I get migraines frequently. Sleeping them off helps, but I've had them go for a few days on end, and there have also been a few times where it was too much to sleep on. The two big things are figure out your triggers, and then your initial symptoms. Catching one early is the difference between a bad headache a migraine. Hot showers with the massage type setting on the shower head help, and there are also a few meds that work pretty well. -Imitrex: these work wonders, but the shots and sprays are where it's at. If you use one of the sprays right when you feel it's coming on, it'll often kill it or weaken it before it hits full blown migraine status. They're expensive though. -Advil Cold and Sinus: it's the shit. Cheap and more effective than any other standard med that I know of. -PM cough syrup: Anything with DXM works. Take one giant friggin gulp and go to sleep. You shouldn't drink more than a third of the bottle, and make sure that you've eaten something beforehand. +1 to caffeine helping shorten the length of my migraines.
