Law of Attraction affords us the opportunity to discover what causes a thing to persist. When we resist a thing it persists. Now who in their right mind wouldn’t to resist experiencing a headache? It’s a natural thing. However to cause the end of the persistence of a thing requires that we end our resistance to it. Very difficult, but this less heard of technique makes it simple. If there is no medical reason for your headache, try this and be open to a great surprise.
At the end of this exercise you will have an opportunity to understand what is physically happening that the resistance to the headache stopped or ceased to be. It is much like a time when you were deeply concerned, worried or even freighted about an issue, and you could feel the physical toll it was having on you, and then with the receiving of good news all of your concerns or worry vanished, you experienced relief. The self induced internal struggle had nothing for which you could resist or fight against. In order for you to realize the impact of personally reducing or eliminating a physical pain, I would recommend you do the exercise before reading the physics of it below.
A headache provides a great example of how the focus of your attention to a thing makes it real. There are two possibilities here, the first you want it to be different than the way it is and the second is creating it to be exactly the way it is. The law of attraction is most demonstrated when looking at what is desired and what one is giving attention to. In both cases you want the pain to be gone, to be free of pain. However the first possibility you want to feel good and you are resisting the pain you are feeling. The second possibility is you want to feel good and you are creating it to be exactly the way it is. Your desire for the way you want it to be and how you are being with the moment has conflict or disharmony in the first example; and perfect harmony in the second.
Here is the best way to do this exercise. Find a place where you will not be disturbed for at least fifteen minutes. The location should be quiet and sitting up in a chair will assist you in not falling asleep. If a friend is not reading the questions to you, print them out for you to read to yourself exactly as listed. Reading directly from a computer may be a bit of a distraction. Relax and know that the most important part of the exercise is in simply doing the best you can to answer the questions. There are no right answers.
The process for causing a headache to no longer persist begins here. You will be reading this as if you were speaking to yourself. Remember, there are no right answers to these questions, simply say what’s there for you.
Ask myself the following:
Am I willing to let go of this headache? Would it be okay with me to let this headache cease to be?
When I get to a place where I am certain that I am willing and okay with it, ask myself the following;
(After reading the question, let my eyes close and take a few moments before answering this question)
Where exactly do I feel the sensations? Where in my head would I best describe where my headache is located?
The headache is located:
Okay
Get an idea of how strong my feeling of this headache is, on a range from 0 to 7 with 7 being the worst; what would I rate my headache to be?
On a scale of 0-7 my headache is a:
Okay
Ask myself the following:
(After reading the questions, let my eyes close and take a few moments before answering this question)
What is the shape of this headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the shape of this headache.
My headache is the shape of:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the color of this headache? Do the best I can to describe what the color of my headache is.
My headache is the color:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the size of this headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the size of this headache.
My headache is the size of:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the weight of this headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the approximate weight of this headache.
My headache weighs about:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the texture of this headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the texture of this headache.
My headache texture is:
Okay
Now take a new look at how strong the feeling of my headache is, on a range from 0 to 7 with 7 being the worst; what would I rate my headache to be?
On a scale of 0-7 my headache is a:
Okay
Ask myself the following:
Am I willing to let go of this headache? Would it be okay with me to let this headache cease to be?
When I get to a place where I am certain that I am willing and okay with it, ask myself the following;
Where exactly do I feel the sensations, now? Where in my head would I best describe where my headache is located? How deep below the surface is it?
The headache is now located:
Okay
Ask myself the following:
What is the shape of this headache now? Do the best I can to describe to myself the shape of this headache.
Now my headache is the shape of:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the color now of this headache? Do the best I can to describe what the color of my headache is.
Now the color of my headache is:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the size of this headache now? Do the best I can to describe to myself the size of this headache.
Now my headache is the size of:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
What is the weight of this headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the approximate weight of this headache now.
Now my headache weighs about:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
Now what is the texture of this headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the texture of this headache now.
Now my headache texture is:
Okay
Ask yourself the following:
Now look very closely at the location and size of your headache? Do the best I can to describe to myself the size and location of this headache now.
The size and location of my headache is:
Okay – Repeat the exercise or end here.
