There are people who can tell when they are about to have a migraine. These people often see shiny lights around objects, curved lines or twisted pictures. Some have negative thoughts or lose their vision for a while.
What is Migraine?
Migraine is a condition defined as the most common type of headache, excruciating pain and pain intensified by normal bodily functions, coughing, pressure, or lowering of the head. The debilitating pain is so severe that it interferes with daily activities. Most of the time, migraine sufferers end up feeling weak and tired when the headache is over.
People with headaches begin to feel pain somewhere on one side of the head. Later, the pain spreads and builds up in strength for one to two hours, then gradually subsides. However, migraine headaches can last up to 24 hours in length, and in some cases, even for a few days.
Migraine is more common in women than men and can occur between the ages of 10 and 40, and then subsides by age 50.
Migraine Problems
There are no known causes of migraine, a condition that can be caused by a series of reactions in the central nervous system due to changes in the body or the environment. Often, family history of the disease suggests that migraine sufferers may inherit sensitivity to cause damage to the arteries and nerves in the brain, thus causing pain.
Triggers
Any stimulus that produces a reaction is called a Trigger. Many things can cause migraine attacks, such as: alcohol (e.g. red wine)
caffeine (coffee, chocolate)
Mono-sodium Glutamate (MSG is commonly found in Asian diets)
nitrates (processed foods, hot dogs)
environmental factors (weather, altitude, time zone changes)
exposure to light (light, glare)
hormonal changes (for women)
famine
lack of sleep
anxiety
depression
medication (without a counter and prescription)
perfume
Signs and Symptoms of Migraine
During a migraine attack, people are more sensitive to light (photophobia) and unwanted fear of sound. There may be symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Other symptoms may include cold and sweaty hands and / or feet, as well as intolerance to unusual odors.
Types of Migraine
Migraine with aura is a neurological phenomenon (aura) associated with 10 to 30 minutes before a headache. Auras may be visible or invisible. Visual migraines are defined as bright light or glare at the edges of the visual field.
An invisible aura includes muscle weakness, difficulty speaking or language, vertigo, dizziness, and a feeling of numbness or numbness of the face, tongue, or extremes.
Migraine without aura is the most common type and may occur on one (one side) or both (two) sides of the head. Fatigue or mood swings may occur the day before a headache.
Abdominal migraine is more common in children with a family history of migraine. Symptoms include abdominal pain without cause for diarrhea (may persist for 72 hours), nausea, vomiting, and constipation or nausea. Children with abdominal migraines tend to have a normal migraine as they grow older.
Basilar artery migraine is a disorder of the basilar artery in the brain stem characterized by severe headaches, vertigo, double vision, blurred vision, and poor muscle coordination. This is especially true of young ones.
Low-half headache or facial migraine, is defined as deep, aching and sometimes piercing pain in the jaw or neck where there is tenderness and swelling over the carotid artery in the neck. This is most common in the elderly and can occur several times a week and lasts a few minutes to hours.
A painless migraine is the presence of an aura without a headache. This is common in patients with a history of migraine with aura.
Migraine related to ophthalmology is characterized by a headache that is first felt in the eye area and is accompanied by vomiting. As the headache gets stronger, the eyelid collapses (ptosis) and the nerves that control the eye movement become impaired.
Status migraine is a rare form that involves severe pain that can last longer than 72 hours. The patient may need to be hospitalized.
There are several over-the-counter and over-the-counter medications that can help prevent migraine attacks or help alleviate symptoms of an attack if they occur. For many people, antidepressants have been shown to be as effective as migraine remedies. Always remember to consult your doctor for a proper diagnosis before taking any medication.
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