How many times have you wondered if the throbbing pain you feel around your head stems from a migraine headache? Many people suffer from such painful headaches. It is caused by changes in the brain and surrounding blood vessels.
Migraine headaches usually last 4 to 72 hours and some people experience them daily while others only experience them once a year. It affects about 15% of the population, and for every man who experiences this throbbing headache, there are three women. Usually inherited in families. This can have a major impact on the daily lives of those affected.
There are different types of migraine headaches.
80% of migraines are frequent headaches that don't have an "aura". Anyone with a classic migraine experiences an "aura" before the attack and is more severe than a regular migraine. Those who do not leave are known as Status Migrainosus. Symptoms vary from person to person and vary in intensity.
Usually, you should pay attention to the following symptoms:
- Pain throbbing on one side of the head (unilateral) and in some cases attacking both sides. The pain varies from moderate to severe and can be made worse with daily activities.
- mood swings, which can make people feel dizzy, irritable, or depressed.
- Have a strange taste or smell.
- Muscle cramps and fatigue.
- Neck stiff and confused with the surroundings.
- nausea and vomiting.
- Frequent urination and sometimes diarrhea.
- sensitivity to cold.
- Experience and "aura". This is a typical visual disturbance in which the sufferer visualizes flashes of colored light, zigzag lines, and other geometric patterns. You may even develop blind spots called scotoma or loss of vision on one side (hemianopsia).
- Be photophobic when you are sensitive to light and phonophobia when you are sensitive to sound, especially noise.
Even if migraines are not treated, the pain usually goes away with sleep. When the pain goes away, some people lose their appetite, lose focus, or feel very tired.
What triggered it first?
Fatigue after a week's work, emotional tension and stress, all of which make a person angry. Leaking food, smoking, strong odors such as paint and perfume, too much or too little sleep, changes in the weather, and bright flashes of light cause migraines.
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