How to Care for a Migraine?

Every day thousands of people suffer from migraine.

Maybe this is your case.

One moment is right, and in a matter of minutes, almost can no longer see what's ahead.

Indeed migraine is a disorder that differs from headache common in many ways.

For example, unlike the occasional headache, migraine follows a pattern.

 And the problem is so severe that the person stops doing routine activities.

What are the symptoms of migraine?

Is throbbing pain and may affect only one side of the head. A person may experience nausea and aversion to bright light. The crisis may last for a period of several hours to several days.

Although most people have occasional headache caused by stress, only one in ten has migraine.

This symptom affects more women than men.

The various severities from case to case, but most victims lost several days of work per year.

A migraine interferes with the person's social life in its labor productivity, reducing their earnings and can seriously affect family life.

Therefore, it was classified by the World Health Organization as one of the top 20 factors debilitating the world.

Migraine is a debilitating inherited disease and that doctors can usually treat

Before a migraine attack, some victims show symptoms such as cold hands, fatigue, and hunger or mood changes.

Then, just before the headache, there may be dizziness, ringing in the ears, tingling, double vision, and difficulty in speech or muscle weakness.

The causes of migraines are not fully known, but one theory is that she is a nervous system disorder that affects the blood vessels in the head.

Apparently, throbbing pain is due to the passage of blood through vessels irritated.

Sleepless nights, insufficient sleep, strong smells, travel, stop eating a meal during the day, stress and changes in hormone levels, anxiety attacks and depression, can often increase the risk of getting migraines.

What can you do to feel better?

In fact we cannot predict when we will have a migraine. But might prevent the onset of migraine attacks.

 How?

Well, some people write a diary to identify foods or situations that trigger migraine attacks.

Each case is different from person to person.

For example some have concluded that their migraine attacks were linked to their menstrual cycle. Being a most sensitive period of his life, any stimulus with extra activity generated a migraine attack.

Others concluded that fruit with higher acidity caused an immediate migraine attack.

For others taking red wine was synonymous with migraine right away.

Identifying the causes is not easy because sometimes the issue is not only a particular type of food or drink but sometimes a combination of various emotional factors that can trigger a migraine attack.

For example, eating chocolate may not cause you a headache occasion, but rather in another, because of an additional factor.

Even if it cannot identify factors that cause or prevent a migraine, there are other ways to reduce the possibility of an attack.

His routine is essential in reducing migraine attacks, it is recommended by going to sleep and getting up every day at the same hour.

If you want to sleep more in the week-end, it is suggested raising the normal time, do something for a few minutes and then go back to bed.

A change in the consumption of caffeine can cause headaches, so do not drink more than two cups of coffee or drink two glasses of cola per day.

Since hunger can provoke migraine, avoid skipping meals.

The stress, which is often a cause, it is not easy to be avoided, but you may be able to find ways to relax, maybe adjust your daily schedule to a more relaxed routine.

What treatments are available?

There is a wide variety of treatment options.

For example, sleep is one of the best remedies.

Analgesics that can be purchased without a prescription may bring relief to get enough sleep.

Of course, all drugs have advantages and disadvantages.

Listen to soothing music can help reduce stress, which is often a factor for migraine.

Follow these tips and live better.

Regards

JCarlos Ferrão