Foods can affect your migraine pain and certain products like dairy, certain fruits like avocado, banana and citrus, plus meats like bacon and hot dogs can be worse triggers. 

The best thing to do is track what you eat in diary and gauge from there what you should and shouldn’t eat. 

For many, just the scent of lavender can be soothing. It’s also a good home remedy migraines (and headaches in general). 

You can either inhale it or apply it topically (though you have to check if you’re allergic, and never put medicinal oils directly on your skin — they need to be diluted first). 

If you’re inhaling the vapours, try a two to four drop ratio to three cups of boiling water. 

To be fair, this might quite difficult when you are suffering and in pain, but massaging your reflect points on your hands and feet can be helpful. 

A scalp massage can also relieve the tension and promote circulation. 

Because of its cooling properties, peppermint is known to open up the sinuses which can help you breathe more clearly and calmly. 

This can increase oxygen to the bloodstream which can then can help alleviate the tension in a migraine. 

When you have a migraine, you usually become more sensitive to light and sound. 

It’s best to dim the lights and relax in a quiet room. Sleep is the best but if you can’t get there just make sure it’s dark and everyone keeps quiet. 

Applying hot or cold compresses or towels to your neck or head can help soothe and relax a migraine. 

Obviously each has a different function. A cold compress numbs the pain so that you can’t feel it anymore, but a hot one (or a shower or a bath) can relax tense muscles, which also helps in the long run. 

Caffeine can help relieve migraines in small doses, particularly in the early stages because it has the same pain reducing affects as over-the-counter pain meds.