How to Halt a Migraine Headache
- 1). Recognizing the symptoms of a migraine headache early. It will help you to deal with it before the headache gets too painful.
- 2). Take aspirin with at least one glass of water. Dehydration can increase symptoms, so be sure to drink lots of water.
- 3). Avoid light. Put on sunglasses, pull the shades and turn off the lights. If you can get into a dark room, this ideally helps symptoms subside.
- 4). If you have the ability to sleep, do so as soon as possible. Put a buckwheat eye pillow on and turn off the lights.
- 5). Take deep breaths to get oxygenated blood through your body.