Don't dismiss aspirin for those migraines
April 14, 2010 | 11:49 am
Aspirin may seem too old-fashioned to be effective against headaches as severe as migraines, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
In a review of previous studies, researchers at the Cochrane Library found that 1,000 milligrams of good old-fashioned salicylic acid works fairly well at easing migraine pain.
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Note: It threw me when I read the word "acid" associated with aspirin - I hadn't realized until I looked it up that aspirin is a derivative of salicylic acid. It sounds bad doesn't it? I supposed like anything, even something as benign seeming as aspirin needs to be taken with caution and you should check with your doctor before taking it regularly.
I had ruled out taking anything like aspirin years ago... maybe I'll give it another try and see if it might help.
Kelli :)
