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When people think of a migraine, what they are generally thinking about is a migraine with aura. But while the majority of migraine sufferers in fact never experience the aura phenomenon, at least fifteen to twenty percent of them do. There’s a misconception that goes even further; that the aura consists only of visual phenomena. But with a classic migraine accompanied by the aura, the symptoms are more properly categorized as neurological, since they can manifest in other ways as well.  Read more... (447 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Having a headache is no laughing matter. And while it may seem strange to those that do suffer from chronic headaches, there are actually people who have never had a headache in their lives. If you have headaches often, you may actually be having migraines. It is important to know the difference between a stress headache, headache and a migraine. The right information can lead you to the right treatment plan. It is very important if you suffer from this type of headache that you see a physician. It may be a sign of an underlying condition. Or you may find out that it is not a migraine at all, rather it is a different type of headache brought on by different things. This article cannot give you a definite diagnosis but it can give you the information you need to seek out the right help for your pain.  Read more... (950 words, estimated 3:48 mins reading time)

People who suffer regularly from migraine headaches can probably give you a list of their migraine symptoms without even needing to think much about it. This is because each person tends to have their own individual manifestation of symptoms that occur each time they get the headache. The symptoms include some that actually warn that the headache is coming, and of course those that accompany the head pain when it finally arrives. Almost all these individual traits come from a larger “pool” of symptoms that seem to apply as a whole to migraines.  Read more... (441 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

It isn’t true that a migraine with the aura phenomenon is the only real kind of migraine. In fact, the majority of people who suffer from this illness experience the migraine without aura. Perhaps eighty to eighty-five percent of people with migraines do not have the extra visual and neurological symptoms, but experience what is considered a “simple” migraine. But of course this, too, is really a misnomer, because even without those extra symptoms, these severe headaches are anything but simple.  Read more... (415 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Migraine treatment can involve trying to stop or mitigate the headache before it actually arrives, or if necessary, treatment can involve drugs or other types of medical actions to try to ease the headache when it can’t be prevented. One big thrust in treatment in recent years is to advise people to try to discern their own migraine triggers. Some of these are external factors that sufferers can’t control, but if they recognize that certain foods or avoidable conditions tend to bring on a headache, then they can take steps to eliminate those things.  Read more... (440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Migraine prevention is the great goal of almost all the research currently being done on this condition. As the causes and mechanisms of migraine are being discovered and understood, this leads to new developments in both treatment and prevention. While it might seem that actual prevention is just a fantasy that isn’t really achievable, migraine research has shown that there are some surprisingly simple things that can be done not just to provide effective treatment but to help with actual prevention itself.  Read more... (469 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Chronic migraines, as with all illnesses, need to continually be researched so better treatments and cures can be found. Yet migraine prevention is also a key in dealing with this condition. A great deal has been learned in recent years about the sorts of things that trigger these headaches, and how those triggers can be eliminated to prevent the headaches from coming. But sometimes it’s just not possible to stave them off, so it’s also been important to develop effective migraine medications. Fortunately, great strides have occurred in that area as well.  Read more... (444 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Migraine headaches are surrounded by myths that can affect migraine sufferers adversely and even sometimes result in their receiving the wrong treatments. It’s understandable that people who don’t get migraines might have some misconceptions, but if they begin to judge a person for getting the headaches at all, then this can be unpleasant. And if even the doctor believes some of the myths, then the migraine sufferers might be misdiagnosed and not get the migraine relief they need.  Read more... (443 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Any person who gets migraines knows that there is more to them than only the severe head pain, which would be bad enough on its own. A migraine is an experience that can go on for hours or even days, and involve several recognizable and repeating phases. While this can be useful in some ways, giving the person time to prepare for what’s coming, it can also elicit a feeling of dread, as they view the upcoming migraine headache as almost inevitable. Sometimes being forewarned is not that great a thing.  Read more... (444 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

It may seem absolutely mad, talking about how to prevent migraines. Undoubtedly, after hearing so much about how bad these headaches are, how many different symptoms come along with them, how inevitable they seem to be, and even how different each person’s own migraine experience is, most people probably think there’s no real way to prevent them. All that can really be done, surely, is a certain amount of migraine management. But actual prevention? It certainly can’t be possible.  Read more... (472 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)