Anyone know how to sooth a migraine?!

Anyone know how to sooth a migraine?

I was getting migraines once a week, when the doctor put me on preventatives. I tried nortriptylin which worked great, I only had 1 over about a year. The problem was I built a tolerance to it, had to up the medication. BUt i am in the lower 10% of side effects (which mean I experience everything).They then came back so bad that I was put on Topomax. Worst decision of my life, side effects so bad I was in bed for weeks. WHich I have heard is true for a lot of people. Point is, the only thing I have used which works for migraines is trying to abort them with tylenol and gatorade. IF within 20 minutes the migraine is still coming on, use one of the trypt's (imitrex, maxalt(my fave).) THen put a cold compress on the back of your head at your neck (where the blood vessels are that are swelling causing the migraine.)