12 Year Old Having Migraines

Depending how bad and often they are, you may need to go the medication route. Hopefully they are just hormonal, but if you have ever had a migraine, you really just want the pain to go away. I have had nothing work but a prescription. Sorry.

Not sure of any homeo pathic cures. But my son has had awful migrains since he was about 8. The only thing that works for us is to put him in his room with the lights off the shades closed and the ceiling fan going he also takes the advil migrain med. it is the only thing that worked. he is now able to just take the advil liquid gels. We had to give him something as I was not willing to let him suffer any longer than he had to. good luck hope she feels better soon

It depends on the cause. When I had migraines as a teenager, taking Advil the moment I felt ANY pain could often (not always) prevent the headaches from turning into a full-blown migraine. Another thing that helped me was a low-level hormone birth control pill, but you and your doctor will have to decide whether this is an appropriate step to take with such a young girl. My mother has severe migraines that are probably not hormone-related and can only be treated with some serious prescription medication. Good luck.

I can remember my first migraine at age 5 (waiting at the airport to go on vacation). I know that my migraines were almost always when I was pushing myself too hard. Not enough sleep and my body would finally just shut down. I was down for at least a day. None of the medications would help. So here are a few things that I learned as a child.

First I basically taught myself biofeedback. I saw a biofeedback specialist when I was in college and he told me how to use biofeedback to reduce the pain of the headaches. I told him I already did this since I was 8 or 9 years old and he was really impressed. I would imagining breathing in "fresh" air and blowing out all the "bad/painful" air out of my big toe. I don't know why I picked my toe but I was young and it seemed to help. Anyway have her breathe in quickly and slowly breathe out through her mouth and picture the pain leaving her body. This should be done in dark, quiet room. The more she focuses on this process the less she focuses on the pain. I actually got to the point where I would picture the air going into my lungs, and pushing all the bad air out of my body. I would get almost into a trance to avoid the pain. Hopefully she can get herself relaxed enough to fall alseep and sleep through the pain.

Second, I didn't find this out till much later in life so ask the doctor about this before hand, but Excedrin worked wonders for me. Just the plain ole Excedrin (not, migraine, back whatever other product they have). You have to take it before the actual headache comes on, once it has started the medication just makes you more sick to your stomach. I tried all the other meds out there, imitrex (both pills and injections), narcotics you name it I have tried it. I still thing #1 is Excedrin. Can't take it all the time though because it will mess up your stomach. Talk with the Dr.

Third, Chiropractic really does work wonders. I don't recommend going while having a headache (usually made me worse). But before the headache hits you or even a couple times after a headache did seem to help.

Try and watch her schedule, don't let her push herself too hard. I feel for you, all moms hate to see their babies in pain. My poor mother, now that I have children I can't imagine what she went through when I had migraines. I really hope that I didn't pass this on to my little ones! Hope the doctor has good news for you! Take care!

I would take her to a chiropractor. Many migraines start with neck and back pain. I had migraines since I was a young child and as an adult I started seeing a chiropractor and now I don't have them anymore.

Calcium-magnesium supplements and vitamin D can help as well. Aromatherapy won't cure a migraine but I found peppermint oil rubbed on the temples can help ease the throbbing a little bit.

There are many migraine triggers such as foods, smells, etc. If she starts getting them often then have her keep a log of foods and such to see if you can pinpoint triggers.

Migraines are horrible. I hope she feels better!

Hi, Your daughters headache could be hormonal. Has she started to menstrate yet? If not, it could be very soon. My daughter is 11 and had the same problem. When her period came, all was better..I also used cold packs to relieve the pain. Also have her vision checked, especially if ahe reads alot or does computer work or ipod, uses small screen devices. Also does she have sinus trouble? These all can cause migraines. Check with your doctor for safe medication.

Unfortunately I have way too much experience with migraines and have been on daily preventive medication for years. Sadly, it seems I may have passed migraines on to my 12 year old son. He has recently started having migraines. I haven't taken him to the doctor yet, but last week when I was talking to my neurologist, I asked him about my son. He said that if they start happening more frequently I should take him to a doctor, and that I might want to try an herbal remedy, Migrelief. He said books have been written about it and that it is highly recommended for adults and children. You might ask your doctor about it. As horrible as migraines are for me, it's even worse watching my child hurt, so I know how awful you feel watching your daughter. I hope you find something that helps her headaches go away soon!

My teen has dreadful migraines and I took her to a children's neurologist. He was very understanding and helped us try to find out what triggers them. In her case it's often stress, as well as not eating enough lunch at school (too busy) and sometimes very bright lights. Some migraines are triggered by foods. It would help to keep a headache diary, recording the time and length of migraines but also what she ate before hand, what activities were happening at the time, etc.

They could be caused from Hormones especially since she is approaching that age. I suffered with them for years until I started using Arbonne's Natural Balancing Cream. They are so painful. I took medications for years including Imitrex, Midrin and I lived on Tylenol around the clock but nothing at all helped. They also put me on the pill and that didn't even touch the pain either. I thought I would just have to suffer the rest of my life. The Cream Stopped my Migraines and they never came back. My granddaughter just started having them too as soon as she starts getting one she says Grandma where is the Prolief? If you would like more information on this Certified Organic, Vegan, Hypoallergenic, Gluten free product please contact me in a private message.
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No, No.. she needs to see her doctor! I beg you, to not put it off.

I started having migraines at this age and I now have chronic migraines. They feel so bad that one time I thought I was having a migraine for 3 days, finally went to the ER, I had spinal meningitis!.. They gave me a spinal tap and I never felt it because the migraines were so bad I was just used to sucking it up.!. This is an example of how painful they are.

There are so many great medications that can keep her from suffering. I now take a beta blocker. It has saved my life.

I have tried everything "natural". You get relief but nothing really helps to make you functional. Her doctor can help he educate herself on ways to avoid migraines. But she will sometimes need something to help if they happen unexpectedly.

Our daughter had her first migraine in 6th grade. She was given pain meds. She says she only has had to use them a few times a year. She is in college now and she has really learned how to avoid them through diet, exercise, stress relief, but it still can happen without any warnings and beyond her control.. Cigarette smoke, strong perfumes, scented candles.. all sorts of things from other sources can bring it on..