If you are at all familiar with the four stages of a migraine headache, you probably realize how much inner relief comes for those who finally reach the fourth and final stage of a migraine headache also known as the Postdrome stage. Each of the migraine stages bring with them difficulties, pain and the yearning to just get through it and on to the next stage so that they may be one stage closer to the end of this painful ordeal.
One would think that the fourth and final stage of a migraine would be the easiest and less severe of them all, in some ways this would be a correct statement but in others it could not be further from the truth. The final stage known as the prodrome stage happens right after the worst of the migraine stages- stage three the headache stage. The headache stage is the climax of the migraine attack wherein it often leaves migraine patients debilitated and incapacitated. Coming down from the worse stage would be the Postdrome stage where migraine sufferers are often left suffering from cognitive confusion and extreme fatigue.
Neurological Marathon
A migraine attack is like a marathon; it builds slowly than hits a climatic point and leaves the victim trying to recoup for several days afterwards. The affect that a migraine can have on the body is that the fourth and final migraine stage represents. This final stage is the coming down or out from under the migraine attack. It is during this final stage that a migraine patient may still suffer from mild cognitive confusion, head pain and bodily weakness. The Postdrome stage often last for two or three days as the body tries to regain its footing and return to normal.
The best form of treatment during this final migraine stage would be to rest in a dark quiet room, over the counter medicine and avoid stress. No heavy lifting and only light household cleaning. Vigorous cleaning can lead to the onset of another migraine and without the first one completely out of your system you would be asking for problems and longer recoup time.
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