You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proven to work via peer review? Medicine.
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You know what they call medicine that works but is not viable for commercialization? Hokus Pokus.
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Shows how much you know about the pharmaceutical industry, which is very little
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Stating that the reason big pharma don't use medicines that work but is not viable for commercialisation is hokus pokus, as you put it is horribly inaccurate so if you really believe that you are misinformed on the subject, not your entire knowledge....
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I was referring to cannabis which is medicine....
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A perfectly viable and proven treatment, assuming your locale won't lock you up for a victim-less crime.
My brother has the same headaches as I do, but doesn't have the luxury of being on disability. MJ works for my bro, whereas I'm on semi-perm disability and have time available to take life slowly. He has a mixed-race family in a Tea Party neighborhood, so can't stop to wait a headache out or wait for a pill to take effect.
I have never seen a reason for MJ to be banned when I look at the things I can easily kill myself or others with, often with plausible deniability. For what it's worth, I don't think any substance should be banned for consenting adults.
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It may help with some things, but when people go on about how it fucking cures cancer, the argument that it's medicine loses a lot of its effectiveness.
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Agreed. People claim EVERYTHING is a cure for cancer if the FDA refuses to investigate their claims, and even then, many claim the FDA is covering it up for the benefit of Big Pharma. (Not that Big Pharma doesn't have its hands in the FDA, it does.)
On that subject, Agave nectar is not a cure for anything except for boredom. It's basically cactus juice. It isn't a new discovery, either. You can get it dirt cheap from Amazon.com in regular Snapple-esque bottles. Tequila is made from Agave nectar, and tequila made from 100% Agave (no other sweeteners or alcohol contributions) tastes best.
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Agave may not be a cure for anything, but it's damn good as a slightly more healthy honey. Put some in your coffee, sweeten up your morning. :D
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Many people seem to lack the ability to gather facts, independent studies, information etc before making judgements & opinions, it doesn't help anyone without doing so.
Peoples hostility also never ceases to amaze me. People want to share their opinions (based on?) yet they also feel the need to throw insults, shows very little social skills & immaturity. People will never listen to whatever point/opinion that person is trying to make if they are abusing someone at the same time. So to those kind of people, maybe think a little bit next time before running your mouths.
Anyway little "rant" over. Lets continue with the scientific facts & studies, which is what I base my opinions on. Not sure what some other people are basing theirs on. Marijuana has also been used as a medicine for thousands of years, its only rather recently a bunch or corrupt politicians make it illegal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis#Brain_cancer
Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids 1975
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1159836
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntineoplasticActivityOfCannabinoids/index.php
Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis in Jurkat leukemia T cells is regulated by translocation of Bad to mitochondria.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16908594
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/marijuana-compound-found-superior-drugs-alzheimers
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17140265
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/10/study-smoking-marijuana-not-linked-with-lung-damage/
http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/29/how-cannabinoids-may-slow-brain-aging/
Just some of the US Gov's Biological Patents on Marijuana for medical use, oh but they still call it a schedule 1 drug with no medical value but your precious government would never lie to the people... would they? Not like they have alternative agendas or anything.
