Migraine Headaches Support Group

Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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Miracle cure?

daninflorida
daninflorida
On Christmas the gift from my son was a gallon of water. Huh? A relative of his wife got a machine that ionizes water and it cured his arthritis and another relatives migraines. I never heard of it. His gift to me is to keep me supplied with this water for 3 weeks, which is supposed to be long enough to tell if it's going to work for me.

I did a search and the articles on the internet say it's a snake-oil scam. BUT the water is ionized by adding magnesium, calcium or sodium. In the past my doctors have had me taking magnesium capsules and given me IV magnesium, neither of which worked for me to prevent migraines.

Now since Christmas I've been drinking 3/4 gallon of this water a day, which means I need a TV and a bed in the washroom. I haven't really had much migraine activity. For me that's a really long time without a killer migraine. I won't say I'm cured yet, but I'm enjoying my migraine-free days.
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's interesting. There are a few different possibilities I can think of. I know nothing about the ionization of water, but drinking more water is likely to flush impurities and irritants out faster, and you get an even stronger effect if you change your eating at the same time. And people who up their water intake tend to drink less even as the water flushes out the colon -- people who eat less in general get many fewer headaches of all kinds.

Of course if this is just a more effective way of getting those specific minerals into your system, and that helps the migraines, cool!

How many migraines would you have expected in the time
daninflorida
daninflorida
I would normally have migraines between 5 and 7 days a week. Sometimes I can get rid of it and it will come back later the same day.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
You could be on to something for yourself. I do not see where it could do any harm, and migraine relief is certainly worth trying this. God bless your son for his concern for you.

Unfortunately, with migraines, what works for one may not work for others. I hope you have found your source of relief.

I hope you post the conclusion and it is a positive one.
deleted_user
deleted_user
So that is a major improvement! It might not be a bad idea to start logging ALL the changes you make to see what helps the most -- and least. Meanwhile, keep drinking that water dude!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Please keep us posted about how this goes. I've always heard hydration is good for migraines. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it really helped you long-term? Just think positive. I'll be keeping positive thoughts for you, too.
daninflorida
daninflorida
Right now I'll have to say it's not working for me. But the good news is that I'm officially 1/3 of the way thru massage school! If you visit my part of Florida come jump on my table....