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Wacky migraine soothing techniques? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml to c/migraine@lemmy.world

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I have heard some wacky migraine treatment techniques, and thought if anyone is on here, it could be a potentially interesting light-hearted thing to discuss.

Reddit swore by McDonald's fries (salt intake?), but what prompted me to think to post this was my new DIY "heat treatment" for retinal migraines.

I like warm or cold things on the pain, and cooling strips etc are sold as migaine treatments. So one day I figured blasting my eye pain with a hair-dryer was worth a punt because why not?

Instantly pain free! I swear by it, it is temporary relief like I have never had before! The internet says heat possibly tricks pain receptors, I say dumb method works! I thought this was funny enough to share.

With this tale out the way, what are Lemmy's wacky migraine superstitions or unorthodox migraine strategies?

Edit: blasting one's face with a hair dryer is not medical advice! I am just a moron on the internet, and this is purely anecdotal

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[–] meneervana@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I often make myself purge. It is a temporary relief from the nausea.

[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

I can say this works for me too! Usually once and done thankfully. :)

[–] Unquote0270@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really soothing so much as minimizing but I try not to darken the room. I find that being in darkness actually makes the headache aspect much worse even though it is soothing in the short term.

[–] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I did a double-take when I re-read and saw the word "not"!

That's really interesting, I've always darkened or wore an eye mask, hmm I kind of want to try this for science now, but don't want a migraine - I've done my quota for the week!