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html
US Patent 4837228
Cannabichromene (CBC)
http://www.google.com/patents/US4837228
US Patent 4189491
Glaucoma Treatment
http://www.google.com/patents/US4189491
US Patent 5631297
Anandamide Compounds
http://www.google.com/patents/US5631297
US Patent 6132762
Pain, inflammation and arthritis
http://www.google.com/patents/US6132762
US Patent 6410588
Cannabidiol and inflammatory diseases
http://www.google.com/patents/US6410588
US Patent 6974568
Treatment for coughs
http://www.google.com/patents/US6974568
US Patent 6630507
Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
Strokes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
http://www.google.com/patents/US6630507
US Patent 7741365
Novel polycyclic cannabinoid analogs
http://www.google.com/patents/US7741365
US Patent 7597910
Prostate cancer and prostatitis
http://www.google.com/patents/US7597910
US Patent 7977107
Detecting traces of cannabinoids
http://www.google.com/patents/US7977107
US Patent 8071641
Diabetes and insulitis
http://www.google.com/patents/US8071641
US Patent 8242178
Cannabidiol and autoimmune hepatitis
http://www.google.com/patents/US8242178
US Patent 8034843
Nausea, vomiting and motion sickness
http://www.google.com/patents/US8034843
GW Pharmaceuticals (also working with a german company called bayer who in 1890's marketed and sold heroin as a 'non-addictive' substitute for morphine and as a cough suppressant for adults and children)
http://www.gwpharm.com/sativex.aspx
http://www.gwpharm.com/library.aspx
http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/gw-pharma/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?newsid=335045&cid=185
http://www.naturalnews.com/036416_GlaxoSmithKline_fraud_criminal_charges.html
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/10/study-smoking-marijuana-not-linked-with-lung-damage/
Cannabinoids: a new hope for breast cancer therapy?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776349
http://norml-uk.org/2013/04/medicinal-cannabis-worked-better-than-prescribed-pharmeceuticals/
http://www.trueactivist.com/still-believe-nature-got-it-wrong-top-10-health-benefits-of-marijuana/
The Union - Business behind getting high
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT-UIe7l3-Q
Grass - The History of marijuana (by woody harrelson)
http://vimeo.com/35371526
What is CBD?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31SrjjgPbhU
Cured Too A Cancer Story A Film By David Triplett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZfWglJ2wmU
SEVERE TOURETTE'S SYNDROME vs. CANNABIS
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b84_1351611295
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I'm sorry, but I just do not find YouTube videos or marijuana.com to be reliable, unbiased sources on this subject, nor do I consider you to be one. I never said it might not be medicinal, but if it truly did all the shit people says it does, you wouldn't be smoking it for a cure. "Take three long puffs twice a day" is not a medical prescription. Cannabis is a lot less fun when it's in pill form, though, isn't it?
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Face palm seriously now, did you not see all the other information and studies I posted? I only posted 3 YT videos which you seem to have directed all your focus on (???). My mind boggles as to how you ignored all the other studies.
The information and facts are there, I'm not going to hold your hand and guide you through each one. You clearly don't wish to challenge what you think you already know by claiming all that information to be biased which is laughable statement and you clearly haven't even read through or studied half the information I posted in a hour, instead probably glancing at it and since you don't understand it or it doesn't fit in with what you think you know, you shrug it off as incorrect and biased. I've been studying cannabis for 15years, I didn't learn and prove the facts in 10minutes of reading.
I never stated how it should be taken as medicine, it depends on what you are using it for. Oil is generally the most effective way or edibles. For things such as depression and mental health problems oil is good too as well as smoking or even better vaporizing (smokeless) because the only harmful thing about smoking it is the fact you are inhaling burnt plant matter. The synthetic THC pills if that is what you are referring to are not good, you need a combination of THC and CBD and there is no need to make a synthetic version when the plant provides it all, that is big pharma's way of profiting of nature.
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Did I say I didn't see them? No. Did I say it wasn't potentially medicinal? I believe I said the precise opposite. But my mind boggles that you think posting clearly biased or unreliable sources improved the quality of your post. Less is more, in some instances. You didn't need to spam so many links, all you had to do was find the best. Posting so many poor links degrades the quality of your statement even more than the inherent bias in your name suggests.
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When a person of strong intellect is confronted with a problem which calls for the use of reasoning faculties, they keep their poise and attempt to reach a solution by garnering facts bearing upon the question. On the other hand, those who are immature, when confronted by the same problem, are overwhelmed. The latter must be led like a bunch
of animals and taught in the simplest language, like sheep they are totally dependent upon the shepherd.
I'll leave it at that.
Peace
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If you had presented an structured argument with points instead of a raw unformated list of c/p'ed links without any context or cohesion amongst them I would have taken your opinion into consideration and we could have had a good debate. But neither your attitude nor the way the information (or the lack of it) is structured helps to it.
Moreover keep rolling with those conspiracy theories. For what I've read I'm prone to think that your Pharmacological knowledge is nonexistent.
