Headache medicine of choice?

[BigJimSlade]

Big Jim has a pounding skull headache. I usually get them around my forehead, but this one seems to be on the top of my head and about 2 inches in front and up from my ears. What headache medicines work best for you?

[moldyhands]

excedrine migraine, hands down. also, drink diet cokes or anything diet with caffeine, and drink water. most headaches are caused by dehydration. this causes your arteries and veins to constrict which hurts your head. water fixes the dehydration, and caffeine dialates your arteries and veins (allowing more blood to flow).

[BigJimSlade]

Thanks moldyhands!

[Alan]

Drop a 45lb plate on your foot. If you do it right your foot will hurt worse than your head. You will soon forget all about that headache.

Or you could try Moldy's idea.

[BigJimSlade]

Drop a 45lb plate on your foot. If you do it right your foot will hurt worse than your head. You will soon forget all about that headache.



Big Jim's father used to say that. He saved hundreds on headache medicine that way.

[Country Boy]

excedrine migraine, hands down. also, drink diet cokes or anything diet with caffeine, and drink water. most headaches are caused by dehydration. this causes your arteries and veins to constrict which hurts your head. water fixes the dehydration, and caffeine dialates your arteries and veins (allowing more blood to flow).


Caffeine doesnt dialiate your veins. Its constricts them. The only thing that dialiates them is a hemodialiator (NO2 for example). The Excedrine Migraine always works for me, or if its a sinus migraine, I take Sudafed.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/caffeine3.htm

You can see that caffeine also causes the brain's blood vessels to constrict, because it blocks adenosine's ability to open them up. This effect is why some headache medicines like Anacin contain caffeine -- if you have a vascular headache, the caffeine will close down the blood vessels and relieve it.

[moldyhands]

Caffeine doesnt dialiate your veins. Its constricts them. The only thing that dialiates them is a hemodialiator (NO2 for example). The Excedrine Migraine always works for me, or if its a sinus migraine, I take Sudafed.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/caffeine3.htm
i stand corrected, actually i'm sitting... either way, caffeine's a great tool for getting rid of headaches. i always thought it dialated them, oh well, it fucking works.

[BigJimSlade]

Thanks Country Boy. Big Jim appreciates the link. I always wondered what caffiene did for you. I have this Tylenol with codeine + caffeine I got last time I was in Canada. It generally works, but maybe I shouldn't use it if it has the caffeine. Excedrin it is then! Thanks again.

[Sabotage]

i usually take about 3 ib prophens and then i'm good.

[jabtay]

excedrine migraine, hands down.
+1 that takes all the pain away

[TNathe]

BC powder is the magic remedy for my headaches. Take one or two, lie down for 15 minutes, good to go.

[HerHotRod]

Nothing over the counter works for mine. The only thing that occaisionally does is BC powder also.

[Frankie]

I couple of Advil and I'm right as rain.

[moldyhands]

Nothing over the counter works for mine. The only thing that occaisionally does is BC powder also.
you know the cure for your horrible headaches, you have to divorce bill:lol:

[HerHotRod]

you know the cure for your horrible headaches, you have to divorce bill:lol:

:lol: Yeah these prescriptions are getting expensive.

[Karma]

only thing that works for me is Excedrin

[Billy]

you know the cure for your horrible headaches, you have to divorce bill:lol:
:lol:

[Frances]

Vicodin ;)

But since that's not readily available, I use Excedrine. It never used to wrok for me until I stopped drinking soda. Now an Excedrine and a Coke normally take care of it.

[Katrina]

an 800mg Ibuprofen works for me! (thanks, doc)

[TotalChaos]

Thanks moldyhands!


holy shit.. he didnt start a sentence with "Big Jim..." :lol:
I'm just messin with ya man, it actually makes me laugh reading your posts!


Oh yeah.. excedrine is the way to go.

[shalane]

I love excedrine. I used to take it everyday. I did find though if i took more then one i would get pretty shakey...Im not sure if its because of the caffine or what?

[tampamax]

Just a little coke under the lip always puts me back where i need to be. Speaking of which....brb.