| There are people who can tell when they
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| | minutes prior to the headache. Auras may
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| are about to have migraine. These people
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| | either be visual or non visual. Visual
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| usually see bright shimmering lights
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| | migraines, also called scintillating
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| around objects, zigzag lines or wavy
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| | scotomas, are described as bright
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| images. Others experience hallucinations
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| | flashing lights or glares at the edges of
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| or temporary loss of vision.
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| | the field of vision.
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| What is Migraine?
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| | Non-visual auras include motor weakness,
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| Migraine is a condition described as a
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| | speech or language difficulties, vertigo,
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| very painful type of headache, with a
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| | dizziness, and the tingling sensation or
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| throbbing and pulsating pain intensified
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| | numbness of the face, tongue, or
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| by routine physical activities, coughing,
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| | extremeties.
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| straining, or lowering of the head. The
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| | Migraine without aura is the most common
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| debilitating pain is so severe that it
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| | type and may occur on one (unilateral) or
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| interferes with daily activities.
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| | both sides (bilateral) of the head.
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| Oftentimes, migraine sufferers end up
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| | Fatigue or mood changes may occur the day
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| feeling weak and fatigued once the
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| | prior to the headache.
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| headache is gone.
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| | Abdominal migraine is most prevalent in
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| People with migraine headaches start
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| | children with a family history of
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| experiencing pain in a specific area on
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| | migraine. Symptoms include abdominal pain
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| one side of the head. Later on, the pain
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| | without a gastro-intestinal cause (may
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| spreads and builds in intensity for one
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| | last up to 72 hours), nausea, vomiting,
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| to two hours, and then gradually
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| | and flushing or paleness. Children who
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| subsides. However, migraine headache can
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| | have abdominal migraine often develop
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| last up to 24 hours long, and in some
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| | typical migraine as they grow older.
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| cases, even for several days.
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| | Basilar artery migraine is the disruption
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| Migraine is generally more common in
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| | of the basilar artery in the brainstem
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| women than in men and may occur at any
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| | characterized by intense headache,
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| age between 10 to 40, then diminishes at
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| | vertigo, double vision, slurred speech,
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| the age of 50.
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| | and poor muscle coordination. This is
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| Causes of Migraine
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| | prevalent among the youth.
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| T here is no known causes of migraine, a
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| | Carotidynia, also known as lower-half
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| condition which may result from a series
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| | headache or facial migraine, is described
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| of reactions in the central nervous
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| | as deep, dull aching and sometimes
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| system due to changes in the body or in
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| | piercing pain in the jaw or neck where
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| the environment. Oftentimes, a family
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| | there is tenderness and swelling over the
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| history of the disorder suggets that
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| | carotid artery in the neck. This is most
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| migraine sufferers may inherit
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| | common in older people and may occur
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| sensitivity to trigger that impair the
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| | several times weekly and last a few
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| blood vessels and nerves in the brain,
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| | minutes to hours.
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| thereby causing pain.
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| | Headache-free migraine is having the
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| Triggers
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| | presence of aura without the headache.
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| Any stimulus that produces a reaction is
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| | This is common to patients with a history
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| called a Trigger. Many things can trigger
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| | of migraine with aura.
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| a migraine attack such as: alcohol (eg.
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| | Ophthalmoplegic migraine is characterized
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| red wine)caffeine (coffee,
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| | by a headache that is first felt in the
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| chocolate)monosodium glutamate ( MSG
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| | eye area and is accompanied by vomiting.
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| usually found in asian foods)nitrates
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| | As the headache intensifies, the eyelid
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| (processed foods, hotdogs)environmental
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| | droops (ptosis) and the nerves
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| factors (weather, altitude, time zone
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| | responsible for the eye movement become
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| changes)exposure to light (brightness,
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| | paralyzed.
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| glare)hormonal changes (in
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| | Status migraine is a rare type that
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| women)hungerlack of
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| | involves excruciating pain that can last
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| sleepanxietystressmedications
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| | even longer than 72 hours. The patient
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| (over-the-counter and
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| | may require hospitalization.
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| prescription)perfumes
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| | Migraine Remedies
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| Signs and Symtoms of Migraine
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| | There are several over-the-counter and
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| During migraine attacks, people tend to
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| | prescription medicines that can help
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| be very sensitive to light (photophobia)
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| | prevent migraine attacks or aid in
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| and sound (phonophobia). There may also
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| | relieving symptoms of attacks when they
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| be signs of nausea and vomiting. Other
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| | happen. For most people, treatments to
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| symptoms may include cold and sweaty
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| | relieve stress prove to be equally
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| hands and/or feet, as well as intolerance
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| | helpful as migraine remedies. Always
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| of unusual odors.
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| | remember to consult your physicians for
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| Types of Migraine
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| | proper diagnosis of your condition before
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| Migraine with aura is a neurological
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| | taking any medication.
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| phenomenon (aura) experienced 10 to 30
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