How to Relieve a Migraine Quickly

Comienza a sentir sensibilidad en la cabeza. No se siente bien.  You hope maybe, this time, it's nothing.

Thirty minutes later, that sensitive feeling has turned into a full-blown migraine attack. Ahora, necesita saber con urgencia: ¿Cuál es la manera más rápida de aliviar el dolor de la migraña? You can alleviate migraine pain quickly with a combination of approaches, such as using ice packs, ginger, caffeine, frozen drinks, OTC pain relievers, prescription abortive migraine medication, and CEFALY's ACUTE program.

Learn more about these 7 tips for how to stop a migraine fast:

• Ice packs
• Ginger
• Caffeine
• Frozen drink
• OTC pain relievers
• Prescription abortive migraine medication
• CEFALY’s ACUTE program

Sepa cómo funciona CEFALY

7 Ways to Stop a Migraine Fast

Tenga en cuenta que esta publicación no está destinada a ofrecer asesoramiento médico. Every person with migraine is different, and you should talk to your healthcare provider about the best and fastest ways to manage migraine pain.

1. Ice packs or other cold therapy

A cold compress or ice pack provides reliable migraine pain relief for many people. Si usted por lo general se coloca una compresa fría en la frente, pruebe colocarla en el cuello para ver si es más eficaz. One study found that applying a frozen neck wrap to the carotid arteries in the neck at the start of a migraine headache significantly reduced pain. Some people also find that heat therapy, whether applied to the head or elsewhere, can be helpful.

2. Ginger

Have you ever tried ginger for fast migraine relief? Ginger — whether brewed as tea, concentrated in a supplement, blended in a smoothie, or consumed another way — is a go-to for many people in the early stages of a migraine, as it can help with both pain and nausea. One randomized clinical trial found that ginger extract helped with pain reduction for ER migraine patients when combined with ketoprofen. But it’s not effective for everyone; many migraine patients say ginger doesn’t do much for them.

3. Caffeine

The link between caffeine and migraine is still being explored. Para algunas personas, la cafeína es un factor desencadenante de la migraña. Para otras, puede ayudar a aliviar el dolor de la migraña. As the Harvard Health blog explains, “People prone to migraines may experience more headaches after coffee consumption (perhaps by effects on serotonin or brain electrical activity), but coffee itself, or the caffeine it contains, is not considered the actual cause of migraines.” Resumiendo: algunas personas apuestan a la cafeína para obtener un rápido alivio del dolor de la migraña, ya sea tomando Coca-Cola fría o un analgésico de venta libre que contenga cafeína.

4. A vanilla milkshake or other frozen drink

Some people, when they feel a migraine attack coming on, immediately hit up the nearest drive-thru or ice-cream shop for a vanilla milkshake. El frío intenso puede dar cierto alivio para la migraña. 

(¿Sabía que la sensibilidad a la congelación cerebral (esa sensación desagradable que siente cuando un líquido frío entra  en contacto con el paladar) está relacionada con la migraña? One study found that women who had experienced one or more migraine attacks in the last year were twice as likely to experience a headache from ingesting ice-cold water, compared to women who had never had migraine.)

5. OTC pain relievers

“Combination analgesics containing aspirin, caffeine, and acetaminophen are an effective first-line abortive treatment for migraine,” states American Family Physician, which also rates ibuprofen safe and effective for acute migraine treatment. However, frequent use of certain pain medications — especially those combination painkillers — can trigger a medication overuse headache, also called a rebound headache.

To avoid medication overuse headache, the Mayo Clinic recommends using OTC painkillers on fewer than 14 days a month. Limit your use of triptans or combined pain relievers to no more than nine days a month.

6. Prescription abortive migraine medication

Triptans are often prescribed for migraine with moderate to severe pain intensity. Los triptanos (agonistas de los receptores de serotonina) actúan directamente sobre los nervios del dolor, y deben tomarse al inicio de un ataque. Por lo general, brindan cierto alivio de la migraña en el término de dos horas. Otros tipos de medicamentos abortivos incluyen los antagonistas del CGRP, los ditanos y los ergóticos.

7. CEFALY’s ACUTE program

CEFALY is an FDA-cleared, non-invasive medical device that offers clinically proven, drug-free migraine pain relief. In one major clinical study, 79% of acute migraine sufferers saw pain relief following one hour of migraine treatment with CEFALY.

CEFALY can be a good option for migraine relief if:

• You can’t tolerate the side effects of medication
• Medication doesn’t fully address your symptoms
• You want to add a non-drug migraine treatment to your toolkit
• Insurance doesn’t fully cover your medications
• You want a migraine treatment device you can use whenever you need it, instead of being limited by the need to refill a prescription

Best of all, CEFALY feels good! It works by sending gentle, precise electrical impulses to the trigeminal nerve, the primary pathway for headache pain. Start the 60-minute ACUTE program at the earliest sign of a migraine attack. El programa de tratamiento PREVENTIVO de CEFALY puede usarse para reducir la frecuencia de los ataques de migraña.

Curious about CEFALY? You can try it risk-free for 90 days. Order your device today!

Pruebe CEFALY sin riesgos durante 90 días