A migraine causes throbbing, pulsing pain, on one or both sides of your head. The pain is most often felt around the temples or behind one eye.
How to get relief from migraines caused by stress?
Migraine treatments include medications to relieve your symptoms and prevent future attacks. If stress is causing your migraines, finding ways to reduce your stress levels can help prevent future attacks.
Medications:
Medications to relieve migraine pain include:
- over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol)
OTC migraine medications that combine acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine, such as Excedrin Migraine
- triptans, such as sumatriptan (Imitrex), almotriptan (Axert), and rizatriptan (Maxalt)
- ergots, which combine ergotamine and caffeine, such as Cafergot and Migergot
- opioids, such as codeine
- You may also be given anti-nausea medication if you experience nausea and vomiting with a migraine.
- Corticosteroids are sometimes used with other medications to treat severe migraines. However, these aren’t recommended for frequent use because of side effects.
