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Has anyone used acupuncture or a chiropractor or anything else to rid themselves of headaches and did it work for you ? Have been to a chiropractor for back pain and it helped but not for anything else

Just before Xmas, I was suffering from daily headache's. They were getting bad enough, it was even waking me up at night. Turns out my blood pressure was out of wack. Very high.  
 
I am now on medication for high blood pressure and it has been a whole lot better. I am not sure if it will be the same for you but it may be worth a check.

I get awful headaches and migraines. I don't like getting my neck adjusted but know I need to when I have headaches that are persistent. I find once my neck is adjusted, they go away. My chiropractor is great  
 
I also really like Japanese mint oil. A few drops on my forehead is usually all it takes.  
 
Sometimes the cause of them for me i think, is lack of water or too high blood sugar

I do take high blood pressure pills and although still high it's under control the doc says. Have just recently got my eyes checked also I try to drink more water as I was thinking this could be a symptom and I also do have a stiff neck and shoulders sometimes. I am going to try and get my neck adjusted and still not sure on acupuncture. Some people swear by it so I might try it as well. Thanks

I have had headaches and migraines all of my life.  
 
But daily headaches began after getting whiplash when I was about 18. I began going to the chiropractor which would help temporarily but found that often the adjustment would not take or would slip out within a day.  
 
What I have found is physio works better to fully treat the issue - especially if you are finding neck and shoulder pain accompanies the headaches. It helps chiro adjustments stay "in" longer as it retrains your muscles. It helps your posture which could also be a part of the issue. Trust me - I know - the worse the headaches get, the worse your posture gets. When you are hit by these things, you do anything to be comfortable, even if it means cranking your neck to ridiculous directions.  
 
My suggestion is to go to Dynamic Physio - they are the best in town I have found. They treat the whole issue, not just one piece of the puzzle. They don't try to upsell you by insisting you need to be there every two days (my guy is even saying I need to spread my appointments OUT farther), they don't isolate one area and make you do other initial consultation appointments for the adjoining areas - they attack the whole problem.  
 
Year ago I went to another place in town and they refused to fix the neck at the same time as the shoulder/upper rib issue - they made me do two separate courses of treatment to address them. Of course my headaches never fully went away because the issues were related.  
 
Another place in town would do a bit of heat, do a quick exam, then send you home after a 20 minute appointment with some do at home stretches.  
 
Dynamic has been the best for understanding the whole issue. Even when my daughter had a second degree sprain, they treated the acute ankle injury, but saw ahead and began treating her knee, hip and lower back as well, knowing the trauma would have caused more chain reaction issues.  
 
Of course get your blood pressure under control too - those meds can be really hard on your system.  
 
Can't say much about acupuncture. Have tried the traditional practitioners and with physi treatments and I have not noticed any change for me. I did however have it with a persistent swollen ankle once and it took the nagging swelling down withing a day. For me, it works better with inflammatory reactions but not chronic headaches.  
 
Just know there are lots of us out there with the skull crushing pain so we can empathize. Good luck.

You can try supplementing with magnesium as well.

used a chiropractor for headaches. I was lucky enough to discover mine are from eating dairy so I was able to eliminate before trying 100 different things

can be from many causes. If upper back and neck tightness is a problem, that could be a cause. I have had massage and chiro help in that regard. I also have an allergy to certain plants/foods that causes headaches.

Thanks for the info. I can't seem to narrow it down to something I eat or drink. Seems like I wake up with them and sometimes they will go away on my daily routine but usually hang around and get worse. Been seeing a doctor for them so slowly narrowing down