Pain From A Storm

For those who suffer from the vascular condition known as migraine headaches, they have to be careful as to what they do and where they go as well as how they take care of themselves because migraine trigger can be anywhere. Stormy weather can be a potent trigger for migraines to start. For most people to go from a bright sunny day at the beach to a storm in a few minutes, it wouldn’t bother them physically just emotionally mess up their plans. However, the migraine victim prone to storm triggered migraines always has to check the weather, leave early or stay inside until the weather passes as any notification felt physically that the storm is here could set off the migraine.

Migraine Versus Ordinary Headache

It is important to distinguish between sinus or allergy headaches and a neurological, vascular migraine attacks. Most headaches are often short lived with no cause for concern there are times when a headache causes severe tension in the facial muscles putting a strain on the neck, shoulders eyes these headaches are called tension headaches and can be treated with over the counter medication. Some 40 million people suffer with headaches throughout a given year making headaches a very common complaint. The concern is not that a headache has occurred but the frequency of the headache as well as the length in which the headache last. Here are some tell-tell signs between the two:

o A headache though bothersome does not typically result in a loss of productivity and the inability to function.
o A headache attacks quickly and with no warning where as a migraine we learned has preemptive warning signs.
o Feelings of nausea, dizziness, sensitivity to light and sound are all characters of a migraine and will not be present with a headache.
o Migraines can last up to three days headaches a few hours.
o A bout of irritability might occur with a headache but typically resides after some over the counter medicine has been taken, sadly those suffering with a migraine do not bounce back as quickly.
o Headaches feel more like a pulsing feeling inside your head; migraines on the other hand tend to be felt only on one side of the head.

Releasing The Not-Normal Chemical

When a migraine finally hits, a couple things begin to take place. First the blood vessels in the brain begin to swell and enlarge. This expanding causes a not-normal chemical to be released into the brain, which begins to attack the arteries in the brain cavity with tremendous force. You are now going to experience the overwhelming pain of a migraine attack and the unilateral head pain everyone fears. This pain and other symptoms mentioned below will not cease until the original blood vessels that started this mess settle down and stop expanding then the sufferer will go through the last stage of the migraine series called Postdrome.

Symptoms Of A Migraine, Not A Headache

Symptoms of a migraine headache can vary from moderate to intense and can affect people differently, however, listed below are the more common symptoms associated with and described by migraine headache sufferers.

 Sensitivity to light and sound
 An intense throbbing, pounding feeling typically located on one side of the forehead
 Pain can formulate right above one eye
 Pain can also generate in the back of the head
 Diarrhea
 Paleness
 The pain is often described as unilateral meaning the pain is typically felt or experienced on one side of the head.
 The pain felt from the migraine on one side of the head can alternate to the other side of the head during the next migraine attack.
 Some people have said that about one third of most migraine headaches are described as being felt on both sides of the head also referred to as bilateral.
 Nausea
 Coldness in the hands and feet
 Vomiting

Riboflavin
Riboflavin is also known as vitamin B2 and is helpful in relieving migraine pain because B2 is as crucial component in helping tissue respiration and the generation of energy metabolism from proteins, carbs and fats. It can be found in many common foods such as cheese, soy, meats, fish nuts, leafy green vegetables, mushrooms and even milk.

Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 also referred to as CoQ10 is a vitamin like substance that helps generates energy in the body in the form of ATP. CoQ10 also is an extremely powerful antioxidant and helps minimize the oxidation or decaying process of healthy cells.

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