How To Instantly Get Rid Of A Headache!
Posted by: Zakk Forchilli on: December 10, 2007
So i had a headache, and did what i always did when i needed help with something small like this. Used the power of Google, to solve my problems. I searched ‘How to get rid of a headache’ and the second result, was a link to WikiHow. I read the first bit, and thought, there’s no way this could work. So then i tried it, i put pressure on my eye. Just above the eye, under the bone for about 5 seconds. It hurt a little bit, blurred my vision for a second, but then it was instantly gone. The headache was dominated.
UPDATE Heres a tip. When you apply pressure to the eye, squinting will make it hurt much less when pushing on it. Just as if you were looking at the sun. Happy headache killing! Also, this is an awesome fact. “The endorphins are the body’s own natural painkillers and are more powerful than morphine.”
“Feel the top ridge of your eye socket under the eyebrow. You will discover a small groove in your skull about the center of the top of the eye socket. In this groove is a nerve which is very sensitive to pressure. If you compress this nerve, it will be very painful. However, the pain will stimulate the pituitary to release endorphins immediately. The endorphins are the body’s own natural painkillers and are more powerful than morphine.”
It says to do it for about 10 seconds, but for me it worked in about 5 seconds. The WikiHow also states to repeat it up to 20 times if needed, so it releases enough ‘endorphins‘ to stimulate the nerve, and kill the pain.
“Endorphins are endogenous opioid biochemical compounds. They are polypeptides produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates, and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a sense of well-being. In other words, they might work as “natural pain killers.” Using drugs may increase the effects of the endorphins.” -Wikipedia
You’ve got to love the power of the internet these days. Maybe Advil boxes should just contain a piece of paper with the WikiHow printed on it. So there you go, don’t pay for Advil, just push on your eye socket!
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69 Responses to "How To Instantly Get Rid Of A Headache!"
December 20, 2007 at 7:59 pm
i didnt think it would work but it did i had this headache for 5 days!!! and 5 seconds of pushing on my eye crazyness!
January 4, 2008 at 10:59 pm
it cured it for a few minutes but after doing it again it went away! great tip
January 4, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Ha yes i love how it actually works too. Love that you guys are tryin it out!!
January 6, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Hi. this looks awesome!!.
If it releases endorphins shouldn’t that work on any pain one might have, not just headaches?
January 6, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I would assume? I havent tried it with anything else, but i know that there are other pressure points.. (But i dont know where they are) So maybe try another one (find it on the net somewhere) closer to the pain. Some logic. Ha.
March 12, 2008 at 6:43 am
I KNOW! Its brilliant! The same natural painkillers produced by that, are the same natural painkillers that come from a females orgasm! Interesting!
April 23, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Heyy. I have tried this before. I get the type of headaches that usually feel as if they are “behind the eye” or in my temple. Really annoying! And the pain usually moves around sometimes it’s like someone is stabbing me! But this really helps, thanks for putting it out there. Another way to help reduce a headache is to Take a bath,neck massage,back massage,massaging your face, rubbing your palms together so they get warm and pressing them gently over your eyelids to stop them from moving, and drinking lots of water. These things don’t work all the time though!!
May 13, 2008 at 2:49 pm
This is very interesting.. It seems I am very late on this Blog but i am glad I found this post. Hopefully I dont do it wrong LOL
I usually use the pressure point between my index finger and my thumb but it doesnt always work.. hmm i will give this a try
Twin2
May 13, 2008 at 3:05 pm
It worked for me when i tried it. I haven’t done it in awhile!
May 19, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Eh…I don’t do medicine. I rather take the natural way to get rid of one (like drinking a lot of water).
May 29, 2008 at 10:08 pm
This did NOT work..
It gave me a even bigger head ache..
and i was already puking as it is from the head ache.
I dont like this..
May 29, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Ive had a headache for the past four days!
And this didnt work it made it worse,
and im only thirteen
I shoudnt get head aches like this..
May 29, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Well that’s a very odd outcome from doing this. Maybe the headache is too bad for the body’s natural endorphins. Maybe you should resort to some pain killers.
August 21, 2008 at 7:43 am
i have this huge headache, tried to do this 3 times, now my eyes are a bit numb, haha. I don’t know if it’s psychological but my headache was instantly lessen. At first I thought was actually gone, but it came back again, but a little less painful :)
September 1, 2008 at 9:07 pm
@Tracy – It doesn’t work for everyone, everytime.
