Cluster headaches are recurrent headaches that take place over a specific period of time. During an episode, a person experiencing a cluster headache may experience one to three of these piercing headaches per day, although it is not unheard of to experience as many as eight of these headaches throughout the day. Continue reading “What Is A Cluster Headache?”
Biofeedback and Chronic Migraines
Migraine sufferers will leave no reasonable preventive or treatment option unexplored if it may hold hope of eliminating or preventing a migraine. One “alternative therapy” that has shown great promise in migraine treatment is biofeedback. Continue reading “Biofeedback and Chronic Migraines”
Understanding The Rebound Headache
A rebound headache, also known as a medication overuse headache, is caused by the chronic overuse of medications to treat primary headaches. In fact, the International Classification of Headache Disorders officially classifies these headaches as secondary headaches attributed to a substance or its withdrawal. Over-the-counter headache medications, like acetaminophen, ar frequently the source, although the excessive use of caffeine may cause them too. Many different prescription medications are also linked to rebound headaches, including symptomatic drugs like narcotics, benzodiazepines, and even decongestants.
Are Chronic Migraines Changing My Brain?
Anyone who understands the true extent of migraine pain and how life altering chronic migraines can be has likely thought at least once about whether chronic episodes are changing their brain. This question has recently become the focus of the migraine community as new research suggests that the answer is yes. Continue reading “Are Chronic Migraines Changing My Brain?”
The Retinal Migraine
A retinal migraine is a specific classification of migraine headaches that differ from the classic and well-known types of headaches. The symptoms that occur before or during the headache differ slightly from the classic migraine symptoms. As a result, it is easy to assume that the problem is not a migraine and put off seeking appropriate treatment. Continue reading “The Retinal Migraine”
5 Benefits to Using A Migraine Diary
A migraine is a chronic neurological disorder that causes severe pain on one or both sides of the head. It is often accompanied by sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, and vomiting. Some people who suffer from migraines experience a visual disturbance or warning, called an aura, shortly before chronic migraine symptoms occur. Migraines can seem to come out of nowhere, but many are triggered by an event, stress, food or beverage, hormones, weather, or other environmental conditions. Continue reading “5 Benefits to Using A Migraine Diary”
Chronic Migraines, Medication and Driving Don’t Mix
There is no such thing as a convenient time for a migraine to attack but some instances warrant added concern. The onset of a migraine while driving can create a seriously dangerous scenario for you, your passengers and other vehicles on the road. And for many, bright lights, visual straining and the anxiety that can sometimes accompany driving may qualify as a migraine trigger. But what should you do if, out of the blue, you sense a migraine attack heading your way while driving? Continue reading “Chronic Migraines, Medication and Driving Don’t Mix”
Five Signs Your Child Has Abdominal Migraines
For parents, there is little worse than watching your child suffer from pain that cannot be quantified in any substantial way. For nearly 2% of children, abdominal pain has been attributed to what is referred to as abdominal migraines. This condition is a variant of migraine pain that is felt in the abdomen instead of the cranium and has yet to gain significant attention. Continue reading “Five Signs Your Child Has Abdominal Migraines”
What Are Chronic Migraines and Do I Have Them?
Migraines, as many of you already know, are life-disrupting bouts of excruciating head pain that are often difficult to predict and harder to prevent. If you suffer from numerous attacks during a month, you may be experiencing chronic migraine symptoms. Pain from almost constant migraines can make life miserable for those experiencing them, driving them from one therapy to another in search of the Holy Grail of pain relief.
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Migraine Symptom: What Is Migraine Euphoria?
Euphoria is described as an exaggerated or abnormal sense of physical and/or emotional well-being. Following a migraine, it is commonly reported that individuals feel depressed and wiped out but there are also some who describe feeling euphoric. Continue reading “Migraine Symptom: What Is Migraine Euphoria?”