Migraine headaches are a common ailment, in fact more than twenty million Americans struggle with chronic migraines each and every year. Though migraines are rather common, many migraine sufferers are not aware of the logistics of a migraine headache. Several years ago a poll was done on the most common reasons why one might miss work, the results of this poll showed that the number one reason that individual call in from work often has to do with a migraine attack. Who knows if these individuals truly were indeed experiencing a migraine but if they were honestly struggling with one then it is no wonder they called in.
When a migraine attacks it does so with such fierceness that it can render an individual helpless throughout its duration. The reason that a migraine is so painful has to do with the way a migraine develops. A migraine unlike a headache develops in the brain and causes several reactions as a result. A migraine is sometimes referred to by medical professionals as a vascular headache because of the way the migraine develops in the brain and causes the blood vessels in the brain to change in functionality. As a migraine begins to form the migraine sufferer begins to endure painful sensations such as throbbing or pounding in the brain, these painful sensations are due to the blood vessel in the brain expanding.
Where The Pain Stems From
The intense pain felt in the head stems from the expanding blood vessels. The process of expansion can take up to three full days which can leave the migraine suffer writhing in pain, but the pain does not stop there. As the blood vessels expand a harmful chemical is leaked and this chemical begins to attack the brains arteries with such fierceness that it can cause several miserable and debilitating symptoms to occur as a result. The following are a few of the most commonly complained about migraine symptoms:
- An intense throbbing, pounding feeling typically located on one side of the forehead
- Pain can also generate in the back of the head
- Pain can formulate right above one eye
- The pain is often described as unilateral meaning the pain is typically felt or experienced on one side of the head.
- Reports have shown that about one third of most migraine headaches are described as being felt on both sides of the head also referred to as bilateral.
- 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. If you frequent migraine attacks on the same side of the head please speak with your doctor immediately this could imply something more serious is occurring.
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Paleness
- Coldness in the hands and feet
- Sensitivity to light and sound
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