Top 10 Migraine and Headache Remedies

The combined drug, aimed at relieving vascular headache, helps to significantly alleviate the condition of patients with migraine. Compared with other specialized drugs, which at the moment there are not so many, it is relatively safe - in case of urgent need, even a teenager from 15 years old can drink a pill of medicine. The composition of the product includes propyphenazone, caffeine, ergotamine, meclosamine and kamilofin. In addition to anti-migraine action, the drug has antispasmodic and analgesic properties. Therefore, it may be useful for headaches of a different nature.

Despite the relative safety of the remedy, free dispensing from pharmacies, the list of contraindications for use is quite extensive. There are also a lot of side effects, so it is better to take the minimum dose for the first dose, then increase it if it is not effective. The disadvantages of the funds, users in the reviews call the high cost and frequent absence in pharmacies.

The basis of the drug is zolmitriptan. This substance has a rather complex mechanism of action, it affects exactly the cause of migraine, therefore it effectively stops even prolonged and severe headache attacks. In the reviews, users share their joy - they finally found a remedy that not only stops the attack, but also relieves all other symptoms - photophobia, nausea, sweating, sensitivity to sounds. True, there are more effective drugs. If you take a pill, a noticeable relief will come in about an hour.

The remedy does not work very quickly, but it really copes with stopping the attack. The trouble is that before you take a pill, you must definitely undergo an examination or at least consult a doctor. Not everyone can take the drug - the list of contraindications is impressive. Yes, there are many potential side effects.

One of the few drugs that really helps to stop a migraine attack. Users are very pleased that it is enough to drink just one tablet to save yourself from headaches and nausea until the next attack. The composition of the drug includes the substance sumatriptan, which has an anti-migraine, serotinergic effect. It promotes selective vasoconstriction, quickly stopping a headache attack caused by migraine. At the moment, this is one of the few substances that provide real help, which is part of several drugs with a similar effect.

Here sumatriptan is contained in a small dosage of 50 mg, which is enough for most users to relieve headaches. But if it is intense and prolonged, you can drink two tablets at once. The action will come in about 15-20 minutes. Despite the low dosage, the remedy has a lot of contraindications and side effects, so before taking the first pill, you should always consult with a specialist.

The fastest action is achieved due to the high dosage of sumatriptan in the composition - this is one of the few substances that really helps to stop a migraine attack. Moreover, not only providing an analgesic effect, but also eliminating the accompanying symptoms. Some users in the reviews write that if you have time to take a pill when an aura (preceding symptoms) appears, you can avoid an attack in the form of hours and even days of headache.

But the high dosage of sumatriptan (100 mg) causes a large number of side effects and contraindications. The medicine should not be taken by persons under 18 years of age, with uncontrolled hypertension, angina pectoris, people who have had a stroke. And the list of contraindications is not limited to this. Judging by the reviews, Amigrenin does not help some, but this only indicates that the headaches of these users are associated with other causes.

The best that modern medicine has to offer patients suffering from resistant migraines is Sumatriptan.The composition of the drug includes the active active ingredient sumatriptan succinate. The mechanism of action of the drug is quite complicated - selective vasoconstriction without affecting cerebral blood flow. But this is not important for patients - for them the most important thing is that the medicine really helps to calm the migraine that has erupted, relieves not only the headache, but also eliminates the accompanying symptoms - nausea and photophobia. Relief occurs approximately 15-20 minutes after taking the pill. The effect is stable, after the end of its action, migraine attacks do not resume for a sufficiently long time.

Users consider "Sumatriptan" the best drug for migraine, despite its high cost. At first glance, the price may seem low, but the package contains a blister with only two tablets. The dosage is different - 50 and 100 mg, is selected depending on the intensity of the pain. But the drug is strong, before taking it, you must definitely study the list of contraindications - it is very impressive.

This drug is often recommended by pharmacists themselves in pharmacies, although it has a completely standard composition - paracetamol and caffeine. This combination really makes it a great headache remedy, but only if it's not a migraine. It can also be taken for colds to reduce fever and relieve associated symptoms due to the high dosage of paracetamol - 500 mg.

The prevalence of the product, availability in pharmacies, low cost make it popular among users, so you can find a lot of positive reviews about it. Although in fact his action is not the strongest, aimed at relieving pain of mild and moderate intensity.

Active ingredients - paracetamol 500 mg, dicyclamine hydrochloride 20 mg. If paracetamol is used in painkillers quite often, then you will see dicyclamine in the composition of not many drugs. Although thanks to it, pain caused by spasms is more effectively relieved, which significantly expands the range of applications. He copes best with colic and abdominal pain of a different nature, for example, during menstruation.

But, according to user reviews, he copes well with a headache. Of the advantages, they call a fairly quick action, affordable cost, not too long a list of contraindications and side effects. Minus - in the fight against migraine, the drug should not be counted too much, at best it will bring a little relief.

Quite a standard pain reliever containing paracetamol and caffeine.This combination is often used in preparations for headaches and other pain. There are very few contraindications and side effects; if necessary, a teenager and even a child over 12 years old can drink the medicine. But "Migrenol" is aimed at eliminating pain of mild and moderate severity, while migraines are accompanied by intense pain. So in this case, you should not expect much help from him.

But on the other hand, the drug helps perfectly in other cases - a headache with a cold, infectious and viral diseases, accompanied by fever. A big plus is the minimum number of contraindications, safety, low cost, availability in almost any pharmacy.

The basis of the drug is amtolmetin guacil - a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with analgesic, antipyretic properties. A big plus compared to the drugs of the same group - it does not irritate the gastric mucosa. The substance is characterized by rapid and complete absorption, which causes the onset of a pronounced effect literally 15 minutes after taking the pill.

"Niselight" can be recommended for all types of pain - headache, menstrual, articular, dental. It does not completely stop a migraine attack, but it will bring some relief. The drug is a symptomatic drug, that is, it helps only at the time of administration, but does not affect the further course of the disease. The advantages include fast and persistent action, a small number of side effects. The downside is the high cost.

If we consider non-specialized drugs, the most effective will be the common medicine "Nurofen". The action is due mainly to the presence of ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in the composition of the drug. It is supplemented with paracetamol in a fairly high dosage - 500 mg. The combination of these substances acquires a wide spectrum of action - analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, decongestant. Therefore, the medicine is often prescribed for colds, accompanied by fever, and toothache.

The action occurs quite quickly - literally 15 minutes after taking the pill. In addition to a good analgesic effect, the advantages of the drug include its relative safety. The list of contraindications may seem impressive, but it lists mostly serious, infrequent diseases. And the side effects, although they are in the instructions, are actually quite rare. The main thing is to observe the dosage and do not take the remedy on an empty stomach.