Get an idea of how strong my feeling of this headache is now, on range of 0 to 7 with 7 being the worst; what would I rate my headache to be?
On a scale of 0-7 my headache is now a:
Okay
With many people, having a trusted friend ask the questions is more suitable as your ability to relax and keep your eyes closed can keep you focused. The key is to really look to recognize what you see and then do your best to describe it. Don’t try and figure anything out, simply do the exercise. Usually going through the list one complete time will drop the intensity of the headache if it doesn’t disappear altogether. You can always begin reading from the beginning until you feel comfort. Another thing to remember is the more joy you can inch your way towards will provide you with a feeling of relief. This process is aligned with the law of attraction.
What is the physics of the success of this exercise? Well it’s not magic of course, though it can be quite exciting when one realizes that much of the struggle we face in life is do to a resistance to the situation and circumstances and even events in our everyday life. In this case the questions being asked are not important at all, except that they do cause you to deliberately put a thing where it is, and when you do that, resistance in that instance ceases. So when the question ‘What is the texture of your headache’, is asked, you have to really look at it closely to see what the texture it might be. And the only way you can do that is to intentionally put it there, with no trying to push it away, so you can see it. In that instant, resistance is stopped. And a thing can not exist where there is no resistance to it. That’s simply physics. Resistance causes the persistence of a thing. As you continue putting the unusual questions up and really look, you eventually become more willing and thereby give up resistance.
Rebound Headaches – Does Today’s Headache Medication Cause Tomorrow’s Misery?
One of the most devastating cycles that a person can fall into is the rebound headache cycle. Doctors all over the country realize that many of the popular over-the-counter headache medications, when used too often, can cause rebound headaches, or the pain the return, often at a more severe level, 12, 24 or 48 hours later. It is definitely a twisted and cruel marketing technique that is blasted all over the television, magazines, newspapers and other media praising these medications as a gift from above. When in fact, if a person over-uses these drugs, they can find themselves in a cycle where they have near daily or even daily headaches and cannot determine what is causing the pain. In my opinion theses drugs should have in huge, bold print on their label, about three times as large as the brand name stating “Overuse of this medication can cause serious rebound headaches” so no one would miss it!
How much is overuse? Using the medication daily, twice a day? Quoting the Headache-Advisor.com webpage, “Additionally there is over use of over the counter medications like Tylenol Sinus or Excedrin Migraine. These medications used more than three times a week are a definite cause of recurring headache.” One additional medication that can lead to rebound headaches in particular that is pointed out by this article is Claritin D. Sinus Headache. From my experience plus the substantiation from two different family doctors Goodies powder and B.C. powder do the same.
When a person finds oneself trapped in the rebound headache cycle it becomes nearly impossible to diagnose other headache triggers. Picture the following scenario. A person, not aware that a certain food is a headache trigger, eats this food occasionally. Approximately 24 hours after he/she consumes this delectable item, a headache begins to come on. Not wanting the headache to get too bad a Goodies powder is taken (for the third time this week). The pain subsides for the time being. As another day passes the headache pain begins to rear its ugly head again. So, once again, in order to relieve the pain immediately, another Goodies powder is taken. Although, this time maybe two powders are necessary to provide relief. Maybe the pain is gone for 36-48 hours this time but sure enough, after a day or two it comes back again.
By this point in time, the subject is beginning to question what is causing these headaches, still not aware that the original headache was caused by a food he ate days ago that acted as the headache trigger.
Once a person gets caught in this “rebound headache cycle” it can just keep compounding. While the individual will still be eating various headache triggers from time to time he/she will have a very slim chance of being able to point them out because of the near daily or daily headache of one degree or another that this person has.
Consider if our person in this example then goes to a doctor who tells him two things (and I have gotten this advice from the medical profession before):
First, at the beginning stages of a headache is when the headache medication should be taken. Second, keep a journal to try to figure out what is causing the headaches.
When this advice is observed, our subject finds himself/herself taking headache drugs at the first sign of a headache all right but also at the first sign of anything that appears to be a headache. And then sometimes when there some stress and no headache. These drugs start to get taken far too often. They, themselves bring on the recurring pain and outside sources that may cause headaches also are almost impossible to detect.
