migraleve or migrastay (Migraleve)

Member Name: sue26

Product:	Migraleve
Date:	24/03/01 (139 review reads)
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Advantages: Can work for some people

Disadvantages: Not for everyone

I started suffering with migraines four years ago, after the birth of my second child. They have progressively got worse over the years and I now get up to five a week, sometimes they are continuous and can last for three days.

The adverts for migraleve said they were extremely powerful and developed especially for migraines, so I had to give them a go.

When I first tried them, I thought fantastic, something that actually works, as my migraine went after half an hour. Since then though they haven`t worked at all, not even by taking the top up yellow tablets. The only thing they did help relieve was the horrible nausea.

Migraleve have two different coloured tablets in each pack. A pack of twelve includes eight pink and four yellow ones. The pink ones are the strongest and contain paracetamol, codeine and buclizine. These are supposed to treat migraines and all the symptoms, including nausea and vomiting. The yellow ones contain codeine and a lower dose of paracetamol and should be taken four hours after the pink ones if the migraine persists.

You can take up to two pink and six yellow tablets in a 24 hour period. They should not be given to children under 10 years old.

These can be bought at most chemists, but I wouldn`t suggest them for very bad migraines as I just don`t think they are powerful enough.

Most migraines tend to be caused my irritation in the nerves and muscles in the neck. To help releive the pain in the head without taking medicines there are several things you could try.

Lying down in a dark room helps you to relax, so the muscles in the neck become less tense and don`t put as much pressure on the nerves.

Massage, this also has the same effect. You can do this yourself or get somebody else to do it for you. Gently massage the neck muscles at the back, then move your hands to the front and massage your whole face, pay particular attention to the areas just above and below the eyes
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Congestion in the sinuses can also cause bad migraines, to help relieve the symptons place a gel filled eye mask into a jug of hot water until the mask warms up, then lie down with the mask over your eyes.

Stress is the major factor in most migraines as this causes the muscles in the neck to become tense. Anything that reduces the stress even slightly could help.

Stop running around and relax in a hot bath, roll your neck around to relieve the tension, have a lie down and maybe even a short nap.

One thing you should avoid is taking any sort of medicine or tablets for every migraine that you get. This can do more harm than good in the long run as your body stops responding to the ingredients, and in some cases they may even start to aggravate the condition.

I try not to take tablets if I can help it, they are really only a last resort if the pain becomes unbearable or I reach the vomiting stage.

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