People feel that their migraines are triggered by something. Triggers might include:
Certain foods- such as coffee, tea, chocolate, cheese, and red wine, citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, nuts and nut butters.
Change in sleep patterns- too little or too much sleep.
Hormone balance in women- such as periods, the pill, menopause.
Stress
Irregular meals
Caffeine withdrawal
Physical activity, too much or too little.
Smoking
Lights, flashing strobe, high intensity e.g. Sodium halide (stadium, large facility lighting.
Noise
High pressure weather conditions, changes in barometer pressure, hot dry winds, exposure to sun and glare
Sexual arousal.
Smells-perfumes, paint, cleaning chemicals.
Symptoms
A typical migraine headache produces some or all of these signs and symptoms:
Moderate to severe pain
Pain on one side or both sides of the head
Pulsating or throbbing head pain
Pain that increases with physical activity
Unable or limited ability to perform daily tasks
Nausea
Vomiting
Sound sensitivity
Light sensitivity
Left untreated, a migraine headache can last from four to 72 hours. The frequency at which migraines occur varies from person to person.
Classic Migraine (Migraine with Aura)
This type of migraine affects about one-fourth of all migraine sufferers. People sense when a migraine is coming on by the signs or symptoms. Nervous system symptoms – called aura develop before the migraine.
These may include:
Sparkling flashes of light
Dazzling zigzag lines in your field of vision
Slowly spreading blind spots
Tingling, pins and needles sensation in one arm or leg
Weakness
Speech problems
Migraine without aura or “Common Migraine”
This type of migraine headache affects 3 out of 4 people who get migraines. The headache comes on suddenly without any warning. There are the usual migraine headache symptoms- headache, sickness, sensitivity to light and sound but there are no aura symptoms.
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3 comments:
Caffeine withdrawal
this factor should be noted!!!
baik...huhu
replace it with nicotine!! heheh (^_^)
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