Migraine Is It A Serious Condition?

A strong headache associated with vomiting , nausea along with sensitivity foe light usually lasts from hours to days is known as migraine. In addition, it comes in episodes of moderate-to-severe headache, most often one sided.  Generally it is associated with nausea and increased sensitivity to light and sound.

What is the difference between migraine and a headache?

Migraine

• Migraine attacks are complex brain events preceded by other symptoms
• Occur over hours to days
• Events in a recurrent matter
• Migraine has a strong genetic component.

Headache

• cause pain in the head, face, or neck, often not associated with aura
• May last for hours
• May be  a single event
• Depends on the underlying cause

How long do migraine headaches last?

Migraine symptoms varies from person to person , the symptoms are classified into stages, they include ;

Prodrome or preceding symptoms

About 60% of people notice symptoms from hours to days before headache. Symptoms like light, smell, sound sensitive, fatigue, cravings, changes in mood, bloating, constipation

Aura

 Usually involves nervous system which involves vision, pain is usually stable at least less than a hour these symptoms include hallucinations( flashes of light, black dots ), vision tunnel, cant able to speak properly, ringing sensation in ears

Attack

It usually starts as a dull ache which radiates into throbbing pain, it becomes worse during physical activity. these type of pain can radiate from one side to another or involves the whole head.

Postdrome

These type of migraine usually lasts up to a day makes you feel tired, cranky, weak, pain in muscle.

Types of migraine

The most common types are classic migraine ( with aura ) and another type is without aura

• Menstrual
• Silent
• Vestibular
• Abdominal
• Hemiplegic
• Ophthalmic
• Migraine with brain stem aura