There are over 12 million migraine sufferers in America and it is no wonder that of all the reasons people give their employer for missing work is actually migraine headaches. This is mostly because the migraine can sneak up on the sufferer before they even know it. It can be discovered though if you know what warning signs to be on the look out for. These red flag warnings occur after the migraine has been triggered but before the serious and more painful symptoms begin. This takes place in the first of four migraine stages called the Prodrome phase. Here you can experience symptoms such as: fatigue, depression, diarrhea, constipation, mood swings, strange food cravings, anxiety and even irregular urination patterns.
Symptoms You Might Face
Now once a trigger (like sunlight, weather changes or smelling cigarette smoke) is encountered, blood vessels in the brain begin to expand and this expanding releases a chemical into the brain. This chemical will attack the arteries in the brain, cause intense pain / other symptoms and will not cease until the blood vessel return to their normal state and viscosity. Here are some of the other symptoms you might experience:
• Constipation
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Blurred Vision
• Blindness in one eye
• Unilateral head pain
• Loss of motor function
• Loss of cognitive reasoning
How Does Treatment Work?
When you are looking for relief from your migraine symptoms, don’t look for the cure because there isn’t any; however, you gain some relief through the use of a regular migraine treatment option. Here are a couple of the treatment options available to the end consumer today:
1. Acupuncture – Needles are the things that most people fear in doctor visits but if they are placed properly, you can have amazing results concerning ailments such as migraine headaches. The Chinese believe that the body is like many roads flowing with energy. If one of these paths is clogged, then you result in injury or sickness. So through the use of specific pressure points pricked, you can unhinge the roadways and the energy can flow freely once more.
2. Massage Therapy – By unknotting the sub-occipital muscles that go down your neck and back, you can calm most migraine symptoms and soften the migraine itself. NO DEEP TISSUE – this will only make things worse.
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