@Jouie – Yes it usually works to ease the pain at least temporarily, and can hurt your eyes if you push too hard, or make them numb.
@MAD – No problem! Don’t thank me though, thank the WikiHow page for ‘How to get rid of a headache’ and the Wikipedia page on Endorphins that had detailed information about this.
September 19, 2008 at 5:19 am
Yeah…Endorphins are 10 times as powerful as morphine, however…what if your headache is caused by withdrawal…from MORPHINE?! That is my issue here…Either way the eye socket thing isn’t working…I think I just need more morphine instead
But that is part of another dilemma entirely
Oh the downsides of life =(
September 19, 2008 at 7:30 am
Well if you’re withdrawing from Morphine (which is quite a heavy withdrawal) fighting it with anything less then how strong Morphine is won’t quite help.
OTC pain killers won’t quite work for more than a few minutes anyway. Withdrawal is a tough thing!
And oh the downsides of life, tell me about it.
September 22, 2008 at 2:48 am
still hurts not that a don’t trust you but pressure points don’t work on me the same
September 22, 2008 at 7:11 am
Well it’s not a full proof plan Alex. It’s not going to work all the time, and it wont work for everyone.
September 27, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Wow! this helped a lot the first time!!…but now my eyes hurt..possibly because I put too much pressure. But anyways, thanks!!
September 27, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Yeah I’ve put too much pressure on trying this as well, rest your eyes for a few minutes and you should be fine!
October 25, 2008 at 9:20 am
i have 2 say this really works,ive had a headache for 3 weeks,only time it goes is when sleeping,i have tried all sorts of tablets and non worked,after finding this page and tryin it after the 3rd time it feels like my sore head has gone,such a simple thing 2 do but it really does work
November 5, 2008 at 11:16 am
I can’t find anything that painful to press on and now I have an eye twitch. LOL
December 4, 2008 at 10:49 pm
well it works for a few minutes, but then your headache comes back. i wish it worked for good…i would never buy tylenol again! oh well.
December 5, 2008 at 12:35 am
i tried this 2 times and it didnt works for me im not sure if im doing it right but its not working.
December 15, 2008 at 4:12 pm
i did this like 10 times and my headache would go away for a couple seconds then just come back.now my eyes hurt too. by the way i seen this on wikihow and thay said put 10 teaspoons of cayan pepper in a glass of water and drink to do the same thing.
December 26, 2008 at 2:26 pm
There are so many great tips here to follow. I’ve battled stress headaches and tension headaches for a good portion of my life. One thing that REALLY helps me is walking by myself. It doesn’t have to be an hour walk. It could be for just fifteen minutes but it allows me to clear my mind and put things in proper perspective. I’m able to priorotize my problems and deal with them in a more orderly fashion instead of trying to solve them all at once. When you try to take care of everything all at the same time, even the slightest problem can seem overwhelming. The mere fact of being outside in the fresh air is also very relaxing. The other thing that really helps me is using an aromatherapy eye pillow. I keep the eye pillow in the freezer so it’s always ready to use. I use one with peppermint leaves, peppermint oils and flax seed.
The weight of the flax seed works like acupressure on my eyes and temples. The flax seed holds the cold in to help reduce swelling and stress around my eyes. The peppermint scent just opens my sinuses right up and helps me breathe so much better. That alone helps me to relax. The eye pillow itself blocks out any light which always helps my headaches! The company I purchased it from is A Touch Of Satin. Their website is http://www.atouchofsatin.com if anyone is interested.
They use organic flax seed and organic peppermint leaves and that was important to me. If you think this will help you then you might want to give them a look. I hope this helps everybody. It certainly helps me!
December 31, 2008 at 12:19 am
wtf you guys are so fucking retarded if you do that your fucking wrecking your eye and your going to get fucking TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA IN YOUR FUCKING EYE YOU RETARDS
February 17, 2009 at 10:40 pm
how bout that. it did work. i kepty it up for a few minutes and it went away, but then it came back, so i did it a few more times, and poof! gone!
February 17, 2009 at 10:44 pm
nevermind. it came back. again.
and now my eyes hurt too.
