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Brenna (SC) on 02/02/2023:
Also, some cloths or clothing are good in a pinch. I know when I was little, I would instinctively put my shirt neck up over my nose and breathe that way whenever I had a migraine coming on
Coralie Mitchell (Australia ) on 01/12/2022:
Homebaked (United Kingdom) on 04/29/2020:
Brett (Ca) on 09/03/2018:
Myrtle (Fayetteville) on 02/06/2018:
That seemed rather a long shot. Way too simple. But I was desperate.
I got a brown paper bag and breathed into it (sealing it up around my mouth.) I did this for maybe 10-15 minutes. I also used an ice pack on my neck.
My migraine began to lift. The next day it tried to return and I used the brown paper bag for 15 minutes a couple of times a day. I dropped one drop of basil essential oil into the bag to breathe since that may help a migraine.
The next day my head was completely clear with no "it may start any minute feeling."
I am taking feverfew now to see if I can prevent them.
I wonder if I am hyperventilating, mildly, when stressed and this is bringing on the migraines, which is why the paper bag is helping to get my CO2 levels back to normal.
Carrie (California, US) on 10/19/2014:
Brett (Los Angeles, Ca) on 10/23/2012:
Makayla (Knoxville, Tn) on 09/26/2012:
I've read, and confirmed, that it only works when you do it during your aura. If you do it when the actual headache pain hits, it can make it worse.
Russ (Los Angeles, California, USA) on 01/10/2009: