Don’t Let Headache Pain Ruin Your Holidays
Migraine affects more than 28 million Americans-including one of the most famous TV actresses, Marcia Cross. But for migraine sufferers, the holiday season can be a particularly difficult time of year. During holidays, exposure to triggers of migraine may be more common. If left untreated, migraines can disrupt their lives, even making it impossible to participate in daily activities.
"I used to struggle with painful migraines, especially during the hectic holiday season. Fortunately, I had once diagnosis, my doctor gave me an effective treatment plan that has helped me to manage my migraines," said Marcia Cross. "For example, I have learned that certain foods such as chocolate, cheese and nuts, often trigger my migraines, so try to avoid eating these foods. Stress is also one of my migraine triggers, so try to reduce the my stress as much as possible. By using different management strategies, I do not have to leave my migraines get in the way of my vacation plans. "
You can do something
About Pain
The holiday season should be a season full of fun with the parties, friends, family and coworkers. However, some food and hectic schedules that are common during the holidays can trigger a migraine and ruin what should be a festive time. Following a few simple rules, you can manage your migraines and enjoy the holiday season.
• Plan ahead, because stress can trigger a migraine.
• Eat regularly, because on an empty stomach is known to stimulate a migraine.
• Try to maintain a regular schedule of sleep during the season due to lack of sleep or sleeping too much can trigger a migraine.
• Certain foods and beverages can feed a migraine, so it’s important to know the food triggers.
• Be prepared. Even when you’re trying to avoid your triggers, you can still get a migraine. Always take your medicine with you so you can put it into first sign of migraine pain and return to their lives more quickly.
Unfortunately, half of all migraine sufferers are diagnosed and continue to suffer unnecessarily. If you suffer from frequent headaches bad, it is important to talk with their doctor about their symptoms.
"Getting the right diagnosis can mean the difference between debilitating pain and get relief," added Dr Mannix.
About Imitrex
If the diagnosis is migraine, migraine-specific prescription therapies, like Imitrex, are available for the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura. Imitrex was the first prescription drug in a class of drugs called triptans to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the acute treatment of migraine in adults. Imitrex provides relief of migraine pain and associated symptoms, without drowsiness, for many patients.
Patients should not take Imitrex if they have certain types of heart disease, history of stroke or TIAs, peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud’s syndrome, or blood pressure that is uncontrolled. Patients with risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or being a smoker, should be evaluated by a doctor before taking Imitrex. In very rare cases, some people, even some without heart disease, have had serious heart-related problems. Patients who are pregnant, nursing or taking medications should talk to their doctor.
July 27th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Excellent post. If we all took these recommendations to heart then perhaps we really would have less migraines! Since the most common cause is stress, coping with stress, especially around the holidays would maybe prevent a headache.
I used to have a 2 hour rule at parties..if a headache was starting I wouldn’t stay beyond the two hours so I could take medication and get home fast.