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Migraine is a severe headache that can last 4 to 72 hours. It is accompanied by sensitivity to lights and sounds, nausea, vomiting, pounding pain on one side of the head around the temple area. In some cases it may affect both sides of the head. Some people have so-called warning signs, or auras, before the migraine strikes. Auras may include flashes of light, blind spots and tingling in arms and/or legs. Auras can happen a day or a few hours before migraine starts. There is no cure for migraines. In fact, doctors don’t really know what causes them. However, there are medications that can provide migraine relief.
Doctors have been researching severe migraines for a long time and have been able to create a list of things that can trigger migraines. Genetics and environment play a big role in whether a person gets migraines or not. Hormonal changes, drop in estrogen to be exact, can cause a migraine. That’s why many women experience a migraine right before or during their menstrual period when estrogen is low. Certain foods, like chocolate, Aspartame, beer and red wine, aged cheese, too much caffeine, monosodium glutamate, salty foods and processed foods can trigger migraine headaches. Stress is a common cause. Many college students report migraines around important test times. Bright lights, strong smells, both pleasant and unpleasant ones, can be triggers. Lack of sleep, physical exhaustion, environmental changes, such as barometric pressure changes, and medications can provoke migraines.
There are medications that provide migraine relief and those designed to prevent it. Pain relieving medications include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Advil, Motrin, and combinations, such as Exedrine Migraine, can help with less severe forms of migraines. Triptans are medications for severe headaches. They help relieve pain, nausea and vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. Ergotamine is a drug that is very effective for long-lasting migraines. Combination of a sedative butalbital and acetaminophen or aspirin provides migraine relief but have a high risk of rebound headaches. Medications containing narcotics, such as codeine, are used sometimes to treat migraines but because opiates are habit forming, they are used only when other medicines are ineffective.
What else can I help you with?
Write it Down?
Many people who suffer from migraines also have triggers which contribute to the headaches. When exposed to these triggers, a migraine can start instantly, or shortly following exposure. You can get migraine relief by figuring out your triggers using a headache journal. Write down all food eaten that day and how you feel after. If you have any food triggers, you will begin to see a pattern, such as getting a migraine shortly after drinking alcohol or eating chocolate.
Does new carpeting trigger migraine headaches?
The odor, chemicals or even the color may act as a Migraine trigger for individuals who are susceptible to those particular triggers.
Migraine headaches are thought to be due to?
We do not yet fully understand the pathogenesis of Migraine, however we do know that it involves spreading cortical depression. Migraine is neurological. Triggers lower your threshold for Migraine and should be avoided. There is also a neurochemical process involved in Migraine. There is sometimes vasodilation that may contribute to Migraine, but this is an old theory that was disproven when it was found that a Migraine can be present without vasodilation.
You drink plenty of water but you still get migraine headaches when you take just about any supplements?
There are many items that act as "triggers" to form migraine headaches. These triggers can be food items, supplements, etc. Do a web search for migraine triggers to learn what items you may be taking that cause migraines. I learned that chocolate, caffeine, certain pollens, etc all contributed to my migraines. Some others are red wine, red meat, many liquors, many cheeses. Do the search to compare against the supplements you are taking.
What are some natural remedies for migraine headaches?
Migraine is mostly triggered by a sedentary lifestyle and mostly by an imbalanced nutrient. Carrot, cucumber and beetroot juice along with honey could give you some relief.
If a person has a really bad headache and sees auras what type of headache do they have?
Intense headaches which involve auras indicate migraine headaches. Migraine headaches are a neurological disorder involving inflammation of the nerves and blood vessels in the brain. Migraine pain is usually on one side of the head and is throbbing or stabbing in nature. Not all migraines have auras; common migraine is migraine without aura, classic migraine is considered migraine with aura. Each episode can last anywhere from 4-72 hours and can be set off by many things. People who have auras, which refers to a temporary visual disturbance, usually have them right before the pain sets in or early in the headache. Each patient has their own unique set of migraine triggers. Finding out what your triggers are can help you minimize how many migraines you get. If you are getting more than two a month, you qualify to receive preventative medication.
How is a headache and diabetes connected?
Diabetes can act as a Migraine Trigger. Migraine triggers do not cause a Migraine attack, they set in motion certain physiological processes that lead to the neurological cascade that is a Migraine. Not every person has these triggers, and not all triggers apply to every Migraineur.There are literally hundreds of Migraine triggers and fall within these categories:Lifestyle/physical, food and environmental
How are migraine headaches classified?
Migraine headaches are classified by the International Headache Society (IHS) as primary headaches, which means that they are not caused by other diseases or disorders.
Does Migraine cause headaches?
Very bad headaches, yes.
Is migraine headaches a cephalagia?
Yes, Migraine headache pain is a cephalalgia.
What kind of headaches does Scott get?
migraine
Is it dangerous migraine?
Migraine headaches are not a dangerous thing. They are rarely life threatening.