This is a very dangerous cycle to become involved in. Your work level and quality will decrease. Your social life (if there is any left) will be deteriorate. Your family time and care for your family will drop. People who get in this cycle bad enough will feel that they have lost control of their lives. I have even known people who have felt that life was not worth living; and you know what that can bring on. To be blunt, many of the headache medications available today are one of the largest causes of daily headaches that there is.
I have had personal experience with three very close friends that experienced continual rebound headaches. For many years neither was aware of many of the headache triggers that they were partaking of regularly. And although both seemed to be somewhat aware of rebound headaches they continually reached for the bottle for headache relief; sometimes 2, 3, 4 or even 5 times per day. Both of these individuals were in such a bad rebound headache cycle that they both had headaches nearly every day for years. The fear of a migraine headache gripped both people so dearly that they would do almost anything to avoid it. The unfortunate part is that even with taking so many of these drugs, they both still got migraines fairly often.
One of these individuals died from cancer but never did get over this addiction to headache medication. She suffered with near daily headaches for the last ten years of her life. The second person, through grit, being careful what he eats or drinks and the use of herbal remedies was able to break the cycle and has obtained a great deal of natural headache relief. My hope is that he can with continue his fortitude and never give in to the common over-the-counter headache medications again.
To break the rebound headache cycle two things are critical. First, one needs to face up to the fact that he needs to fight the causes of daily headaches, not just the symptoms. A person who is taking more than three of the OTC medications listed above (and there are probably others that are just as dangerous too) per week needs to realize that he is very likely caught in the rebound headache syndrome. One has to lay off these drugs. It may mean “toughing out” a headache but the rewards will be well worth it.
The second thing that needs to be done is to start a journal of what is eaten and the headaches one receives. This can do a tremendous amount toward determining headache triggers that need to be eliminated. The biggest headache triggers from my experience are coffee, caffeine, chocolate, sugar, alcohol (red wine especially) and monosodium glutamate.
When a person stops over-using headache medication then it is possible to determine other headache triggers. It is very hard to do so while over-use of these drugs is occurring. It can be done, I have seen it!
Five of the most effective natural remedies for headaches are magnesium, buttebur, feverfew, griffonia and white willow bark. All five of these natural products have been shown to reduce headache pain and frequency for some. MigraDefense (by KAL) combines these five items into one, easy to swallow pill. In my article today I will provide a product review of the nutritional supplement called MigraDefense.
MigraDefense combines magnesium, butterbur, feverfew, griffonia, white willow bark plus other elements. The serving size is 2 tablets. It is best if they are not taken at the same time. The container also says that you can take up to 4 tablets as needed. Realizing that some of the ingredients are used as a preventative, this tends to indicate that MigraDefense can also be used for immediate relief.
This is interesting as most headache medication is one or the other, immediate relief or prevention. Aspirin, B.C. Powder, Goodies or almost any of the other over-the-counter headache medications lay very little (if any) claim that their products can be used for prevention. Immatrex, along with other prescription medications may claim they do, but from my experience, many of them lead to terrible rebound headaches and do a poor job at treating the causes of headaches. Whereas most of the herbal, nutritional or homeopathic medications tend to work toward the long term benefit of frequency reduction and have limited effect on the immediate pain.
The ingredients in MigraDefense (followed by the amount per serving and % daily value) are as follows:
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide): 200 mg (50 %), Guarana (Paulinia Cupana) (seed): 200 mg (per cent daily value not established (N.E.)), Feverfew: 350 mg (N.E.), Butterbur: 100 mg (N.E.), White Willow (Bark): 100 mg (N.E.), Griffonia: 50 mg (N.E.), ActiSorb Base (BioPerine [Black Pepper Extract], Ginger Root Extract, Rosemary Leaf Extract, Turmeric root Extract and Cayanne Extract): 10 mg, (N.E.), Total Carbohydrate: 1 g (<1%), Dietary Fiber: <1 g, 4%
Percent daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
*Daily value not established.
Magnesium There have been studies showing a relationship between magnesium and headaches. A. Trauninger showed magnesium deficiencies to be common in those who suffer from migraines (Oral Magnesium Load Test in Patients with Migraine, Headache, 2002, 114-119). A. Bianchi found sufficient (but not conclusive) evidence of magnesium’s ability to help treat migraines (Vitamin Horm, 2004, p. 297-312).
