Migraine Treatment
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Migraine treatment options
Mayo Clinic
See this summary of different pain-relieving and preventative medications for migraine treatment.
Treatment steps
My Migraine Connection
Treat an attack rapidly and avoid rebound effects. These are just two of the tips in the migraine treatment guidelines at the end of this article.
Treatment guidelines for kids
Help for Headaches
Lists treatments and preventative therapies for migraines in children. See also life style changes that can help children.
Nerve block for migraine
Health Central
Studies find that occipital nerve block procedures brought migraine relief for some patients. Could this procedure one day become a standard migraine treatment?
Botox as a migraine treatment
Health Central
Some people are finding relief from migraine pain through the use of Botox injections. This video explores this newer migraine treatment.
Preventive medications
Evanston Northwestern Health
The best migraine treatment is preventing a migraine from occurring in the first place! Scroll down for different classes of migraine preventative medications, how they work, and click for the most common brands.
Rescue meds
Help for Headaches & Migraine
See this list of rescue medications, some adminsitered by IV and some not. When you really hurt, here are potential options for migraine treatment.
Surgical treatments
American Migraine Center
Read about surgical migraine treatments here. If you've had success with injections, you might be a candidate who could benefit.
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Concerning women
Mayo Clinic
Read this explanation of how hormonal shifts in women through age affects types of migraines and how to treat them.
Lifestyle factors
American Headache Society
Here's a great summary with table that lists general lifestyle changes and common migraine triggers to avoid as treatment for migraines.
Heart and migraine link?
pfo-migraine
Recommended migraine treatments may someday include treatment for a hole in the heart, a common phenomenon. See this study brochure.
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Overuse and rebound
World Headache Association
If your pain returns after migraine treatment, you could be overusing medication, or experiencing rebound headache. Read about this phenomenon and the risks.
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In addition to meds
MAGNUM
See this brief summary of complementary and alternative migraine treatments, including acupuncture and chiropractic.
Alpha-stim shows promising results
Alpha-stim
A procedure called alpha-stim shows promising results as a migraine treatment for some patients. Watch this video for more information about this interesting treatment and what it could mean for you.
Lots of options
Holistic Online
See this good list of complimentary options to try as migraine treatments along with your prescriptions; after you check with your doctor.

