06/12/2026
Hey, so migraines suck. I've been dealing with them for several years now, and while I at first tried to avoid medication, ultimately the migraines were affecting my day-to-day so much that I couldn't properly care for myself to reduce the symptoms without some help from prescription meds. That being said, just because I have support from a prescription doesn't mean I can stop supporting my body. Honestly, when I don't support myself properly, not even the meds help. These are some of my fav tips for migraines:
Migraines can be caused by a multitude of things, such as hormone changes, stress, diet, and even trauma. While there is so many more causes, it's clear a majority of the time a migraine can be helped through lifestyle management.
So I'm gonna give you a quick run down of the basic stuff that will just overall improve your life in all areas. Get proper sleep, hydrate correctly and get electrolytes, nurish your body well, if you notice a particular trigger for instance cheese cut it out, try to reduce external stressors, and of courseeee incorportate some form of movement into your day.
Extras: If you feel your migraines might stem from trauma, you may benefit from processing that trauma. Our body holds onto more than we think. Therapies such as EMDR and somatic therapy, it's just important to find the option right for you. Acupuncture, great for many things and should be a regular wellness practice for everyone. Reiki, is a great complementary therapy and really is going to help with that stress factor. When you calm your nervous system down, you release tension, that's going to help reduce the severity of your migraine.
SPECIAL TIP: I want to highlight this one not because I think it's better or worse then any of the options, if fact I think everything works best when used in conjunction. But, this is a device I don't think many people know about and I really feel it could be so helpful to so many people. My neurologist actually recommended this to me as a non-prescription option. Neruomodulation devices like CEFALY which use gentle, precise electrical impulses to calm the trigeminal nerve in your head and face.