The following are four of the most commonly used remedies for headaches/migraines.
Physical Symptom
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Mental Symptom
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Modalities
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Remedy
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Steady aching or sense of heaviness with little throbbing
May be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, constipation
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Irritable wants to be left alone
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Worse with the slightest movement
Better with firm pressure
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Bryonia
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Intense headaches with violent throbbing pains
Face flushed or feels hot, sometimes with cold hands and feet
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Sudden explosive anger
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Worse with light, noise, touch, strong or unusual smells, motion, or jarring
Better with cold applications, dark, binding the head
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Belladonna
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Pain in forehead or on one side; or changes location frequently
Headache coming on after meals or after warm, rich, or fatty foods or ice cream or in connection with menstrual period
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Wants company and consolation
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Relief with gentle motion, especially walking slowly in open air
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Pulsatilla
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Headaches begin after overeating; alcohol, coffee or other drugs; loss of sleep; excessive mental work
May be accompanied by general sick feeling and by digestive upsets including vomiting, gas, or sour or bitter taste
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Driven, irritable ambitious
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Worse sounds even sound of footsteps
Relief by wrapping the head up or being in a warm room
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Nux vomica
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For chronic migraines please consider meeting a homeopath for individualized care
Please use common sense and judgement and seek medical attention if need be
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