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Jus' sayin', Medical Marijuana isn't supposed to be used to combat minor issues like migraines. While cannabis may be a "healthier" drug, it still has very adverse effects on those who smoke it, especially if you were to do it every time you had a headache. It's actual use as a medicine would be in those who have serious chronic, or even terminal, illnesses that don't let them do anything anyways, thus improving their quality of life by easing the pain that they have.
Honestly, I know that this is pointless to argue with somebody who has 420 written in their name, but there's really no reason to make an excuse for smoking cannabis over things that people have been using perfectly functional practical medicine to aid them with, rather than just smoking it for fun and to relax.
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I don't think you fully understand the concept of what's medicine. Things are not medicines per se, dosage and utilization play a great role.
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A couple of ibuprofen and a warm shower will go a long way. Some people also respond well to caffeine, so a caffeinated drink like soda might help as well, but you don't want to over do it.
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This. I should have been more specific though. 400 milligrams of ibuprofen is the recommended amount.
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As I've answered to jade before I saw this 400 mg here is a pill in most of the cases. Most common presentations are 400 and 600mg.
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Yup, though believe it or not 200 mg is actually fairly common too. Truth be told, I thought the most common was 200 and 400 mg. If I recall correctly, you can even pick up 800 mg as well. In any case, I appreciate the clarification.
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I don't know. In the Pharmacy I'm at I don't recall ever having 200mg ones. But things might vary from a country to another. If it was 200mg a couple of them would definitely be a suitable dosage. I think therapeutical range for pain was somewhere around 200 to 600 (or was it 400?) I will look it up tomorrow morning.
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Just looked it up because I'm curious at this point. According to the FDA, in the United States the OTC limit for ibuprofen is 200. In Canada it's 400. I never really thought about it before but it explains why my ibuprofen from the U.S is 200 mg and when I'm in Canada it's 400 mg. In any case, not sure what it is in other countries, but that explains that.
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Hmm. I've been selling 600mg ones here regularly without medical prescription. I'll look up the legislation when I get to work. But it's rather interesting how the regulations vary so much from one country to another, that's why saying the dosage is a good thing.
Cheers!
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So I did some research and asked my boss today and here we seldom give 200mg ibuprofen. There are some pediatric formulations (Dalsy and other syrups) which come with that dosage and a bunch of publicitary stuff. But as generic and OTC dosages 600mg is the most handled one. Then some people get 400mg too, but way more scarcerly.
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Interesting. I guess it really just depends on where you are.
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Not really. I'm talking now from the top of my head but the two most common presentations 400 and 600 mg will be more than enough to appease the pain unless he's dying. One each 6/8h if the pain persists and avoiding taking more than 4 daily.
I might have commited a mistake because my handbook is not with me atm.
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I don't take ibuprofen myself (I literally physically can NOT swallow pills, making fixing me up when there's something wrong a fucking nightmare), but I'm pretty certain I've seen 200mg ones pretty commonly so you might need two of those.
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Yeah we were discussing that. It seems that in different countries different presentations occur. Also if you can't swallow them I suggest getting some orodispersable or effervescent pills or maybe buy it in like, what's the name of it. When it comes in like packages all grainy.
Anyways. We are going round the same thing now. :p
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For headaches and general pains, I'm fine, I take these things that melt on the tongue (and are apparently 200mg of ibuprofen). The problem comes for anything major. Had to go to the dentist for a wisdom tooth removal about two months back and my gums were swollen around it, so I needed to take some penicillin to treat that first. Boy, that was fucking fun. I couldn't swallow the capsules, so I had to fucking chew on them. The taste alone was bad enough, but the knowledge that I was eating the shit that grows on oranges was so much worse. >.< So many near pukings... I hate having knowledge sometimes.
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I know some people who have gotten around this problem by ingesting the pill while eating something simple, like a slice of bread. At that point you're basically just swallowing the food which the pill happens to be in. It might help if you haven't already tried it.
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I've tried it in yoghurt which was what I'd had suggested to me before, but I might try bread one day. The problem, I think, is that I know it's a pill and my body's saying "Nope." I think I'll just choke on the bread.