Feverfew, Butterbur Feverfew is mainly used for the treatment and prevention of frequent and serious migraine headaches. From a “well-designed clinical trial, 170 German patients took a placebo pill or an extract of feverfew for 16 weeks. Those taking feverfew had significantly fewer migraines (Natural Heath, 2007-03-01).” Butterbur is very popular in Europe as way to minimize neurological discomfort.
White Willow In 1829, scientists in Europe identified what was believed to be the active ingredient in white willow bark-a compound called salicin. Extracting salicin from herbs was considered to be expensive and time-consuming, so a synthetic salicylic acid version was developed in Germany in 1852 and quickly became the treatment of choice (salicin is converted in the body to salicylic acid). The problem was that it was harder on the stomach. At therapeutic doses, people using the synthetic salicylic acid developed stomach ulcers and bleeding.
The German company Bayer eventually created a synthetic, less harsh derivative of salicylic acid, called acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), and mass-produced it under the name aspirin. Despite this, aspirin is still known for irritating the stomach lining. People take white willow bark instead of aspirin because it does not appear to be as irritating to the stomach lining. It may be because the salicin found naturally in white willow bark is only converted to the acid form after it is absorbed by the stomach.
Researchers have also suggested that white willow bark is more effective than aspirin because of other active compounds that are found in the bark but not the drug. Animal research at Cairo University compared a willow bark extract to ASA and found that a willow bark extract was as effective as aspirin in reducing inflammation, even though the salicin content was lower than an equivalent dose of ASA.
Griffonia Griffonia seeds are used as a herbal supplement for their 5-Hydroxytryptophan content. 5-Hydroxytryptophan also known as 5-HTP is an important building block for the human body to form serotonin. Serotonin plays an important role in the body esspecially as a neurotransmitter to transport signals between neurons in the nervous system. Griffonia seed have also demonstrated an ability to relieve both the frequency and severity of attacks of migraines in many clinical trials. The 5-HTP content was found to be as effective in treatment and prevention of migraines as beta-blockers or methysergide.
The ingredients present in MigraDefense all have strong records in fighting headaches. If you suffer from frequent headaches, rebound headaches, chronic migraines or occasional migraines MigraDefense looks like a supplement that is very well worth a try.
If you take medications for blood pressure, heart conditions, depression, anxiety or other disorders than you know that there are side effects that we have to contend with every time we take our meds. Some will cause stomach upset, cramping and/or other discomforts and in order for us to live longer lives we must take these medications. As with most other medications, Zoloft headache medication is no different and had its side effects and this includes headaches.
Any time your body takes in a new chemical or ingredient it is not used to it will react in different ways. Some people will have a reaction to some vitamins and some of the minerals and may get a headache. The most common drug reactions are:
• Stomach upset
• Cramping
• Tenderness in muscles or joints
• Headache
• Sleeplessness
• Grogginess
• Blurred vision
• Nervousness
• Diarrhea
Most side effects will subside after your body gets used to your new medication. Sometimes you could have allergic reactions or the medication might be too strong. Either way you will want to be closely monitored while starting any new medication. Every one reacts differently to medication and depending on the person and other medications that person may be will also be different.
Make sure your doctor knows of all the medication you are taking even if you take vitamins or over-the-counter medications of any kind. Make sure your doctor knows of any herbal products you are using also. Some Herbal products will react with other medications and you should always use caution with herbal products also. Your doctor may recommend something you can do to help you with the Zoloft headache medication as well.
Most people’s reactions will ease up after getting used to the new meds. If your condition worsens or changes you must make sure you notify your doctor immediately of these changes. If you have thoughts of suicide go to the hospital or call 911. If your reaction is severe get to the hospital and they will contact your doctor from there.
Most of the time when starting a new treatment regimen, the good will out weight the bad and the side effects will ease up after a time of adjustment. Sometimes your dose may need to be changed or the medication may need to be changed. Keep close contact with your doctor when starting a new treatment. Anytime you take a prescription drug, you need to pay close attention to the directions and the possible side effects to prevent further health concerns.
