trying headache remedies

On Thursday, I tried the Excedrin-type medication (acetaminophen+aspirin+caffeine) against my headache. It seemed to help some, but it didn't work very strongly or quickly, and the headache came back after a few hours. I was worried that the caffeine might make me feel hyper, but it didn't. The pills left an unpleasant aftertaste in my throat for the rest of the day, like Tylenol sometimes does. I'm not inclined to take them again.

Today I tried Advil. It didn't seem to help any, unless it took longer than 4 hours to start working. My headache did fade in the evening, but that was also after I had been nibbling on chocolate all day, and after drinking a mug of rooibus tea.

I currently have an optimistic opinion of this rooibus tea, because when I was getting over the stomach bug, I broke a sweat and started feeling really better after drinking some of this tea. But another day, drinking the tea didn't make me feel any better. So it may have just been coincidence.

When I drink this tea, it reminds me of my Tante Ruth. She made this tea one of the last times I visited her.

I've been thinking about trying feverfew.

Philip Bonneau photography

Philip Bonneau's photostream on flickr. Very artfully posed male subjects (mostly), for a change.