Ohhh...the pain!!

I've had a headache everyday of my life for the past 33 years. I am not exaggerating this statement in anyway. I truly wish I were. It's just a fact & reality of being me. It's amazing what a human being can deal with and become accustomed to.
I believe I inherited this ailment from my Great Aunt Marda because she has suffered the same for her entire life. However, she learned self hypnosis and relaxation techniques to help alleviate hers. When I was about 7 or 8 years old I recall my Aunt Marda actually doing a hypnosis exercise on me to help with my severe headaches. Hypnosis wasn't as beneficial for me as it was for my Aunt Marda as 25 years later I'm still suffering!
I tell you all this because I am now dealing with the 4th migraine that I've had in the past 2 weeks. If you suffer from headaches you know that even 1 migraine is 1 too many. Even though I can say with all honesty that I have had some form of pain in my head every single day of my life, 4 migraines in 14 days is a bit much even for me. I have no idea what is causing all of this. Is it the change in season, allergies, stress, or what? I wish I knew so I could stop this terrifying trend.
On a positive note I did make it to Smith's after my second migraine and spent $30 on 3 different sized ice packs to deal with my headaches. This may have been the best $30 that I've recently spent as cold on my head seems to be the only thing that really alleviates some of the pain along with heavy doses of ibuprofen & acetaminophen. In the winter I've even been known to put snow in zip lock baggies to use as ice packs on my head....whatever works huh?
If you have any suggestions or miracle cures for chronic headaches send them my way. In the mean time I have big plans to bury my head in cold compresses in hopes of surviving the storm that has taken over my head!