Most people have heard plenty of facts and research about migraine headaches including all sorts of information about migraine triggers, warning signs, symptoms, and of course treatment plans. However, many people may not realize that there are actually migraine stages that exist and there are different phases that take place with different symptoms during each of these migraine stages. There are actually four migraine stages.
1. Stage One – The Prodrome Stage. The symptoms that occur during the first of the migraine stages are often termed as “warning signs” where individuals have symptoms such as changes in mood, fatigue, or signs of muscle tension and/or stress. Individuals who are prone to experiencing migraine headaches should try and reduce stress and practice migraine prevention techniques during this first of the migraine stages.
2. Stage Two – The Aura Stage. This is the second of the migraine stages that is commonly present when visual disturbances precede the head pain phase. However it is not only visual disturbances but also sensory, motor, or even verbal disturbances. This second of the migraine stages normally begins slowly but then builds up over time and most frequently lasts anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Treatment during this second of the migraine stages should include the practice of prevention techniques to ward off the onset of the full attack of the migraine.
3. Stage Three – The Attack Stage. This is the phase of the migraine stages where the most discomfort and painful symptoms occur. In the attack phase the most common indications are pain in the head (usually unilaterally and often either pulsating or throbbing), sensitivities to light, sounds, and sometimes even smells, as well as Nausea, Vomiting, Blurred Vision, Diarrhea, Lightheadedness, and sometimes even fainting.
4. Stage Four – Headache Termination. This is the migraine stage where the head pain related to the migraine attack ends. This phase of the migraine stages can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days depending on the individual. During this stage migraine sufferers often complain of tenderness in the skull, head and neck, as well as stomach. Other migraine suffers often complain of feelings of being washed out or drained and can experience a lack of overall energy such as what might occur after someone having the flu.
5. Stage Five – The Postdrome Stage. The final of the migraine stages is considered an in between stage. Many people believe that the postdrome stage is one that ends the migraine completely where only a few minor symptoms remain however others believe that this fifth of the migraine stages is one that is a sort of “limbo” stage that continues to occur until the migraine sufferer falls back into stage number one and another migraine hits.
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