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I have suffered from severe migraines since childhood & had much
difficulty in pregnancy & lactation avoiding meds.   The most effective
preventitive treatment for me has been Chinese arm-swinging, which I read
about in one of those natural remedy handbooks from the health food
store.  Basically, you stand up and swing your arms vigorously back &
forth, about 100 times, keeping the hands loose.  I started by doing this
several times a day, and now can get away w/ less.   During headaches, I
do it more often.  There was a face stroking procedure that went along w/
the arm swinging that I found unhelpful.  I suspect the mechanism here is
drawing the blood down out of the head into the hands, much as you do in
biofeedback.  I also suspect that the regular practice keeps the
circulation going.

I find an old fashioned hangover ice pack helps decrease the pain.

Using these methods, I have avoided prescription medications for two
years.  While they probably won't avoid every headache, they might help &
can't hurt.

Ro Andersen, IBCLC
Winchester, Massachusetts  USA

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