Describe the migraine

A migraine is a headache that often affects one side of the head and may be very painful, throbbing, or pulsating. It often comes with high sensitivity to light and sound as well as nausea and vomiting. The agony from a migraine episode may be unbearable and linger anywhere from hours to days, making it difficult to go about your everyday activities.

A warning sign known as an aura may appear before or concurrently with the headache in some persons. Auras may include speech difficulties, tingling on one side of the face or in an arm or leg, as well as vision problems like light flashes or blind patches.

Some migraines may be prevented and made less painful with medication. The correct medications, together with self-help techniques and lifestyle modifications, may be helpful.

Symptoms

Children and teens may also have migraines, which can develop through four stages: prodrome, aura, attack, and post-drome. Not every migraine sufferer experiences each stage.

Prodrome

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You may detect little alterations one or two days before to a migraine that indicate an impending migraine, such as:

Constipation.

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mood swings between pleasure and sadness.

yearning for food.

a stiff neck.

a rise in urination.

Retention of fluid.

usually yawning.

Aura

Auras may happen before or during migraines for certain individuals. Auras are temporary nervous system symptoms. The majority of them are visual, but they may also include other disruptions. Each symptom often starts off mildly, intensifies over a few minutes, and lasts for up to 60 minutes.

Auras associated with migraines include:

visual phenomena including the perception of different forms, bright spots, or light flashes.

sight loss.

Leg or arm tingling or pins and needles.

weakness or numbness on one side of the body, especially the face.

Speaking is challenging.

Attack

If left untreated, a migraine often lasts 4 to 72 hours. Each person experiences migraines differently. Migraines might hit seldom or often each month.

Symptoms of a migraine include:

Pain often on one side of the head, but frequently on both.

discomfort with a throb or pulse.

sensitivity to touch, scent, and sometimes light and sound.

vomiting and nauseous.

Post-drome

You can have post-migraine drowsiness, confusion, and fatigue for up to a day. Some individuals claim to feel happy. A sudden head movement might momentarily reactivate the discomfort.

Whenever to see a doctor

Frequently, migraines go unidentified and untreated. If you often have migraine symptoms, maintain a log of your attacks and the medications you used to manage them. then schedule a consultation with your doctor to talk about your headaches.

Visit your doctor if the pattern changes or your headaches start to feel different abruptly, even if you have a history of headaches.

If you have any of the following indications of a more severe medical condition, see your doctor right away or visit the emergency room:

- a sharp headache that hits you like a bolt of lightning.

- Symptoms of a stroke include a headache accompanied by fever, stiff neck, disorientation, convulsions, double vision, numbness or paralysis in any area of the body, and seizures.

- after a head injury, a headache.

- a persistent headache that becomes worse when you cough, work up a sweat, strain, or make a sudden movement.

- beyond age 50, a new headache.