:(
February 19, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I don’t reccomend doing this, your going to cause extreme damage to your eyes by doing this as from experience I used to try this technique and after a while my eye became numb and my vision was blurred eventually I had to go to a doctor who refered me to a clinic. They said I was lucky I didn’t have to have an operation on my eyes and gave me some drops of some sort to use until the problem subsided.
I suggest using the other techniques to lessen the pain and lie down and relax for a while. Forcing yourself to release endorphins is like taking cannabis or something, it’s not good at all.
February 22, 2009 at 2:09 pm
I had this headache for at least 3 days so I tried your tecqnique and it was gone instantly, it was like magic.
April 25, 2009 at 1:33 am
Okay, for a long time I always used ice to get rid of my headach, that is until it didn’t work. I then as a last resord decided heat would work so I warmed up a washcloth in the microwave, however I found out that I had to keep reheating it over and over again. I needed something that would hold heat for longer than 2 minutes, then it came to me. RICE. I took a whole box of rice and poured it in one of my fiance’s socks then I sewed the end I stuck it in the microwave and I’ve been using it ever since. I also put some pepermint scent in it to get rid of the “burnt rice” smell and for the past 6 months thats the only thing that can get rid of my headachs…
poking myself in the eye doesn’t work for me! :)
Hmm maybe this will help someone in need!
OH and its WAY cheaper than spending 25.00 + shipping and handling on one of those satin things some lady was talking about in an above post!
:)
May 29, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I have a really bad headache. I tried this, it worked. Then my moms loud friend came over and made my headache come back. FML
June 24, 2009 at 1:01 am
I think the hardest part is trying to find the right place to apply pressure. I tried this several times without a positive outcome but I finally found the right spot to push on and was suprised at how well this actually worked. I was very skeptical.
Thanks for the tip.
August 1, 2009 at 11:16 am
Oh my gosh!! Had to do it a couple of times but this REALLY worked. I’m amazed! I’ve had an awful headache behind my left eye into its 4th day. Painkillers weren’t working so out of desperation i googled ‘how to get rid of a headache behind the eye’ and this was the first thing that came up. Didn’t think it would work but thought it was worth a try. I’m stunned-you are absolutely my favourite person right now! Thank you sooo much for sharing :-)
August 18, 2009 at 11:59 am
And whoever said this, “Forcing yourself to release endorphins is like taking cannabis or something, it’s not good at all.” is an idiot.
September 5, 2009 at 4:33 pm
I tried the technique and it works wonders sometimes and not so much other times.
I followed sunnydays 13’s advice and got one of those aromatherapy eye pillows from A Touch Of Satin. I find it helps me a lot. The cold flax seed really helps my eyes and sinus pressure as well.
erica likes heating up rice in the microwave. I guess that works for her and that’s great but they really don’t recommend putting heat on your eyes. It might be good on the back of your neck though, if it is a stress headache. I love the way the cold eye pillow, right from the freezer feels on my face and it helps any swelling around the eyes.
I guess whatever works for you is what you go with.
Great article and nice to see a lot of comments and advice!
September 10, 2009 at 5:51 pm
I’m an idiot; where do you press?? like on your actual eyeball? that’s all there is below that bone……
September 21, 2009 at 9:25 pm
well the trick to this is that you have to pretty much be in a quiet dark room so u are relaxed it helps big time… it really works if u have the patience to find the right spot and apply enough pressure to actually make the headache go away…. and sometimes it wont go away fully just be less intense!!
September 21, 2009 at 9:36 pm
the pressure point feel like a little indent on the bone like a little towords your nose, your supposed to press it until you feel so much pressure u cant stand it and then release it and repeat until ur headache is gone i hope that helps!!
October 22, 2009 at 10:07 am
Hi, I have read your article, I just want to say thanks.
I will check your site every week for new articles.
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October 23, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I was literally puking and ready to die at work when i came across this. Then BAM im good to go again. thanks man!
Whoever WTF is has no idea what the heck their talking about, TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA comes from trauma to the eyeball, not the nerve above the eyeball. so squeeze on my friends and let the headaches have it.
also erica, i strongly doubt you thought of the rice idea yourself.
October 27, 2009 at 11:18 am
Big thanks, you have best articles and this one I liked the most!
If You are so much interested in Yoga, I advise You to buy new Acupressure Mat – Pranamat.
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November 8, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I find that taking a killer shit, is the ultimate cure all.
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Are they serious with this???