Migraines can have many causes and two that quickly come to mind are hormonal imbalances and food sensitivites. Hormonal imbalances can go as far back as into our early adulthood. Often these can be related to a women's cycle. With careful testing and rebalancing often these can be helped tremendously by a knowlegable practitioner. Wine contains sulfites which are a known trigger for migraine headaches. Any food can be as well. Wine is also a high sugar load and interrupts our sleep, therefore the wine migraine combination is not ideal. I would suggest limiting the wine to weekends. White may be preferable to red because of the sulfite load. And generally it is better to have wine with some form of protein to moderate your blood sugar and insulin response. Tylenol is a strong toxin to the liver and also not a good combination with alcohol. Aspirin has a risk of intestinal bleeding. It is better to find the soure of the headaches rather than to just mitigate the symptoms. You may want to try fish oil to see if that would offer similar pain relief wihout the side effects.

Ayurveda says that each of these choices aggravates the pitta, or transformational energies, of the body: drinking wine, taking aspirin, taking tylenol with their fillers, binders, and preservatives alongside the chemicals. Migraines are a symptom of aggravated pitta. Certainly they each affect the liver. So, Ayurveda suggests you take a liver-cleansing herb and make liver-cleansing choices especially when you do these things. Options include amalaki tablets (1-2 tablets before lunch and dinner), triphala powder (1 tsp at night before bed); eating lots of leafy green vegetables such as bok choy, mustard greens, cabbage, broccoli greens, brussel sprouts, kale; frying turmeric and adding to your diet; eating less tortured animal meats; getting good aerobic exercise to get the blood flowing; and doing good yoga exercises that massage the liver. It sounds weird to westerners, but traditional people in India use these remedies and have great clinical results.

Is it safe to take aspirin or tylenol if I drink 2 to 3 glasses of wine per day? There are a few issues here... how often are you taking aspirin or tylenol? If you are taking one or the other daily then I think it is not a good idea for many reasons. Neither Tylenol or Aspirin is treating the cause of your migraines, which is yet to be discovered. Both have their own side effects and can be damaging to your organs such as liver and kidney. I would suggest talking with a practitioner that is willing to work with you to find the CAUSE of your migraines, rather than just putting a band-aid on them.

I get migraines, but also like to drink wine with dinner and in the evenings. The other issue is the wine consumption. One glass of wine daily may be acceptable, but 2-3 glasses every day is not just a relaxant, it's dependence. This amount of alcohol may be causing Liver damage, which combined with the Tylenol may be causing real problems to your liver. The wine may also be causing your migraines. Many people are sensitive to sulphites found in wine and other foods, which can manifest in many symptoms, including headaches/migraines, sinusitis/stuffy nose, etc.

So in answer to your question.... no, it is not safe. Stop the Aspirin and Tylenol, and stop the wine. I would suggest a liver detox and find a practitioner to help find the cause of your migraines.

Recent studies show that any more than 1 drink per evening for women and 2 drinks per evening for men leads to more risk than benefit. The real question is.... Why do you get such frequent "migraines?" find the cause and eliminate it from your life! Find a good internist to help.

Many of our choices to reduce pain in our lives result in creating additional problems, while the original pain persists. It is likely that combining aspirin and wine daily may lead to digestive or other problems, such as putting additional stress on the liver.
Let's take a different perspective. In the field of Energy Medicine, we work with patients to find the source of the pain, then neutralize it so the pain subsides. The side effects are increased vitality and wellness.

I tend to concur with Dr. Frank. Tylenol should be taken cautiously in anyone who drinks on a regular basis. The combination can be an assault on your liver. aspirin in combination with alcohol can be a major stomach lining irritant so that too needs to be carefully avoided. If you do take aspirin take it with food.