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Originally Posted by montsnmags
For migraine, I sometimes find that chilli can give some relief (a nice, spicy Thai stir-fry, preferably chicken instead of red meat, can be the good stuff, but if short of that I've downed a tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce instead). A spicy cup-of-soup/noodles might be worth a go, if you have them handy at a local supermarket. Otherwise, I know someone who swears by the sport drinks (Gatorade, Staminade, etc.).
Cheers,
Marc
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Hmmm... I know someone in the office who keeps a stock of sweet chilli sauce. On the other hand, I'm not sure I want to go and raid the HR department's supplies!
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
oh, and for migraines, i've found caffeine can sometimes help a lot.
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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Good thinking. I should have said that first. Then I'd also have said, "However, if you've already had plenty of caffeine and it hasn't helped, more (at least with me) may make it worse".
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Tea (which has caffeine in, as well as tannin) certainly helps me. Coffee makes it much, much worse (and the fizzy caffeinated drinks make me feel sick). Also tepid water (if one of the triggers has been not enough fluid).
This time, though, (partly because of one of the triggers, and partly because of the speed it works) I've decided to go for the chemical route and popped a zolmitriptan.