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You were not actually eating the fungi itself :p
Anyways that was I was referring to, that kind of tablets. Also whilst many pills can be crushed or chewed a vast majority of others can't so make sure you ask if you can chew or split them when getting them
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"You were not actually eating the fungi itself"
It bloody well tasted like it. :(
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Ham and cheese with mustard. The flavor of mustard shares some aspects with the taste of many antibiotics, in my experience. Most people need to eat something with an antibiotic anyway.
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You eat some really shitty mustard... Aaaah, New York. I'm used to the heat of an English mustard.
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I'm not talking about some weak generic yellow mustard. I'm thinking of the stone ground, long boil varieties you find in a good deli. They're called brown or spicy brown in the states, but the actual heat level is hit-or-miss, usually miss, due to misleading advertising. You may have to do some searching to find a real spicy mustard that isn't just dyed for a uniform color. They consider German-style mustard to be very spicy, so consider those. Or just hit Amazon.com like I do.
When referring to a musty flavor, I may be calling a flavor aspect by something incorrect. It's the aspect which many mustards share with those white button mushrooms they put on pizzas in the states. Maybe you know what I'm thinking of now, even if I may have the wrong word in mind. I don't really know.
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Coffee works great for me, even those 3-in-1 instant slosh
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^ Legit answer. An orgasm does help alleviate headaches. If I recall, researchers weren't sure if masturbation had the same effect, go grab your husband or wife for a good time.
Also, stop looking at a glowing box of light, that might help.
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Masturbation is no different from sex from your brain point of view. It still releases dopamine and norepinephrine that stimulate euphoria and as side effect release pain.
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Actually, it's considerably different. Touching someone's bare skin releases a whole bunch of other stuff, so sex is far far different. If nothing else, try the difference between them. :P
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Same here. 1P or 2P modes. And the road to the end is painful as well.
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Just be glad that you don't have this because I can tell you that it is a fucking nightmare.
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I used to be an adventurer like you. But then I discovered internet pornography.
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Damn, I didn't even know something like that existed, :-(.
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Yup. Had to look it up myself. Feels like someone is stabbing you right at the base of your skull, driving a screwdriver between the vetrebre. One of the most painful things I have ever felt.
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Glad I don't have that, sorry to hear that hope it goes away somehow, I mean I have some serious migraine problems(almost everyday, Worst was almost passing out a couple times, dizziness, etc..) but that sounds worse...
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It flares up here and there but I know the warnings now, so I'm mostly okay at dodging that bullet if I catch those alerts fast enough.
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Get a cloth or towel, let it be in cold water for some time. Clip it or somehow roll it on your head and enjoy the numbness. Take two towels to comfortably switch them out when one gets dry or is losing the effect.
Rest your head on a pillow and watch some TV or Youtube, something engaging. It can take your mind off of the headache so you won't notice it that much. Also it rests your body and allows it to relax. Slow down blood pressure. Less blood gets pumped, less reaction from the brain etc. Calms everything down.
Oh and you can rub your earlobes, I remember it helping. Also quite an active way to reduce a headache. Something about the circulation and nerves being connected in the brain so you can basically control them from certain points. I don't remember the details but I remember it working on occasions.
Also simple medicine like Aspirin to numb yourself is fair game.
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The best thing you can do is to go to a quiet dark place and try to sleep. Getting a break from the computer might help or drinking water also any over the counter NSAID could be handy too. I suggest paracetamol if you had to take any, effervescent or orodispersible if possible. Any generic would do.
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It can be done in 5 easy steps!
Find a sharp knife, a surgical scalpel or razor blade work well.
Wash knife with vodka and/or submerge in boiling water for a while.
Find a clean, smooth surface, approximately 2x1meters (or a bit bigger if your a fatty). Wash with vodka as well.
Lay yourself on the surface you have just prepared, place cutting tool in easy range and drink remaining vodka.
Make an incision accross the front of your neck, not far below your chin. Continue to deepen with short, forceful strokes until head rolls free. Allow a few moments for the effects to take place.
Congratulations you have solved your headache problem! Your head will never hurt again!
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The pressure point below and slightly behind the ear, where there is no bone, is a real thing. There's a nerve there that can be massaged. Some headaches are just a variation on what causes a leg to hurt when it's coming out of a state of tingling, commonly referred to as 'my leg fell asleep.'
