Feverfew is not the be all and end all. In fact for many people (like myself) it will make it worse and send you to the hospital. As someone else mentioned if you migraines can be relieved normally by heat then give feverfew a try if you use cold DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE FEVERFEW!! if you are not sure try using a ice pack or heating pad first. For those of us that can't take feverfew here are a few other herbs that may help: Ginger as a tea, candy etc. (I am currently testing this out) vitamin B2 (riboflavin) not only does this vitamin help with nausea it helps with sensitivity to light. Lavender, drop real lavender oil on a bandana and wrap around your forehead, and/ or massage into your temples. This also helps with headaches from crying and other pressures. I am not a doctor, these are things that have worked for me and may not work for you, please do your research and talk to a professional.

angie, I could almost count on a throwing-up headache, it would hurt that badly, the week I was taking the placebo dose and the estrogen would drop abruptly. How's your relationship with your gyno, an endocrinologist was more helpful than mine who did not seem totally up to date on the effects hormones can have on health overall. Endocrinologist changed my prescription to the right product, right dose and I never experienced another headache again.

I firmly believe that people who suffer chronically and don't help themselves, do it because on a psychological level they benefit from it. It's an excuse for them not to achieve, it avoids responsibility, or it reinforces their sense that they don't deserve better...it's a way of getting attention, or hanging on to those you fear you might otherwise lose. There are a myriad of reasons why. Many of those reasons can occur at an unconscious level. Only by doing the work of probing and understanding our past and our thinking can we understand and unwind the path that lead us to where we are today. We had an aunt who was always miserable. All she ever did was complain. My Mom used to ask me why if she is so unhappy doesn't she do something to fix it...and I would respond because Auntie is never so happy as she is when she's unhappy. She never thought she'd get attention if she was happy, but by being miserable, she garnered attention and support. She fulfilled the role that she believed was hers. I heard this talk on meditation by a chiropractor/yoga instructor/etc. He told the story of one patient who had a chronic shoulder problem. She been to doctors and chiropractors and nothing seemed to help. So he asked her to tell him her story. Turns out that she sat next to her father at the dinner table who was an angry man and who would often reach out and strike her where she sat. To protect herself, she got in the habit of hunching that shoulder. Only by telling him, did she make the connection between what was necessary back then, what is no longer necessary now and how to solve the problem....by understanding and then letting go of the past.

Years ago, when I had a desk job, I was occasionally affected with "sick" headaches. I would feel the headache coming on, and tired to quell it, but many times it got the best of me and caused vomiting. Strangely after vomiting, I would begin to feel better and recover. It took some time for me realize that many of these occurrences were happening on the weekend. The cause was caffeine withdrawal. During the week at my desk and workbench, I'd sip coffee up to 4 cups per day. On Saturday, I'd shut off the alarm clock and be lazy that morning and I drank little to no coffee. After making that connection, I have not had this type of headache in over 25 years. This is my story. Hopefully, it may help a few. From reading the preceding posts, it seems there is a variety of causes and very likely the help of a specialist is needed. For that poor soul who could not sleep at all, he/she should check into a sleep clinic.