Migraines and/or severe headaches... they are the WORST! Am I right?
Lucky me, I get them once or twice a month. Mine become almost debilitating. I will start to feel an ache in the back of my neck that spreads to the front of my head and then I know... this is it. Here it comes. I have tried so many things to ease the pain- Tylenol, Yoga Poses, massaging my neck, pressing on various pressure points, drinking gatorade, cutting out caffeine, bringing caffeine back... yet to no avail.
Then during one particularly bad episode, I decided to follow my instincts. I really wanted to get into the bath tub. So I ran some really warm water and soaked for a bit. It was definitely easing up some of the pain. Then someone suggested another idea... try an ice pack on the back of my neck. So I combined those two things... and magic happened.
TRY THIS: Make yourself an ice pack and wrap it in a thin towel, or even a pillow case. Something thin enough so that the cold comes through but not so thin that it burns your skin. Put the ice pack on the back of your neck while soaking in a hot bath. If you are not a bath person, try just soaking your feet in hot water while holding the ice pack on your neck.
Something about that confusion of temperatures eases the pain for me. I sit like this for about 20 minutes or until I start to feel ok again. By the time I get out of the tub, the pain has lessened to a much more bearable level.
Then sometimes I get even fancier and put some lavender in the tub with me. Lavender is great for easing pain and soothing headaches. I also spray my pillow with my lavender pillow spray for when I lay down after getting out of the tub. AND I still keep the ice pack on my neck after the bath!
Need some lavender spray? I sell it in my Etsy shop here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/172635165/soothing-lavender-linen-spray-lavender?ref=shop_home_active
I also make a headache balm: https://www.etsy.com/listing/172715691/headache-balm-natural-headache-soother?ref=listing-shop-header-4
This contains the pure essential oil of Lavender which is a therapeutic grade oil.
I even make them with fun labels if you need to calm someone else down... know any bridezillas? :)
Next time you are feeling a headache or migraine coming on, try this! I really hope it helps!
