A Headache Bible

Last night I spent some time gathering together all my medical notes, articles and information that I have about my headache and headaches in general. Finally putting them together in a folder makes them easier to get to and look at, which hopefully will encourage me to refer to and use these treatments more frequently.

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Welcome to my headache bible!

I have many different fact sheets on all the different types of headaches there are.

A fact sheet on lifestyle changes that can help reduce or prevent headaches.

I have 2 sides of A4 dedicated to alternative treatments for migraines and tension headaches, cut out from magazines and newspapers

This cheery fellow is demonstrating how to do the Bowen Massage technique on yourself.

And this is the science behind what could possibly be the reason for my perpetual pain.

Just a selection of all the different drugs I've been prescribed.

I've also got medical notes from York Hospital, Parkside Hospital, and St Anthony's.

I've blue-tacked a sheet of exercises to my wall so I have quick access to them, and I have rediscovered a whole load of personal notes on treating my headache through relaxation and psychological treatment. Those will be interesting to read through more thoroughly.


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This week I had a mild migraine attack. I should have seen it coming, because I had been struggling with my head for two days. I just couldn't get comfortable in the pain, and it was originating in my neck and base of my skull on the right hand side. I had some rather nasty and sharp pains inside my right eye on Thursday - the day of the migraine - and although I took 3 tablets (1 ibuprofen and 2 paracetamol), even as I walked home that evening I wanted to hack out that side of my face.


I finally got round to looking at a cookbook I bought for treating my headache.

Unfortunately, it wants me to follow a prevention diet for 2 months that means I can only eat 1/2 a banana a day.
What do you do with the other half??

I'll be considering that option more carefully, and might not follow it strictly, but there may be something I've not noticed before that might trigger headaches in my diet. It would be useful to know.

Unless it's chocolate. If it's chocolate, I don't want to know.