omega 3 fish oil for chronic migraine

[kathiepeterson]

i have chronic migraine and sometimes i'd stay in bed for three days with the curtains drawn because i can't get up. the throbbing pain is debilitating and all kinds of pain meds won't work.

my question is, has anyone of you tried omega 3 fish oil supplements? my sister swears by it so she gave me a bottle of fish oil capsules. i think the brand is maxalife. anyway, has it worked for anyone of you migraineurs? it's really getting in the way of my work. =S

 

[ShainaBrina]

the fish oil has a natural anti-inflammatory effect. it is also supposed to be good for the brain, skin, hair, joints. It certainly won't hurt you.

 

[kathiepeterson]

wow thanks! i pray that this will work. afterall, it's going to be good for my heart (according to my research). AHA says so too. okay, maxalife omega 3 here i coooooooooooome!

 

[vespasia]

Fish oil should not hurt but Chronic Migraine can be a so and so to treat let alone with.

Do you have access to a neurologist specialising in or interested in primary headache disorders? There are a range of preventative drugs that may be able to reduce the frequency of migraine [Chronic is classed as 15 days per month in migraine/ migraine headache] and it might be a good idea to go over your abortive drug options as for migraine its preferable not to take more than two 5HTs per week and to not constantly be munching pain killers due to the increased risk of rebound headaches from drug over-use.

 

[KnightRobby]

Wow, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am going to write this down and probably try it myself. I believe at one point I was trying to take something similar, but I too have heard of this at times and just need to see if this sort of thing can work for me.

Good luck with it and I hope it helps you...