Sex can make a headache much worse for most headaches. The work required is far too great for such a small dose of Dopamine and Ocytocin.
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Dehydration is by far the biggest cause of headaches. Second is stress.
Basically drink water (we're talking a litre here) and/or calm the fuck down.
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Rest in a dark, and silent room, when you have headache, you are very easy to affect by light and noise
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Solubilized ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and naproxen sodium are my holy trinity.
Try to identify what kind of headache you have. Pain behind the eyes? Does it feel more like a muscle ache? Maybe a neck pain? Does the pain radiate? Does it become worse with sound or with every heartbeat? What happens to the pain when you hum loudly?
For me, pain behind the eyes or pain that reacts to sound and light responds well to about 220 mg naproxen sodium. Sore muscle-types are knocked out with 400-600 mg ibuprofen, preferably solubilized as it works faster. Acetaminophen takes care of the joint pain types, like a radiating neck pain. Medicinal response may be stronger/weaker/different for some people, and should be safely experimented with until you learn what works best for you. The lowest effective dose of the most effective treatment should be your target.
For non-pharmaceutical relief, it again depends on what kind of headache. My most frequent is what I call nerve pains, which I attribute to over-stimulation, typically the eyes/ears. This is when one eye feels like I've eaten too much ice cream too quickly, or it can feel like my top row of teeth are being pushed/pulled on very hard. For these, reduce sound and light sources to reduce the pain. If I feel one coming on, I may turn off all light sources except for my PC monitor and reduce its brightness/contrast to the lowest that I can comfortably use, and read/watch rather than game. Chamomile (Sleepytime) tea also helps, as it has a muscle relaxant effect. The effect is slight, but noticeable.
Consider looking at the foods you eat. Some people are simply prone to headaches, and have trigger foods. Salty foods are a trigger for most. Think about what you've eaten during the 24 hours before your most recent headache.
Weather can cause pressure-related headaches, in the forehead, jaw, cheeks, basically it's a sinus pressure headache. Draining the sinuses with some ephedrine or pseudo-ephedrine, such as Benadryl or Sudafed, may be enough to relieve the pressure. If it isn't, a little caffeine will dilate capillaries and may be enough to give some pain relief.
Look into personal habits. Drinking poorly distilled alcohol will give most people headaches due to impurities. Smoking cigarettes causes increased blood pressure due to nicotine constricting capillaries. Scratching your head a lot (WASH YOUR HAIR!), excessive cleaning of the ear canals (some wax is needed for health), oral hygiene (not brushing? read about root canals and go see a dentist asap), many things affect your likelihood of having a headache on any given day.
Stress in your life can raise your heart rate and your blood pressure, which can cause headaches.
Look into migraine headaches online. If they sound like you, ask your doctor about them for a more accurate diagnosis. Migraines usually begin with puberty and get worse as you age, until well into your 40s-50s, if they ever stop. Most with migraines cannot treat them effectively with non-narcotic methods and end up with a prescription for life. Your doctor would then need to experiment with various medications to find the one which works best for you with the least bothersome side effects.
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The best possible solution is to not to listen any homebred solutions and go to your physician. There is plethora things that can cause headaches and the only person who won't kill you comes with letters "M.D." on their business card.
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I wouldn't go as far as to say "the only person who won't kill you comes with letters "M.D." on their business card.". That's a bit extreme when it comes to headaches, which can be relieved in many ways, especially through nonprescription NSAIDs like ibuprofin or aspirin. That being said, if you do experience frequent headaches a trip to the doctor is definitely advisable. A number of things can cause frequent headaches and your doctor can certainly help you pinpoint, and treat, the cause.
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While would agree with you most of the time a temporal headache isolated in time is generally not worrrying enough to grant a visit to the doctor.
Also my business card has no M.D. on them and I consider myself qualified enough to give medical advice, also I haven't killed anyone yet either.
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I just assumed that if someone is asking strangers on the Internet how to get rid of their headaches it's serious enough to warrant a visit to a doctor. For all we know it could be brain tumor, and they are advised to eat garlic and drink water.
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That's true, there was not enough information to discard anything. I jumped into conclusions too early and assumed it was something punctual.
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