Google is both a blessing and a curse, whenever there is a physical ailment I am the first to Google my symptom to see if I am at a risk for some incurable disease. I would defiantly call myself a hypochondriac, I hear of a disease and one or two of the diseases symptoms and it will not take long for me to be convinced I have it. I know I am not the only person on the face of the planet that does this; I am just the only one that admits it.
When the body begins to not feel well or as normal the mind begins racing to try to determine what could be causing the bodily malfunction. Chronic migraine attacks have a similar response to the body. As the migraine begins to formulate the body begins to react. The body reaction to a developing migraine differs between migraine patients but they all end with the same conclusion – intense head pain. So to help my closet hypochondriac I am going to list several risk factors for migraine headaches. If you check more than two risk factors off than you might want to be proactive and speak with your medical professional as soon as possible.
Gender – out of the millions of people that suffer with migraines 18% of the migraine sufferers are women. This statistic is not limited to the United States only but relevant to women across the globe. During childhood or adolescents, the frequencies of migraines between sexes were not that different but a drastic increase in migraine headaches in females become apparent as they neared puberty.
The reason being that as a female enters puberty her hormone levels especially her estrogen levels. It is common for women to complain of migraines during her monthly menstrual, these headaches are often referred to as menstrual migraines.
Age – one’s age can be a risk factor, if you are between the ages of 15 and 55 you are still in an age group where migraine headaches can be common occurrences. During childhood, migraines are less frequent but not nonexistent. Research has shown that children who suffer from migraines typically will grow out of them as they age, unless other factors are involved.
Family Genetics – a rather large statistic says that those individuals that come from a family history of migraine sufferers will most likely be at risk of suffering from chronic migraines as well.
Medical Concerns – men and women that have a history of medical concerns such as depression, anxiety, stroke, epilepsy and high blood pressure are more susceptible to migraines than people who have not suffered with any of the listed medical concerns.
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