How to manage your headache and migraine symptoms – 222th Edition

Migraine – Severe headaches can be harmful

Migraines are a common problem in the UK where up to 10% of the population suffer from them. Primarily, they are defined as a severe headache on one side of the head and often accompanied by other distressful symptoms.
Primarily, there are two types of Migraines- migraine with an aura and migraine without an aura. In the former type, headaches are preceded by symptoms such as temporary visual loss, seeing flashing lights, speech problems, and numbness of the face or arms. In the later type, there are no preceding symptoms.

What are the symptoms of a Migraine?
The most common symptoms of Migraines are mood swings and increased food cravings. You can feel Migraine attacks on one side of the head and they may last for four to 72 hours. The immediate remedial measure for a Migraine attack is to lie down in a quiet and dark room.

How do you get a Migraine?
It’s not clear what exactly causes a Migraine however, medical experts cite reasons that migraines occur due to changes in the size of blood vessels and the levels of neurotransmitter substances in the brain.
By articlesnatch.com

Originally posted 2009-07-18 05:25:23.