| Migraines are usually referred to as headaches | | | | among women than men. |
| when in fact the two are different. Most people | | | | On the other hand, common migraine occurs |
| can have headaches from time to time but how | | | | without an aura; but the person suffers from the |
| would you know if you are already suffering from | | | | symptoms vomiting and nausea. |
| migraine? Here are some simple diagnoses, if you | | | | In addition to the common and classic types of |
| have a combination of these symptoms, you | | | | migraine, other forms of migraine are:o Hemiplegic |
| should see a physician for your | | | | migraine which can cause temporary one sided |
| treatment:oWeakness causing you to stop from | | | | paralysis and sometimes loss of balance and |
| daily activities.oBlurred visionsoDizzinessoSensitivity | | | | dizziness (vertigo). The symptoms occur 10 to 90 |
| to odors, light or noiseoAbdominal pains: an upset | | | | minutes before the actual attack.o |
| stomach followed by vomiting or nauseaoAppetite | | | | Ophthalmoplegic migraine which can be felt around |
| lossoFever, although rareoAura characterized by | | | | the eyes. This can involve disturbances in the |
| flashing lights or dots, jagged or wavy lines and | | | | vision; an example is having double vision and tired |
| blind spotsoA feeling of being very cold or | | | | eyes.o Benign exertional headache is characterized |
| warmoPalenessoThrobbing or pounding pains which | | | | by a brief headache which is caused by bending, |
| can be moderate to severe. The pain can affect | | | | running, coughing or lifting. The headache rarely |
| the entire head or pains can shift from one head | | | | lasts for a long time but usually begins prior to the |
| part to another.oFatigue | | | | start of any activities.o Menstrual migraine is more |
| According to statistics, in Canada alone, | | | | predictable and usually occurs during menstrual |
| approximately 200,000 children and 3,000,000 | | | | periods.o Basilar Artery migraine is a pain |
| adults are suffering from migraines. The intensity, | | | | connected to the main artery of the brain. The |
| symptoms and frequency differ from a person to | | | | pre migraine symptoms can include double vision, |
| another. 28 million Americans are diagnosed of | | | | poor muscle coordination or dizziness. This kind of |
| having migraines every year. Women comprise | | | | migraine is common among young adult women |
| the 70% of migraine sufferers; they are two to | | | | and adolescents and is usually associated with |
| three times more probable to develop migraines. | | | | menstrual cycle.o Status migrainosus is exemplified |
| Migraine should be taken seriously because the | | | | by long lasting and intense headaches and nausea. |
| reoccurrence of pains can paralyze a victim. | | | | The attack can last for 72 hours or longer. |
| The attack usually lasts for a few hours or days | | | | Behavioral symptoms such as depression and |
| but the afflictions typically hits unexpectedly. To | | | | anxiety often follow the distress. It is very rare |
| have a better understanding of migraines, you | | | | and extreme and usually requires hospitalization; |
| have to know its different types. | | | | some drugs can also trigger this kind of migraine.o |
| Two of the most familiar types of migraine are | | | | Headache free migraine is characterized by |
| classic and common. The standard symptom for | | | | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and other |
| both types is sensitivity to light; both can have | | | | visual problems. Patients suffer from all the said |
| equal intensity of attack. What then are the | | | | symptoms except headaches.o Another form of |
| differences between the two? | | | | migraine is the abdominal migraine which is typical |
| Classic migraine has an aura or visual symptoms | | | | among children. The pain is severe in the midline |
| which arise 10 to 30 minutes prior to an attack. | | | | abdomen and can last from 1 to 72 hours. |
| The symptoms can include sights of zigzag lines | | | | There are different migraines brought about by |
| or flashing lights. Aura can be characterized by | | | | certain activities or tensions in life. While the |
| hearing and seeing strange things. It can affect | | | | differences are not that extremes, certain |
| the senses of touch, taste or smell. | | | | medications should properly be given to avoid |
| A person suffering from classic migraine can lose | | | | further illnesses. Consulting a physician is always a |
| vision temporarily. There is weakness of leg or | | | | good move to know the health problem and to |
| arm, confusion, speech difficulty or tingling of | | | | acquire the necessary treatments for you. |
| hands or face. Classic migraine is more common | | | | |