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A migraine can be disabling - with symptoms so severe, all you can think about is finding a dark, quiet place to lie down.
In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg. A migraine is also often accompanied by other signs and symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine pain can be excruciating and may incapacitate you for hours or even days.
Fortunately, management of migraine pain has improved dramatically in the last decade. If you've seen a doctor in the past and had no success, it's time to make another appointment. Although there's still no cure, medications can help reduce the frequency of migraine and stop the pain once it has started. The right medicines combined with self-help remedies and changes in lifestyle may make a tremendous difference for you.
A typical migraine attack produces some or all of these signs and symptoms:
Moderate to severe pain, which may be confined to one side of the head or may affect both sides
Head pain with a pulsating or throbbing quality
Pain that worsens with physical activity
Pain that interferes with your regular activities
Nausea with or without vomiting
Sensitivity to light and sound
When left untreated, a migraine typically lasts from four to 72 hours, but the frequency with which headaches occur varies from person to person. You may have migraines several times a month or just once or twice a year.
Not all migraines are the same. Most people experience migraines without auras, which were previously called common migraines. Some, however, have migraines with auras, which were previously called classic migraines. If you're in the second group, you'll likely have an aura about 15 to 30 minutes before your headache begins. Auras may continue after your headache starts or even occur after your headache begins. When you're experiencing an aura, you may:
See sparkling flashes of light
Perceive dazzling zigzag lines in your field of vision
Experience slowly spreading blind spots in your vision
Feel tingling, pins and needles sensations in one arm or leg
Rarely, experience weakness or language and speech problems
Whether or not you have auras, you may have one or more sensations of premonition several hours or a day or so before your headache actually strikes, including:
Feelings of elation or intense energy
Cravings for sweets
Thirst
Drowsiness
Irritability or depression
Migraine triggers
Whatever the exact mechanism of headaches, a number of things may trigger them. Common migraine triggers include:
Hormonal changes
Foods
Stress.
Sensory stimuli.
Changes in wake-sleep pattern
Physical factors.
Changes in the environment.
Medications.
Many people with migraines have a family history of migraine. If both your parents have migraines, there's a good chance you will too. Even if only one of your parents has migraines, you're still at increased risk of developing migraines.
If you're a woman with migraines, you may find that your headaches begin just before or shortly after onset of menstruation. They may also change during pregnancy or menopause. Many women report improvement in their migraines later in pregnancy, but others report that their migraines worsened during the first trimester. If pregnancy or menstruation affects your migraines, your headaches are also likely to worsen if you take birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Even if you have a history of headaches, see your doctor if the pattern changes or your headaches suddenly feel different. See your doctor immediately or go to the emergency room if you have any of the following signs and symptoms, which may indicate other, more serious medical problems:
An abrupt, severe headache like a thunderclap
Headache with fever, stiff neck, rash, mental confusion, seizures, double vision, weakness, numbness or trouble speaking
Headache after a head injury, especially if the headache gets worse
A chronic headache that is worse after coughing, exertion, straining or a sudden movement
New headache pain if you're older than 50
MEDICAL TREATMENT
A variety of drugs have been specifically designed to treat migraines. In addition, some drugs commonly used to treat other conditions also may help relieve or prevent migraines. Medications used to combat migraines fall into two broad categories: Pain-relieving medications - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Triptans.
Ergots.
Anti-nausea medications.
Butalbital combinations.
Opiates.
Preventive medications
Preventive medications can reduce the frequency, severity and length of migraines and may increase the effectiveness of symptom-relieving medicines used during migraine attacks. Your doctor may recommend that you take preventive medications daily, or only when a predictable trigger, such as menstruation, is approaching.
In most cases, preventive medications don't eliminate headaches completely, and some can have serious side effects. For best results, take these medications as your doctor recommends:
Cardiovascular drugs.
Antidepressants.
Anti-seizure drugs.
Cyproheptadine
Botulinum toxin type A (Botox).
NATURAL HEALING WITHOUT SURGERY
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Many patients suffer for as many as 20 years, until they find the solution.
