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Your Questions And Answers About New Migraine Treatment

2011-08-15T07:28:00.001-07:00

Daniel asks…

Help with post partum headaches. My wife has been having intense migraine headaches since delivering our son.?
That was 2 weeks ago. Has any one else had similiar symptoms? If so, what caused your migraine headches? Please help. I am very concerned for my wifes health.

tom_migrainetreatment answers:
It's possible if she had an epidural during labor this could be causing her migraine headaches also. The only other thing I can think of is that her

Migraine Headaches

What causes the Migraine Aura itself?

2010-04-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

What causes the Migraine Aura itself?

I sometimes have an aura before the pain begins. The appearance of it varies. Sometimes flashing lights, sometimes looks like a shimmer or waterfall that is hard to see through.
I experienced once this morning that was annoyingly large and long lasting. Could see it even with my eyes closed. No other symptoms.
I took 2 aspirin and went back to sleep, woke up fine. Currently take a beta blocker to prevent migraine, but have had a lot of family stress lately.

What causes this personal light show in my head??

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Although the cause of a migraine is not fully understood, most sufferers probably have a genetic predisposition to them. About 80 percent of people who have migraine headaches have a family history of migraines.

It used to be thought that the aura and then headaches in migraines were caused by blood vessels at first contracting and then expanding (dilating) in the brain. However, recent research suggests that migraine symptoms are caused by changes in the activity of neurones (nerve cells in the brain), and that changes in blood vessels happen as a result of this. A chemical messenger in the brain - serotonin - is also thought to be involved in migraine.

What Society Doesn't Want You to Know

2010-04-27T12:58:00.000-07:00

Migraines - What Society Doesn't Want You to Know
By http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Adam_Don_Smith Adam Don Smith

Introduction to the Migraine
A migraine is often confused with a normal headache by the people, who don`t know anything about it. But in actuality it is a neurological disease. A slight dose of drugs is enough to cure a headache but it is not the case with Migraine. A person having Migraine needs extraordinary care and a special treatment.

Symptoms of Migraine
A person cannot perform his / her usual routine activities for a particular period, if he is suffering from this disorder. The people suffering from Migraine usually experience severe headache and abdominal pain. They most often have complaint of dizziness and weakness in their body. Sometimes they also suffer from diarrhea, nausea, high temperature and vomiting. They have increased sensitivity to smell, sound and light. They may also have blurred vision. A Migraine attack can last from some hours to one week time

Phases of Migraine
Generally, Migraine has four phases, which are called prodrome, aura, pain and postdrome phase. In prodrome phase, early symptoms of Migraine like weakness, fever, headache, etc can be seen in the patient suffering. In this phase, the growth of Migraine is noticeable. In Aura phase, main symptoms of migraine are visible. In the pain phase of Migraine, the patient suffers from extreme headache or the real migraine headache. And the postdrom phase is the last phase of the Migraine headache.

Causes of Migraines
There are number of reasons that cause Migraine. High stress and sudden rest, disturbs our Central Nervous System which usually results in attack of headaches while resting. Long sleeps should be avoided in order to avoid these kinds of headache attacks. Migraine is also caused due to hormonal fluctuations. Hormonal fluctuations can occur because of stress or over excitement. When a person undergoes excitement, adrenaline is secreted in high levels which cause stress and hence, headache attack is triggered. Irregular sleep patterns also lead to Migraine. A long weekend sleep or a long sleep after a tiring day can be delightful while sleeping but afterwards the attack may be triggered. Exposure to smoke is a major cause of Migraine. Researches show that more than fifty percent of the Migraine patients became migraine free by just giving up smoking. Some eating habits, which doesn't suit you body, can lead to Migraine symptoms and eventually cause Migraine.

Migraine Management
Migraine can be cured by following specific diets which helps in reducing the migraine attacks. Intake of salt, alcohol, chocolate, red wine, caffeine, nut products and processed meat should be reduced. Development of Migraine can be decreased by reducing the stress from you daily life. One should modify his lifestyle to a tension free and pressure free lifestyle to wipe out stress from his life. Introducing yoga and mental exercised will greatly help you to reduce the stress levels.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?Migraines---What-Society-Doesnt-Want-You-to-Know&id=3840304 Migraines - What Society Doesn't Want You to Know

Migraine Aura

2010-04-27T12:00:00.000-07:00