaid.livejournal.com]

I find the adhesive cooling sheets you can buy at Boots to be useful. For a bad headache - when it feels like my brain is banging against my skull everytime I move - I lie down with a wet facecloth across my eyes, and one of those strips across my forehead.

My mother got awful headaches which were really based on neck and shoulder pain. When she got into doing Feldenkrais classes, which work to make you more supple and relaxed, the headaches became considerably less frequent.

You could look at getting a professional massage - there are some types of therapy which focus on the scalp, or you could get an ordinary therapeutic one that includes your neck and scalp.